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Number of fines for exchanges with North Korea increases under Yoon government
South Korea imposed six fines for violations of exchange act in 2023, which expert says could impact civilian channels
Russia again uses North Korean missiles to strike Ukrainian city: Police
Specialists say KN-23 missiles were DPRK-made but expert warns against drawing conclusions on their operational effects
North Koreans’ consumption of foreign media grows over last decade: Survey
Government poll of over 6,000 defectors also revealed increasing dissatisfaction with Kim Jong Un
North Korean clinics lack medicine and knowhow to treat childhood disease: UN
Extent of humanitarian crisis in DPRK may be unknown without staff on ground, but UNICEF reports vaccine progress
North Korea expands coastal fencing in likely bid to stop defections by sea
NK Pro analysis shows DPRK added or renovated over 300 miles of fencing, justifying it as effort to keep out disease
Deciphering reports of North Korean workers’ strike in Chinese textile factories
Experts weigh in on whether large-scale action took place and how years of unpaid wages could have sparked a backlash
Seoul condemns Beijing over North Korean escapee issue at UN human rights review
South Korea pressures China about its forced repatriation of DPRK escapees for first time at Universal Periodic Review
Distilling a life: A North Korean escapee takes her homebrews out of the shadows
Kim Seonghui learned the North's art of alcohol in secret. Now she’s turning it into a business in the South.
Number of North Korean defectors who reached South tripled to 196 last year
Seoul says 'elite' defectors like diplomats made up significant part of total in 2023 as DPRK began to reopen
Ukraine examining Russia’s use of North Korean missiles as possible war crime
Experts say DPRK may face international criminal charges if it was directly involved or knew how missiles would be used
