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North Koreans suffer from high-ranking hunger, but nearly a third are overweight
North Koreans have the highest rate of undernourishment out of any country in the Asia-Pacific, new U.N. report shows
New year, same claims: North Korea says it has zero cases of COVID-19
North Korean borders continue to remain on lockdown, with many modes of transit reportedly banned
US Ambassador to South Korea announces the end of his controversial tenure
After two and a half years, Harry Harris will serve his final day as ambassador on Jan. 20
Expert roundup: What North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress says about the future
Analysts weigh in on North Korea’s relationship with Seoul and Washington, plus the DPRK’s economic outlook in 2021
US government could net $2.37 million in unclaimed, frozen North Korean funds
Deadline to claim the money has passed, so prosecutors will ask for default judgment to give funds to the government
North Korea could deploy more illegal workers abroad using new Russian e-visas
Russia rolled out a new visa program to 52 countries, experts say it could weaken the U.N. ban on DPRK workers
Last year, North Korean workers were banned abroad. But some still didn’t leave.
A year has passed since the U.N. deadline, but North Koreans are thought to be stranded or illegally working overseas
North Korea’s working women just suffered a really hard year
During labor marathons, women breadwinners must abandon the market for state projects — and still tend to the family
North Korean defector-politician hit with two mysterious hacking attempts
National Assembly lawmaker Ji Seong-ho’s office has received at least two phishing emails in the last month
As diplomacy with North Korea falls apart, the US focuses on calling out China
Washington is returning to its old playbook of treating North Korea like a subset of China policy, experts say
