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North Korea researchers likely to be in the dark as defections fall, study says
The number of defectors reaching South Korea has fallen sharply, leaving researchers unable to track recent changes
Kim Jong Un steps up appearances as state media shields public from US hard line
A recap of everything in state media this week, from defense shake-ups to teacher praise and Rason downpours
North Korea kicks off its first national teachers conference in 7 years
Kim Jong Un during a national conference stressed that education is ‘the most important state affair.’
Kim Jong Un returns as state media stays silent on missiles, flood damage
A recap of everything in state media this week, from Songun nostalgia to rain warnings and more anti-Japan messaging
North Korea open for all tourists regardless of nationality, legal journal says
The dubious claim by a scholar in North Korea’s prestigious college adds that ‘political views’ are welcome in the DPRK.
North Korea pledges to plant over 1 billion trees by next decade
The DPRK launched its first reforestation project in 2015, after which it claimed to have planted over 5.7 billion trees
North Korea hails Kim Il Sung’s legacy while staying silent on missile launch
A recap of everything in state media this week, from anti-Japan messaging to Kim Jong Un’s Liberation Day appearances
Pro-North Korea newspaper chief in Japan returns to foreign-policy polemics
Choson Sinbo editor Kim Ji Yong resumed writing about Pyongyang’s harder line on nuclear weapons
North Korea silent on missile launches but outspoken ahead of Liberation Day
A recap of everything in state media this week, from critiques of Japan’s military buildup to summertime resort trips
North Korea’s record-breaking heatwave prompts weeklong health warnings
A recap of everything in state media this week, from an intense weather pattern to the omission of a missile launch
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