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Chinese travel agency claims North Korea will open for tourism in June
Dalian firm advertises multiday trip, but source notes false rumors of reopening have circulated near border for months
April 27, 2023
Signs of progress? Kim Jong Un approves designs at long-stalled hospital project
New signage OK’d for Pyongyang General, but facility remains unopened years after construction deadline
April 27, 2023
Seoul says it will build ‘cyber umbrella’ with US to deter North Korean hackers
At summit, US and ROK leaders agree to boost cyber intel sharing and better protect networks under new framework
April 27, 2023
US, ROK to establish nuclear consultation group to ‘manage’ North Korean threat
Summit declaration emphasizes South Korea will uphold nuclear nonproliferation, amid talk of Seoul going nuclear
April 27, 2023
US, South Korea say they want unified peninsula that is ‘free and at peace’
Expert says wording in Yoon-Biden statement notable for lack of reference to North Korean government’s future role
April 27, 2023
ROK to spend billions on interceptor to counter advanced North Korean missiles
Seoul says L-SAM II will be country’s first glide-phase missile defense system, while also announcing new drone command
April 26, 2023
‘Clear’ before Hanoi that US-North Korea summit would fail: Ex-Trump official
Randall Schriver says Trump believed he could negotiate deal despite DPRK’s insistence on sanctions relief above all
April 26, 2023
Kim Jong Un upgrades megayachts again as state media stresses ‘shortages’
Satellite imagery shows annual repairs on two of North Korean leader’s vessels after remodeling of Wonsan shipyard
April 26, 2023
British American Tobacco to pay record $629 million fine over North Korea sales
Cigarette makers staged ‘elaborate scheme’ that fueled regime’s habit and violated sanctions, US authorities say
April 26, 2023
Over 75% of North Korean children missed key vaccinations during pandemic: WHO
UN says situation leaves DPRK kids vulnerable to deadly disease, announcing immunization campaign targeting 20 countries
April 26, 2023
