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North Korea sends mixed signals over marking new nuclear missile holiday
Conflicting calendars create uncertainty about “Rocket Industry Day” on Nov. 29
February 8, 2021
Youth League plans ‘ideological offensive’ to keep young North Koreans in line
Congress planned for early April will decide on new name and reset organization’s focus
February 4, 2021
North Korean defector diplomat pleas for family’s safety in first TV interview
Former ‘acting ambassador’ Ryu Hyeon-woo told CNN he’s afraid his siblings and mother in North Korea may face reprisals
February 1, 2021
After shedding tears over the economy, Kim Jong Un upgraded his beachside manor
An apparent waterslide temporarily spawned at Kim’s mansion shortly after the country’s “80-day” labor marathon started
January 29, 2021
China says it’s ‘doing its best’ to give COVID-19 aid to citizens in North Korea
China’s Embassy in North Korea says it distributed masks, disinfectant and other COVID-19-related items
January 28, 2021
Biden administration taps diplomat who helped with historic North Korea summit
Sung Kim named the acting assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
January 25, 2021
North Korean defectors arriving in the South drop by 78% in 2020 — a record low
Yearly new arrivals dropped by more than 800 people amid the COVID-19 pandemic and stricter border measures
January 20, 2021
‘The people are God’: See North Korea’s new propaganda slogans and posters
Kim Jong Un opts for simplicity instead of “flashy” rallying cries of recent years
January 19, 2021
Three months on, North Korea still hasn’t opened its prized Pyongyang hospital
The country’s political Party Congress came and went without any ribbon-cutting party, despite hints of a debut
January 18, 2021
Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
The eight-day-long event went over failures of the last five years and clarified social, economic and military plans
January 15, 2021
