May 20, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jacob Fromer

Jacob Fromer

Jacob Fromer is NK News's Washington DC correspondent. He previously worked in the U.S. Senate.

News

As sanctions kick in, Poland says its North Korean workers have all gone home

Report from Warsaw to UN came as sanctions were set to take effect requiring all countries to repatriate DPRK workers

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 26, 2019
News

Trump approves at least $4 million for promoting human rights in North Korea

New funding was included in massive appropriations legislation that the president signed into law last Friday

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 25, 2019
News

Trump says North Korea may send a “beautiful vase” for Christmas, not a missile

President's remarks come as many in Washington brace for Pyongyang's threatened "Christmas gift" in final days of year

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 24, 2019
Analysis

As Kim Jong Un’s year-end deadline nears, the stalemate continues

Still no deal in sight as Washington waits for North Korea’s next move

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 23, 2019
News

Trump to sign new North Korea sanctions into law on Friday

New, expanded sanctions on DPRK are included in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 20, 2019
News

North Korea envoy Stephen Biegun confirmed as Deputy Secretary of State

Biegun will have to balance new role with his responsibilities as U.S. special representative for North Korea

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 19, 2019
News

North Korean ambassador condemns annual UN resolution on human rights

Resolution denounced as a product of "hostile forces that obsess with inveterate hatred against us"

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 19, 2019
News

Russian oil exports to North Korea drop again in October: UN

Russia shipped more than 30,000 tons of refined petroleum to the DPRK between January and October 2019, new UN data show

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 18, 2019
News

UN awards another sanctions exemption to UNICEF for work in North Korea

Aid group plans to use equipment for vaccinations, maternity care, water sanitation projects in DPRK

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 16, 2019
News

“We’ll take care of it,” Trump says about North Korean nuclear program

President Trump tells reporters U.S. is watching North Korea's moves "very closely"

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 16, 2019
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