April 27, 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.

COVID-19

U.S. “fairly certain” coronavirus has already spread to North Korea: Abrams

Pyongyang has not reported any cases of COVID-19 in the DPRK so far

Jacob FromerJacob FromerMarch 13, 2020
News

North Korea may be ready with “even more capable” ICBM: Pentagon official

Hearing on U.S. missile defense budget follows North Korea's recent missile tests

Jacob FromerJacob FromerMarch 12, 2020
News

State Department condemns North Korea’s “significant” human rights abuses

State Department report follows UN condemnation of human rights abuses in DPRK

Jacob FromerJacob FromerMarch 11, 2020
News

North Korean government may be guilty of crimes against humanity: UN official

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights "seeking to identify those most responsible" for abuses against DPRK prisoners

Jacob FromerJacob FromerMarch 10, 2020
News

U.S. House passes bill saying Korean-Americans should be part of family reunions

Companion family reunions bill was introduced to the U.S. Senate last week

Jacob FromerJacob FromerMarch 9, 2020
News

Russia shipped 600 tons of flour to North Korea in January: data

Vast majority of flour exports to DPRK last year came from China, according to customs data from Moscow and Beijing

Jacob FromerJacob FromerMarch 6, 2020
News

After indictment, North Korea rushed to move stolen funds to safety: DOJ

Federal prosecutors say DPRK moved stolen cryptocurrency as soon as cybercrime charges were made public

Jacob FromerJacob FromerMarch 6, 2020
News

New UN report highlights dire state of women’s human rights in North Korea

Sexual violence, domestic abuse exacerbated by lack of rule of law, UN envoy for DPRK human rights says in report

Jacob FromerJacob FromerMarch 5, 2020
News

North Korea’s long-range missiles threaten U.S., Esper tells Senators

Esper's comments follow Trump saying he had "no reaction" to DPRK's short-range missile tests this week

Jacob FromerJacob FromerMarch 4, 2020
News

Trump’s reaction to North Korea’s missile launches: “No reaction,” he says

Trump's comments follow DPRK army drills on Friday and missile tests on Monday

Jacob FromerJacob FromerMarch 3, 2020
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