May 22, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Oliver Hotham

Oliver Hotham

Oliver Hotham was an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. Follow him on Twitter.

News

U.S. researcher pleads not guilty to North Korea sanctions-busting conspiracy

Virgil Griffith accused of violating International Emergency Economic Powers Act, could face up to 20 years in jail

Oliver HothamOliver HothamJanuary 30, 2020
COVID-19

North Korea to postpone planned demolition of Mt. Kumgang facilities, South says

Decision aimed at further preventing spread of novel coronavirus: MOU

Oliver HothamOliver HothamJanuary 30, 2020
News

North Korea appoints new ambassador to Czech Republic

Ju Won Chol will formally replace Kim Pyong Il, uncle of Kim Jong Un, who left Prague late last year

Oliver HothamOliver HothamJanuary 30, 2020
News

Czech gov’t foiled North Korean arms smuggling plot, intelligence service says

DPRK diplomat reportedly sought to acquire tank parts and drones, smuggle them through Africa and China

Oliver HothamOliver HothamJanuary 29, 2020
COVID-19

Coronavirus prevention a matter of “national survival,” North Korean media says

Rodong Sinmun report comes as DPRK imposes one-month quarantine on foreigners visiting from China

Oliver HothamOliver HothamJanuary 28, 2020
News

North Korean embassy-linked Berlin hostel must be shut down, German court rules

Administrative court upholds 2018 decision shutting City Hostel down, says it violates EU sanctions against DPRK

Oliver HothamOliver HothamJanuary 28, 2020
COVID-19

North Korea imposes one-month quarantine on foreign visitors from China

News comes as DPRK state media reports "high-intensity" steps to fight coronavirus spread

Oliver HothamOliver HothamJanuary 28, 2020
Border Controls

North Korea taking “high-intensity” steps to fight coronavirus spread: Rodong

Quarantines now set up at DPRK's borders, ports, and airports, Rodong Sinmun says

Oliver HothamOliver HothamJanuary 27, 2020
News

North Korea’s new foreign minister pledges to “confront” hostile powers in 2020

In first public speech as DPRK's top diplomat, Ri Son Gwon promises to strengthen country's defenses in the coming year

Oliver HothamOliver HothamJanuary 26, 2020
News

Kim Jong Un’s aunt, once reported killed, makes first appearance in six years

Kim Kyong Hui appears alongside leader Kim Jong Un at Lunar New Year concert

Oliver HothamOliver HothamJanuary 25, 2020
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