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Timeline: From North Korean satellite launch to Yoon-Kishida summit in Seoul
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from May 1 - May 31
June 2, 2023
North Korea in May 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from May 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023
June 2, 2023
North Korea decries criticism of its space launch by UN and NATO chiefs
DPRK officials call military spy satellite a logical response to US threats, reject legitimacy of UN sanctions
June 2, 2023
Ex-Mongolian leader says he asked to see North Korean prison camps during visit
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj confirms he didn’t meet Kim Jong Un in 2013, stresses need to call DPRK’s ‘bluff’ on human rights
June 2, 2023
Ban Ki-moon points to China’s key role on North Korea after failed space launch
Greater sanctions enforcement necessary as engagement has failed to produce solution, former UN chief tells NK News
June 1, 2023
North Korea slams US-led maritime drills as effort to impose ‘hostile blockade’
Multilateral exercise off Jeju on intercepting WMDs is a ‘declaration of war,’ Pyongyang says
June 1, 2023
State media review: North Korea says ‘no reason’ it can’t meet with Japan
An in-depth analysis of Pyongyang’s conditions for talks with Tokyo, rice transplanting and Russian volunteer farm labor
June 1, 2023
Kim Yo Jong denounces US over criticism of North Korea’s failed satellite launch
Sister of leader defends right to use space and says DPRK ‘certain’ to deploy spy satellite soon
June 1, 2023
Evacuation warnings in Seoul, North Korean children’s books and more – Ep. 291
ROK issues ‘wartime alerts’ over satellite launch, and Dafna Zur discusses how DPRK translated Anne Frank’s diary
May 31, 2023
What to make of conflicting signs about a North Korean border reopening
Uptick in specific rumors suggests DPRK preparing to eventually end COVID controls, but timing remains in question
May 31, 2023
