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North Korea in January 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from January 1, 2023 to January 31, 2023
February 3, 2023
Timeline: From South Korean nukes to North Korean lockdown
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from January 1 - January 31
February 3, 2023
North Korea enacts new laws on ‘state secrets,’ child prodigies and loan debts
New loan law may stop private investors from recouping losses caused by sanctions and COVID controls, expert says
February 3, 2023
State media review: North Korea orders young ‘volunteers’ to construction sites
An in-depth analysis of youth mobilization, forced grain donation, criticism of the UN Command and more
February 2, 2023
UN says it sent range of vaccines to North Korea for pregnant women and children
New report from UNICEF makes no mention of COVID jabs three years into pandemic
February 2, 2023
Sprawling worker camp appears near North Korea’s military nerve center
Imagery shows new construction project outside Pyongyang that may be housing for munition workers or greenhouse farm
February 1, 2023
Behind the curtain: A photo journey through rural North Korea during COVID
Exclusive images offer one of first looks at countryside since 2020, showing virus controls, inactive factories and more
February 1, 2023
North Korea calls for abolishing UN human rights office in Seoul
Foreign ministry portrays office as working for US, as it co-hosts event featuring special envoy for DPRK human rights
February 1, 2023
Imagining worst case scenarios on the Korean Peninsula – Ep. 273
Security experts David Walsh and Andrew Gilholm discuss risks on the peninsula and what to do if North Korea attacks
January 31, 2023
What’s left of the foreign community in Pyongyang, three years into pandemic
NK Pro has compiled a comprehensive update of diplomatic and business presence in North Korea as of Jan. 2023
January 31, 2023
