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North Korea to hold legislative elections on March 10: KCNA

North Korea to hold legislative elections on March 10: KCNA

Highly-controlled vote unlikely to bring major change, though may offer hints at changing leadership

North Korea to hold legislative elections on March 10: KCNA
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 8, 2019
South Korea to provide flu treatment supplies to the North: MOU

South Korea to provide flu treatment supplies to the North: MOU

Delivery will be first of its kind in almost ten years

South Korea to provide flu treatment supplies to the North: MOU
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji January 8, 2019
Locals still “highly vulnerable” after deadly landslides in rural N. Korea: IFRC

Locals still “highly vulnerable” after deadly landslides in rural N. Korea: IFRC

Kumchon residents lacked plan for landslides, Red Cross reports, as town continues rebuilding effort

Locals still “highly vulnerable” after deadly landslides in rural N. Korea: IFRC
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 7, 2019
Following his surprise defection, what next for Jo Song Gil?

Following his surprise defection, what next for Jo Song Gil?

History suggests the missing diplomat may choose to keep a low profile

Following his surprise defection, what next for Jo Song Gil?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 6, 2019
North Korean delegation in Cambodia to learn about demining, bomb clearance

North Korean delegation in Cambodia to learn about demining, bomb clearance

Red Cross, police officials in DPRK team express "great interest" in technical exchanges

North Korean delegation in Cambodia to learn about demining, bomb clearance
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 6, 2019
North Korea in December 2018: a month in review and what’s ahead
NK PRO

North Korea in December 2018: a month in review and what’s ahead

An analytic look at the main developments of the November 22-December 31 period

North Korea in December 2018: a month in review and what’s ahead
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Chloe Joo January 4, 2019
UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean human rights to visit Seoul next week

UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean human rights to visit Seoul next week

Tomás Ojea Quintana set to meet with government officials, recent escapees during five-day trip

UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean human rights to visit Seoul next week
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 3, 2019
Senior North Korean diplomat in Italy missing, believed to have defected: NIS

Senior North Korean diplomat in Italy missing, believed to have defected: NIS

Jo Song Gil previously reported to have fled embassy, "claimed asylum" in Rome

Senior North Korean diplomat in Italy missing, believed to have defected: NIS
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 3, 2019
DPRK consultant’s social media activity hints at invasive Chinese interrogation

DPRK consultant’s social media activity hints at invasive Chinese interrogation

Michael Spavor listed online on Facebook, Instagram, and Viber in weeks following his detention

DPRK consultant’s social media activity hints at invasive Chinese interrogation
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 2, 2019
Why Washington cannot abandon the North Korean human rights issue

Why Washington cannot abandon the North Korean human rights issue

In softening its stance, the U.S. has given up a useful pressure point

Why Washington cannot abandon the North Korean human rights issue
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy December 30, 2018