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North Korea to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines at midday: KCNA

North Korea to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines at midday: KCNA

Suspension of phone lines come amid North Korean anger over South Korea defector leaflet issue

North Korea to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines at midday: KCNA
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 8, 2020
ANALYSIS: What’s driving increasing North Korean vitriol towards the South?
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ANALYSIS: What’s driving increasing North Korean vitriol towards the South?

Indicators suggest Pyongyang wants to elevate a sense of crisis with South Korea. But why?

ANALYSIS: What’s driving increasing North Korean vitriol towards the South?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 8, 2020
N. Korea did not answer South’s morning liaison office call for first time: MOU

N. Korea did not answer South’s morning liaison office call for first time: MOU

Regular afternoon call was conducted, however, and inter-Korean military hotline also operating as usual

N. Korea did not answer South’s morning liaison office call for first time: MOU
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 8, 2020
North Korea commences major anti-South Korea campaign on defector leaflets

North Korea commences major anti-South Korea campaign on defector leaflets

Propaganda campaign follows revelation that Kim Yo Jong is first deputy director of United Front Department

North Korea commences major anti-South Korea campaign on defector leaflets
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 7, 2020
North Korea says it will close inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong

North Korea says it will close inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong

Announcement blames Seoul for not stopping defector groups from sending "dirty trash" leaflets into North

North Korea says it will close inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer | Jeongmin Kim June 5, 2020
“Human scum, mongrel dog”: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong talks dirty
COLUMN

“Human scum, mongrel dog”: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong talks dirty

Was the First Sister’s puzzling outburst over leaflet launches really worth trashing her burgeoning global brand for?

“Human scum, mongrel dog”: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong talks dirty
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter June 5, 2020
Local mayors call for crackdown on NGOs sending leaflets to North Korea

Local mayors call for crackdown on NGOs sending leaflets to North Korea

In letter to unification minister, mayors of border cities says launches threaten "life and property" of residents

Local mayors call for crackdown on NGOs sending leaflets to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 5, 2020
South Korean police block activists’ plans to send aid and bibles to North Korea

South Korean police block activists’ plans to send aid and bibles to North Korea

Decision follows warning from Pyongyang on Thursday to stop launches of “anti-DPRK leaflets” into the North

South Korean police block activists’ plans to send aid and bibles to North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 5, 2020
What to make of Seoul’s rapid response to Kim Yo Jong’s leaflet-halt request
NK PRO

What to make of Seoul’s rapid response to Kim Yo Jong’s leaflet-halt request

Rapid response could indicate other inter-Korean activities are on the horizon

What to make of Seoul’s rapid response to Kim Yo Jong’s leaflet-halt request
Christopher Green
Christopher Green June 4, 2020
Sending leaflets to North Korea is worth the risk, defector-lawmaker says

Sending leaflets to North Korea is worth the risk, defector-lawmaker says

North Koreans' "right to know" outweighs possible negative impact on inter-Korean relations, Ji Seong-ho tells media

Sending leaflets to North Korea is worth the risk, defector-lawmaker says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 4, 2020