One of Pyongyang’s biggest venues appeared to host a political meeting or other large event on Saturday, exclusive NK News analysis of satellite imagery reveals, days after thousands of people appeared to gather at a key hotel in the North Korean capital. Dozens of buses first appeared parked at the April 25 Hotel in southeast Pyongyang […]

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Major event appears to be underway at major Pyongyang venue: satellite imagery

The U.N. has dropped North Korea from a key humanitarian response plan for the second straight year, as the country’s severe COVID-19 restrictions continue to hamper international efforts to provide much-needed food aid and other assistance. In the latest Global Humanitarian Overview report published Thursday, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) […]

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UN says North Korea faces ‘acute food insecurity’ but excludes it from aid plans

North Korea will hold a major party meeting called a plenum in “late December,” state media announced Thursday, falling around the official 10-year anniversary of Kim Jong Un coming to power. The DPRK leader reportedly said at a Politburo meeting on Wednesday that the economy is currently being “stably managed,” according to the party-run Rodong […]

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North Korea to hold major meeting around Kim Jong Un’s 10-year anniversary

“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing ask@nknews.org and including their first name and city of residence. Today’s question is from Evan Sutton, who asks what North […]

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think of regime sympathizers?

The U.S. has no plans to change its military posture in South Korea, the Pentagon announced Monday, while stating that it seeks “greater regional access for military partnership activities” in the region to deter Chinese and North Korean military threats. The announcement came as the U.S. Department of Defense unveiled the results of the first […]

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US to maintain military posture in South Korea to deter DPRK, Chinese threats

SEOUL: The global vaccine-sharing network COVAX has set aside 4.73 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot for shipment to North Korea, one of the very few countries that haven't started vaccination, according to its allocation plan.
The plan follows an earlier offer for nearly 2 million doses of the

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COVAX allocates 4.7 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to North Korea

The Chinese city of Dandong has announced winning bids for upgrades to a key border facility between China and North Korea, recent project documents show, in the latest sign that preparations to resume overland trade continue despite renewed concerns over COVID-19. Dandong Transport Asset Management Co. Ltd. (丹东市交通运输局) revealed the companies that won bids for […]

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Chinese city announces winning bids for upgrades to China-DPRK border station

Japan is poised to boost its defense spending by another $6.8 billion (770 billion yen) to combat threats from North Korea and China, expanding it’s defense budget to its highest-ever amount. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet approved the increase on Friday, pushing the country’s annual defense spending to over $53.2 billion (6.1 trillion yen) for […]

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