US intel chief Haines visits DMZ amid policy coordination efforts on N. Korea
SEOUL, May 13, 2021, Yonhap. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines visited the Demilitarized…
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New North Korean book highlights ‘trust’ between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump
SEOUL, May 12, 2021, NK News. North Korean state media released a new propaganda book…
New US Indo-Pacific commander vows to avoid great power conflict
WASHINGTON D.C., May 1, 2021, Kyodo. New U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. John Aquilino pledged…
[Analytics] South Korea muscles in on global arms trade
South Korea celebrated its entry into the “elite group of fighter jet producers” this month,…
North Korea completes building new 3,000-ton submarine
SEOUL, Apr 11, 2021, Kyodo. South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities believe North Korea is…
Inter-Korean missile race may leave N. Korea with tactical nuclear weapons
SEOUL, Mar 31, 2021, Reuters. North Korea has surged ahead in recent years in an…
Biden has no intention of meeting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 30, 2021, Al Jazeera. US President Joe Biden does not intend to…
[Analytics] US must not treat Korean Peninsula issue as dependent variable of its China strategy
The US and China disagreed sharply over human rights issues during high-level talks in Anchorage,…
N. Korean diplomats leaving Malaysia after ties are severed
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 21, 2021, AP. North Korean diplomats vacated their embassy in Malaysia and…
North Korea measures to stem Covid-19 worsen abuses, hunger: UN expert
GENEVA, Mar 3, 2021, Reuters. Drastic measures taken by North Korea to contain coronavirus have…
New satellite images reveal N. Korea took recent steps to conceal nuclear weapons site
WASHINGTON D.C./SEOUL, Mar 2, 2021, CNN. New satellite imagery obtained by CNN reveals North Korea…
Russian diplomats and their families leave North Korea by hand-pushed rail trolley due to Covid-19 restrictions
SEOUL, Feb 26, 2021, CNN. Eight employees of Russia’s Embassy in Pyongyang and their families…