China is the world’s largest seafood consumer, and its fleet often fishes waters claimed by South Korea. When South Korean authorities try to enforce international regulations, they often meet fierce resistance. Seung Hyuk Park filed this report with information provided by Hyungjin Kim in Seoul.
Analysts say Pyongyang's recent missile launches are aimed at getting the attention of the Biden administration, which is committed to a diplomatic solution
Administration's nonaction may be due to a return to an Obama-era policy or urgent foreign policy issues taking attention away from Pyongyang
UNICEF had allocated 2.97 million does to the country that reported it has found no cases of COVID-19 as of August 19
Experts are debating how the Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan could affect Pyongyang
John Bolton, former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, hinted the Biden administration’s diplomatic efforts to induce North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to give up the country’s nuclear weapons program may be futile unless China stops helping the regime
Pyongyang has yet to respond to four lawsuits filed in US courts since 2018; limited access complicates delivery of court documents, including notices of judgments of more than $2.8 billion
US lawmakers, experts think Biden administration should reach out to Pyongyang early to avoid Obama era’s delayed engagement, which could allow regime to continue nuclear program
But experts say Pyongyang remains determined to become a recognized nuclear power
Decades after the USSR's collapse, techniques used to decipher the Soviet leadership are applied to North Korea
Hundreds of North Korean defectors in Britain lost their gigs during the pandemic, and aid organizations run by their compatriots are stepping up to help
Experts fear North Korea could be using its tough anti-virus measures to gain tighter centralized control over its people by prioritizing regime stability over public health.
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