Tuesday 11 January 2022

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DAILY NEWS UPDATEYour briefing on all things North Korea

Latest Headlines

North Korea says it can’t attend Olympics due to ‘hostile forces,’ COVID-19 - by Colin Zwirko
Pyongyang informs public of plans to skip the Beijing Winter Games, pledges support to China for successful event
UNICEF says aid has cleared North Korea quarantine, on its way for distribution - by Jeongmin Kim
The items were released after being stuck in DPRK port city for more than two months of quarantine
North Korea’s fuel trade on pace to recover in 2022: Imagery - by Ethan Jewell
Over 1,300 satellite images show how Pyongyang’s fuel trade appeared to ramp up as 2021 came to a close
US seizes $2.4 million from four Pyongyang-linked front companies - by Ethan Jewell
The companies, which the U.S. does not name, have extensive ties to well-known sanctions busters, court records show
Not monolithic: The need to better understand North Korea’s internal dynamics - by Ruediger Frank
Designing effective DPRK policies requires ditching narrative of ‘one heart and mind’ and recognizing diverse groups
US, Japan launching joint research project to counter ‘hypersonic threats’ - by Chaewon Chung
New initiative comes after two hypersonic missile tests by North Korea in the last four months
Top North Korean construction projects all missed 2021 deadlines amid shortages - by Colin Zwirko
Kim Jong Un and other top officials admitted at party plenum events that annual construction goals had not been met

The latest from the podcast

Opening the first US news bureau in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 216
Jean Lee discusses the advantages and hurdles to doing journalism in the DPRK, working with local staff and more
Listen to the full episode here

Top NK stories from around the web

S. Korean, Japanese nuclear envoys discuss N. Korea's missile test(Yonhap News)Top nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan had phone talks Friday to share the assessment of North Korea's latest missile test and agreed to continue efforts to resume dialogue, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
S. Korea may put hypersonic missile into service by late 2020s(Hankyoreh)North Korea’s not the only one developing hypersonic missiles — South Korea is too. In August 2020, then-South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said that Korea would accelerate the development of hypersonic missiles during a ceremony on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) in Daejeon.
S. Korea calls N.K. claim of hypersonic missile launch 'exaggerated'(Yonhap News)South Korea's defense ministry said Friday that North Korea's claim that it has successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile this week appears to be "exaggerated," assessing Pyongyang has yet to secure technologies for such an advanced flight vehicle.
N. Korea’s Central Committee: From Jan. 11, only those who fulfilled “manure quota” will be allowed into markets(Daily NK)North Korea has announced that only people who have fulfilled their manure quota will be permitted to enter markets, Daily NK has learned.
Appeals court upholds 3 1/2-year prison term for NK defector over spy activities(The Korea Herald)An appeals court upheld a 3 1/2-year prison term for a North Korean defector charged with spying for Pyongyang, court officials said Friday.

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