North Korea says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June
North Korea l Reuters
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
One in five North Korean children suffer from malnutrition: study
North Korea l The Korea Times
North Korea arrests 5 Christians during underground church service
North Korea l Radio Free Asia
N. Korean authorities treat starvation deaths as deaths by disease
North Korea l Rimjin-Gang
1 in 6 N. Korean children under 5 suffer from stunted growth: report
North Korea l The Korea Times
North Korean hackers hit Microsoft servers with ‘reconnaissance’ malware: Report
North Korea l NK Pro
Rumors circulate in border region that overland trade routes could open in mid-June
North Korea l Daily NK
1 in 10 North Koreans faces modern slavery, highest prevalence in world: Report
North Korea l NK News
‘Fever’ cases spread in North Korea, but hard to say if it’s COVID
North Korea l Radio Free Asia
N. Korea cracks down on mobilization shirkers to increase labor at farms
North Korea l Daily NK
Food shortage spreads in North Korea, with some starving farmers unable to work
North Korea l Radio Free Asia
Unmarried N. Korean woman dies after receiving abortion at doctor’s home
North Korea l Daily NK
N. Korean foreign exchange rates weaken amid plummeting expectations over trade
North Korea l Daily NK
Famine in the provinces : Many people have died from the start of May due to starvation and disease
North Korea l Rimjin-Gang
N. Korea celebrates completion of building more new homes in Pyongyang
North Korea l Yonhap News
N. Korea hands down order regarding farm mobilizations in South Hwanghae Province
North Korea l Daily NK
North Korean student beaten to death by soldiers after trying to take some fuel to pay school fees
North Korea l South China Morning Post
N. Korean families move into 10,000 new homes in Pyongyang’s Hwasong District
North Korea l Daily NK
North Korea tries new strategy in crackdown on ‘bluffing’ and lying
North Korea l NK Pro
N. Korea reiterates plans to reject denuclearization, bolster defense
North Korea l KBS World
N. Korea spreads propaganda about high school students’ act of loyalty
North Korea l Daily NK
How North Korean mining has left a toxic legacy for the country’s people
North Korea l NK Pro
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