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US hopes to keep nuclear-armed Pyongyang quiet as it tackles more pressing problems
Dictator references 1990s famine as aid agencies express fears over a humanitarian disaster
Kim Jong Un resorting to military provocations to prove Pyongyang’s relevance, warn analysts
Missiles launched as Washington struggles to engage with Pyongyang
Antony Blinken stresses the US is ‘committed to the denuclearisation of North Korea’
Comments come as US secretary of state Antony Blinken arrives in region for talks
South Korea questions efficacy of sanctions meant to inhibit Pyongyang’s nuclear programme
Several regions in the EU suspended inoculations over the shortage of jabs
Shady overseas operations critical to raising cash for Pyongyang have been curtailed by sanctions
NK leader demands high price from Seoul and Washington to resume negotiations, analysts say
North Korea raises tensions with incoming US administration of Joe Biden
Dictator has demonstrated preference for state control over market reforms
Experts press for radical approach under Joe Biden as complete denuclearisation demands ‘quixotic’
Pyongyang’s weapons programme seen as progressing at breakneck speed
Pyongyang advances its weapons technology despite impact of sanctions and coronavirus
Defection is an embarrassment for Kim Jong Un who has tried to tighten grip on foreign service
Killing of maritime official dents President Moon Jae-in’s hopes for peace with Pyongyang
Beijing will ensure North Korea has continued access to food and fuel, analysts say
Powerful sister of Kim Jong Un rules out meeting without tangible reward from Washington
De-escalation of tension comes after a series of North Korean provocations
Kim Jong Un is using threats against Seoul to reset negotiations with US, analysts warn
Demolition follows Pyongyang’s anger over dissemination of anti-Kim material
Seoul bans balloons carrying negative Kim messaging in bid to improve relations
Provocative move is aimed at piling pressure on the US over sanctions, warn analysts
Traders and analysts rely on networks of local contacts to gauge risk from Pyongyang
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