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Tag: North Korea
Rejecting ‘Love Letters’ to North Korea, Biden Offers Carrots and Sticks Instead
President Biden said he would consider expanding joint exercises with South Korea’s military that were scaled back during the Trump administration.
Your Thursday Briefing: Turkey’s NATO Block
Plus North Korea’s Covid strategy and China’s expanding internet censorship.
The World Is as Vulnerable as Ever to Pandemics, an Expert Panel Concludes
The authors of the new report zeroed in on the uneven distribution of vaccines around the world as one of the major hurdles to overcome.
China-Style Covid Lockdowns Risk Deepening North Korean Crisis
As infections spread quickly, outside experts are warning that the country’s desire to mimic Beijing’s playbook could worsen a coming disaster.
North Korea’s Covid Outbreak Continues to Worsen
Nearly 1.5 million people have presented with a fever and 56 have died in what the country said was its first outbreak, according to state media.
Your Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Growing Outbreak
Plus India bans most wheat exports and South Korea amends surgery laws.
North Korea Says Its Covid Outbreak Is Spreading Fast
State media reported 21 new deaths and a huge jump in suspected cases on Saturday, but it was unclear how many had been definitively linked to the coronavirus.
North Korea Says Its Covid Outbreak Is Spreading Fast
State media reported 21 new deaths and a huge jump in suspected cases on Saturday, but it was unclear how many had been definitively linked to the coronavirus.
North Korea Reports 6 Deaths as Covid-19 Spreads ‘Explosively’
The country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, said 187,800 people were in quarantine, and state TV showed him wearing a mask for the first time.