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North Korea-focused journalist/researcher . Fellow . Author . Also KJ6SDF. 英国➡️日本➡️米国
Washington, DChttp://www.northkoreatech.orgJoined April 2007

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And then there were none... Just over 3 months after its Covid-19 outbreak began, North Korea said Wednesday is has no current cases. Given global experience, that's probably not true, but it's the message being served to the people. The data:
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A Monday court filing says Myong makes the request to resolve the case after 3 years in detention, a sick wife and on advice of the public defender. The US Gov objects to the request and both sides are due in court on Thursday, according to the filing. (End)
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Mun Chol Myong, the first North Korean extradited to the US, is requesting to withdraw his not guilty plea and enter an "Alford plea." He's accused of money laundering and was arrested in Malaysia in 2019. His request comes after seeing the evidence against him (1/3)
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The chances of North Korea allowing citizens to watch South Korean TV legally is slim to none IMHO - "Ministry officials said South Korea will start by allowing access to North Korean broadcasts to try to encourage North Korea to take similar steps."
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DOJ says it managed to claw back $500,000 in ransom paid by hospitals in Kansas and Colorado. The attacks used "never-before-seen North Korean ransomware" the the DOJ traced the cryptocurrency to "China-based money launderers."
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Michelle is right. It's virtually impossible to own a gun in Japan. (It appears the weapon used to shoot Abe was home-made) The police are armed but they so rarely fire their weapons that when they do it's national news. More reading here: bbc.com/news/magazine-
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Can't overstate how shocking this shooting is -- not only because Abe is very popular and prominent, but also because gun violence is extremely rare incident in Japan, a country with some of the world's strictest gun laws.
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Major news of of Japan right now. Former LDP Prime Minister apparently shot during stump speech. Follow for more from Tokyo.
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Shinzo Abe shot: former Japan prime minister ‘showing no vital signs’, say police – live theguardian.com/world/live/202
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Video from Korean Central Television, broadcast on Wednesday evening, of the seasonal rains hitting North Korea right now and some of the damage they have caused.
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The unmistakable sound of North Korean radio. This is Pyongyang Broadcasting Service, 103.7 from Haeju, heard on Kyodong Island, South Korea, last weekend while out with . PBS is aimed at Koreans in neighboring countries. Seoul jams it but it can be heard close to border.
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On the anniversary of Tiananmen there are always people who tweet that reports of a massacre are the invention of the Western media. I was there, I saw it happen & I counted 40 people killed in front of my eyes. And my team filmed it all.
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Today's the day! Can't wait to get chatting with North Korea tech expert about IT in the "Hermit Kingdom" 1PM UK time Set your reminder now! twitter.com/i/spaces/1mrxm
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Ever wondered how (if?) North Korea gets online? Join me tomorrow for a live Twitter chat with @martyn_williams of @northkoreatech ! Gonna be a fascinating talk Set a reminder: twitter.com/i/spaces/1mrxm (image from their report on NK's surveillance tech: lnkd.in/ethNVi6K)
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Tuesday at 8am EDT!
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Ever wondered how (if?) North Korea gets online? Join me tomorrow for a live Twitter chat with @martyn_williams of @northkoreatech ! Gonna be a fascinating talk Set a reminder: twitter.com/i/spaces/1mrxm (image from their report on NK's surveillance tech: lnkd.in/ethNVi6K)
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The best gauge of the scale of the lockdown in North Korea might end up being state TV. Every morning since the outbreak was announced, it's started at 9am instead of 3pm, presumably because so many people are at home. It's about to do the same today.
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Today's Covid update from North Korea shows Pyongyang and Nampho continue to be hotspots. Overall new cases fell again yesterday, but it might be early to draw conclusions because we don't have much data. On state TV, some interesting images of closed off areas in Pyongyang (1/2)
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