Daily NK in the News (May 2020)

May 2020: International News Citation Highlights

THE GUARDIAN

May 4: North Korean defectors say sorry after false Kim Jong-un speculation

ASIA TIMES

May 7: Why media get North Korea wrong

May 8: Congratulate Kim for successful anti-virus push?

May 11: N Korea’s bridge to nowhere finally going somewhere

FINANCIAL TIMES

May 30: Kim Jong Un demands money from North Korea’s elite

THE DIPLOMAT

May 20: North Korea’s Foreign Cash Crunch

NEWSWEEK

May 14: Kim Jong Un May Be Back at Resort As North Korea Claims to Keep Coronavirus Away

STARS AND STRIPES

May 6: Kim Jong Un didn’t have heart surgery, South Korea says, tying absence to coronavirus fears

THE PENINSULA (KEI BLOG)

May 22: North Korea Turns to Bonds to Address Financial Distress

THE ECONOMIST

May 30: Standoffish North Korea discovers the limits of self-reliance

END – May 2020 International News Citation Highlights