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