Informal North Korean markets increasingly use the Chinese Yuan, safe in the knowledge that Pyongyang has no control over its devaluation. [...]

In order to improve its economic outlook and gain the confidence of foreign investors, North Korea must start by admiting structural failures. While that might be hard to imagine, there is precedent, argues Aidan Foster-Carter. [...]

Where were you between 1983 and 1987? In these five years, a good number of North Korean officials, teachers and top students were already in Norway, Denmark and France, thanks to a UNESCO-coordinated project aimed at improving foreign languages and scientific learning in the DPRK. They were enjoying the privileges of studying abroad, and acquiring [...]

Using the new NK News Leadership Tracker, Luke Herman identifies striking differences between the succession processes of the two Kims. What does this tell us about the prospects about Kim Jong Un's leadership? [...]

Exclusive photos obtained by NK News show that Times Square-style big screen advertising has made its debut in North Korea. [...]

KCNA releases new shots of two newly refurbished theme parks. After the opening of a dolphinarium this summer, just how much better can things get for the residents of Pyongyang? [...]

Changes are afoot in North Korea's flagship Kim Il Sung square. Portraits of the Great Leader and his son have been updated, while pictures of Marx and Lenin have been removed. [...]

Now that Kim Jong Un is happy to parade Disney characters on his stage, Luke Herman asks whether Kim Jong Un has what it takes to rule North Korea differently. [...]

As a step towards expediting Korean reintegration, Dr. Barry suggests that Seoul should offer to make Pyongyang the administrative capital of a unified Korea. [...]

No agricultural or economic reforms were announced at today's Supreme People's Assembly, despite significant recent media speculation. But although North Korean media didn't report on these changes, might they still have been discussed? [...]