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An intransigent North Korea slips from the spotlight in ROK presidential race
Candidates have shunned inter-Korean policy amid voter apathy, but DPRK nukes still lurk behind key security debates
Kim Jong Un pushes ahead with megayacht maintenance, days after warship disaster
Satellite imagery shows luxury vessel in use a day after failed launch, as two others active at mansion beach
Should Seoul formally abandon the goal of reunification with North Korea?
Experts debate if unification is viable and changing attitudes toward the DPRK ahead of the ROK presidential election
What South Korea’s presidential candidates are saying about North Korea
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo’s pledges and why both are largely avoiding DPRK issues
Joel Wit: An inside look at US-North Korea nuclear diplomacy
Former US negotiator reflects on missed chances, secret talks and whether Washington ever truly understood Pyongyang
North Korea’s army training ‘revolution,’ military drills and Ukraine-DPRK trade
NK News’ Bryan Betts talks special forces, tank and air force exercises, Kim Jong Un’s tribute to his mentor and more
How North Korean literature celebrates the ‘hidden heroes’ of everyday life
Immanuel Kim and Benoit Berthelier discuss their anthology of DPRK short stories and distinguishing propaganda from art
Putin meets North Korean commanders, and Kim Jong Un’s Victory Day speech
NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses how DPRK leader justified troop dispatch to fight Ukraine and South Korea’s election
Get Behind The Headlines
Book review: Anthology featuring North Korean stories reimagines a divided Korea
‘Once Upon a Time There Were Three Koreas’ juxtaposes literature from the North, South and Korean community in China
More than just North Korean threats are driving ROK support for nuke submarines
Once a progressive cause, conservatives have taken up banner amid concern about Taiwan risks and declining US power
North Korea digitally added extra drones to air drill photo, analysis suggests
NK Pro discovery of fake combat UAVs in Kim Jong Un image points to effort to make DPRK drone program seem more advanced
Why North Korea’s bold experiment with raising wages is destined to fail
Fueled by Russian funds, the reforms substitute ideology for economics and risk inflation, deeper poverty or worse
A fragile calm holds with North Korea — but don’t mistake it for stability
While escalation risks have subsided, a US failure to engage or continuation of Ukraine war could alter DPRK’s calculus
Russian oil streams into North Korea’s main port amid cooperation in Ukraine
Satellite imagery shows tankers and cargo ships making steady deliveries to Nampho, likely fueling economic development
North Korea plans mid-year plenum likely to discuss corruption, warship debacle
An in-depth analysis of party meeting prep, anger at US designation and sensitivity to UN human rights criticism
Accidental sanctuary: Where nature and history meet on the North Korean border
Central South Korean areas along the DMZ are home to secret tunnels, sweeping vistas and former communist buildings
