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Jets fly over Pyongyang overnight in likely training for military parade
Videos seen by NK News show planes with flares and LED lights, while photos show preparations in Kim Il Sung Square
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North Korea in January 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from January 1, 2023 to January 31, 2023
Timeline: From South Korean nukes to North Korean lockdown
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from January 1 - January 31
Imagining worst case scenarios on the Korean Peninsula – Ep. 273
Security experts David Walsh and Andrew Gilholm discuss risks on the peninsula and what to do if North Korea attacks
Distinguishing between North Korea humanitarianism and human rights - Ep. 272
Danielle Chubb and Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings discuss how the two camps find common ground in promoting disability rights
The defector who snuck into North Korea to save his mother - Ep. 271
Reporter Michelle Ye Hee Lee discusses the story of Kim Kang-woo and the dangers and heartbreak of escaping the DPRK
How North Korea’s drones increase risk of inter-Korean conflict – Ep. 270
The NK News team discusses DPRK drones flying over Seoul, missile engine tests, the end-of-year plenum and more
What the blob really thinks about North Korea in 2023 - Ep. 269
The NK News team discuss how the Korean Peninsula looks from Washington midway through Biden’s term
The best and worst books on North Korea in 2022 — Ep. 268
David Tizzard breaks down the best reads on DPRK politics, human rights, economics, history and more
Get Behind The Headlines
Book review: The Korean War and the birth of modern American espionage
‘Agents of Subversion’ reveals how the conflict provided a shot in the arm for a fledgling agency called the CIA
State media review: North Korea orders young ‘volunteers’ to construction sites
An in-depth analysis of youth mobilization, forced grain donation, criticism of the UN Command and more
Sprawling worker camp appears near North Korea’s military nerve center
Imagery shows new construction project outside Pyongyang that may be housing for munition workers or greenhouse farm
A tale of rogue states: Why Myanmar has every reason to pursue North Korean arms
Two years since coup, experts says Tatmadaw regime could turn again to an old partner and take a page from its playbook
South Korea’s on-again, off-again relationship with nuclear weapons
North Korean threats and anxiety about US extended deterrence have led ROK to flirt with developing nukes since 1970s
North Korean leaders' unique gifts: From a signed basketball to stuffed turtle
A new propaganda book showcases never-before-seen items that offer a window into DPRK’s relations with outside world
Vast new trove of North Korean laws shines light on developments in country
Texts acquired by ROK spy agency underscore construction push and greatly expand knowledge of legal system
What’s left of the foreign community in Pyongyang, three years into pandemic
NK Pro has compiled a comprehensive update of diplomatic and business presence in North Korea as of Jan. 2023
