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February 10, 2025

Ask A North Korean: How do North Koreans manage their time?

By Rose, February 7, 2025
Image Credit: Eric Lafforgue (April, 2010)

UN office urges NGOs to improve North Korean human rights record keeping

By Ifang Bremer, February 6, 2025
Image Credit: Eric Lafforgue (Sept. 2012)
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Dan Gudgeon: How South Korea’s language on North Korea shapes peace narrative

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But Alexander Matsegora says Pyongyang won’t denuclearize and Washington must radically change its stance

Russian envoy to DPRK says Moscow welcomes talks between US and North Korea
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy February 10, 2025

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North Korea’s procurement of cars, diamonds highlights extensive trade network
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North Korea’s procurement of cars, diamonds highlights extensive trade network

NK Pro analysis shows Pyongyang’s networks extend beyond China, with multiple nations offering goods to the regime

North Korea’s procurement of cars, diamonds highlights extensive trade network
Anton Sokolin
Anton SokolinFeb 10, 2025

Ask A North Korean: How do North Koreans manage their time?

Rose writes about how ‘unimportant’ the concept of time is to citizens and why punctuality is not a thing in North Korea

Ask A North Korean: How do North Koreans manage their time?
RoseFeb 07, 2025
Ask A North Korean: How do North Koreans manage their time?
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Dan Gudgeon: How South Korea’s language on North Korea shapes peace narrative

Researcher talks how narratives about identity shape the success or failure of peace processes and ontological security

North Korea’s criticism of Trump official and key DPRK officers killed in Kursk

NK News’ Chad O’Carroll talks Pyongyang’s first statement on new US administration and troops being retrained

Kap Seol: How North Korea’s troop dispatch to Russia has exacerbated proxy war

Researcher discusses proxy war between the two Koreas in Europe, alleged DPRK involvement in Gwangju Uprising and more

North Korea’s sea-to-surface missile launch and ROK spy agency allegations

NK News’ Joon Ha Park discusses Pyongyang’s cruise missile test and revelations about the United Front Department

Lyle Goldstein: Why Trump needs to engage North Korea to lower tensions

Expert discusses how the DPRK’s ties with China and Russia shape its nuclear ambitions and how to stabilize peninsula

Kim Jong Un’s message to troops, Yoon’s arrest and Kim Yo Jong’s statement

NK News’ Alannah Hill discusses the latest evidence of DPRK participation in Ukraine war and related ethical issues

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North Korean figure skaters head to Harbin for Asian Winter Games
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North Korean figure skaters head to Harbin for Asian Winter Games

An in-depth analysis of DPRK’s medal hopes, a 250-mile pilgrimage to honor Kim Il Sung and frigid weather conditions

North Korean figure skaters head to Harbin for Asian Winter Games
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon ChungFeb 07, 2025
How North Korea built an expansive military hovercraft force from UK designs

How North Korea built an expansive military hovercraft force from UK designs

Archival evidence sheds light on how the DPRK procured British technology to build its own amphibious craft

How North Korea built an expansive military hovercraft force from UK designs
Daniel Salisbury
Daniel SalisburyFeb 06, 2025
North Korea deepens Belarus relations but keeps focus on Moscow and Washington
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North Korea deepens Belarus relations but keeps focus on Moscow and Washington

Ties have grown as part of alignment with Russia, Iran, but could suffer if Ukraine war ends or US diplomacy resumes

North Korea deepens Belarus relations but keeps focus on Moscow and Washington
Gabriela Bernal
Gabriela BernalFeb 06, 2025
CGI battles and romance meet in new North Korean war epic exalting Kim Il Sung

CGI battles and romance meet in new North Korean war epic exalting Kim Il Sung

‘72 Hours’ revises human focus of DPRK cinema but never loses sight of propaganda that obedience to leader is above all

CGI battles and romance meet in new North Korean war epic exalting Kim Il Sung
North Korea starts new project at large-scale military training base
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North Korea starts new project at large-scale military training base

Construction underway and village demolished at newer base in Pyongyang, in signs of prep for military drills

North Korea starts new project at large-scale military training base
Colin Zwirko
Colin ZwirkoFeb 04, 2025
How North Korea could leverage China’s DeepSeek AI model for military, cyber ops
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How North Korea could leverage China’s DeepSeek AI model for military, cyber ops

DeepSeek’s open-source R1 offers Pyongyang path toward realizing Kim’s vision of AI-powered military to challenge rivals

How North Korea could leverage China’s DeepSeek AI model for military, cyber ops
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas ReddyFeb 03, 2025
North Korea in January 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in January 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from January 1 to January 31, 2025

North Korea in January 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
Arius Derr
Arius Derr | NK ProFeb 03, 2025
North Korea urges party members to truly believe in Kim Jong Un
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North Korea urges party members to truly believe in Kim Jong Un

An in-depth analysis of appeal for faith in ideology and orders, coverage of Yoon’s legal woes and more factory openings

North Korea urges party members to truly believe in Kim Jong Un
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