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North Korea’s ‘strengthened rhetoric’ around nukes concerning, US says
State Department comments follow DPRK threats to ‘exterminate’ South Korean leaders and use nuclear weapons if attacked
Analysis, Opinion & Investigation
100,000 North Korean soldiers won’t fight in Ukraine. But a few dozen might.
The DPRK has deployed troops to foreign conflicts before, from the Vietnam War to the civil war in Syria
Ask a North Korean: How do you move to a new house in the DPRK?
North Koreans can only move under specific circumstances, and even then finding affordable housing is nigh impossible
North Korea threatens death penalty for illegal drug sales - Ep. 248
The NK News team talks latest developments on DPRK, from forced repatriation to COVID and more
Up close and personal at the Demilitarized Zone - Ep. 247
NK News team members and former military cross Civilian Control Line to get close to North Korea in central border area
Emerging North Korean threats in cyber and outer space - Ep. 246
Cho Dongyoun talks unmanned aerial vehicles, DPRK battlefield tactics, South Korean defenses and more
How Sweden created a safe space for North Korea talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 245
Ambassador Jakob Hallgren discusses the 2018 summitry and Stockholms role in diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
North Korea blames ‘alien things’ for COVID-19 outbreak - NKNews Podcast Ep. 244
The NK News team discusses anti-DPRK balloon launches, trilateral military drills, tactical nuke deployments and more
Life inside the pro-North Korea enclave in Japan - NKNews Podcast Ep. 243
Park Hyangsu shares how she left Chongryon and the tragic story of her family members in the DPRK
Get Behind The Headlines
China’s retaliation over Taiwan endangers cooperation on North Korea: Experts
Increasing hostility between Beijing and Washington could give Pyongyang more leeway to evade sanctions
How North Korea is embracing more entertaining propaganda for the TikTok era
Mini documentaries and flashy missile launch videos show Pyongyang can adapt delivery, though messages remain the same
Kim Yo Jong’s accusation that Seoul spread COVID sets stage for future violence
Experts say North Korea using crisis to push harder line toward South Korea, even as it celebrates ‘victory’ over virus
State media review: North Korea backs China over Taiwan issue
An in-depth analysis of DPRK-China alignment, Seoul’s ‘audacious’ inter-Korean plans, consumer goods shows and more
North Korea’s proclamation of COVID ‘victory’ only portends more suffering ahead
Kim regime focused on crafting propaganda wins rather than embracing solutions like vaccines that would help it open up
Kim Jong Un megayacht spotted at secluded beach while leader out of public view
Satellite imagery captures vessel near new mansions on east coast in sign that Kim is vacationing
The flaws in the Bank of Korea’s estimates of North Korean economic activity
Questionable assumptions underlie researchers’ methods and findings, as DPRK economy remains a statistical black hole
Yoon wants to get tough on North Korea but lacks options to be true hardliner
Inter-Korean economic exchanges ended years ago, leaving few ways to apply pressure beyond more hawkish rhetoric