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September 28, 2016

S.Korea endorses U.S. sanctions on China's HongXiang Group

NEWS 27 September 2016 Last updated at 05:53 GMT

News - September 27 BY JH Ahn

‘China should go into North Korea’ – Donald Trump

The U.S. Republican Presidential hopeful Donald J. Trump on Monday said “China s...

News - September 26 BY Hamish Macdonald

North Korea promotes domestic response to flooding

Food aid, daily necessities, and building materials are being sent from around North Korea to the Northeast regions of t...

News - September 26 BY Hamish Macdonald

U.S. sanctions, charges Chinese network linked to North Korea WMD trade

The United States government has issued designations and unsealed charges agains...

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Analysis 27 September
By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer

A force unknown: North Korea’s radar network

Media headlines and military analysis on North Korea are often dominated by flashy topics such as weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles or the advent of ever mo...

Analysis 27 September
By Dennis P. Halpin

Mexican Standoff: Can we continue to ignore a nuclear North Korea?

Whoever enters the Oval Office on January 20, 2017 will face an array of foreign policy crises that were unimaginable a ...

Crossing the line: Responding to North Korean provocation

A new book examines how the DPRK gets away with its over-the-top behavior
by Rob York

26 September 2016 Last updated at 10:43

Analysis 26 September
By Jared Ward

Comrades forever? Pyongyang between Havana and DC

The Obama administration’s decision to chart a new diplomatic course with its Cold War foe in Havana has been plodding and slow. Critics of rapprochement have poin...

Analysis 23 September
By Tatiana Gabroussenko

Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film

Despite the fact that the DPRK has not been involved in war for about six decades, contemporary North Korean culture ten...

North Korea linked ship bought from S. Korean company

Ship traded from Seoul to a Hong Kong company with numerous ties to the DPRK
by Leo Byrne

23 September 2016 Last updated at 12:53

Looking beyond politics: S.Korean NGO sending flood aid to N.Korea

KNCCK hopes to shift public opinion in a more compassionate direction
by JH Ahn

23 September 2016 Last updated at 08:05

How N.Korean defectors embraced South Korea’s new media

With interest in defector issue among young waning, alternate media is breaking down barriers
by Dagyum Ji

22 September 2016 Last updated at 09:50

With friends like these? Japan reaches out to Cuba for N. Korea assistance

Shinzo Abe is hoping Pyongyang's old comrades can talk them down from the brink
by Donald Kirk

22 September 2016 Last updated at 06:50

Book Reviews 21 September
By Frederic Ojardias

Philippe Pons: Avoiding cliché covering North Korea as a journalist

Very few journalists know and understand North Korea as deeply as Philippe Pons. A veteran correspondent for Le Monde in...

Analysis 21 September
By John G. Grisafi

In August, North Korean leadership works to bolster recent political changes

The month of August for the North Korean leadership was framed by two organizational meetings: the 3rd Meeting of KPA Ac...

The good old days? Misplaced nostalgia for the Sunshine Policy

Those who want a return to the days of rapprochement have short memories
by John Lee

21 September 2016 Last updated at 05:33

Analysis 20 September
By

The DPRK economy and its laws #6: How are joint ventures regulated?

The DPRK attracts far, far less foreign investment than its neighbors, but investment still exists and is critical for t...

Analysis 20 September
By JH Ahn

Debunking claims that Pyongyang’s nuke tests cause earthquakes in the South

South Korea was shocked, both literally and figuratively, when a record-breaking earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hi...

After Pyongyang’s fifth test, is it time for Seoul to develop nukes?

With a return to talks unlikely, South Korea must consider becoming an independent nuclear power
by Cheong Seong-chang

20 September 2016 Last updated at 03:31

Beer and alternative medicine: North Korean stalls at Chinese trade shows

NK News visit to expo shows heavy industry products decreased, alcohol and health products more popular
by Clive Parker

19 September 2016 Last updated at 04:57

North Korea’s attempts to block outside information will fail

Kim Jong Un is right to worry about knowledge that is damaging to his regime coming into the country
by Robert E. McCoy

19 September 2016 Last updated at 11:03

No easy answers: Preparing for a nuclear Son’gun Korea

The DPRK's military first principle makes compromise a bitter pill to swallow
by Daniel Pinkston

19 September 2016 Last updated at 06:30

Analysis 19 September
By JH Ahn

South Korea split over whether to aid “arch-nemesis” in flood relief

South Korean society is divided on whether the Seoul government should send much needed humanitarian aid to North Korea,...

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Analysis 27 September By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer

Analysis 27 September By Dennis P. Halpin

A new book examines how the DPRK gets away with its over-the-top behavior by Rob York

Analysis 26 September By Jared Ward

Analysis 23 September By Tatiana Gabroussenko

Ship traded from Seoul to a Hong Kong company with numerous ties to the DPRK by Leo Byrne

KNCCK hopes to shift public opinion in a more compassionate direction by JH Ahn

With interest in defector issue among young waning, alternate media is breaking down barriers by Dagyum Ji

Shinzo Abe is hoping Pyongyang's old comrades can talk them down from the brink by Donald Kirk

Book Reviews 21 September By Frederic Ojardias

Analysis 21 September By John G. Grisafi

Those who want a return to the days of rapprochement have short memories by John Lee

Analysis 20 September By

Analysis 20 September By JH Ahn

With a return to talks unlikely, South Korea must consider becoming an independent nuclear power by Cheong Seong-chang

NK News visit to expo shows heavy industry products decreased, alcohol and health products more popular by Clive Parker

Kim Jong Un is right to worry about knowledge that is damaging to his regime coming into the country by Robert E. McCoy

The DPRK's military first principle makes compromise a bitter pill to swallow by Daniel Pinkston

Analysis 19 September By JH Ahn

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