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August 26, 2016

North Korea calls for the "elimination" of South Korean President

NEWS 26 August 2016 Last updated at 10:12 GMT

News - August 26 BY Dagyum Ji

N.Korea’s SLBM reaches the final stage of deployment: Chosun Sinbo

North Korea’s submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) reached “the final sta...

News - August 26 BY Hamish Macdonald

Civil aviation agency to contact N.Korea over recent missile launch

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will contact North Korea ov...

News - August 26 BY JH Ahn

U.S. nuclear-submarine operating near N.Korea: S.Korean media

U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarines are operating near North Korean waters to...

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The DPRK economy and its laws #2: The Civil Code

Who owns what in the DPRK? Ownership rights as reflected in the DPRK Civil Code
by

26 August 2016 Last updated at 09:54

The death of a North Korean king?

Latest defections suggest North Korea is just a spark away from an uncontrollable conflagration
by John Lee

26 August 2016 Last updated at 01:25

Analysis 25 August
By

The DPRK economy and its laws: Understanding the constitution

This is the start of a short series looking in some detail at the economic laws of the DPRK. To start this nine-part ser...

Analysis 25 August
By Christopher Green

Why UK defector diplomat is no threat to North Korea

Thae Yong-ho, formerly DPRK Deputy Ambassador in London, finally ended up in Seoul last week at the end of a volatile pe...

North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?

Defector, experts reveal Illusion of North Korea’s youth policies
by Dagyum Ji

24 August 2016 Last updated at 10:00

Analysis 24 August
By Andrei Lankov

Why increasing numbers of senior officials are fleeing North Korea

This year can be described as the “year of defections" in North Korea. This is not to say, however, that the overall n...

Event coverage 23 August
By JH Ahn

ROK in 2030: Strategic Challenges and Tasks

What would be South Korea's diplomatic position in 2030, and will Pyongyang's belligerence towards Seoul get any worse? During the "Republic of Korea in 2030: Strategi...

Analysis 23 August
By NK News

The changing face of propaganda in Sinuiju

Sinuiju, North Korea's border city adjacent to Dandong, China, is an increasingly important city in the DPRK. Once intended to be the site of a special administrative...

Analysis 23 August
By Gordon G. Chang

North Korea sanctions: We’ve seen nothing yet

Much of what we know about sanctions on North Korea could soon become obsolete. For the most part, governments and multilateral institutions have deliberately not impo...

Why N.Korea isn’t telling citizens about its defector diplomat

Defection could make North Koreans question who, exactly, still supports Kim Jong Un
by Donald Kirk

22 August 2016 Last updated at 09:42

Analysis 22 August
By Fyodor Tertitskiy

North Korea and the Olympic Games

North Korea joined the Olympic movement quite late in the game. While South Korean athletes first competed in 1948, even before the formal creation of the Republic of Kor...

Analysis 22 August
By Andrei Lankov

Comic inconsistency: North Korean explanations of high-profile defections

In recent days North Korea watchers have been exposed to a rather amusing show: Pyongyang engaging in frequent and comic...

Resurgent imports of North Korean coal point to China’s diminishing appetite for UN sanctions

Beijing may be going easy on Pyongyang to punish South Korea and US for THAAD
by Clive Parker

19 August 2016 Last updated at 03:56

To talk to North Korea or not – what’s it to be?

If we're unclear about N. Korea sanctions goals, what can we expect?
by Robert E. McCoy

19 August 2016 Last updated at 12:23

Analysis 18 August
By Maria Rosaria Coduti

A summery puzzle in East Asia: THAAD, missiles, and more

This summer seems to be quite hot in East Asia – and not just because of the monsoon season. The month of July was ful...

Analysis 18 August
By Chad O'Carroll

Photo tour part 2: Inside North Korea’s Rason intl’ trade fair

In the second and final part of our in-depth look at the sixth international Rason trade fair, photos show a variety of...

Trump deserves credit for talking about S. Korea troop deployment: Bandow

As Trump nears election, Doug Bandow of CATO reflects on issue of U.S. troop deployments in Korea
by Rob York

18 August 2016 Last updated at 04:17

Photo tour part 1: Inside North Korea’s Rason intl’ trade fair

Part one of NK Pro's exclusive photo tour of the recently held 6th annual Rason trade fair
by Chad O'Carroll

17 August 2016 Last updated at 08:44

Post-THAAD, don’t expect much N.Korea cooperation from Russia

"As Russia’s concerns have been ignored, such a diplomatic pirouette cannot be without consequences"
by Prof. Georgy Toloraya

17 August 2016 Last updated at 03:54

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Latest defections suggest North Korea is just a spark away from an uncontrollable conflagration by John Lee

Analysis 25 August By

Analysis 25 August By Christopher Green

Defector, experts reveal Illusion of North Korea’s youth policies by Dagyum Ji

Analysis 24 August By Andrei Lankov

Event coverage 23 August By JH Ahn

Analysis 23 August By NK News

Analysis 23 August By Gordon G. Chang

Defection could make North Koreans question who, exactly, still supports Kim Jong Un by Donald Kirk

Analysis 22 August By Fyodor Tertitskiy

Analysis 22 August By Andrei Lankov

Beijing may be going easy on Pyongyang to punish South Korea and US for THAAD by Clive Parker

If we're unclear about N. Korea sanctions goals, what can we expect? by Robert E. McCoy

Analysis 18 August By Maria Rosaria Coduti

Analysis 18 August By Chad O'Carroll

As Trump nears election, Doug Bandow of CATO reflects on issue of U.S. troop deployments in Korea by Rob York

Part one of NK Pro's exclusive photo tour of the recently held 6th annual Rason trade fair by Chad O'Carroll

"As Russia’s concerns have been ignored, such a diplomatic pirouette cannot be without consequences" by Prof. Georgy Toloraya

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