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South Korea warms up to Japan and hopes to see North Korea at the Tokyo Olympics
President Moon Jae-in says he’s “always” ready to talk with Japan and that the Olympics are a diplomatic “opportunity”
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North Korea 
Analysis, Opinion & Investigation
North Korea’s increasing reliance on China is a dangerous move for Kim Jong Un
Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il skilfully balanced themselves between rival powers, but Kim Jong Un now leans on just one
North Korea’s economy is in a state of catastrophe, but the issue is decades-old
New data shows that the DPRK’s economic stagnation started much earlier than researchers previously thought
The private, Christian-led university in North Korea - NKNews Podcast Ep. 171
Chan-Mo Park discusses his work at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent - NKNews Podcast Ep. 170
Simon Kuper discusses George Blake, who was captured by North Korea during the Korean War and became a KGB double agent
Kim Jong Un's water slide, missing wife and vaccines - NKNews Podcast Ep. 169
NK News's Jeongmin Kim, Colin Zwirko and Won-Gi Jung discuss the latest stories coming out of North Korea
North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future - NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping discusses the assassination of Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur and DPRK-ASEAN relations
North and South Korea are not East and West Germany - NKNews Podcast Ep. 167
Rüdiger Frank discusses the two Koreas and Germany, and what Kim Jong Un can do to improve his country's economy
Why North Korea is as dangerous as ever to South Korea - NKNews Podcast Ep. 166
South Korean National Assembly member and former DPRK diplomat Thae Yong-ho discusses inter-Korean relations and WMDs
Get Behind The Headlines
Two years later, Trump and Kim’s failed Hanoi summit casts a dark shadow
The U.S. and North Korea missed the chance to strike a deal, experts say — and that opportunity may never come back
Photos: A rare look at North Korean life in the COVID-19 era
Photos from the Han river estuary provide a small vignette into winter life in rural North Korea
Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man may be leading a new North Korean security council
Jo Yong Won appears to be heading a mysterious, rumored office that focuses on foreign policy and security
Japan’s back in the North Korea game, but it faces nearly impossible challenges
North Korea’s long-range nuclear threat could overshadow Japan’s other security priorities
Kim Jong Un won’t change until he has the power to nuke any American city
Contrary to what diplomats say, denuclearizing North Korea remains impossible
All glamor, no edge? North Korean music is going back to conservative values
North Korea's most recent Lunar New Year's concert signals a return to more traditional tastes
Open for business? North Korea can learn a lot from Cuba's economic reforms
North Korea has a similar history to Cuba, but has lagged behind since the collapse of European communism in the 1990s
North Korea is fighting to take back control of its economy from the markets
Kim Jong Un steered his country away from economic reform at the recent Eighth Party Congress and Second Plenary Meeting
