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North Korea fires two cruise missiles toward Yellow Sea: Seoul
First-known DPRK missile test in months comes as Yoon Suk-yeol marks 100 days in office and ahead of joint US-ROK drills
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North Korea eyes China border trade resumption as quarantine center cleared
Imagery shows movement at freight intake platforms after Kim Jong Un ordered ‘reexamination’ of COVID border policies
How corruption conquered North Korea, and why it’s there to stay
While Kim Il Sung launched campaigns that curbed graft, Kim Jong Un has found corruption beneficial to his regime
When North Korea invited East German secret police to Pyongyang - Ep. 249
Bernd Schaefer discusses how the Stasi helped the DPRK host a massive festival just months before the Berlin Wall fell
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
Get Behind The Headlines
With military makeover, Kim Jong Un asserts his own power in face of troubles
North Korean leader donning white military garb is gesture that seeks to diminish symbolic standing of his predecessors
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
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
