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Russia expects "urgent" action from North Korea to curb illegal fishing: embassy

Russia expects

19 August 2019 Last updated at 11:57 GMT

U.S. to extend North Korea travel ban for another year: State Department
August 19 BY Oliver Hotham

U.S. to extend North Korea travel ban for another year: State Department

The U.S. government will extend an existing ban on its citizens visiting North K...

Child nutrition project granted exemption from UN sanctions on North Korea
August 19 BY Colin Zwirko

Child nutrition project granted exemption from UN sanctions on North Korea

The French NGO Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) was earlier in the month gr...

Top North Korean official commits to bolstering military ties with China
August 19 BY Dagyum Ji

Top North Korean official commits to bolstering military ties with China

A top North Korean military official at Beijing meetings with Chinese counterpar...

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How the United States can get the upper hand in talks with North Korea

How the United States can get the upper hand in talks with North Korea

Washington must be realistic about what it hopes to achieve in the short-term
by Mintaro Oba

20 August 2019 Last updated at 05:52

Why North Korea won’t be playing nice with South Korea anytime soon

Why North Korea won't be playing nice with South Korea anytime soon

Pyongyang is firmly focused on winning sanctions relief — talks with Seoul are simply not a priority
by Andrei Lankov

18 August 2019 Last updated at 03:45

  Analysis 18 August
By Anthony V. Rinna

Morgulov in Pyongyang: Russia's new

Morgulov in Pyongyang: Russia’s new “strategic patience” with North Korea

With relations between the DPRK and the Russian Federation on a completely even keel following the detention of a Russia...

  Analysis 16 August
By NK Pro

In full: the 103 North Korean scientists promoted for military efforts

In full: the 103 North Korean scientists promoted for military efforts

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered that 103 scientists in the field of national defense science receive promoti...

  Analysis 16 August
By Chad O'Carroll

What to make of North Korea's repeated rejections of South Korea?

What to make of North Korea’s repeated rejections of South Korea?

Start-again, stop-again. That seems to be the repeating mantra of inter-Korean affairs. Despite being unabashedly in ...

  Analysis 15 August
By Leo Byrne

North Korea imported over $1 billion in Chinese goods in first half of 2019: data

North Korea imported over $1 billion in Chinese goods in first half of 2019: data

North Korean imports from China rose to over $1 billion in value in the first six months of 2019, a small increase on la...

  14 August
By Taehwa Hong

Comrades disunited: North Korea and the Soviet-Albanian split

Comrades disunited: North Korea and the Soviet-Albanian split

When Khrushchev rose to power in the Soviet Union and promoted de-Stalinization and “peaceful co-existence,” the soc...

  Analysis 14 August
By Colin Zwirko

Some anti-U.S. education in North Korea persists, despite diplomatic détente

Some anti-U.S. education in North Korea persists, despite diplomatic détente

Content warning: This article contains graphic images of displays at the Sinchon Museum. Reader discretion is advised. ...

  Analysis 14 August
By Anthony V. Rinna

Where Russia stands on North Korea's grave human rights problem

Where Russia stands on North Korea’s grave human rights problem

Russian deputy foreign minister Igor Morgulov's visit to Pyongyang this week is bound once again to thrust Russia's role...

  13 August
By Tatiana Gabroussenko

“Brothers”: the banned North Korean-Soviet film ruined by Juche politics

Across the socialist world, joint cultural projects between Cold War allies were common. The aim of these projects was t...

  13 August
By NK News

The how and why of travel to North Korea - NKNews Podcast Ep.91

The how and why of travel to North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.91

Thousands of western tourists travel to North Korea every year, though doing so raises questions about whether money fro...

  Analysis 12 August
By John Petrushka

Crossing the river by feeling the stones: what Pyongyang can learn from Beijing

Crossing the river by feeling the stones: what Pyongyang can learn from Beijing

For decades, governments and investors worldwide have hoped that North Korea would follow in the footsteps of neighborin...

Ask a North Korean: is anyone genuinely loyal to the ruling Kims anymore?

Ask a North Korean: is anyone genuinely loyal to the ruling Kims anymore?

"With my body in chains, I learned that the culprits of our suffering were the incapable leadership"
by In-hua Kim

12 August 2019 Last updated at 09:22

Why Kim Jong Un has nothing to fear from this month’s ROK-U.S. drills

Why Kim Jong Un has nothing to fear from this month's ROK-U.S. drills

This month's drills are purely defensive and designed to ensure that diplomacy is not interrupted
by Chun In-bum

11 August 2019 Last updated at 10:03

  Analysis 11 August
By Ankit Panda

Unpacking North Korea's new weapon: the

Unpacking North Korea’s new weapon: the “Songun ATACMS”

On August 11, North Korea released details on its August 10 missile tests, including a Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)...

  Analysis 09 August
By Rachel Minyoung Lee

North Korean leadership appearances in July: Kim Jong Un dials up the pressure

North Korean leadership appearances in July: Kim Jong Un dials up the pressure

Editor's note: as of August, NK Pro will be discontinuing this regular feature. Leadership analysis -- as well as other ...

Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory

Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea's Odusan Observatory

A visit to Paju, where the two Koreas meet at a fork in the river
by Chad O'Carroll

08 August 2019 Last updated at 09:22

Why, to American voters, Trump is already winning on North Korea

Why, to American voters, Trump is already winning on North Korea

Polling data suggests a clear divide between the expert community and U.S. public opinion
by Ramon Pacheco Pardo and Tongfi Kim

08 August 2019 Last updated at 02:57

  Analysis 07 August
By Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings

Punching above its weight? North Korea's role as a

Punching above its weight? North Korea’s role as a “middle power”

After debuting the Asia Power Index in 2018, Sydney’s Lowy Institute rolled out an updated version of the tool in late...

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