Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans
Once a valued source of hard currency, repatriates from Japan have fallen on hard times
Why are the majority of North Korean defectors female?
Their role as breadwinners and the need to make money pushes N. Korean women towards China
Behind the evolution of North Korea’s leadership loyalty badges
Every North Korean is required to wear one, but where did they come from and how did it all start?
Which foreign faces stood out at North Korea’s military parade?
North Korea's leadership met political figures from 14 countries last week as part of "Victory Day" celebrations
The movers and shakers of Kim Jong Un’s new regime
'No leader, even in a democratic state, can completely rely on the history of his predecessor' - Lankov
In North Korea, U.S. prisoners are worth more than Europeans
Dutchman jailed in North Korea last year compares his treatment to Kenneth Bae
Did Kim Jong Un purge his father’s widow, Kim Ok?
‘Harem politics’ makes the ever contentious succession issue even more complicated
How North Korean trading companies make money
Trade organizations work together by swapping their state-approved quota for surplus materials
Revealed: Plans for North Korea’s new $200m international airport
New economic development project also includes 'business centre' and golf course
Analysis: Kim Jong Un promotes People’s Security Minister
Choe will keep his position as minister but simultaneously hold his higher General rank in the Korean People's Army (KPA)
