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The Korean War POWs who rejected North and South Korea to go to neutral India
Seventy years ago, a handful of Koreans set sail for Madras, many with futile dreams of eventually settling in the US
Arch nemesis: Kim Jong Un dismantled a monument — and his grandfather’s legacy
Reunification arch celebrated Kim’s predecessor, and its destruction shows North Korean leader won’t be bound by past
Distilling a life: A North Korean escapee takes her homebrews out of the shadows
Kim Seonghui learned the North's art of alcohol in secret. Now she’s turning it into a business in the South.
How Russia’s secretive Lenin Lab helped North Korea embalm its ruling Kims
Pyongyang paid as much as $1M to the Russian team that has preserved Lenin for 100 years, though it refuses to admit it
Newest North Korean film mimics South’s violent cinema, to disastrous results
‘A Day and a Night’ attempts to distract youth from foreign films, but in the process undermines its propaganda message
Lavish meals and North Korean human rights collide at Seoul’s glitzy conferences
Yoon has put human rights at center of inter-Korean policy, but activists voice unease about optics of glamorous events
Holiday gift guide: 2023’s best books on North Korea for all kinds of readers
New works offer fresh insight into the DPRK, from a deep dive into the military to a memoir of growing up in Pyongyang
Barrier to entry: New photos show China expanding fences on North Korea border
Barbed-wire fencing and surveillance towers underscore continuing efforts to limit cross-border movement on both sides
‘Blood must be spilled’: How Kissinger nearly triggered a war with North Korea
The former US Secretary of State wanted to retaliate when the DPRK killed Americans, despite concerns of escalation
Voice to the voiceless: Exhibit highlights suppression of speech in North Korea
Newly opened North Korean Human Rights Museum holds up testimonies of defectors on abuses suffered under the Kim regime
