May 15, 2024
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Analysis
Widespread deforestation threatens to leave North Korea buried in the pines
Illegal logging and Chinese timber demand have devastated DPRK forests, posing a possible threat to the regime
July 19, 2021
Evergreen
“Ten Zan”: the disastrous Italian action movie filmed entirely in North Korea
The work of a struggling director and a movie-mad North Korean leader, "Ten Zan" is one of the strangest films ever made
June 11, 2020
Features
Almost three years on, Trump’s travel ban has hit North Korean refugees hard
The Trump administration's "extreme vetting" has made it difficult for escapees seeking a new life in the U.S.
January 14, 2020
Features
Comrade Razzi: an eccentric Italian politician’s unusual love for North Korea
The selfie-loving former senator has forged close ties with the "beautiful" DPRK
October 30, 2019
Features
Sowing the seeds of improving agriculture: Quakers in North Korea
The American Friends Service Committee has been helping farmers in North Korea for nearly 40 years
September 4, 2019
