May 14, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ifang Bremer

Ifang Bremer

Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.

Evergreen

Why are so few North Korean defectors Buddhist?

Protestants outnumber Buddhists among defectors, even though both religions are about equally represented in South Korea

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMay 9, 2022
News

North Korea praises inter-Korean summits as Moon Jae-in prepares to leave office

New photo book praises ‘unprecedented change' in inter-Korean relations during 2018

News

North Korea’s primary state newspaper silent on previous days missile test

No state media coverage could indicate a failure, but experts say that’s not necessarily the case

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMay 5, 2022
News

North Korea high on US agenda during Biden’s upcoming trip to East Asia

Expert says salience in the international community exactly what DPRK hopes to achieve through missile tests this year

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMay 4, 2022
News

Nutrition supplies released, critical health supplies delivered to DPRK: UNICEF

UN agency one of only a handful of entities to succesfully deliver aid to the DPRK during COVID-19 pandemic

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMay 3, 2022
News

How a North Korean defector was coerced into spying for Pyongyang

Court documents give a rare view into North Korea’s covert operations in the South

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMay 3, 2022
News

North Korea human rights groups express relief as Moon leaves office

Civil society, UN and others have criticized ‘the lack of North Korean human rights policy’ enacted under Moon Jae-in

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMay 2, 2022
News

Dutch intelligence says North Korea using Netherlands-based servers for hacking

Agency says DPRK uses The Netherlands’ fast internet to stage targeted attacks on cybersecurity researchers

Ifang BremerIfang BremerApril 29, 2022
Expert Surveys

Expert roundup: What’s the message behind Kim Jong Un’s latest military parade?

Experts eye Kim’s nuclear remarks with concern as new South Korean president prepares to take office

Ethan JewellEthan Jewell | Ifang BremerApril 27, 2022
News

North Korea accuses EU of ‘hostile policy’ after new sanctions go into effect

DPRK foreign ministry says sanctions ‘farce’ shows the European Union is a ‘puppet’ of the U.S.

Ifang BremerIfang BremerApril 25, 2022