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An ex-North Korean soldier’s bid for repatriation, and controversial remittances
NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses why a 95-year-old man wants to cross border and a crackdown on sending money to the DPRK
August 19, 2025
Kornel Chang: How Korea’s liberation led to division into North and South
Historian discusses US and Soviet control during 1945-50, land reforms in the DPRK and migration across 38th parallel
August 14, 2025
A North Korean defection, postponed US-ROK drills and dismantling loudspeakers
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses a daring escape over the maritime border and the criminal investigation of a defector
August 12, 2025
Maeng Hyo-shim: A North Korean family’s escape against all odds
Young escapee details how she fled after an assault against her mother and now advocates for the rights of the disabled
August 7, 2025
Russia-DPRK bridge update, trilateral boat tours and Moscow-Pyongyang flights
NK News’ Anton Sokolin talks Tumen River bridge project, boat tour plans and growing aviation links
August 5, 2025
Kim Yo Jong spurns Seoul’s overtures, and US targets North Korean laptop farms
NK News’ Shreyas Reddy discusses what’s behind Pyongyang’s criticism of Lee Jae-myung, and baseball in the DPRK
July 29, 2025
How Russian tiger hunters got roped into a plot to kill the North Korean leader
Andrei Lankov and Anton Sokolin discuss a Russian family whose story is interlinked with the rise of the DPRK
July 17, 2025
Lavrov sails on Kim Jong Un’s yacht, military parade prep and wastewater rumors
NK News’ Colin Zwirko talks Russian diplomat’s visit to Wonsan Kalma resort and potential plans for another mass games
July 15, 2025
Shinyoung Kwon: Authoritarian roots of North Korea’s neighborhood associations
The author unpacks history, politics of inminban, exploring how intimate community life was co-opted for state control
July 10, 2025
Additional North Korean troop deployment, Kim mourns in public and beachgoers
NK News’ Anton Sokolin talks doubts about 30K DPRK troops being sent to war and Russians heading to Wonsan Kalma
July 8, 2025
