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Shunning isolation: North Korea’s forgotten attempt to build trade ties with UK
Analysis

Shunning isolation: North Korea’s forgotten attempt to build trade ties with UK

Pyongyang has pursued economic exchanges with West in past, showing its status as ‘hermit kingdom’ is not inevitable

Shunning isolation: North Korea’s forgotten attempt to build trade ties with UK
A Georgia town lays a Korean War veteran to rest, over 70 years after his death
Features

A Georgia town lays a Korean War veteran to rest, over 70 years after his death

Luther Story received Medal of Honor for fighting against North Korea, but US only recently identified his remains

A Georgia town lays a Korean War veteran to rest, over 70 years after his death
Oliver JiaOliver Jia June 5, 2023
Evacuation warnings in Seoul, North Korean children’s books and more – Ep. 291
North Korea News Podcast

Evacuation warnings in Seoul, North Korean children’s books and more – Ep. 291

ROK issues ‘wartime alerts’ over satellite launch, and Dafna Zur discusses how DPRK translated Anne Frank’s diary

Evacuation warnings in Seoul, North Korean children’s books and more – Ep. 291
NK NewsNK News May 31, 2023
How a US ambassador navigated North Korean tumult – Ep. 290
North Korea News Podcast

How a US ambassador navigated North Korean tumult – Ep. 290

Kathleen Stephens discusses the DPRK’s 2010 attacks on South Korea, the breakdown of six-party talks and more

How a US ambassador navigated North Korean tumult – Ep. 290
Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK News May 23, 2023
Why Kim Jong Un is paying unprecedented tribute to a late military official
Analysis

Why Kim Jong Un is paying unprecedented tribute to a late military official

North Korea has honored Hyon Chol Hae in ways usually reserved for Kim family, with leader even kneeling at his grave

Why Kim Jong Un is paying unprecedented tribute to a late military official
Fyodor TertitskiyFyodor Tertitskiy May 22, 2023
Defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho resigns from key party post over mounting scandals
News

Defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho resigns from key party post over mounting scandals

Former North Korean diplomat faces accusations of accepting illegal donations and distorting history of 1940s massacre

Defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho resigns from key party post over mounting scandals
Ifang BremerIfang Bremer May 10, 2023
Ally to enemy: A Venezuelan poet’s brutal 7-year ordeal in North Korean prison
Features

Ally to enemy: A Venezuelan poet’s brutal 7-year ordeal in North Korean prison

Even leftist bona fides did not save Ali Lameda when he angered regime, in case demonstrating its cruelty and paranoia

Ally to enemy: A Venezuelan poet’s brutal 7-year ordeal in North Korean prison
Oliver JiaOliver Jia May 2, 2023
How North Korean propaganda remembers the genocide of Native Americans
Analysis

How North Korean propaganda remembers the genocide of Native Americans

Kim regime holds up America’s sins to paint US as incorrigible colonizer and deflect from its own human rights abuses

How North Korean propaganda remembers the genocide of Native Americans
Benjamin R. YoungBenjamin R. Young May 1, 2023
The cult of Kim: North Korea’s obsession with portraits of its leaders
Columns

The cult of Kim: North Korea’s obsession with portraits of its leaders

Complex rules govern the display of images of the Kim family, which are treated like holy icons in a state religion

The cult of Kim: North Korea’s obsession with portraits of its leaders
Andrei LankovAndrei Lankov April 25, 2023
How North Korea handles nuclear waste: From risky disposal to deals with Taiwan
Analysis

How North Korea handles nuclear waste: From risky disposal to deals with Taiwan

DPRK’s waste management practices have been criticized as ‘atrocious,’ but Pyongyang has engaged on the issue before

How North Korea handles nuclear waste: From risky disposal to deals with Taiwan
Nicolas LeviNicolas Levi April 20, 2023
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