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The towering North Korean basketball star denied a shot at NBA glory
7-foot-6 Ri Myong Hun would have been tallest player in league history, but sanctions and tensions scuppered his chances
October 16, 2023
Inside North Korea’s plot to assassinate South Korean leader with explosives
Retired ROK Lt. Gen. Chun In-bum tells NK News about his experiences of deadly DPRK bombing in Burma 40 years ago
October 9, 2023
Saving Otto: Revisiting the medical mission to rescue an American in North Korea
6 years after Otto Warmbier’s death, US officials shed new light on his treatment by regime and efforts to get him home
October 6, 2023
State media review: North Korea scoffs at ‘bravado’ of Seoul military parade
An in-depth analysis of parade criticism, a new book on ‘puppet’ South Korea, China national day celebrations and more
October 5, 2023
Travis King wouldn’t be the first soldier in Korea to reject America for racism
Clarence Adams questioned why he should fight North Korea when the US discriminated against African Americans back home
October 3, 2023
How a long-dead independence hero became embroiled in inter-Korean tensions
Hong Beom-do, celebrated for fighting Japanese Empire, is now at center of South Korean debate over his communist ties
September 29, 2023
The days of ROK politicians visiting North Korea may be a thing of the past
Trips to DPRK have long been way to win approval, but Lee Jae-myung’s legal troubles suggest costs now outweigh risks
September 28, 2023
Stranger than fiction: When North Korea kidnapped movie stars for Kim Jong Il
Abduction of famed South Korean director and starlet ex-wife is testament to how far regime will go to get what it wants
September 25, 2023
North Korea and the other 9/11: How the DPRK remembers Chile’s military coup
The US-backed overthrow of socialist Salvador Allende proved a major setback for Pyongyang’s interests in South America
September 14, 2023
Lessons from four decades shaping US policy on North Korea – Ep. 306
Sydney Seiler discusses his work as a negotiator and intelligence officer, plus Kim Jong Un travels to Russia
September 13, 2023
