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China rolls back virus controls, providing hope for North Korea aid work
Experts say rules a positive step for DPRK refugees and aid groups in China, though border controls likely to stay
December 8, 2022
Olympics to lift ban on North Korea’s participation ahead of 2024 Paris Games
Despite decision, the DPRK has given no signs that it will lift COVID border controls to allow its athletes to join
December 7, 2022
The tragedy of the commons: Natural resource dilemmas in North Korea
Neither the people nor the central government are incentivized to manage forests and oceans sustainably in the short run
December 5, 2022
From frontline to online: An ex-North Korean soldier’s path to YouTube stardom
Jung Haneul made rare escape across DMZ after seeing ‘injustices’ in the DPRK, and now shares his story with the world
December 2, 2022
Book review: Can a single man bring down the North Korean state?
Bradley Hope’s ‘The Rebel and the Kingdom’ paints a complex picture of the Madrid raid and the architects behind it
December 2, 2022
State media review: North Korea boasts about close ties between Kim and Xi
An in-depth analysis of the latest letter between Beijing and Pyongyang, an ‘anti-honking’ law, medicine expo and more
December 1, 2022
Chinese fishing boats avoid North Korean waters after Beijing order, data shows
Boats stay west of the 124th meridian in Yellow Sea after government warns against fights with DPRK counterparts
November 30, 2022
Pyongyang chronicles: Why the DPRK is no fan of ‘The Lord of the Rings’
All education must be revolutionary, and Kim Il Sung University instructors had no time for fantasies of Middle Earth
November 28, 2022
How North Korea presents the possibility of a future female leader
Despite being a dictator, Kim Jong Un is something of a feminist — at least compared to his father and grandfather
November 23, 2022
Scorched Earth: How climate change could send North Korea up in flames
Decades of satellite data reveal devastating impact of wildfires on country ill-equipped to handle rising temperatures
November 21, 2022
