April 27, 2024
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State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade
Analysis

State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade

An in-depth analysis of military parade festivities, Pyongyang fashion tips, and a potentially harmful sandstorm

State media review: North Korea extends celebrations for recent military parade
Seung-Yeon ChungSeung-Yeon Chung April 30, 2022
How women run the small business world inside North Korea
Columns

How women run the small business world inside North Korea

Capitalist markets inside the country have propelled many women to be the primary breadwinners of their families

How women run the small business world inside North Korea
Andrei LankovAndrei Lankov April 29, 2022
What if North Korea’s vessels become significantly harder to track?
What If?

What if North Korea’s vessels become significantly harder to track?

China’s data privacy laws and friction with the West may soon make ship tracking information hard to come by in Asia

What if North Korea’s vessels become significantly harder to track?
Ethan JewellEthan Jewell April 29, 2022
Some North Koreans hack their smart devices to get around state controls: Report
News

Some North Koreans hack their smart devices to get around state controls: Report

Experts say activity driven by desire for more device flexibility, not necessarily interest in outside information

Some North Koreans hack their smart devices to get around state controls: Report
Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll April 28, 2022
North Korea may have more mobile launchers for its ICBMs than previously known
News

North Korea may have more mobile launchers for its ICBMs than previously known

Expert cautions Pyongyang may be misleading observers about its fleet of transporter erector launchers, however

North Korea may have more mobile launchers for its ICBMs than previously known
Ethan JewellEthan Jewell April 27, 2022
North Korea shows off apparent new solid fuel missile
News

North Korea shows off apparent new solid fuel missile

Possible 'Pukguksong-6' shown alongside Hwasong-17 during military parade on Monday: Analysts

North Korea shows off apparent new solid fuel missile
Chaewon ChungChaewon Chung | Jeongmin Kim April 26, 2022
Hostility toward North Korean defectors on rise in South Korea: Survey
News

Hostility toward North Korean defectors on rise in South Korea: Survey

One in four reports enmity toward defectors, which experts say reflects growing prejudice toward minorities globally

Hostility toward North Korean defectors on rise in South Korea: Survey
Ifang BremerIfang Bremer April 13, 2022
Virgil Griffith, US crypto guru who aided North Korea, sentenced to 5 years
News

Virgil Griffith, US crypto guru who aided North Korea, sentenced to 5 years

Judge chides Griffith as a wannabe ‘crypto hero’ whose actions seriously undercut US sanctions against North Korea

Virgil Griffith, US crypto guru who aided North Korea, sentenced to 5 years
Ethan JewellEthan Jewell April 13, 2022
Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources
News

Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources

Midnight flyover comes just days before likely large-scale military parade to celebrate Kim Il Sung’s 110th birthday

Jets heard over Pyongyang in possible practice for night-time parade: Sources
Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Ethan Jewell April 12, 2022
How North Korea tried and failed to boost consumption of the other white meat
Columns

How North Korea tried and failed to boost consumption of the other white meat

The regime heralded a future of ‘silk clothes’ and ‘meat soup’ through mass pig farms, a vision that never came to pass

How North Korea tried and failed to boost consumption of the other white meat
Andrei LankovAndrei Lankov April 12, 2022