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Book review: Anthology featuring North Korean stories reimagines a divided Korea

Book review: Anthology featuring North Korean stories reimagines a divided Korea

‘Once Upon a Time There Were Three Koreas’ juxtaposes literature from the North, South and Korean community in China

Book review: Anthology featuring North Korean stories reimagines a divided Korea
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado May 28, 2025
North Korea objects to South’s bid to designate border islands as UNESCO Geopark

North Korea objects to South’s bid to designate border islands as UNESCO Geopark

DPRK’s protest halts effort to recognize Yellow Sea islands, potentially as part of attempt to challenge maritime border

North Korea objects to South’s bid to designate border islands as UNESCO Geopark
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 23, 2025
North Korea plans mid-year plenum likely to discuss corruption, warship debacle
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North Korea plans mid-year plenum likely to discuss corruption, warship debacle

An in-depth analysis of party meeting prep, anger at US designation and sensitivity to UN human rights criticism

North Korea plans mid-year plenum likely to discuss corruption, warship debacle
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung May 23, 2025
Accidental sanctuary: Where nature and history meet on the North Korean border
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Accidental sanctuary: Where nature and history meet on the North Korean border

Central South Korean areas along the DMZ are home to secret tunnels, sweeping vistas and former communist buildings

Accidental sanctuary: Where nature and history meet on the North Korean border
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 23, 2025
Ferry could link Russian Far East to North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma resort: Envoy

Ferry could link Russian Far East to North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma resort: Envoy

Russian ambassador says two sides are working out logistics for tourists to visit beach resort set to open next month

Ferry could link Russian Far East to North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma resort: Envoy
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin May 22, 2025
Gentle soldiers, noble deaths: How North Korean art glorifies war in daily life

Gentle soldiers, noble deaths: How North Korean art glorifies war in daily life

‘Military first’ media warms of ever-lurking danger, while depicting soldiers as protectors to maintain social harmony

Gentle soldiers, noble deaths: How North Korean art glorifies war in daily life
Foreigners conspicuously absent as North Korea kicks off spring trade fair
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Foreigners conspicuously absent as North Korea kicks off spring trade fair

An in-depth analysis of a not-so-international expo, rice farming appeals, criticism of Japan’s missile plans and more

Foreigners conspicuously absent as North Korea kicks off spring trade fair
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung May 16, 2025
South Korea resumes limited tours to Panmunjom after 18-month suspension

South Korea resumes limited tours to Panmunjom after 18-month suspension

But border village remains closed to public nearly 2 years after Travis King’s defection to North Korea during tour

South Korea resumes limited tours to Panmunjom after 18-month suspension
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 15, 2025
How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community

How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community

Director Park Joon-ho discusses how he came to tell a story about the intersection of two marginalized groups

How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 14, 2025
How North Korea has clawed back control over the economy by hiking state wages
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How North Korea has clawed back control over the economy by hiking state wages

Public sector salaries have skyrocketed in recent years as Pyongyang looks to revive state economy and suppress markets

How North Korea has clawed back control over the economy by hiking state wages
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 13, 2025
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