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Loyalty relays for Kim Jong Un, and North Korea’s terms for talks with the US
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Loyalty relays for Kim Jong Un, and North Korea’s terms for talks with the US

NK News’ Shreyas Reddy talks about the DPRK leader’s evolving personality cult and his Supreme People’s Assembly speech

Loyalty relays for Kim Jong Un, and North Korea’s terms for talks with the US
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News | Shreyas Reddy September 23, 2025
Seoul should push to revive North Korea tourism projects: Unification minister

Seoul should push to revive North Korea tourism projects: Unification minister

Chung Dong-young’s proposal comes as the DPRK shuns all inter-Korean ties and dismantles ROK tourism assets

Seoul should push to revive North Korea tourism projects: Unification minister
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park September 23, 2025
Wheat revolution: Why North Korea is singing the praises of a long-ignored grain

Wheat revolution: Why North Korea is singing the praises of a long-ignored grain

An influx of Russian wheat appears to be driving propaganda promoting the staple, while downplaying its foreign origins

Wheat revolution: Why North Korea is singing the praises of a long-ignored grain
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko September 22, 2025
Kim Jong Un praises new greenhouse farm as a ‘treasure island’ for local economy
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Kim Jong Un praises new greenhouse farm as a ‘treasure island’ for local economy

An in-depth analysis of North Korean leader’s visit to border project, Hiroshima victims and China trip propaganda

Kim Jong Un praises new greenhouse farm as a ‘treasure island’ for local economy
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung September 19, 2025
New North Korean restaurant opens in Moscow, serving up fried chicken and kimchi

New North Korean restaurant opens in Moscow, serving up fried chicken and kimchi

Early reviews report DPRK staff work at eatery despite sanctions, even demanding to see customers’ passports

New North Korean restaurant opens in Moscow, serving up fried chicken and kimchi
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin September 16, 2025
Kim Jong Un tears down predecessor’s monuments to build new shrines to himself
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Kim Jong Un tears down predecessor’s monuments to build new shrines to himself

Mosaic murals depicting North Korean leader appear for first time in major city centers in boost to personality cult

Kim Jong Un tears down predecessor’s monuments to build new shrines to himself
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 16, 2025
North Korean magazine invites foreigners to visit new resort, despite travel ban
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North Korean magazine invites foreigners to visit new resort, despite travel ban

An in-depth analysis of promotion of tourism law, letters to Kim Jong Un, Halloween in DPRK schools and more

North Korean magazine invites foreigners to visit new resort, despite travel ban
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung September 12, 2025
Book review: Interrogating North Korea’s role in Africa’s fight for freedom

Book review: Interrogating North Korea’s role in Africa’s fight for freedom

‘Comrades Beyond the Cold War’ reveals how DPRK exported arms, ideology and art to Southern Africa, defying hermit label

Book review: Interrogating North Korea’s role in Africa’s fight for freedom
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young September 10, 2025
Exhibition of North Korean art glorifying Russia troop dispatch opens in Moscow

Exhibition of North Korean art glorifying Russia troop dispatch opens in Moscow

Over 120 works on display at Russian museum through next month, including art from sanctioned Mansudae studio

Exhibition of North Korean art glorifying Russia troop dispatch opens in Moscow
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin September 9, 2025
How North Korean propaganda spins Russia troop deployments for domestic glory

How North Korean propaganda spins Russia troop deployments for domestic glory

DPRK has learned from Soviet mistakes in Afghanistan to preempt public anger at sending soldiers to die fighting Ukraine

How North Korean propaganda spins Russia troop deployments for domestic glory
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko September 5, 2025
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