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China-N.Korea border bustling and evolving: Expert

China-N.Korea border bustling and evolving: Expert

Researcher says Chinese perspective on defector crime, unrest should be considered

China-N.Korea border bustling and evolving: Expert
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi November 30, 2015
Who really speaks for North Korea’s abduction victims?

Who really speaks for North Korea’s abduction victims?

Lesser-known cases demonstrate problems with building multilateral consensus

Who really speaks for North Korea’s abduction victims?
Ji-young Song
Ji-young Song November 25, 2015
Near misses along the Chinese-North Korean border

Near misses along the Chinese-North Korean border

There's another group of Korean families separated by borders, but less bound by emotional loss

Near misses along the Chinese-North Korean border
NK News
NK News November 19, 2015
The life of a N.Korean 1-percenter

The life of a N.Korean 1-percenter

Despite its relative poverty, the North has rich people – and we mean really rich

The life of a N.Korean 1-percenter
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung November 12, 2015
Post-unification, a drab future for North(ern) Koreans

Post-unification, a drab future for North(ern) Koreans

Northerners will confront outdated skill sets, diminished social statuses in after regime collapse

Post-unification, a drab future for North(ern) Koreans
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 2, 2015
North Koreans don’t hate America

North Koreans don’t hate America

Those who remember the Korean War tell stories very different from the propaganda, and American movies appeal to North Korean sensibilities

North Koreans don’t hate America
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee October 28, 2015
On N. Korea by N. Koreans: The Rimjin-gang model

On N. Korea by N. Koreans: The Rimjin-gang model

Guerrilla journalism approach involves trusting insiders who can get the story, but who may also disappear

On N. Korea by N. Koreans: The Rimjin-gang model
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi October 22, 2015
Defections and North Korea’s media blackout

Defections and North Korea’s media blackout

Missing persons are rarely discussed openly, unless condemnations have propaganda value

Defections and North Korea’s media blackout
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung October 21, 2015
Why North Korean defectors are a minor issue for Beijing

Why North Korean defectors are a minor issue for Beijing

Experts suggest issue not worth raising tensions with Pyongyang over

Why North Korean defectors are a minor issue for Beijing
Rob York
Rob York October 19, 2015
What is life like for North Koreans in Britain?

What is life like for North Koreans in Britain?

Some 700 North Koreans now live in the UK – what role could they have when the peninsula is unified?

What is life like for North Koreans in Britain?
Ji-young Song
Ji-young Song October 15, 2015
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