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How Sanctions Stop Legitimate North Korean Trade
Will the third nuclear test lead to new sanctions that make legitimate business even trickier?
Sino-North Korean Trade at Record High Despite Beijing Criticism
While China uses its public voice to openly criticize North Korea's nuclear test, behind-the-scenes trade is at a record high.
How The World Will Respond To North Korea’s Nuke
This test will be the first of many challenges for Park Geun-hye and could dictate South Korean policy towards the North for the next five years.
Past, Present, Future: Hoare and Cumings Talk North Korea
NK News speaks to Dr. James Hoare and Professor Bruce Cumings about North Korea
Google Goes To North Korea: Why Not?
Is North Korea's growing interest in information technology what really spurred Google Chairman Eric Schmidt to visit North Korea?
Kim Jong Un’s New Year Speech: What it Really Means (Part 2 of 2)
North Korea's former poet laureate takes a look at Kim Jong Un's New Years Speech - it seems this year is all about strengthening legitimacy, not economic reform or bold foreign policy.
The NK News Study Guide Part 2: The Colonial Period
North Korean Studies Newbie? Want to learn more? Get acquainted with the NK NEWS Study Guides
The Black Panther’s Secret North Korean Fetish
Did you know that the Black Panther Party had a deep and long-running affection for Kim Il Sung and North Korea's 'Juche' ideology? No, neither did we...
From Middle-Kingdom to Middle-Classdom: North Korean Defectors in London
After China, the UK is home to one of the largest populations of North Korean defectors in the world. Tom Farrell reports from outside the North Korean embassy in London where defectors often protest Kim Jong Un's regime