History
Information related to North Korean history
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
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
Joel Wit: An inside look at US-North Korea nuclear diplomacy
Former US negotiator reflects on missed chances, secret talks and whether Washington ever truly understood Pyongyang
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
Kim Jong Un kneels at the grave of his late mentor for third straight year
North Korean leader’s unprecedented tributes to official Hyon Chol Hae likely aimed at encouraging loyalty to regime
Security Council hears testimony about North Korean abductions during Korean War
South Korean woman whose father went missing calls for action to hold DPRK accountable for ‘ongoing crime’
How North Korean literature celebrates the ‘hidden heroes’ of everyday life
Immanuel Kim and Benoit Berthelier discuss their anthology of DPRK short stories and distinguishing propaganda from art
What Arab Gulf states’ rise as mediators means for future US-North Korea talks
Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar have all served as go-betweens for US, but hurdles stand in way of them doing so with DPRK
Up close and personal: The best border observatories to see North Korean life
Ganghwa and Gimpo west of Seoul provide unparalleled spots to witness the reality of division and how North Koreans live
Book review: How Kim Il Sung ‘accidentally’ became North Korea’s brutal tyrant
In an impressive new book, Fyodor Tertitskiy draws on diverse sources to tell the untold story of the elusive dictator
