History
Information related to North Korean history
Frozen roads, fast cash: How North Koreans made fortunes smuggling cars to China
DPRK entrepreneurs exploited border gaps to sell used Japanese cars for a decade, even driving them over frozen rivers
Jingwu Fang: How a ‘third’ Korea formed on the North Korea-China border
Chinese YouTuber discusses Yanbian prefecture's complicated ties with the peninsula and what locals think of defectors
North Korea’s official 2025 calendar offers sneak peak of what’s to come
DPRK still using ‘Day of the Sun’ despite reported phase-out, while party founding could be occasion for military parade
How Jimmy Carter helped prevent a devastating war with North Korea
Former US president showed how to cool tensions, but his peace drives risked undermining incumbent administrations
Tall tales: How Kim Il Sung’s wife became the paragon of North Korean womanhood
Kim Jong Suk is held up as the perfect mother, wife and revolutionary in state propaganda, despite her unassuming life
Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere
While scant cooperation limits impact of events in Syria, rebel victory could deal blow to DPRK allies Russia and Iran
Seeing red: Yoon’s ‘pro-North Korea forces’ rhetoric evokes authoritarian past
Martial law declaration to root out ‘anti-state forces’ drew on anti-communist logic long used to stifle ROK democracy
How North Korea has capitalized when South’s leaders declare martial law
DPRK turned unrest to its advantage in 70s and 80s, shining light on how it could respond to Yoon’s aborted decree
How North Korean diplomats illicitly acquired US helicopters for the Kim regime
Berlin embassy was at center of procurement efforts during Cold War, relying on tactics the DPRK still uses today
On the border: What it’s like to visit remote islands on North Korea’s doorstep
A new series walks readers through key locations on the inter-Korean border, starting with two islands in the Yellow Sea
