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The NK News study guide part 5: The idea called Juche

The NK News study guide part 5: The idea called Juche

Origins of misunderstood ideology can be traced from 1955 speech

The NK News study guide part 5: The idea called Juche
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza September 30, 2013
How North Koreans ads in western newspapers backfired

How North Koreans ads in western newspapers backfired

Designed mainly for domestic reasons, over-the-top ads were derided even by allies

How North Koreans ads in western newspapers backfired
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young September 27, 2013
Burmese-North Korean ties have a long history
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Burmese-North Korean ties have a long history

Despite Rangoon bombing, mutual needs have linked pariah states

Burmese-North Korean ties have a long history
Bertil Lintner
Bertil Lintner September 24, 2013
Pyongsong: Site of the revolution to come?

Pyongsong: Site of the revolution to come?

City near North Korea’s capital has become center of national commerce

Pyongsong: Site of the revolution to come?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 20, 2013
North Korea’s irreconcilable relationship with Christianity

North Korea’s irreconcilable relationship with Christianity

Long persecuted, Christians in the North now have ‘official’ churches, catacomb networks

North Korea’s irreconcilable relationship with Christianity
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 9, 2013
The NK News Study Guide, Part 4: Kim Il Sung’s North Korea

The NK News Study Guide, Part 4: Kim Il Sung’s North Korea

A look back at Kim Il Sung's Korea: 1953 - 1994

The NK News Study Guide, Part 4: Kim Il Sung’s North Korea
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza September 5, 2013
Kim Il Sung, in 1994, promised no nuclear weapons for N. Korea

Kim Il Sung, in 1994, promised no nuclear weapons for N. Korea

Remarks by struggling regime’s leader appeared aimed at forging ties with U.S.

Kim Il Sung, in 1994, promised no nuclear weapons for N. Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald August 29, 2013
When two Americans were axed to death by N. Korean soldiers

When two Americans were axed to death by N. Korean soldiers

“A vicious and unprovoked murder” - U.S. President Ford, 1976

When two Americans were axed to death by N. Korean soldiers
Brandon K. Gauthier
Brandon K. Gauthier August 20, 2013
North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution

North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution

North Korea encourages IT and cellphone use but deliberately limits network capacities

North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 19, 2013
Minorities in North Korea, part 3: Chinese-Koreans

Minorities in North Korea, part 3: Chinese-Koreans

Thousands of Koreans once escaped China for DPRK, but situation reversed in 1990s

Minorities in North Korea, part 3: Chinese-Koreans
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 12, 2013
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