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Joel Wit: An inside look at US-North Korea nuclear diplomacy
Podcast

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

Joel Wit: An inside look at US-North Korea nuclear diplomacy
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News May 22, 2025
US working to appoint new special envoy for North Korean human rights: Rubio

US working to appoint new special envoy for North Korean human rights: Rubio

Secretary of state says Washington will fill position as required by law, despite not doing so in Trump’s first term

US working to appoint new special envoy for North Korean human rights: Rubio
Alannah Hill
Alannah Hill May 22, 2025
Rare UN meeting spotlights North Korea’s human rights abuses, support for Russia

Rare UN meeting spotlights North Korea’s human rights abuses, support for Russia

Activists and defectors condemn regime for contributing to global instability, as DPRK dismisses critics as ‘scum’

Rare UN meeting spotlights North Korea’s human rights abuses, support for Russia
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 21, 2025
North Korean university delegation visits Russia to discuss ways to boost ties

North Korean university delegation visits Russia to discuss ways to boost ties

Heads of 10 DPRK schools to attend forum in Vladivostok, while envoy says high-level exchanges likely later this year

North Korean university delegation visits Russia to discuss ways to boost ties
Alannah Hill
Alannah Hill May 20, 2025
Experts decry rights violations from North Korea’s troop dispatch to Ukraine war

Experts decry rights violations from North Korea’s troop dispatch to Ukraine war

At Seoul event, ex-ICC chief calls for indicting Kim Jong Un for war crimes, but some doubt criticism will induce change

Experts decry rights violations from North Korea’s troop dispatch to Ukraine war
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 20, 2025
Foreigners conspicuously absent as North Korea kicks off spring trade fair
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Foreigners conspicuously absent as North Korea kicks off spring trade fair

An in-depth analysis of a not-so-international expo, rice farming appeals, criticism of Japan’s missile plans and more

Foreigners conspicuously absent as North Korea kicks off spring trade fair
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung May 16, 2025
Security Council hears testimony about North Korean abductions during Korean War

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’

Security Council hears testimony about North Korean abductions during Korean War
Alannah Hill
Alannah Hill May 16, 2025
Number of North Korean defectors in South’s public sector hits record high

Number of North Korean defectors in South’s public sector hits record high

Seoul says 211 escapees working in government and administrative roles, calling them critical for reunification

Number of North Korean defectors in South’s public sector hits record high
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 15, 2025
How North Korean literature celebrates the ‘hidden heroes’ of everyday life
Podcast

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

How North Korean literature celebrates the ‘hidden heroes’ of everyday life
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News May 15, 2025
How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community

How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community

Director Park Joon-ho discusses how he came to tell a story about the intersection of two marginalized groups

How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 14, 2025
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