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Speakers at Seoul forum question push for end-of-war declaration with DPRK

Speakers at Seoul forum question push for end-of-war declaration with DPRK

Experts voice concerns about unresolved POW situation, citing hundreds of ROK soldiers reportedly stuck in DPRK

Speakers at Seoul forum question push for end-of-war declaration with DPRK
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung December 2, 2021
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think of regime sympathizers?

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think of regime sympathizers?

Former Pyongyang elite says few care about overseas supporters and responds to those who doubt defector stories

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think of regime sympathizers?
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley December 1, 2021
COVAX offers 4.7 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to North Korea

COVAX offers 4.7 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to North Korea

Latest offer brings total doses allocated to DPRK to 6.83 million, though vaccine deliveries have yet to begin

COVAX offers 4.7 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim November 30, 2021
North Korean man arrested 41 days after daring Chinese prison escape

North Korean man arrested 41 days after daring Chinese prison escape

Chinese police, netizens heavily promoted efforts to capture man who was serving time in Jilin Province prison

North Korean man arrested 41 days after daring Chinese prison escape
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 29, 2021
Oxcarts, tractors and hitchhiking: Rural transport in North Korea — in photos

Oxcarts, tractors and hitchhiking: Rural transport in North Korea — in photos

Photos from the NK News archive show how North Koreans get around despite fuel shortages and poor infrastructure

Oxcarts, tractors and hitchhiking: Rural transport in North Korea — in photos
NK News
NK News November 28, 2021
Experts doubt that ‘Squid Game’ has been smuggled into North Korea

Experts doubt that ‘Squid Game’ has been smuggled into North Korea

'Logically and conceptually impossible’ that show reached North Korea amid COVID-19 controls and foreign media crackdown

Experts doubt that ‘Squid Game’ has been smuggled into North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 25, 2021
North Korea warily eyes the markets that now dominate food distribution
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North Korea warily eyes the markets that now dominate food distribution

Recently revealed changes to the Food Administration Act suggest efforts to reassert state control over grain sales

North Korea warily eyes the markets that now dominate food distribution
Peter Ward
Peter Ward November 25, 2021
Book review: ‘Outsiders: Memories of Migration to and from North Korea’

Book review: ‘Outsiders: Memories of Migration to and from North Korea’

Markus Bell writes a sobering reflection on the tens of thousands of Koreans that voluntarily left Japan for North Korea

Book review: ‘Outsiders: Memories of Migration to and from North Korea’
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia November 24, 2021
A diplomat’s life: Navigating North Korea’s complex travel permission system

A diplomat’s life: Navigating North Korea’s complex travel permission system

North Korea’s extreme social controls mean a complex process for any travel request, even for foreign diplomats

A diplomat’s life: Navigating North Korea’s complex travel permission system
Taylor Darby
Taylor Darby November 24, 2021
Political disputes leave US no closer to appointing DPRK human rights envoy
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Political disputes leave US no closer to appointing DPRK human rights envoy

Biden has yet to even announce a nominee for the key role that works to improve human rights in the country

Political disputes leave US no closer to appointing DPRK human rights envoy
James Fretwell
James Fretwell November 24, 2021