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Kim Jong Un calls for ‘eliminating’ challenges to power in party ideology speech
North Korean leader celebrates 80th anniversary of ruling party by stressing importance of obedience to his authority
These K-pop stars are from North Korea. You’d never know it from their music.
1VERSE and BE BOYS have shied away from promoting members as ‘defector idols,’ a label that can be a double-edged sword
Ask a North Korean: What was it like to watch military parades in North Korea?
Defector shares why soldiers want to participate in these events and how outsiders should interpret the spectacle
Built to beat the North: How DPRK soccer success changed South Korean sport
North Korea’s upset over Italy led Seoul’s spy agency to build a super-club that reimagined national soccer strategy
North Korea’s latest weapons expo, naval ambitions and Pyongyang hospital opens
NK News’ Colin Zwirko outlines weapons on display at expo, new destroyers and long-delayed Pyongyang General Hospital
Kim Jong Un demands major health sector ‘reform’ at Pyongyang hospital opening
North Korean leader calls health ministry worthless, vows to build second ‘modern’ general hospital in capital
Surging North Korean inflation exposes the costs of major economic changes
Money printing, wage spikes and market crackdowns are likely driving rising prices — to the harm of ordinary citizens
Rise of Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ heralds hardline shift to countering North Korea
Sanae Takaichi has pushed militarization and downplayed WWII atrocities, setting up potential clashes with both Koreas
Lee Jae-myung calls for North Korea to allow contact between separated families
South Korean president visits border and meets citizens displaced from hometowns in the DPRK ahead of Chuseok holiday
North Korea fashion police exhort young people to dress like socialists
An in-depth analysis of party anniversary prep, countering ‘bourgeois’ lifestyles, care for the elderly and more
