Inter-Korean
Information related to inter-Korean developments
Timeline: from the “head-on breakthrough battle” policy to the novel coronavirus
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from December 31 - January 31
North Korea in January 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro has conducted an in-depth analytic review of news on the peninsula for the period between January 1 and 31
Unconverted political prisoners, and inter-Korean romance, in DPRK fiction
Stories based (very) loosely on the real-life repatriations of prisoners from South to North became popular in the 2000s
North Korea to postpone planned demolition of Mt. Kumgang facilities, South says
Decision aimed at further preventing spread of novel coronavirus: MOU
Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU
Shut down comes as North Korean party daily promises "revolutionary countermeasures" to 2019-nCoV spread
The Flower of Unification: how a girl from the South became an icon in the North
Lim Su-kyung's 1989 Pyongyang visit shows how close, and yet how far apart, the two Koreas were and remain to this day
How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world
New technology is allowing ordinary people to access sources of information other than Party-approved state media
How differing U.S.-ROK views on sanctions impact potential inter-Korean tourism
While tourism isn't technically prohibited, strict U.S. interpretation of sanctions may hinder trips to the North
Why South Korean tourists might not want to follow Moon up Mount Kumgang
Economic and safety concerns could deter visitors, even if the President manages to strike a deal with the North
With a “crude” new foreign minister, North Korea strengthens its hard-line turn
Ri Son Gwon, with his reputation for bluster, may be the ideal DPRK diplomat if tensions rise in the coming year
