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North Korean provinces see ‘dramatic’ decline in crop health: report
US think tank says DPRK may reap a smaller harvest amid lingering flood damage and self-described ‘food crisis’
A freewheeling, ‘Ask Me Anything’ special – NKNews Podcast Ep. 203
The NK News team joins host Jacco Zwetsloot to celebrate 200 podcast episodes and answer readers' questions
A diplomat’s life: The pleasures of retail therapy in the North Korean capital
A former diplomat in Pyongyang recounts the realities of shopping in the city and the propaganda purpose of many stores
Kim Yo Jong dangles possibility of inter-Korean summit, end-of-war declaration
The statement follows Washington’s interests in discussing the end-of-war declaration
The contentious field of North Korean studies: Schools of thought and divisions
Analysts and researchers often disagree on core issues, from how to label the Kim regime to the DPRK’s nuclear program
Defector-author Jang Jin-sung cleared of suspicion over alleged rape, police say
Police will not forward case to prosecutors, citing insufficient evidence
When a Czechoslovak diplomat bemoaned the Prague Spring from Pyongyang
Czechoslovakia played a unique role on the Korean Peninsula during the Cold War, rubbing some the wrong way
NK Pro briefing: Why satellite imagery plays a critical role in DPRK research
Andrew Brockfield and Colin Zwirko discuss how satellites help track everything from flooding to sanctions breaches
A diplomat’s life: The uncertainty and tedium of lockdown in North Korea
A former diplomat in Pyongyang gives a first-person account of how authorities responded to the pandemic
The eccentric South Korean intellectual in Pyongyang’s employ
Song Du-yul acted as an enthusiastic propagandist for the regime and likely held a prominent role in the bureaucracy
