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Gold, drugs, missiles: North Korea’s attempted illegal sales through the KFA

Gold, drugs, missiles: North Korea’s attempted illegal sales through the KFA

New film exposes Spanish Korean Friendship Association aristocrat who tried to help the DPRK sell weapons and drugs

Gold, drugs, missiles: North Korea’s attempted illegal sales through the KFA
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 11, 2020
WATCH: Free livestream of North Korea’s military parade (with expert commentary)

WATCH: Free livestream of North Korea’s military parade (with expert commentary)

NK News is streaming the state TV broadcast of the parade and adding live commentary from military experts

WATCH: Free livestream of North Korea’s military parade (with expert commentary)
NK News
NK News October 10, 2020
North Korean Oct. 10 military parade could’ve happened before dawn: Sources

North Korean Oct. 10 military parade could’ve happened before dawn: Sources

Evidence suggests parade may have already taken place

North Korean Oct. 10 military parade could’ve happened before dawn: Sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 10, 2020
North Korea modernizes its YouTube propaganda, but with an extra feminine touch

North Korea modernizes its YouTube propaganda, but with an extra feminine touch

North Korea's new internet propaganda strategy seems to be placing its bets on a "girl next door" vibe

North Korea modernizes its YouTube propaganda, but with an extra feminine touch
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko October 1, 2020
New cookie-cutter homes show North Korea’s ‘socialist fairyland’ aesthetic

New cookie-cutter homes show North Korea’s ‘socialist fairyland’ aesthetic

A recent propaganda campaign on a newly-built model village offers a unique glimpse into North Korean urban planning

New cookie-cutter homes show North Korea’s ‘socialist fairyland’ aesthetic
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy September 29, 2020
North Korea’s cafe culture is growing, but coffee is still a luxury brew

North Korea’s cafe culture is growing, but coffee is still a luxury brew

Coffee shops are cropping up in Pyongyang and prices are pushing new limits of what's "high-end"

North Korea’s cafe culture is growing, but coffee is still a luxury brew
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy September 25, 2020
Kim Yo Jong, gender roles and office life: What it’s like ‘Being in North Korea’

Kim Yo Jong, gender roles and office life: What it’s like ‘Being in North Korea’

Author Andray Abrahamian sheds light on everyday North Korean life after visiting the country on and off for years

Kim Yo Jong, gender roles and office life: What it’s like ‘Being in North Korea’
NK News
NK News September 23, 2020
Mystery solved: Twitter users identify Kim Jong Un’s Swiss disinfectant wipes

Mystery solved: Twitter users identify Kim Jong Un’s Swiss disinfectant wipes

Blurry state media images show Kim Jong Un using Swiss sanitizer products in place of domestic DPRK alternatives

Mystery solved: Twitter users identify Kim Jong Un’s Swiss disinfectant wipes
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 22, 2020
‘The most colorful city I’ve ever been to’: New map explores Pyongyang design

‘The most colorful city I’ve ever been to’: New map explores Pyongyang design

A critic and photographer documents North Korean architecture in a rare, independently-produced travel guide 

‘The most colorful city I’ve ever been to’: New map explores Pyongyang design
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy September 15, 2020
‘Lonely’ and ‘paranoid’: Living under constant watch as an expat in North Korea

‘Lonely’ and ‘paranoid’: Living under constant watch as an expat in North Korea

Life in Pyongyang is what you make of it, but living under never-ending surveillance can be hard to cope with

‘Lonely’ and ‘paranoid’: Living under constant watch as an expat in North Korea
NK News
NK News September 10, 2020
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