Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
Children of North Koreans, living between borders
A generation of half-Korean children, denied full legal rights, come of age in China
Riding the tiger of nationalism in North Korea
How did the North Korean leadership muzzle the tiger that Ceausescu could not control?
Russian Railways interested in revamping North Korean rail
Rail network modernization faces challenges, namely lack of clarity from Pyongyang
Songbun and the five castes of North Korea
Source indicates that social classification system has more classes – and criteria – than previously thought
When divided Koreas meant box office bonanza
As inter-Korean ties thawed, films with reconciliation themes boomed south of the DMZ
N. Korea tourism companies struggle through travel ban
Eventual lifting of ban may result in spike for 2015, but episode reveals inherent problems with North Korea travel
When North Korean women become brides in China
Many women see arrangement, while potentially abusive, as relatively stable
The myth of a sealed China-N. Korea border
Stories of widespread border fencing, and of increased tensions between neighbors, are highly exaggerated
Consumer goods among top North Korean imports
Electronics including TVs, cell phones and laptops big imports from China in 2014
N. Korean military conducts island seizing drill
Drill on Yellow Sea coast reminiscent of 2010 Yeonpyeong bombardment
