Analysis
Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea
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
North Korea’s Kim family cult: Roots in Japanese state Shinto?
One finds greater parity between Juche, Imperial Japan than communist Russia or China
The real reason North Korea refugees – not defectors – struggle
Those who escape the North are from the less educated, less skilled, less politically engaged class
N. Korean oil tankers around Russia go quiet in early 2015
Chinese tankers seem more active over the last four weeks
North Korea appoints new KPA special ops commander
Kim Yong Bok succeeds Choe Kyong Song as commander of XI Corps
