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Long-form reporting on timeless issues and human interest stories by NK News journalists and contributors.
A “New Spring” of culture in Kim Il Sung’s North Korea
Brief period of relaxed censorship produced rich literature like Chon Se Bong’s 1958 novel
Missiles, money and ginseng: A North Korean spy in the Cold War
A weapons factory worker in Kiev was one of Pyongyang’s great spy assets in the 1970s
Letters from prison: Park Jong-lin, North Korean spy and detainee, dies at 89
For decades, Park Jong-lin longed for the day to meet the daughter he left behind in the North
Staff picks: The 2020 North Korea stories that you don’t want to miss
A curated list of North Korea stories that went beyond the usual headlines in 2020
‘Tired out of our minds’: North Korean defectors recall grueling work marathons
North Koreans are in the throes of a mandated, national “labor battle” — a “torturous” time that defectors can’t forget
The mystery behind a South Korean presidential candidate executed for collusion
He was executed for ties to North Korea and became a political martyr. But new evidence shakes up the story once again.
Photos: North Korea’s new-age apartments join a greater wave of modern design
A trendy architectural design is springing up across the country in wake of the recent, destructive typhoons
Photos: Pyongyang’s golden trees show North Korean autumn in full bloom
Russia's embassy in the DPRK shared photos of this year's fall season — and at a time when tourists can't enter the DPRK
North Korean fishermen lead dangerous lives as the ‘avant-garde of capitalism’
A North Korean defector recalls the good old days of profiting off unregulated waters as he casts his line in the South
Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage’ reveals more about Trump than North Korea
The book is addictive, but misses key historical events in its retelling of what happened between the US and North Korea
