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As Kim and Trump meet in Hanoi, can the DPRK and Vietnam restore historic ties?

As Kim and Trump meet in Hanoi, can the DPRK and Vietnam restore historic ties?

Once close friends, history and attitudes towards reform have seen the two drift apart

As Kim and Trump meet in Hanoi, can the DPRK and Vietnam restore historic ties?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov February 25, 2019
What North Koreans learn about Hitler and World War Two

What North Koreans learn about Hitler and World War Two

Pyongyang's historians largely borrowed from Soviet accounts — with a few noteworthy differences

What North Koreans learn about Hitler and World War Two
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy February 19, 2019
Fix up, look sharp: the changing face of North Korean men’s fashion

Fix up, look sharp: the changing face of North Korean men’s fashion

Styles are getting more modern — though the streetwear of the South remains a long way off

Fix up, look sharp: the changing face of North Korean men’s fashion
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley January 25, 2019
“Make women more beautiful”: inside a North Korean fashion magazine

“Make women more beautiful”: inside a North Korean fashion magazine

A recently-produced glossy points to changing trends in the DPRK

“Make women more beautiful”: inside a North Korean fashion magazine
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley January 16, 2019
The Ryongchon blast: why one of North Korea’s worst disasters remains a mystery

The Ryongchon blast: why one of North Korea’s worst disasters remains a mystery

Many believed the explosion represented an attempt on Kim Jong Il's life

The Ryongchon blast: why one of North Korea’s worst disasters remains a mystery
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy January 15, 2019
From Perth to Pyongyang: my life as an Aussie student at Kim Il Sung University

From Perth to Pyongyang: my life as an Aussie student at Kim Il Sung University

"I’ve had many unique experiences, experiences of a kind nobody has really written about before"

From Perth to Pyongyang: my life as an Aussie student at Kim Il Sung University
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley January 9, 2019
Reviewing the year: Kim Jong Un’s 2019 New Year’s address, in full

Reviewing the year: Kim Jong Un’s 2019 New Year’s address, in full

The DPRK leader discussed diplomacy and the economy in his annual speech

Reviewing the year: Kim Jong Un’s 2019 New Year’s address, in full
NK News
NK News December 31, 2018
Unusual flights, K-pop concerts, and tigers: our top ten articles from 2018

Unusual flights, K-pop concerts, and tigers: our top ten articles from 2018

Don’t go into the new year without having read these top stories

Unusual flights, K-pop concerts, and tigers: our top ten articles from 2018
Christina Lee
Christina Lee December 21, 2018
Italy: North Korea’s lost friend in the West?

Italy: North Korea’s lost friend in the West?

Once a pioneer of engagement with Pyongyang, Rome's interest has waned in recent years

Italy: North Korea’s lost friend in the West?
Alessandro Ford
Alessandro Ford November 28, 2018
Bureaucrats, whiners, and wild horses: industrial managers in North Korean TV

Bureaucrats, whiners, and wild horses: industrial managers in North Korean TV

Portrayal of non-party enterprise officials has become decidedly more sympathetic over the years

Bureaucrats, whiners, and wild horses: industrial managers in North Korean TV
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko September 13, 2018
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