Features
Long-form reporting on timeless issues and human interest stories by NK News journalists and contributors.
What North Koreans learn about Hitler and World War Two
Pyongyang's historians largely borrowed from Soviet accounts — with a few noteworthy differences
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
“Make women more beautiful”: inside a North Korean fashion magazine
A recently-produced glossy points to changing trends in the DPRK
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
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"
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
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
Italy: North Korea’s lost friend in the West?
Once a pioneer of engagement with Pyongyang, Rome's interest has waned in recent years
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
“Heroes who returned to the legal authority”: prominent Cold War-era defectors
Long before the 30,000 defector era, reception was much different for the few who made it
