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Long-form reporting on timeless issues and human interest stories by NK News journalists and contributors.
A North Korean defector’s long journey from prison to the halls of academia
Kim Seong-ryeol tells NK News how he escaped the DPRK twice and became the first defector to work as an ROK professor
What the North Korean military has learned from Hamas’ deadly attacks on Israel
Experts say DPRK will note how militants exploited vulnerabilities but stress Hamas is pursuing very different goals
The towering North Korean basketball star denied a shot at NBA glory
7-foot-6 Ri Myong Hun would have been tallest player in league history, but sanctions and tensions scuppered his chances
The highs and lows of North Korea’s sporting return at the Asian Games
From weightlifting world records to scuffles on the soccer pitch, DPRK athletes had all eyes on them in Hangzhou
Inside North Korea’s plot to assassinate South Korean leader with explosives
Retired ROK Lt. Gen. Chun In-bum tells NK News about his experiences of deadly DPRK bombing in Burma 40 years ago
Saving Otto: Revisiting the medical mission to rescue an American in North Korea
6 years after Otto Warmbier’s death, US officials shed new light on his treatment by regime and efforts to get him home
Travis King wouldn’t be the first soldier in Korea to reject America for racism
Clarence Adams questioned why he should fight North Korea when the US discriminated against African Americans back home
Fur hats and limo talks: Behind the scenes of Russian efforts to wow Kim Jong Un
Moscow pulled out all the stops for North Korean leader, using flattery and gifts to bolster ties and send signals
Stranger than fiction: When North Korea kidnapped movie stars for Kim Jong Il
Abduction of famed South Korean director and starlet ex-wife is testament to how far regime will go to get what it wants
Could dryland farming be the answer to North Korea’s persistent food woes?
UN report suggests DPRK adopt the practice but experts say other, more pressing, issues need to be addressed
