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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
Why a new North Korean statement on denuclearization should come as no surprise
Thursday's KCNA dispatch, put simply, represents a honest admission of Pyongyang's real intentions
Washed ashore: North Korean ghost ships in Japan and Russia
North Korean fishermen have had to venture further from shore in recent years
Lankov: Tokyo, Pyongyang diplomatic breakthrough seems distant
The issue of Japanese abductees weighs heavily on relations between the two countries
How Vladivostok became a hub for North Korean business – and South Korean tourism
The far eastern city has long had close ties to the peninsula
North Korean workers and their Russian employers: observations from Vladivostok
DPRK laborers are seen as hard-working and honest, though are known to sacrifice quality for speed
Why observers should welcome Trump’s wishful thinking on North Korea
Kim Jong Un will never give up his nukes, but there is a chance a meaningful compromise can be found
The increasingly bourgeois weddings of North Korea’s elites
An improving economy is changing the way Pyongyang's great and good tie the knot
The little-known story of North Korea’s first overseas laborers
The early years of the DPRK saw thousands sent to Russia's Far East
Comrades at work: dream jobs in North Korea
In the DPRK, it sometimes pays to be the driver instead of the doctor
The fifth inter-Korean summit: more than just useful political theater?
Keeping Trump happy was an important consideration, but some progress has also been made
