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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
As border defections drop, ‘southern money’ pours in
Pyongyang has effectively curbed crossings into China, but not remittances
North Korea: The next Thailand of Asia?
Push to bring in foreign visitors may reveal shortcomings in Kim Jong Un’s knowledge
Back from DC: Is a North Korea nuclear deal on the horizon?
Despite many shortcomings, signs point to eventual freeze-for-aid agreement
Pyongsong: Site of the revolution to come?
City near North Korea’s capital has become center of national commerce
How human rights in North Korea are gradually improving
Human rights improving due to leniency, bribery, and fewer family punishments
North Korea’s irreconcilable relationship with Christianity
Long persecuted, Christians in the North now have ‘official’ churches, catacomb networks
North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution
North Korea encourages IT and cellphone use but deliberately limits network capacities
Minorities in North Korea, part 3: Chinese-Koreans
Thousands of Koreans once escaped China for DPRK, but situation reversed in 1990s
Minorities in North Korea, part 2: Russian-Koreans
Status of Russian-Koreans changed as DPRK-USSR relations fluctuated
