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Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2024
NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK
Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
Assassinations, military failures and fractured alliances have reinforced the value of self-reliance for North Korea
North Korea blasts sirens and drumming sounds across border on Christmas
Speakers reportedly stopped for week after ROK martial law crisis, but both Koreas have resumed sonic battle
From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea
An in-depth look at all the NGOs, businesses and schools that have resumed operations after pandemic closures
Why North Korea’s ambitious satellite plans have come crashing down to Earth
In interview, Markus Schiller explains why DPRK won’t launch three satellites in 2024 but hasn’t necessarily failed
Where things stand with the diplomatic community in North Korea
In first of two-part series, NK Pro documents status of every foreign embassy in Pyongyang after years of COVID closures
Chinese national arrested in US on charges of trafficking arms to North Korea
Justice Department alleges man exported firearms, ammunition and controlled technology in violation of sanctions
What Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law gambit means for the Korean Peninsula
South Korean leader’s declaration risks triggering domestic unrest, while opening door to North Korean escalation
South Korean leader declares martial law, citing ‘pro-North Korea elements’
Experts question Yoon Suk-yeol’s justification for unprecedented measure as political chaos engulfs country
On the border: What it’s like to visit remote islands on North Korea’s doorstep
A new series walks readers through key locations on the inter-Korean border, starting with two islands in the Yellow Sea
