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Predicting 2025: What’s in store for North Korea in the year to come
The NK News team evaluates its 2024 predictions and shares what to expect from Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
North Korean soldiers’ testimony from Ukraine and Kim Jong Un’s development push
NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses offers to exchange POWs and why mounting casualties in Kursk are a problem for Pyongyang
Andrei Lankov: Why North Korean troops won’t make a difference in Ukraine war
Expert delves into DPRK-Russia cooperation, Pyongyang’s ties with Beijing and when Westerners will be able to return
North Korea’s upgraded hypersonic missile, and the year-end party plenum
NK News’ Shreyas Reddy talks the first launch of 2025, Kim Jong Un’s new year’s appearance and false flag accusations
Jingwu Fang: How a ‘third’ Korea formed on the North Korea-China border
Chinese YouTuber discusses Yanbian prefecture's complicated ties with the peninsula and what locals think of defectors
The status of North Korea’s foreign community, five years after pandemic began
NK News’ Chad O’Carroll discusses the countries and NGOs that have returned and why Pyongyang is playing favorites
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
North Korean troops’ fake IDs, and what’s left of the DPRK Embassy in Damascus
NK News’ Alannah Hill talks latest from Ukraine war and how Assad’s fall could provide insights into bilateral ties
Hanna Song: How to ensure North Korean voices are not forgotten
Activist discusses research about DPRK’s crackdowns on outside info and importance of inclusivity in human rights work
North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk, martial law fallout and Russian trains
NK News’ Anton Sokolin discusses latest on DPRK troops and uncertainty about ROK aid to Ukraine after Yoon’s impeachment
