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NK News is a North Korea specialist news and information resource head-quartered in Delaware, U.S.A.

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Packed trams and mask mandates: New photos show Pyongyang during COVID outbreak
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Packed trams and mask mandates: New photos show Pyongyang during COVID outbreak

First images from inside North Korea in over a year give glimpse of citizens' daily lives, new apartments and more

Packed trams and mask mandates: New photos show Pyongyang during COVID outbreak
NK News
NK News August 29, 2022
The everyday struggles of North Korean senior citizens — in photos
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The everyday struggles of North Korean senior citizens — in photos

While the regime heaps praise on veterans, few elderly enjoy peaceful retirement and most must keep working to get by

The everyday struggles of North Korean senior citizens — in photos
NK News
NK News August 23, 2022
Why North Korean comic books don’t have superheroes – Ep. 250
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Why North Korean comic books don’t have superheroes – Ep. 250

Host Jacco Zwetsloot joins the show as a guest for the first time to discuss DPRK graphic novels, the podcast and more

Why North Korean comic books don’t have superheroes – Ep. 250
NK News
NK News August 23, 2022
When North Korea invited East German secret police to Pyongyang – Ep. 249
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When North Korea invited East German secret police to Pyongyang – Ep. 249

Bernd Schaefer discusses how the Stasi helped the DPRK host a massive festival just months before the Berlin Wall fell

When North Korea invited East German secret police to Pyongyang – Ep. 249
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 16, 2022
North Korea threatens death penalty for illegal drug sales – Ep. 248
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North Korea threatens death penalty for illegal drug sales – Ep. 248

The NK News team talks latest developments on DPRK, from forced repatriation to COVID and more

North Korea threatens death penalty for illegal drug sales – Ep. 248
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 9, 2022
Up close and personal at the Demilitarized Zone – Ep. 247
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Up close and personal at the Demilitarized Zone – Ep. 247

NK News team members and former military cross Civilian Control Line to get close to North Korea in central border area

Up close and personal at the Demilitarized Zone – Ep. 247
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 2, 2022
How North Korea celebrates ‘victory’ in the Korean War — in photos
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How North Korea celebrates ‘victory’ in the Korean War — in photos

The armistice was signed 69 years ago this week, marking what DPRK says was a glorious success over South Korea and US

How North Korea celebrates ‘victory’ in the Korean War — in photos
NK News
NK News July 29, 2022
Emerging North Korean threats in cyber and outer space – Ep. 246
Podcast

Emerging North Korean threats in cyber and outer space – Ep. 246

Cho Dongyoun talks unmanned aerial vehicles, DPRK battlefield tactics, South Korean defenses and more

Emerging North Korean threats in cyber and outer space – Ep. 246
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News July 26, 2022
How Sweden created a safe space for North Korea talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 245
Podcast

How Sweden created a safe space for North Korea talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 245

Ambassador Jakob Hallgren discusses the 2018 summitry and Stockholms role in diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula

How Sweden created a safe space for North Korea talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 245
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News July 19, 2022
The lives disrupted by COVID-19 in North Korea — in photos
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The lives disrupted by COVID-19 in North Korea — in photos

State media has reported nearly 5 million suspected cases during ongoing outbreak, with vulnerable North Koreans at risk

The lives disrupted by COVID-19 in North Korea — in photos
NK News
NK News July 18, 2022
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