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Behind the photos: A North Korean defector reflects on life in her old hometown

Behind the photos: A North Korean defector reflects on life in her old hometown

Rose shares her insights into life for residents in North Hamgyong, ranging from daily struggles to rare delicacies
Snapshot of 2024: Photos tell the story of North Korea’s transformative year

Snapshot of 2024: Photos tell the story of North Korea’s transformative year

Images captured the DPRK’s biggest moments, from Kim Jong Un’s joy ride with Putin to a new ICBM and Olympic success
Among our people: The reunification relics North Korea wants to purge, in photos

Among our people: The reunification relics North Korea wants to purge, in photos

Symbols of inter-Korean unity have long been pervasive in the DPRK, from stamps and street names to the Mass Games
Behind the photos: A North Korean escapee returns to his hometown from afar

Behind the photos: A North Korean escapee returns to his hometown from afar

A defector shares stories behind images of Hamhung and explains why a photo of a city street brought him to tears
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Behind the photos: A defector tells the stories of images taken in North Korea

Behind the photos: A defector tells the stories of images taken in North Korea

In a new series, a DPRK escapee shares what he sees in scenes of statues, cities and more in remote North Hamgyong
Tourist snapshots highlight changes in North Korea as country weighs reopening

Tourist snapshots highlight changes in North Korea as country weighs reopening

New photos show new pandemic-era slogans, construction for dog meat restaurant, foreign goods for sale and more
Into the lion’s den: Japan’s tense World Cup qualifier in North Korea, in photos

Into the lion’s den: Japan’s tense World Cup qualifier in North Korea, in photos

Politics turned a dead rubber match into a heated encounter the last time the archrivals met on the pitch in Pyongyang
Tracing the journey of North Korea’s first tourists in years — in photos

Tracing the journey of North Korea’s first tourists in years — in photos

Russian visitors offer glimpse of long-isolated DPRK following a four-day trip to the capital and east coast ski resort
The Hanoi circus: Spectacle and diplomacy at the Trump-Kim summit — in photos

The Hanoi circus: Spectacle and diplomacy at the Trump-Kim summit — in photos

NK News looks back at the carnival-like atmosphere around the US-DPRK ‘peace summit,’ five years after talks collapsed
On the border: North Korea’s remote gateway to the world — in photos

On the border: North Korea’s remote gateway to the world — in photos

The DPRK’s border with China and Russia is home to bridges, ports and more set to be at center of post-COVID reopening