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December 27, 2024
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
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
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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
Keeping pace in Pyongyang: A look back at North Korea’s last marathon

Keeping pace in Pyongyang: A look back at North Korea’s last marathon

Athletes likely to once again miss chance to see city unchaperoned as organizing committee says April race is canceled