Seung-Yeon Chung is a state media specialist at NK News. She previously worked in the Department of Unification and Foreign Ministry at Korean Broadcast System (KBS).
An in-depth analysis of prestige television about rural reform, Day of the Sun festivities, Syria ties and more
North Korean leader’s annual donation to Chongryon aims to secure loyalty amid declining youth interest in regime
An in-depth analysis of the founding leader’s cult, praise for repatriations from Japan, ‘patriotic’ marriages and more
An in-depth analysis of Kim Jong Un’s education policies, the DPRK’s first wildfire emergency alert and sporting success
Workshop was aimed at ensuring young people grow up loyal to regime and follows rare meeting of neighborhood unit heads
An in-depth analysis of fire prevention measures, ‘war criminal’ Japan, a boxing gold and a purge of term ‘North Korea’
An in-depth analysis of statement by Egypt envoy, more Freedom Shield criticism and yellow dust alerts
Meeting is first under Kim Jong Un’s rule and aligns with efforts to strengthen surveillance and ideological control
DPRK slams G7 foreign ministers for demanding denuclearization, calling it a violation of sovereignty
An in-depth analysis of front-line ‘volunteers,’ women’s day celebrations, a BTS program and a ‘war to improve nature’
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