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Premier League pirates: How North Korean TV skirts law to air the beautiful game
KCTV regularly shows sports despite lacking rights, even blurring ads and adding fake crowd noises to conceal source
April 8, 2024
Why North Korea’s news agency deleted hundreds of articles from website
Purge of KCNA content appears aimed at expunging references to unification, South Korea and more
April 5, 2024
State media review: North Korean space official promises more satellite launches
An in-depth analysis of space plans, claims about Japan-DPRK contact and the start of the new school year
April 4, 2024
North Korean restaurant staff insult South Koreans, calling them ‘puppets’
Experts say DPRK likely ordered staff at overseas restaurants to use slur after declaring the ROK a separate enemy state
April 4, 2024
North Korea in March 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from March 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024
April 3, 2024
Timeline: From North Korea’s nuclear rocket salvo to the next ‘great person’
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from March 1 to March 31, 2024
April 3, 2024
FIFA fines North Korea $11K for scrapping World Cup qualifier against Japan
Pyongyang unlikely to pay fine and will see minimum penalty as ‘reward’ for last-minute cancellation, expert says
April 3, 2024
The challenges of archiving North Korea’s volatile media – Ep. 336
Emil Boivin of the North Korean Archives and Library discusses his project to preserve DPRK media prone to disappearing
April 3, 2024
Bodhisattva of unification: How one monk tried to bridge Koreas through Buddhism
Venerable Popta traveled to North Korea hundreds of times to work with local monks, rejecting claims they are DPRK spies
April 1, 2024
North Korean soccer star lands at DPRK club after sanctions derail Europe career
Pro-regime outlet reports Han Kwang Song now on top April 25 team, and expert says he’s unlikely to play overseas again
March 27, 2024
