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Covering North Korea and Kim Jong Un’s elite female entourage – Ep. 326
Journalist Chun Sujin discusses her experiences writing about the DPRK and her book on powerful women in the country
Number of North Koreans entering Russia surges to 365 in Q3 2023: Data
Experts say increase is likely due to deepening ties as number of Russians visiting DPRK also jumped in same period
Fertilizer chemical tops North Korea’s imports from China in December
Expert says DPRK has long lacked fertilizer for farming and likely purchased chemical with recent ‘additional revenues’
New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans
State-produced poster revives decades-old motif as Kim Jong Un intensifies anti-US and ROK rhetoric
North Korean health official set to make first appearance on WHO executive board
DPRK’s election to board has been controversial, with upcoming session to cover violence in Gaza and Ukraine
Interview: Depicting the inequalities of North Korean army life in film
DPRK escapee Jung Haneul discusses how he drew on his own experiences in the military to craft his directorial debut
Kim Jong Un is daring Seoul to escalate. Both Koreas must step back from brink.
North Korea’s rejection of unification and warnings of war are responses to Seoul’s tough talk, raising risk of conflict
North Korea is teaming up with China and Russia to violate human rights
Even as the US, ROK and Japan bolster cooperation, another trilateral alliance is conspiring to undermine global order
Collecting evidence of North Korea’s human rights violations – Ep. 325
Head of UN Human Rights office in Seoul discusses forced abductions, plus why the DPRK is shutting down propaganda sites
North Korean foreign minister meets with Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Kremlin says Choe Son Hui briefed leader on talks with Russian counterpart, where they denounced US-led ‘imperialists’