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North Korean women’s basketball team loses out on bronze to ROK at Asian Games
Inter-Korean tensions palpable as rivals clash, but DPRK achieves best result in decades and shows off new star
October 6, 2023
Saving Otto: Revisiting the medical mission to rescue an American in North Korea
6 years after Otto Warmbier’s death, US officials shed new light on his treatment by regime and efforts to get him home
October 6, 2023
North Korea shines light on teacher protests in Seoul in bid to smear South
Experts say propaganda focusing on social unrest seeks to capitalize on Yoon’s unpopularity and paint ROK as backward
October 5, 2023
Ask a North Korean: What did you think when you saw Kim Jong Un’s daughter?
The young girl has joined her father at multiple events, and it’s clear that she’s far from a normal North Korean child
North Korea slams Pentagon for calling it ‘persistent threat’ in WMD strategy
DPRK calls language a ‘military and political provocation,’ after US raises concern about its nukes and chemical weapons
October 4, 2023
How outside information spreads in North Korea – Ep. 309
Steven Denney talks about how relationships impact the sharing of foreign media, and how the government tries to stop it
October 4, 2023
Travis King wouldn’t be the first soldier in Korea to reject America for racism
Clarence Adams questioned why he should fight North Korea when the US discriminated against African Americans back home
October 3, 2023
North Korea hails women’s soccer victory over South Korean ‘puppets’
Two Koreas have faced off several times at Asian Games, with DPRK touting wins for propaganda while ignoring defeats
October 3, 2023
A North Korean ministry returns from dead, and what it means for farming reform
DPRK revealed new policies that could incentivize farmers to boost crop output, while also reinforcing state control
October 3, 2023
Timeline: From Kim-Putin meeting to North Korea’s expulsion of Travis King
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Sept. 1 – Sept. 30, 2023
October 2, 2023
