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Tiger king? North Korea says it can help Russia protect endangered cats
DPRK diplomat tauts Pyongyang’s conservation efforts, though Siberian tigers believed to have vanished from peninsula
September 6, 2022
North Korea declares COVID victory and lashes out at US-ROK drills – Ep. 252
The NK News team discusses the biggest events in August, from DPRK’s COVID ‘victory’ to an attack on a defector-activist
September 6, 2022
North Korea promotes ‘encrypted’ money transfers through new financial product
Service advertised in recent brochure likely aims at concentrating foreign currency in state hands, experts say
September 6, 2022
North Korea opens floodgates near border as typhoon barrels toward peninsula
Seoul says Pyongyang did not provide advance notice despite risk of flooding to residents in inter-Korean border area
September 5, 2022
Lost but not forgotten: Inside the harrowing search for a Korean War pilot
The US thrice declared Harry Moore dead. 50 years later, it said he may have survived a crash in North Korea after all.
September 1, 2022
Lifting ban on North Korean media can only help the South Korean government
No other group inflicts as much damage on the DPRK's image as its own propagandists
September 1, 2022
Why it’s in America’s interest to withdraw troops from Korea – Ep. 251
Doug Bandow discusses the limits of US power on the peninsula and why Seoul can effectively defend against North Korea
August 30, 2022
Otto Warmbier’s family awards North Korean defector $15,000 to study in US
Court previously ruled family should receive seized DPRK assets over son’s death following detention in North Korea
August 29, 2022
Rumors swirl that North Korea preparing to allow people to enter country
Six informed sources tell NK News they’ve heard of changes to border controls, though some aid workers remain skeptical
August 25, 2022
Ask a North Korean: How do you buy contraception in North Korea?
The lack of sex education in the country means many have little knowledge about how to prevent pregnancy
