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Why N.Korean defectors leave the South

Why N.Korean defectors leave the South

South Korea's competitive society, judgment of defectors makes living there unbearable for many

Why N.Korean defectors leave the South
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang March 18, 2016
Before AlphaGo, there was North Korea’s Eunbyul

Before AlphaGo, there was North Korea’s Eunbyul

North Korea's homegrown Go software dominated international competitions for a time

Before AlphaGo, there was North Korea’s Eunbyul
Jiwon Song March 16, 2016
Is North Korea a racist state?

Is North Korea a racist state?

How well does the average N.Korean retain ultra-nationalist, occasionally race-tinged propaganda?

Is North Korea a racist state?
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 14, 2016
North Korea’s Juche: Myth or meaningful?

North Korea’s Juche: Myth or meaningful?

Juche may not qualify as ‘ideology,’ but its significance should not be dismissed

North Korea’s Juche: Myth or meaningful?
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young March 7, 2016
North Korea’s crazy trains

North Korea’s crazy trains

The North's trains are packed, take too long and short on food - and wonderful in their own way

North Korea’s crazy trains
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee March 2, 2016
The ups and downs of working in North Korean aid

The ups and downs of working in North Korean aid

Former aid worker discusses life on the ground – and the effect of sanctions on agencies’ day to day

The ups and downs of working in North Korean aid
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham February 26, 2016
Hero? Traitor? Vicious missionary? N.Korea’s many social labels

Hero? Traitor? Vicious missionary? N.Korea’s many social labels

Reference book contains stunning new details about regime's classification system

Hero? Traitor? Vicious missionary? N.Korea’s many social labels
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy February 24, 2016
The good – but not too good – Japanese of N.Korean mass culture

The good – but not too good – Japanese of N.Korean mass culture

The late 1980s saw the movement of the ‘good foreigner,’ including from Japan, in Northern works

The good – but not too good – Japanese of N.Korean mass culture
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko February 17, 2016
In Russia, selective memorials of Kim Jong Il’s true birthplace

In Russia, selective memorials of Kim Jong Il’s true birthplace

Some memories, but little official recognition, of Kim Jong Il in his birthplace

In Russia, selective memorials of Kim Jong Il’s true birthplace
NK News
NK News February 15, 2016
N.Korea insists on ‘ritual’ displays that harm itself: Academic

N.Korea insists on ‘ritual’ displays that harm itself: Academic

Kim Jong Un more likely to die in office than see his regime collapse, historian of Korea says

N.Korea insists on ‘ritual’ displays that harm itself: Academic
Rob York
Rob York February 12, 2016