Hanging out with Pyongyang’s international students

Young visitors from other countries stood out in 1970s-80s N. Korea, adding to the flavor

Monique Macias August 1, 2014

Pyongyang wrestling a chance for sports-based exchange: guide

Tour organizer insists that participants who obey Northern laws will be safe during trip

Rob York July 30, 2014

Ten Things We Learned from Dr. Andrei Lankov’s Reddit AMA

Andrei Lankov conducts NK News "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit

Jennifer Dodgson July 25, 2014

Two Koreas to resume joint excavation of ancient palace

Palace site & Koryo era can be seen as symbolic for Korean unification, cooperation

John G. Grisafi July 24, 2014

The two Koreas, coming to terms with Russian assistance

Recent events, pacts show progress in Russia's long-desired goal of interdependence

Georgy Toloraya July 23, 2014

Armstrong: N. Korean society has shifted away from Cold War system

Phebe Kim July 14, 2014

Pictures at an exhibition: We need more cultural exchange with the DPRK

Seeing how people really live is more helpful than vocal condemnations over human rights

James Hoare July 11, 2014

Déjà vu all over again: Faint cheer for DPRK cheerleaders

North Korea has sent cheerleaders to the South before – with mixed results

Aidan Foster-Carter July 8, 2014

The misfortunes of North Korean virtue

How Northern popular culture inculcates selflessness, humility and other traits that serve defectors poorly

Tatiana Gabroussenko June 24, 2014

Fortune-tellers, spirits and ghosts: North Korea’s unofficial faith

While authorities do not tolerate official religion, Shamanism and fortune-telling popular in North Korea

Ji-Min Kang June 12, 2014