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North Korea demands youth loyalty through lengthy march, ‘Kid’ rocket donation

North Korea demands youth loyalty through lengthy march, ‘Kid’ rocket donation

Events for children’s union see kids swear to follow Kim Jong Un and fight enemies, as regime seeks to foster obedience

North Korea demands youth loyalty through lengthy march, ‘Kid’ rocket donation
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 7, 2023
In a Jeju diner, a North Korean escapee serves up memories of home

In a Jeju diner, a North Korean escapee serves up memories of home

Heo Yeong-hui went from a DPRK prison to owning her own restaurant, seeking to connect the Koreas through food and song

In a Jeju diner, a North Korean escapee serves up memories of home
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 7, 2023
State media review: North Korea says ‘no reason’ it can’t meet with Japan
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State media review: North Korea says ‘no reason’ it can’t meet with Japan

An in-depth analysis of Pyongyang’s conditions for talks with Tokyo, rice transplanting and Russian volunteer farm labor

State media review: North Korea says ‘no reason’ it can’t meet with Japan
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung June 1, 2023
Evacuation warnings in Seoul, North Korean children’s books and more – Ep. 291
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Evacuation warnings in Seoul, North Korean children’s books and more – Ep. 291

ROK issues ‘wartime alerts’ over satellite launch, and Dafna Zur discusses how DPRK translated Anne Frank’s diary

Evacuation warnings in Seoul, North Korean children’s books and more – Ep. 291
NK News
NK News May 31, 2023
‘Oppa Ganbu Style’: Why growth medications are popular among North Korean elites

‘Oppa Ganbu Style’: Why growth medications are popular among North Korean elites

Experts say height and appearance has become a symbol of status and power in DPRK

‘Oppa Ganbu Style’: Why growth medications are popular among North Korean elites
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Yeji Chung May 26, 2023
State media review: North Korea provides a front-row seat to anti-Yoon protests
NK PRO

State media review: North Korea provides a front-row seat to anti-Yoon protests

An in-depth analysis of propaganda on ROK demonstrations, tourism promotion, agricultural drought and more

State media review: North Korea provides a front-row seat to anti-Yoon protests
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung May 25, 2023
North Korean weightlifters cleared to join upcoming Olympic qualifier in Cuba

North Korean weightlifters cleared to join upcoming Olympic qualifier in Cuba

Event would be DPRK athletes' first overseas since pandemic but has raised hackles about their lack of doping testing

North Korean weightlifters cleared to join upcoming Olympic qualifier in Cuba
Brian Oliver
Brian Oliver May 24, 2023
Poker face: North Korea tries new strategy in crackdown on ‘bluffing’ and lying
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Poker face: North Korea tries new strategy in crackdown on ‘bluffing’ and lying

Penalties for poor performance and inability to fact check has made false reporting endemic, analysis of new law shows

Poker face: North Korea tries new strategy in crackdown on ‘bluffing’ and lying
Peter Ward
Peter Ward May 19, 2023
North Koreans who fled south in boat ‘disillusioned’ by Kim Jong Un regime: NIS

North Koreans who fled south in boat ‘disillusioned’ by Kim Jong Un regime: NIS

Intelligence agency says group that defected across inter-Korean maritime border related, watched ROK TV before escape

North Koreans who fled south in boat ‘disillusioned’ by Kim Jong Un regime: NIS
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 19, 2023
Book review: A moving personal account of Japan’s pro-North Korea enclave

Book review: A moving personal account of Japan’s pro-North Korea enclave

In a fascinating book of essays, filmmaker Yang Yonghi shares the drama and heartbreak of her Zainichi Korean family

Book review: A moving personal account of Japan’s pro-North Korea enclave
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado May 18, 2023
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