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A Swiss mountain lover explores North Korea’s peaks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 227
Beat Hachler discusses his project to capture stories about how North Koreans relate to the country’s topography
Ask a North Korean: What was it like to vote for the first time in South Korea?
Joshua Kim explains the DPRK’s electoral process and why voters there don’t really have a choice
State media review: North Koreans still in the dark about war in Ukraine
An in-depth analysis of the DPRK’s Ukraine coverage, upcoming children’s ideological event and women’s day celebrations
New Russia sanctions further dim hopes for the future of North Korea travel
Sanctions and travel advisories on Russia could complicate tourism to DPRK as China route remains shut
Party favors: North Korean officials gifted smartphones after major conference
New phones may help mid-level apparatchiks stay connected to central authorities in Pyongyang
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think about different car brands?
Defector from an elite family explains the DPRK’s love of foreign cars, why so many drive wood-powered vehicles and more
State media review: North Korea calls out forestry units for not planting trees
An in-depth analysis of Tree-planting Day, a call to dismantle the UN Command and rural farm volunteers
Pyongyang diary: A cellist’s personal account of music diplomacy to North Korea
Carter Brey of the New York Philharmonic shares his behind-the-scenes story of a historic concert in the DPRK
Review: Offering red pill about North Korea, new book instead jettisons truth
While aiming to humanize North Koreans, Felix Abt’s latest presents misleading critiques of Western narratives
Kim Jong Un worship, threats to ruling system stressed as party conference ends
Thousands of mid-level officials gathered to hear North Korean leader’s closing speech on his party’s survival plans
