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November 03, 2024

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North Korea replaces iconic newspaper stands with interactive touchscreen

North Korea replaces iconic newspaper stands with interactive touchscreen

North Koreans can now digitally read news as they wait for the train at one metro station in Pyongyang

North Korea replaces iconic newspaper stands with interactive touchscreen
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 3, 2021
The private, Christian-led university in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 171
Podcast

The private, Christian-led university in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 171

Chan-Mo Park discusses his work at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology

The private, Christian-led university in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 171
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 23, 2021
New North Korean propaganda blames ‘apathetic’ citizens for its economic issues

New North Korean propaganda blames ‘apathetic’ citizens for its economic issues

North Korea seems to be shifting blame for its economic problems from external threats to internal enemies, expert says

New North Korean propaganda blames ‘apathetic’ citizens for its economic issues
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 16, 2021
Phoning it in: North Korea’s archaic (and expensive) international call system

Phoning it in: North Korea’s archaic (and expensive) international call system

Calling Pyongyang is relatively straightforward - if you have the patience, the time and the money

Phoning it in: North Korea’s archaic (and expensive) international call system
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 15, 2021
Photos: North Koreans dance, dine and dress up on Lunar New Year

Photos: North Koreans dance, dine and dress up on Lunar New Year

In past years, North Korean state media showed off rice cakes and traditional garb at “Seollal” celebrations

Photos: North Koreans dance, dine and dress up on Lunar New Year
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung February 12, 2021
North Korea sends mixed signals over marking new nuclear missile holiday

North Korea sends mixed signals over marking new nuclear missile holiday

Conflicting calendars create uncertainty about “Rocket Industry Day” on Nov. 29

North Korea sends mixed signals over marking new nuclear missile holiday
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 8, 2021
New documentary tackles the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother

New documentary tackles the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother

"Assassins" tells the story of how North Korea tricked two women into killing Kim Jong Nam

New documentary tackles the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia February 8, 2021
Youth League plans ‘ideological offensive’ to keep young North Koreans in line

Youth League plans ‘ideological offensive’ to keep young North Koreans in line

Congress planned for early April will decide on new name and reset organization’s focus

Youth League plans ‘ideological offensive’ to keep young North Koreans in line
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 4, 2021
North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
Podcast

North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168

Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping discusses the assassination of Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur and DPRK-ASEAN relations

North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 2, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak in Chinese borderlands poses a threat to North Koreans

COVID-19 outbreak in Chinese borderlands poses a threat to North Koreans

The Jilin province area had 473 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 29, just 60 miles from the DPRK-China border

COVID-19 outbreak in Chinese borderlands poses a threat to North Koreans
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy January 29, 2021
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