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North Korean TV spotlights small city’s development, omits major ongoing project
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North Korean TV spotlights small city’s development, omits major ongoing project

New apartment blocks, factory improvements in Huichon touted a week after city said to be experiencing “problems”

North Korean TV spotlights small city’s development, omits major ongoing project
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 15, 2020
North Korea still building anti-U.S. museums, though public visits appear down

North Korea still building anti-U.S. museums, though public visits appear down

Promotion of "class education centers" still using coded language, while more overt examples appear on state TV

North Korea still building anti-U.S. museums, though public visits appear down
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 14, 2020
Propaganda or solidarity: where does North Korea really stand on Black lives?

Propaganda or solidarity: where does North Korea really stand on Black lives?

North Korean state media repeatedly condemned U.S. police violence, but experts are split on Pyongyang's true intentions

Propaganda or solidarity: where does North Korea really stand on Black lives?
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis July 14, 2020
Christianity in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.137
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Christianity in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.137

Peter Prove discusses both state-sanctioned and underground religious communities in North Korea

Christianity in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.137
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 14, 2020
Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games

Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games

Floor covering installed in recent days, imagery shows, as public practices have reportedly increased this month

Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 10, 2020
North Korean crowds visit Kim statues nationwide amid grave COVID-19 warnings

North Korean crowds visit Kim statues nationwide amid grave COVID-19 warnings

All citizens wearing masks, but social distancing absent in visits commemorating founding leader's death

North Korean crowds visit Kim statues nationwide amid grave COVID-19 warnings
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 9, 2020
North Korea imported more Russian horses amid new work on elite equestrian parks
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North Korea imported more Russian horses amid new work on elite equestrian parks

30 horses sent during construction on mansion-complex's new track, harkening back to Kim's 2019 ride up "holy" mountain

North Korea imported more Russian horses amid new work on elite equestrian parks
North Korean schools close one month into new term, sources say

North Korean schools close one month into new term, sources say

Earlier reports indicated COVID-19 is to blame for ending an already-delayed school year

North Korean schools close one month into new term, sources say
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 7, 2020
The English-language voice of North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.136
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The English-language voice of North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.136

Paul White discusses being the narrator at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun mausoleum and doing business in North Korea

The English-language voice of North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.136
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 7, 2020
North Korean TV resumes domestic COVID-19 coverage following leader’s warnings

North Korean TV resumes domestic COVID-19 coverage following leader’s warnings

Footage of sanitizing public facilities, other prevention efforts had mostly disappeared from state media in March

North Korean TV resumes domestic COVID-19 coverage following leader’s warnings
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 6, 2020
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