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Seeing past North Korean propaganda – NKNews Podcast Ep. 214
CNN correspondent Will Ripley discusses his interviews with prisoners, officials, locals and more on trips to the DPRK
The pandemic is bad news for North Koreans, but not so much for Kim Jong Un
Prying foreign eyes leaving the country, fewer defectors and calls for sanctions relief among benefits for Kim regime
Gift guide: The best books for North Korea watchers this holiday season
New titles released in 2021 shed light on all things DPRK, from everyday life to little-known history
10 years of Kim Jong Un: What was his best decision so far?
More than 80 experts vote on Kim’s smartest calls for sustaining his rule, from ballistic missiles to ties with Beijing
Seoul to implement system for monitoring ‘fake news’ on North Korea
2022 budget sets aside $170,000 for project, but ministry has not specified whether violators will face penalties
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think of regime sympathizers?
Former Pyongyang elite says few care about overseas supporters and responds to those who doubt defector stories
Book review: ‘Outsiders: Memories of Migration to and from North Korea’
Markus Bell writes a sobering reflection on the tens of thousands of Koreans that voluntarily left Japan for North Korea
China expands manhunt for escaped North Korean prisoner, ups bounty to $110,000
Daring prison break has caught the attention of Chinese social media as convict Ju Hyon Gon remains on the lam
Female breadwinners in North Korean households – NKNews Podcast Ep. 209
Hanna Song discusses changes in North Koreans’ marital relations and her work documenting DPRK human rights abuses
Too good to be true: North Korean films that double as propaganda for the South
While aimed at discouraging defection, a pair of DPRK films counterproductively exaggerates South Korea’s wealth
