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Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172
The NK News team discusses the latest departure of diplomats from North Korea and more in this roundtable podcast
North Korean defectors sue South Korean unification minister for defamation
Four defectors filed a criminal defamation complaint against minister Lee In-young on Monday
Despite heavy security, North Korean man wearing swimming flippers enters South
The incident comes after South Korea’s military was put in the hot seat for failing to catch border crossings last year
Two women accuse North Korean defector-poet Jang Jin-sung of rape
Prominent "Dear Leader" author denies allegations of rape, blackmail and sexual coercion
Kim Jong Un’s water slide, missing wife and vaccines – NKNews Podcast Ep. 169
NK News's Jeongmin Kim, Colin Zwirko and Won-Gi Jung discuss the latest stories coming out of North Korea
North Korea in Jan. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from Jan. 1, 2021 to Jan. 31, 2021
Timeline: From the Eighth Party Congress to Biden’s inauguration
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Jan. 1 - Jan. 31
Letters from prison: Park Jong-lin, North Korean spy and detainee, dies at 89
For decades, Park Jong-lin longed for the day to meet the daughter he left behind in the North
North Korean diplomat in Kuwait defected to South Korea, government sources say
Ryu Hyun-woo is reportedly the former chargé d'affaires at North Korea’s embassy in Kuwait
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about medieval Korean history?
“North Korea draws parallels between the kings of the past and the Kims of the present.”
