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Files stolen from South Korean diplomatic, defense officials, researchers say

Files stolen from South Korean diplomatic, defense officials, researchers say

Hackers target victims with malicious social networking app pretending to serve North Korean defectors

Files stolen from South Korean diplomatic, defense officials, researchers say
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee | Seon-wook Kim February 14, 2020
North Korean media slams South Korean party’s recruitment of prominent defector

North Korean media slams South Korean party’s recruitment of prominent defector

Article denounces Liberty Korea Party, though does not mention former DPRK diplomat Thae Yong Ho's decision to run

North Korean media slams South Korean party’s recruitment of prominent defector
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 13, 2020
Ask a North Korean: were North Koreans genuinely grieving when Kim Il Sung died?

Ask a North Korean: were North Koreans genuinely grieving when Kim Il Sung died?

"It felt like the world was coming to an end"

Ask a North Korean: were North Koreans genuinely grieving when Kim Il Sung died?
In-hua Kim January 30, 2020
The Flower of Unification: how a girl from the South became an icon in the North

The Flower of Unification: how a girl from the South became an icon in the North

Lim Su-kyung's 1989 Pyongyang visit shows how close, and yet how far apart, the two Koreas were and remain to this day

The Flower of Unification: how a girl from the South became an icon in the North
James Fretwell
James Fretwell January 29, 2020
How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world
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How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world

New technology is allowing ordinary people to access sources of information other than Party-approved state media

How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado January 28, 2020
How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea
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How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea

For ordinary people, connecting with the outside world is an ever-evolving cat and mouse game with the authorities

How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado January 23, 2020
Ask a North Korean: what was life like on the construction sites at Samjiyon?

Ask a North Korean: what was life like on the construction sites at Samjiyon?

"It keeps me up at night when I think about those hungry children struggling in the cold"

Ask a North Korean: what was life like on the construction sites at Samjiyon?
Tae-il Shim January 20, 2020
Number of North Korean defectors to South at lowest in nearly two decades: MOU

Number of North Korean defectors to South at lowest in nearly two decades: MOU

Overall downward trend since 2009 continues, though male defector numbers higher than in recent years

Number of North Korean defectors to South at lowest in nearly two decades: MOU
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 20, 2020
Almost three years on, Trump’s travel ban has hit North Korean refugees hard

Almost three years on, Trump’s travel ban has hit North Korean refugees hard

The Trump administration's "extreme vetting" has made it difficult for escapees seeking a new life in the U.S.

Almost three years on, Trump’s travel ban has hit North Korean refugees hard
Andrea Valentino
Andrea Valentino January 14, 2020
Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?

Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?

"No North Korean is looking forward to the New Year’s speech"

Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?
In-hua Kim | Tae-il Shim January 3, 2020
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