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Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think of life in Seoul?

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think of life in Seoul?

"The Seoul accent is sweet enough to warm you up whenever you get to hear it"

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think of life in Seoul?
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee October 21, 2016
Defector reveals causes of 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse

Defector reveals causes of 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse

North Korean construction expert blames disaster, loss of life on poor building effort

Defector reveals causes of 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 13, 2016
How N. Korean defector-run businesses are changing lives

How N. Korean defector-run businesses are changing lives

Defectors are becoming entrepreneurs - and healing the wounds of the past

How N. Korean defector-run businesses are changing lives
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji October 13, 2016
Abuses of power? Film reveals how the NIS mistreats defectors

Abuses of power? Film reveals how the NIS mistreats defectors

“Spy Nation” documents an opaque ROK secret service - and some lawmakers agree

Abuses of power? Film reveals how the NIS mistreats defectors
Kyung Lee
Kyung Lee October 12, 2016
Why Kim Jong Un won’t visit North Korea’s flooded regions

Why Kim Jong Un won’t visit North Korea’s flooded regions

Security concerns keep the North Korean leadership from traveling too far from Pyongyang

Why Kim Jong Un won’t visit North Korea’s flooded regions
Donald Kirk
Donald Kirk October 7, 2016
Pathology politics: Human rights and health in North Korea

Pathology politics: Human rights and health in North Korea

Examining the connection between the DPRK's health crises and human rights violations

Pathology politics: Human rights and health in North Korea
Sandra Fahy
Sandra Fahy October 4, 2016
How N.Korean defectors embraced South Korea’s new media

How N.Korean defectors embraced South Korea’s new media

With interest in defector issue among young waning, alternate media is breaking down barriers

How N.Korean defectors embraced South Korea’s new media
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji September 22, 2016
South Korea split over whether to aid “arch-nemesis” in flood relief

South Korea split over whether to aid “arch-nemesis” in flood relief

Moderates urge Blue House to separate nuke tests from flooding, but govt says aid unlikely

South Korea split over whether to aid “arch-nemesis” in flood relief
JH Ahn
JH Ahn September 19, 2016
“Ms. Wang” and the curious case of North Korea’s Chinese citizens

“Ms. Wang” and the curious case of North Korea’s Chinese citizens

Understanding the DPRK's Chinese minority and what their future holds

“Ms. Wang” and the curious case of North Korea’s Chinese citizens
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 15, 2016
DPRK lies and videotape: North Korea’s “investigative” journalism

DPRK lies and videotape: North Korea’s “investigative” journalism

Cloaked in the language of objectivity, state media hits back at international condemnation

DPRK lies and videotape: North Korea’s “investigative” journalism
Sandra Fahy
Sandra Fahy September 14, 2016
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