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What a North Korean thinks of South Korean elections

What a North Korean thinks of South Korean elections

The fact that someone can promise something they won't, or can't, deliver is the most shocking part

What a North Korean thinks of South Korean elections
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee May 10, 2016
N.Korean refugees are Seoul’s best weapon

N.Korean refugees are Seoul’s best weapon

Sadly, it's a tool South Korean society neglects, as shown by stories of redefection to the North

N.Korean refugees are Seoul’s best weapon
John Lee
John Lee May 6, 2016
From North Korea’s capital to America’s

From North Korea’s capital to America’s

Meet Jinhyok, who will soon have graduated from schools named for both nations’ founders

From North Korea’s capital to America’s
Jinhyok Park
Jinhyok Park May 4, 2016
North Korea is a failed state

North Korea is a failed state

Mass defections show that something is afoot in the North, even if collapse not imminent

North Korea is a failed state
John Lee
John Lee April 21, 2016
A Japanese North Korean (with South Korean passport)

A Japanese North Korean (with South Korean passport)

What kind of problems do Koreans living in Japan face in their daily lives?

A Japanese North Korean (with South Korean passport)
Emil Truszkowski
Emil Truszkowski April 20, 2016
North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads

North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads

Re-using sanitary napkins at that time every month the hardest part of a woman's life in the North

North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee April 19, 2016
How South Koreans treat North Koreans

How South Koreans treat North Koreans

Just finding out that you're from the North may lead Southerners to treat you with less respect

How South Koreans treat North Koreans
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung April 13, 2016
In Dandong, signs China may enforce tougher N.Korean sanctions 

In Dandong, signs China may enforce tougher N.Korean sanctions 

After series of warnings, Beijing takes number of steps to crack down on recalcitrant neighbor

In Dandong, signs China may enforce tougher N.Korean sanctions 
Clive Parker April 13, 2016
Understanding Seoul’s N.Korean restaurant defectors announcement

Understanding Seoul’s N.Korean restaurant defectors announcement

Theories swirl in Seoul as to why Ministry of Unification announced the news when it did

Understanding Seoul’s N.Korean restaurant defectors announcement
Christopher Green
Christopher Green April 12, 2016
A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving

A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving

Only when I took care of people less fortunate than me did I know I was lucky to be Korean

A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung March 30, 2016
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