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From Kim to Christ: Why religion works for North Koreans

From Kim to Christ: Why religion works for North Koreans

Ask a North Korean: Explaining the transition from Kim Il Sung-ism to Christianity

From Kim to Christ: Why religion works for North Koreans
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang September 25, 2013
How to have fun in North Korea

How to have fun in North Korea

Remembering low-watt TVs and off-key singing in the dark as spare-time enjoyment

How to have fun in North Korea
Mina Yoon
Mina Yoon September 18, 2013
Ask a North Korean: Meet Ji Min from Pyongyang

Ask a North Korean: Meet Ji Min from Pyongyang

"Watching Pyongyang’s misery on TV make it clear that my soul remains in that land"

Ask a North Korean: Meet Ji Min from Pyongyang
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang September 11, 2013
Ask a North Korean: Introducing Mina, a soldier turned student

Ask a North Korean: Introducing Mina, a soldier turned student

Meet one of the new authors of our ongoing “Ask a North Korean” feature

Ask a North Korean: Introducing Mina, a soldier turned student
NK News
NK News September 11, 2013
Of spies and defectors in north east Asia

Of spies and defectors in north east Asia

Long, severe detention process for would-be defectors raises questions

Of spies and defectors in north east Asia
NK News
NK News September 9, 2013
Bringing the free press to North Korea

Bringing the free press to North Korea

Defector turned newspaper proprietor plans infiltration in his home country

Bringing the free press to North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 4, 2013
From North Korea to New Malden

From North Korea to New Malden

Tom Marsden takes you on a journey in search of the North Koreans of New Malden

From North Korea to New Malden
Thomas Marsden
Thomas Marsden September 4, 2013
A North Korean in New York City says goodbye

A North Korean in New York City says goodbye

"Living in the U.S. makes me feel equal to others"

A North Korean in New York City says goodbye
Park Ji Woo
Park Ji Woo August 11, 2013
Minorities in North Korea, part 2: Russian-Koreans

Minorities in North Korea, part 2: Russian-Koreans

Status of Russian-Koreans changed as DPRK-USSR relations fluctuated

Minorities in North Korea, part 2: Russian-Koreans
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 8, 2013
The colorful history of North Korea-Vietnam relations

The colorful history of North Korea-Vietnam relations

From submarines to kindergartens, the two states used to share it all but have since grown apart

The colorful history of North Korea-Vietnam relations
Pham Thi Thu Thuy
Pham Thi Thu Thuy August 2, 2013
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