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Kim Jong Un kicks off major party meeting to lay plans for 2022

Kim Jong Un kicks off major party meeting to lay plans for 2022

North Korea's party plenum expected to last multiple days and discuss major foreign and domestic policy issues

Kim Jong Un kicks off major party meeting to lay plans for 2022
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 28, 2021
3,000 days in a North Korean prison: A missionary’s family prays for his return

3,000 days in a North Korean prison: A missionary’s family prays for his return

Christmas marks tragic milestone since Kim Jong-uk’s arrest, with at least six South Koreans still detained in the DPRK

3,000 days in a North Korean prison: A missionary’s family prays for his return
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 27, 2021
Will North Korea break its silence on an end-of-war declaration for New Year’s?

Will North Korea break its silence on an end-of-war declaration for New Year’s?

Year’s end provides a golden opportunity to clarify views on the issue, but experts say Pyongyang remains skeptical

Will North Korea break its silence on an end-of-war declaration for New Year’s?
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung December 27, 2021
Policy bombshells and NYE concert: What to expect as North Korea wraps up 2021

Policy bombshells and NYE concert: What to expect as North Korea wraps up 2021

Kim Jong Un may make New Year’s speech at party plenum this week to announce major policy decisions

Policy bombshells and NYE concert: What to expect as North Korea wraps up 2021
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 27, 2021
Moon Jae-in pardons predecessor Park Geun-hye and pro-North Korea lawmaker

Moon Jae-in pardons predecessor Park Geun-hye and pro-North Korea lawmaker

Surprise announcement may impact presidential election, but experts see little effect on inter-Korean relations

Moon Jae-in pardons predecessor Park Geun-hye and pro-North Korea lawmaker
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung December 24, 2021
How North Korea takes advantage of global corruption to evade sanctions

How North Korea takes advantage of global corruption to evade sanctions

Making sanctions work requires strengthening weak anti-corruption rules that the DPRK exploits for illicit activities

How North Korea takes advantage of global corruption to evade sanctions
Aaron Arnold
Aaron Arnold December 24, 2021
Seoul says it has ‘100% perfectly’ detected North Korean ballistic missiles

Seoul says it has ‘100% perfectly’ detected North Korean ballistic missiles

ROK ministries claim Moon administration’s DPRK policies have been a success, vow to resume inter-Korean detente

Seoul says it has ‘100% perfectly’ detected North Korean ballistic missiles
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 23, 2021
North Korea’s newest attempt at Twitter, YouTube relies on same old propaganda

North Korea’s newest attempt at Twitter, YouTube relies on same old propaganda

Social media operation by Pyongyang-based company presses on with same media style despite account suspensions

North Korea’s newest attempt at Twitter, YouTube relies on same old propaganda
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 23, 2021
Don’t believe the hype: An end-of-war declaration won’t change a thing
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Don’t believe the hype: An end-of-war declaration won’t change a thing

Multiple inter-Korean agreements since the 1990s have promised breakthroughs but failed to deliver

Don’t believe the hype: An end-of-war declaration won’t change a thing
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 23, 2021
Chinese ambassador to North Korea set to leave Pyongyang: State media

Chinese ambassador to North Korea set to leave Pyongyang: State media

Li Jinjun's replacement in question due to Pyongyang's strict COVID-19 border policies

Chinese ambassador to North Korea set to leave Pyongyang: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 23, 2021