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Fire, fury, and summitry: reporting on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.105
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Fire, fury, and summitry: reporting on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.105

Before she leaves the NK News team, senior correspondent Dagyum Ji sits down to discuss her thoughts on all things DPRK

Fire, fury, and summitry: reporting on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.105
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 3, 2019
North Korean missile tests “serious challenge” to international community: Japan

North Korean missile tests “serious challenge” to international community: Japan

PM spokesperson declines to comment on DPRK’s apparent missile strike threat against Japan

North Korean missile tests “serious challenge” to international community: Japan
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 2, 2019
Halfway through his presidency, Moon must rethink his inter-Korean strategy

Halfway through his presidency, Moon must rethink his inter-Korean strategy

The South Korean President needs a new way to engage the North to recover in the polls, even if it risks U.S. reprisal

Halfway through his presidency, Moon must rethink his inter-Korean strategy
Marco Milani
Marco Milani | Markus Bell December 1, 2019
How impeachment proceedings in the U.S. Congress might affect North Korea policy

How impeachment proceedings in the U.S. Congress might affect North Korea policy

The DPRK leadership is likely watching the process closely, though how much it'll impact diplomacy is unclear

How impeachment proceedings in the U.S. Congress might affect North Korea policy
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer December 1, 2019
Context and translation: North Korean coverage of the November 28 weapons test
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Context and translation: North Korean coverage of the November 28 weapons test

State media hailed the test's "final review" of the new-type multiple rocket launcher system

Context and translation: North Korean coverage of the November 28 weapons test
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee November 29, 2019
The looming deadline in nuclear talks: Kim’s three options before the year’s end

The looming deadline in nuclear talks: Kim’s three options before the year’s end

The DPRK leader wants a deal with the U.S., but he can fall back on Russia, China, and "Juche" should efforts fail

The looming deadline in nuclear talks: Kim’s three options before the year’s end
Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek November 29, 2019
Just weeks after the Singapore summit, Kim Jong Un visited new monument to ICBMs
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Just weeks after the Singapore summit, Kim Jong Un visited new monument to ICBMs

Opened in February last year, the facility has yet to be featured in official state media

Just weeks after the Singapore summit, Kim Jong Un visited new monument to ICBMs
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 29, 2019
Friends disunited: breaking down an increasingly-tense U.S.-ROK alliance

Friends disunited: breaking down an increasingly-tense U.S.-ROK alliance

Friction surrounding cost-sharing negotiations should not overshadow Korea's strategic importance to the U.S.

Friends disunited: breaking down an increasingly-tense U.S.-ROK alliance
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy November 27, 2019
From North Carolina to North Korea and beyond: meeting a U.S. defector in Japan

From North Carolina to North Korea and beyond: meeting a U.S. defector in Japan

Charles Robert Jenkins spent 39 years in the DPRK, working as everything from translator to silver screen star

From North Carolina to North Korea and beyond: meeting a U.S. defector in Japan
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia November 27, 2019
Stephen Biegun, top Russian diplomat talk North Korea in phone call: MFA

Stephen Biegun, top Russian diplomat talk North Korea in phone call: MFA

Conversation comes days after Russian Deputy Foreign Minister met with DPRK's Choe Son Hui

Stephen Biegun, top Russian diplomat talk North Korea in phone call: MFA
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer November 26, 2019