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Book review: An African woman’s memoir of privilege and identity in North Korea
‘Black Girl from Pyongyang’ documents the fascinating story of Monica Macias, a dictator’s daughter who grew up in DPRK
What to make of reports that hungry North Koreans are resorting to cannibalism
Food shortages have likely worsened during COVID, and the longer this goes on, the more desperate the situation becomes
How a dispute over POWs has distorted memories of the Korean War
US, China and Koreas have conspired to forget conflict, after it morphed from fight over land into one over prisoners
Book review: ‘The Sister’ tells the tale of North Korean ‘despotess’ Kim Yo Jong
Sung-yoon Lee combines history and speculation to paint DPRK leader’s sister as ‘devil woman,’ with mixed results
Shunning isolation: North Korea’s forgotten attempt to build trade ties with UK
Pyongyang has pursued economic exchanges with West in past, showing its status as ‘hermit kingdom’ is not inevitable
A Georgia town lays a Korean War veteran to rest, over 70 years after his death
Luther Story received Medal of Honor for fighting against North Korea, but US only recently identified his remains
Evacuation warnings in Seoul, North Korean children’s books and more – Ep. 291
ROK issues ‘wartime alerts’ over satellite launch, and Dafna Zur discusses how DPRK translated Anne Frank’s diary
How a US ambassador navigated North Korean tumult – Ep. 290
Kathleen Stephens discusses the DPRK’s 2010 attacks on South Korea, the breakdown of six-party talks and more
Why Kim Jong Un is paying unprecedented tribute to a late military official
North Korea has honored Hyon Chol Hae in ways usually reserved for Kim family, with leader even kneeling at his grave
Defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho resigns from key party post over mounting scandals
Former North Korean diplomat faces accusations of accepting illegal donations and distorting history of 1940s massacre
