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How North Korea’s warped history puts Pyongyang at the center of everything
COLUMN

How North Korea’s warped history puts Pyongyang at the center of everything

Children in DPRK learn that treasonous southerners collaborating with a foreign power led to division a millennia ago

How North Korea’s warped history puts Pyongyang at the center of everything
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 1, 2022
Biden must prioritize efforts to find Americans missing from Korean War

Biden must prioritize efforts to find Americans missing from Korean War

5,300 servicemembers were left behind after the conflict, and time is running out for their families to find closure

Biden must prioritize efforts to find Americans missing from Korean War
Rick Downes
Rick Downes July 28, 2022
Korean War memorial in Washington adds names of fallen soldiers

Korean War memorial in Washington adds names of fallen soldiers

US dedicates new addition honoring nearly 44,000 Americans and Koreans killed during 1950-1953 conflict with North Korea

Korean War memorial in Washington adds names of fallen soldiers
Thomas Maresca
Thomas Maresca July 28, 2022
Will the real Kim Il Sung please stand up?

Will the real Kim Il Sung please stand up?

Almost three decades after his death, stories claiming the North Korean founder was an imposter live on

Will the real Kim Il Sung please stand up?
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy July 18, 2022
How North Korea turned a civil war conflict into anti-US propaganda
COLUMN

How North Korea turned a civil war conflict into anti-US propaganda

North Korea revived a major anti-American holiday last month, spotlighting a gruesome episode from the Korean War

How North Korea turned a civil war conflict into anti-US propaganda
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov July 8, 2022
Life inside the pro-North Korea enclave in Japan – NKNews Podcast Ep. 243
Podcast

Life inside the pro-North Korea enclave in Japan – NKNews Podcast Ep. 243

Park Hyangsu shares how she left Chongryon and the tragic story of her family members in the DPRK

Life inside the pro-North Korea enclave in Japan – NKNews Podcast Ep. 243
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News July 5, 2022
As inflation worsens, South Korea braces for ‘perfect storm’ of economic woes
KOREA PRO

As inflation worsens, South Korea braces for ‘perfect storm’ of economic woes

The country faces risks analogous to turmoil of 1970s, with the economy unlikely to emerge unscathed

As inflation worsens, South Korea braces for ‘perfect storm’ of economic woes
Christopher Green
Christopher Green June 30, 2022
What Joe Biden can learn from Jimmy Carter about diplomacy with North Korea

What Joe Biden can learn from Jimmy Carter about diplomacy with North Korea

Lessons from ex-president’s failed attempt to arrange meeting of US and Koreas remain relevant amid current deadlock

What Joe Biden can learn from Jimmy Carter about diplomacy with North Korea
Gabriela Bernal
Gabriela Bernal June 30, 2022
North Korea’s invented histories – NKNews Podcast Ep. 242
Podcast

North Korea’s invented histories – NKNews Podcast Ep. 242

Katie Stallard discusses how the DPRK and other authoritarian regimes use the past as an instrument of power

North Korea’s invented histories – NKNews Podcast Ep. 242
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News June 28, 2022
Seoul gentrification forces closure of landmark Pyongyang cold noodle restaurant

Seoul gentrification forces closure of landmark Pyongyang cold noodle restaurant

Founded by daughter of Korean War refugee, Eulji Myeonok introduced locals to signature North Korean dish for decades

Seoul gentrification forces closure of landmark Pyongyang cold noodle restaurant
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer June 28, 2022
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