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How a North Korean businessman’s high-rise dreams came crashing down
A defector’s memoir illuminates how private entrepreneurs, relying on bribery, drove a construction boom in Pyongyang
The Unification movement and opening up North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 223
Tom McDevitt discusses Sun Myung Moon's meeting with Kim Il Sung
How North Korea’s rock-bottom credit rating hampers major development plans
North Korea must take reforms more seriously to capitalize on high financial literacy in the country, experts say
When North Korea and China hosted an Olympics for prisoners of war
The bizarre episode during the Korean War was an attempt to brainwash captured soldiers into believing in communism
The man who invented North Korea’s Juche ideology – NKNews Podcast Ep. 222
John Cha discusses the life and philosophy of Hwang Jang-yop, the one-time mentor to Kim Jong Il who defected in 1997
Top Sri Lankan official admits to arms deal with North Korea, then backtracks
Reported deal using black market money during island’s bloody civil war may have violated sanctions, experts say
North Korea’s got 99 problems and rural development is one
2022 focus on agriculture reflects both growing food insecurity and Maoist-inspired efforts to improve countryside life
In the world of video games, North Korea is almost always the baddie
Depictions of the DPRK in games have evolved over the years, but few seriously deal with geopolitical issues
A North Korean assassination gone wrong and its continuing ripple effects
The attempt to take out former ROK leader Park Chung-hee killed his wife instead and drove his daughter into politics
Hanging by an iron thread: North Korea-Russia ties endure despite pandemic
Bilateral ties are strongest in diplomacy and trade, with the DPRK counting on Russian support in its dealings with US
