History
Information related to North Korean history
North Korea’s brief, surreal experiment with passenger cruises
Though the project quickly folded, the DPRK demonstrated a surprising openness to new tourism ideas
Ties that bind: Geopolitics, not socialism, underpin North Korea-China alliance
Strategic cooperation against the democratic world links traditional allies as they prepare to reaffirm 1961 treaty
Book review: ‘From Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un: How the Hardliners Prevailed’
Former German Ambassador Thomas Schäfer recounts the challenges and absurdities of being a diplomat in Pyongyang
North Korea once again ignores key anti-US holiday in apparent friendly gesture
‘June 25 Day of Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism’ not mentioned in state media
Unhappy anniversary: Recalling the June 2000 inter-Korean summit
21 years ago, the two Koreas made history — or so it seemed. What went wrong?
Three years on, little for US and North Korea to build on from Singapore deal
The Korean Peninsula is now far further from the ‘peace and prosperity’ promised in 2018
A “New Spring” of culture in Kim Il Sung’s North Korea
Brief period of relaxed censorship produced rich literature like Chon Se Bong’s 1958 novel
Ask a North Korean: Do average North Koreans hate Japanese people?
North Koreans are taught that Japan is the sworn enemy of the Korean people.
Missiles, money and ginseng: A North Korean spy in the Cold War
A weapons factory worker in Kiev was one of Pyongyang’s great spy assets in the 1970s
How North Korea supports Palestine and aided Hamas
North Korea may have supplied illicit arms to Hamas, but support for Palestinian liberation goes much deeper
