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South Korea warms up to Japan and hopes to see North Korea at the Tokyo Olympics

South Korea warms up to Japan and hopes to see North Korea at the Tokyo Olympics

President Moon Jae-in says he’s “always” ready to talk with Japan and that the Olympics are a diplomatic “opportunity”

South Korea warms up to Japan and hopes to see North Korea at the Tokyo Olympics
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 1, 2021
Two years later, Trump and Kim’s failed Hanoi summit casts a dark shadow

Two years later, Trump and Kim’s failed Hanoi summit casts a dark shadow

The U.S. and North Korea missed the chance to strike a deal, experts say — and that opportunity may never come back

Two years later, Trump and Kim’s failed Hanoi summit casts a dark shadow
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy February 26, 2021
Open for business? North Korea can learn a lot from Cuba’s economic reforms
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Open for business? North Korea can learn a lot from Cuba’s economic reforms

North Korea has a similar history to Cuba, but has lagged behind since the collapse of European communism in the 1990s

Open for business? North Korea can learn a lot from Cuba’s economic reforms
Peter Ward
Peter Ward February 17, 2021
The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent – NKNews Podcast Ep. 170
Podcast

The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent – NKNews Podcast Ep. 170

Simon Kuper discusses George Blake, who was captured by North Korea during the Korean War and became a KGB double agent

The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent – NKNews Podcast Ep. 170
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 16, 2021
North Koreans survive on private business — and Kim will fail to stop them

North Koreans survive on private business — and Kim will fail to stop them

North Koreans also resisted former DPRK leader Kim Jong Il’s attempts to clamp down on the country’s private economy

North Koreans survive on private business — and Kim will fail to stop them
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov February 15, 2021
North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
Podcast

North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168

Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping discusses the assassination of Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur and DPRK-ASEAN relations

North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 2, 2021
Seven decades of friendship and envy: North Korea’s relations with Vietnam

Seven decades of friendship and envy: North Korea’s relations with Vietnam

Vietnam achieved what the Kim regime never could: national reunification and a booming economy

Seven decades of friendship and envy: North Korea’s relations with Vietnam
James Fretwell
James Fretwell February 1, 2021
North and South Korea are not East and West Germany – NKNews Podcast Ep. 167
Podcast

North and South Korea are not East and West Germany – NKNews Podcast Ep. 167

Rüdiger Frank discusses the two Koreas and Germany, and what Kim Jong Un can do to improve his country's economy

North and South Korea are not East and West Germany – NKNews Podcast Ep. 167
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 26, 2021
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about medieval Korean history?

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about medieval Korean history?

“North Korea draws parallels between the kings of the past and the Kims of the present.”

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about medieval Korean history?
In-hua Kim January 25, 2021
‘The big hunt’: When North Korean agents almost killed South Korea’s president

‘The big hunt’: When North Korean agents almost killed South Korea’s president

North Korea came dangerously close to assassinating President Park Chung-hee in the Blue House in Seoul on Jan. 21, 1968

‘The big hunt’: When North Korean agents almost killed South Korea’s president
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 21, 2021
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