History
Information related to North Korean history
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
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
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 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
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
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
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.”
‘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
‘Lips and teeth’: The rise of DPRK-China relations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 164
NK News's Chad O'Carroll, Colin Zwirko and Min Chao Choy discuss what growing Pyongyang-Beijing ties could bring in 2021
North Korea in Dec. 2020: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from Dec. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
