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Information related to North Korean history
How North Korea’s devastating famine subverted the rigid “songbun” system
Many were able to use their foreign connections to start illegal, but profitable, cross-border businesses
DOD has identified remains of 41 soldiers returned from DPRK last year: report
Despite public commitment by Trump and Kim, repatriations of Korean War veterans’ remains have stopped since July 2018
The seventh congress: a Workers’ Party meeting delayed for over three decades
The event, originally planned for 1986, was pushed back, then shelved, and then finally revived and held in 2016
The 100th episode bonanza – NKNews Podcast Ep.100
Professor Andrei Lankov, host Jacco Zwetsloot, and the NK News team come together for a special roundtable discussion
Surveying “The Red Years”: making sense of Bandi
Questions linger about authenticity, but the samizdat poet paints a vivid picture of N. Korean life
Award-winning North Korea scholar plagiarized sources, university finds
Charles Armstrong reported to be "no longer teaching" at Columbia
The legacy of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.95
Historian August Myrseth discusses the landmark festival's long-term impact
The North Korean perspective of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.93
Former Pyongyang resident Choi Sung-guk discusses his experiences of the international event
Comrades disunited: North Korea and the Soviet-Albanian split
A diplomatic and ideological spat between Moscow and Tirana left Pyongyang in a tricky position
Some anti-U.S. education in North Korea persists, despite diplomatic détente
Satellite imagery and state media reveal regular visits to American atrocity-focused museums continue