History
Information related to North Korean history
Strictly business: The sex lives of North Koreans
With laws imported from the USSR, sex remains a culturally taboo topic
How North Korean magazines undermined 1980’s Soviet propaganda
The magazines, a throwback to old-school Stalinism, were widely derided by Soviet dissidents
Aid from the enemy: American and S. Korean NGOs in the DPRK
For N. Korea, desperate need for help often trumps ideology
Special relationship: China and “strategic patience”
The alliance between the DPRK and its closest ally is not as clear-cut as many believe
Revolutionary Solidarity: Castro’s cozy relationship with North Korea
The death of the iconic Cuban leader offers chance to examine his close relations with N. Korea
Family of abducted Thai woman battle secrecy, politics in 40-year manhunt
Decades on, many are convinced Anocha Panjoy is still alive in North Korea
Glasnost? The early years of culture in post-war North Korea
How Kim Il Sung lured intellectuals to North Korea - and purged them
How the Zainichi Koreans adjusted to life in North Korea
How the promise of a socialist paradise turned into bitter disappointment
North Korea: The house that Mao helped to build
Many of North Korea's worst excesses derive from its Maoist roots
“Martyr”: Reverend Kim and the family that sued North Korea
The death of a priest in a prison camp remains a tragic example of missionary work gone wrong
