History
Information related to North Korean history
Promised land? The Zainichi Korean exodus to North Korea
Great emigration driven by discrimination in Japan and belief in communism - but they were deceived
Why thousands of Japanese-Koreans left for new lives in North Korea
The strange history of Chongryon and the mass exodus to the DPRK
Crossing the line: Responding to North Korean provocation
A new book examines how the DPRK gets away with its over-the-top behavior
Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film
North Korean films extol the virtues of marrying as a duty to the state
How Stalinism built North Korea’s command economy
Despite its idiosyncratic system, the DPRK economy is built on classically Soviet ground
The DPRK economy and its laws #3: Are inter-Korean agreements dead or alive?
While inter-Korean relations are on ice, important agreements not yet torn up
North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?
Defector, experts reveal Illusion of North Korea’s youth policies
North Korea and the Olympic Games
North Korea has a complex history with the Olympic Games but performances remain impressive
Comic inconsistency: North Korean explanations of high-profile defections
Bungling of defection explanation consistent with North Korean historical record
What is marketization and when did it begin in North Korea?
Late '70s reform in foreign trade sector one of the earliest catalysts for marketization
