History
Information related to North Korean history
NK Media Watch – June 19 to 25
Coverage of Kim Jong Un’s Letter of Appeal, reporting of festivities honoring the beginning of the Korean War, and efforts taken by the government to ensure a better future
The day South Korea faced the merciless reality of extinction
This Day in the History of the DPRK: June 25, JUCHE 38 (1950)
Why North Korea wants to talk about a tourist mountain
Money, no exposure to Southern influence and little work make Mt. Kumgang an ideal platform for cooperation
How to send your child to summer camp in North Korea
"Parents are responsible for about 300 euros in fees and travel costs, with all other expenses being met by the Korean side.”
Does it really make sense to engage North Korea?
Former UK Ambassador to North Korea lays out the case for engagement with North Korea
When the first American soldier defected to North Korea
"The people in North Korea are enjoying freedom and happiness inaccessible to the working people of the United States"
One man’s plea for South Korea’s lost prisoners of war
This South Korean solider spent almost 50 years as a POW in North Korea – and some are still there
A Short History of Nuclear Folly: Focus North Korea
“Is a country like North Korea treating nuclear technology as responsibly as the superpowers during the Cold War? I would have serious doubts about that"
Rocky road to Pyongyang: DPRK-IRA relations in the 1980s
"In 1986 two Group B operatives travelled to Pyongyang to train with specialised KPA units"
