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Oxcarts, tractors and hitchhiking: Rural transport in North Korea — in photos
Photos from the NK News archive show how North Koreans get around despite fuel shortages and poor infrastructure
Experts doubt that ‘Squid Game’ has been smuggled into North Korea
'Logically and conceptually impossible’ that show reached North Korea amid COVID-19 controls and foreign media crackdown
North Korea warily eyes the markets that now dominate food distribution
Recently revealed changes to the Food Administration Act suggest efforts to reassert state control over grain sales
Book review: ‘Outsiders: Memories of Migration to and from North Korea’
Markus Bell writes a sobering reflection on the tens of thousands of Koreans that voluntarily left Japan for North Korea
A diplomat’s life: Navigating North Korea’s complex travel permission system
North Korea’s extreme social controls mean a complex process for any travel request, even for foreign diplomats
Political disputes leave US no closer to appointing DPRK human rights envoy
Biden has yet to even announce a nominee for the key role that works to improve human rights in the country
Kim Jong Un builds new mansions across country as North Korean public suffers
Satellite images show new construction at lakeside retreat and secretive Pyongyang compound despite economic ‘hardships’
North Korea emphasizes winter COVID measures as snow hits country
DPRK tells World Health Organization it found no positive cases after testing additional 734 people
North Korea’s response to global warming – NKNews Podcast Ep. 210
Gabriela Bernal discusses how natural disasters impact the DPRK and its efforts for environmental protection
EXPLAINER: What North Korea policy might look like under Yoon Seok-youl
NK Pro analyzes the conservative presidential candidate’s remarks, with commentary from his top policy adviser
