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North Korean import disinfection zone busy amid report it may open soon: imagery
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North Korean import disinfection zone busy amid report it may open soon: imagery

Vehicles moving around trade zone near border as ROK spy agency claims China may resume rail trade with DPRK next month

North Korean import disinfection zone busy amid report it may open soon: imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 29, 2021
Deep dive in the DPRK: A Danish globetrotter’s unlikely scuba adventure

Deep dive in the DPRK: A Danish globetrotter’s unlikely scuba adventure

Despite logistical challenges, the successful trip showed the creative possibilities of North Korea tourism

Deep dive in the DPRK: A Danish globetrotter’s unlikely scuba adventure
Gareth Johnson
Gareth Johnson October 29, 2021
Super Mario in Pyongyang: North Korea’s burgeoning video game culture

Super Mario in Pyongyang: North Korea’s burgeoning video game culture

Smartphone use drives gaming's increasing popularity, but regime may see it as a new tool to promote Kim family ideology

Super Mario in Pyongyang: North Korea’s burgeoning video game culture
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia October 28, 2021
Snake oil: North Korea peddles folk cures as a panacea for all ills

Snake oil: North Korea peddles folk cures as a panacea for all ills

State media promotes traditional remedies as a substitute for modern medicine — but citizens don’t buy the hype

Snake oil: North Korea peddles folk cures as a panacea for all ills
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko October 28, 2021
Black swan meat now on the menu in North Korea as food supply problems persist

Black swan meat now on the menu in North Korea as food supply problems persist

Industrial breeding of ‘delicious’ black swan meat kicked into high gear at new farm facility, state media says

Black swan meat now on the menu in North Korea as food supply problems persist
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 27, 2021
North Korea rails against UN special rapporteur for criticizing COVID controls

North Korea rails against UN special rapporteur for criticizing COVID controls

Defense of strict border measures comes after Tomás Ojea Quintana raised alarm over DPRK’s isolation and food shortages

North Korea rails against UN special rapporteur for criticizing COVID controls
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung October 27, 2021
Canadians to privately sponsor North Korean refugees under new program

Canadians to privately sponsor North Korean refugees under new program

Five defector families will resettle in Canada through partnership between human rights group and Canadian government

Canadians to privately sponsor North Korean refugees under new program
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung October 26, 2021
North Korea tests 678 additional people and finds zero COVID cases: WHO

North Korea tests 678 additional people and finds zero COVID cases: WHO

The DPRK has yet to begin administering vaccines, as South Korea’s vaccination rate reaches 70%

North Korea tests 678 additional people and finds zero COVID cases: WHO
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts October 25, 2021
Just 12 North Korean defectors reached the South from July to September

Just 12 North Korean defectors reached the South from July to September

COVID restrictions have made it nearly impossible to escape and reach the ROK, cutting off a key source of information

Just 12 North Korean defectors reached the South from July to September
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts October 22, 2021
The stop and go success of a North Korean entrepreneur
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The stop and go success of a North Korean entrepreneur

Even relatively successful people struggle to provide enough for their families in the DPRK

The stop and go success of a North Korean entrepreneur
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov October 22, 2021