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North Korean civic groups shouldn’t waste their time

North Korean civic groups shouldn’t waste their time

Why spend money or time on something that's not going to bring democracy to the North?

North Korean civic groups shouldn’t waste their time
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung March 10, 2016
Book on N.Korea’s Jang has implications for S.Korea

Book on N.Korea’s Jang has implications for S.Korea

Jang beat odds to join ruling family, but was ultimately a casualty of internal power contradictons

Book on N.Korea’s Jang has implications for S.Korea
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi March 9, 2016
The ups and downs of working in North Korean aid

The ups and downs of working in North Korean aid

Former aid worker discusses life on the ground – and the effect of sanctions on agencies’ day to day

The ups and downs of working in North Korean aid
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham February 26, 2016
Hero? Traitor? Vicious missionary? N.Korea’s many social labels

Hero? Traitor? Vicious missionary? N.Korea’s many social labels

Reference book contains stunning new details about regime's classification system

Hero? Traitor? Vicious missionary? N.Korea’s many social labels
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy February 24, 2016
N. Korean cereal imports fall to lowest levels in 10 years
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N. Korean cereal imports fall to lowest levels in 10 years

Overall food imports from China fell by a quarter last year when compared with 2014

N. Korean cereal imports fall to lowest levels in 10 years
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne February 18, 2016
Should N.Korean defectors become celebrities?

Should N.Korean defectors become celebrities?

Exaggerated testimony, caused by difficulty to life in S. Korea, undermines trust

Should N.Korean defectors become celebrities?
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi February 9, 2016
Leaving family behind in North Korea

Leaving family behind in North Korea

Finally living in a free country, I'm still haunted by the things I can't share with my mom and dad

Leaving family behind in North Korea
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee January 28, 2016
Harsh judgments of S.Korean intelligence follow court verdict

Harsh judgments of S.Korean intelligence follow court verdict

NIS’s torturous interrogations, vendettas come to light in botched frame of defector

Harsh judgments of S.Korean intelligence follow court verdict
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi January 13, 2016
N. Korean nuclear test causes tremors on Chinese border
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N. Korean nuclear test causes tremors on Chinese border

Weibo users criticized Pyongyang, saying Beijing is losing control of its neighbor

N. Korean nuclear test causes tremors on Chinese border
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi January 7, 2016