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Help a North Korean refugee? Or help a North Korean?

Help a North Korean refugee? Or help a North Korean?

Information smuggled into North Korea should not just focus on 'positives' of life in U.S. and ROK

Help a North Korean refugee? Or help a North Korean?
Maximilan Ernst September 1, 2016
How sanctions are – and aren’t – affecting aid work in North Korea

How sanctions are – and aren’t – affecting aid work in North Korea

Humanitarian impact may not be entirely due to sanctions, investigation shows

How sanctions are – and aren’t – affecting aid work in North Korea
Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich August 31, 2016
New border fence under construction on Wihwa Island near Sinuiju
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New border fence under construction on Wihwa Island near Sinuiju

Barrier along Yalu River erected along site of SEZ opposite Dandong

New border fence under construction on Wihwa Island near Sinuiju
NK News
NK News August 29, 2016
Chinese cheese and Russian butter: How to eat dairy in North Korea

Chinese cheese and Russian butter: How to eat dairy in North Korea

Do you eat dairy products such as milk, cheese and butter in North Korea, too ?

Chinese cheese and Russian butter: How to eat dairy in North Korea
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee August 29, 2016
North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?

North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?

Defector, experts reveal Illusion of North Korea’s youth policies

North Korea’s youth congress: Proper purpose or dangerous deception?
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji August 24, 2016
Daily duty: Inside North Korea’s regular police force

Daily duty: Inside North Korea’s regular police force

Though secret police get most intl' attention, its the regular force doing the bulk of the work

Daily duty: Inside North Korea’s regular police force
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 10, 2016
Finding your significant other in North Korea

Finding your significant other in North Korea

Can love overcome the songbun hierarchical system?

Finding your significant other in North Korea
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung August 5, 2016
Radar-capable traffic cams installed throughout Pyongyang, pictures show
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Radar-capable traffic cams installed throughout Pyongyang, pictures show

Camera network could have surveillance role, too, observers say

Radar-capable traffic cams installed throughout Pyongyang, pictures show
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 5, 2016
N.Korean construction workers complete framework of 70-floor skyscraper
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N.Korean construction workers complete framework of 70-floor skyscraper

Carcass built in less than three months, state media says, with recent photos corroborating progress

N.Korean construction workers complete framework of 70-floor skyscraper
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 3, 2016
Why sending overseas North Korean workers home won’t improve human rights

Why sending overseas North Korean workers home won’t improve human rights

"Sending these workers back home is not going to improve their lives, or buy us their understanding"

Why sending overseas North Korean workers home won’t improve human rights
Joanna Hosaniak
Joanna Hosaniak August 1, 2016