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North Korean defectors report highest-ever life satisfaction in 2024: Survey
But ROK government also finds rising unemployment among female escapees, underscoring persistent economic challenges
Putin sends New Year’s greetings to Kim Jong Un, pledging to boost ties in 2025
An in-depth analysis of a letter on ‘countering threats,’ Christmas propaganda and Constitution Day
Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2024
NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK
Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
Assassinations, military failures and fractured alliances have reinforced the value of self-reliance for North Korea
TikTok, balloons and Putin in Pyongyang: The top North Korea stories of 2024
From rejecting unification to DPRK soldiers fighting Ukraine, NK News looks back at our best reporting on a busy year
Canadian NGOs receive green light to deliver aid to North Korea
UN sanctions exemption allows two organizations to send soymilk production tools and supplies for children’s hospital
North Korean troops’ fake IDs, and what’s left of the DPRK Embassy in Damascus
NK News’ Alannah Hill talks latest from Ukraine war and how Assad’s fall could provide insights into bilateral ties
Kim Jong Un makes frank speech about nation’s poverty at small factory opening
North Korean leader vows to fix ‘backward’ economy and declares flood recovery project complete in two speeches
Ask a North Korean: How do public utilities work in the DPRK?
An escapee writes about gathering wood to heat homes, fetching water from wells and how the state collects utility fees
Kim Jong Un reemerges after extended absence to pay respects to late father
An in-depth analysis of Kim Jong Il’s death anniversary, messaging to Trump and river management failures
