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US, ROK begin ‘largest-ever’ air drills despite national mourning period

US, ROK begin ‘largest-ever’ air drills despite national mourning period

Drills against North Korean threats go ahead after Seoul said it was reviewing postponement over Itaewon tragedy

US, ROK begin ‘largest-ever’ air drills despite national mourning period
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Shreyas Reddy October 31, 2022
DPRK profiles high schooler working construction ‘to repay Kim Jong Un’s love’

DPRK profiles high schooler working construction ‘to repay Kim Jong Un’s love’

North Korean TV airs interview with student from prestigious school as part of ideological campaign targeting youth

DPRK profiles high schooler working construction ‘to repay Kim Jong Un’s love’
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer October 31, 2022
New photos give first look inside renovated Japanese luxury store in Pyongyang
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New photos give first look inside renovated Japanese luxury store in Pyongyang

Exclusive images show South Korean clothes and Japanese electronics on sale in possible violation of UN sanctions

New photos give first look inside renovated Japanese luxury store in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 31, 2022
How a US veteran became a POW in North Korea 60 years after the Korean War

How a US veteran became a POW in North Korea 60 years after the Korean War

Merrill Newman’s ill-fated trip to the DPRK would reveal the ways in which for Pyongyang, the conflict never ended

How a US veteran became a POW in North Korea 60 years after the Korean War
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia October 28, 2022
Book review: Grappling with the personal and political toll of Korea’s division

Book review: Grappling with the personal and political toll of Korea’s division

Hwang Sok-yong’s ‘The Prisoner’ tells story of his life as a ‘refugee’ from North Korea for whom going home is a crime

Book review: Grappling with the personal and political toll of Korea’s division
David Tizzard
David Tizzard October 27, 2022
Special envoy on North Korean human rights faces fierce opposition at UN

Special envoy on North Korean human rights faces fierce opposition at UN

Russia, Iran and others criticize Elizabeth Salmon’s mandate and call for an end to ‘politicized’ info gathering on DPRK

Special envoy on North Korean human rights faces fierce opposition at UN
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer October 27, 2022
North Korea repeats unfounded claims COVID came from South in new booklet

North Korea repeats unfounded claims COVID came from South in new booklet

New tract attacking defector Park Sang-hak aims to encourage opposition to leafleting among ROK public, expert says

North Korea repeats unfounded claims COVID came from South in new booklet
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy October 26, 2022
Seoul to review support for North Korean defectors after woman’s lonely death

Seoul to review support for North Korean defectors after woman’s lonely death

Discovery of remains months after she died a reminder many defectors experience severe isolation in South, experts say

Seoul to review support for North Korean defectors after woman’s lonely death
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Shreyas Reddy October 25, 2022
Africa to North Korea: Growing up under Kim Il Sung’s fatherly care – Ep. 259
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Africa to North Korea: Growing up under Kim Il Sung’s fatherly care – Ep. 259

Monique Macias shares her experience growing up in Pyongyang under the guardianship of North Korea’s founding leader

Africa to North Korea: Growing up under Kim Il Sung’s fatherly care – Ep. 259
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News October 25, 2022
UNICEF wins sanctions exemption to send large aid shipment to North Korea

UNICEF wins sanctions exemption to send large aid shipment to North Korea

It's unclear when the health and nutrition supplies will reach DPRK’s neediest as country maintains COVID controls

UNICEF wins sanctions exemption to send large aid shipment to North Korea
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer October 25, 2022
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