Inter-Korean
Information related to inter-Korean developments
Seoul’s proposal to ditch ban on North Korean media is long overdue
Censorship vastly overemphasizes danger of Pyongyang’s propaganda and is holdover from South Korea’s illiberal past
Yoon warns of evolving North Korean threats during visit to wartime bunker
South Korean president’s visit to bunker used as command post during conflict comes amid joint US-ROK military drills
State media review: North Korea acknowledges Shinzo Abe’s death for first time
An in-depth analysis of Pyongyang’s anti-Abe sentiment, renewed domestic tourism and lingering COVID-19 paranoia
North Korean hackers adopt complex methods to hide malware from analysts: Report
Technique to verify victim identities makes it harder for researchers to access payloads and develop countermeasures
Defector to launch balloons toward North Korea after being attacked in Seoul
Park Sang-hak says attacker broke his arm with metal pipe, in what report suggests was attempt to ‘punish’ activist
Seoul’s North Korea human rights envoy calls for information blitz into DPRK
Ordinary North Korean people have ‘full right’ to know what’s going on in the world, Lee Shin-wha says
Why foreign offers of investment will never be attractive to Pyongyang
Capital growth, transparency and foreign information are anathema to Kim Jong Un, who draws power from DPRK’s isolation
North Korean propagandists condemn US-ROK military drills as prep for invasion
Higher-level state media has yet to comment on Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, which allies say are defensive in nature
How North Korea’s bizarre propaganda could outlive the Kim dynasty
Example of post-Soviet states suggests DPRK’s mythology may not disappear even after unification or regime collapse
Why North Korean comic books don’t have superheroes – Ep. 250
Host Jacco Zwetsloot joins the show as a guest for the first time to discuss DPRK graphic novels, the podcast and more