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North Korea to postpone planned demolition of Mt. Kumgang facilities, South says

North Korea to postpone planned demolition of Mt. Kumgang facilities, South says

Decision aimed at further preventing spread of novel coronavirus: MOU

North Korea to postpone planned demolition of Mt. Kumgang facilities, South says
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 30, 2020
Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU

Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU

Shut down comes as North Korean party daily promises "revolutionary countermeasures" to 2019-nCoV spread

Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim January 29, 2020
The Flower of Unification: how a girl from the South became an icon in the North

The Flower of Unification: how a girl from the South became an icon in the North

Lim Su-kyung's 1989 Pyongyang visit shows how close, and yet how far apart, the two Koreas were and remain to this day

The Flower of Unification: how a girl from the South became an icon in the North
James Fretwell
James Fretwell January 29, 2020
How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world
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How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world

New technology is allowing ordinary people to access sources of information other than Party-approved state media

How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado January 28, 2020
How differing U.S.-ROK views on sanctions impact potential inter-Korean tourism

How differing U.S.-ROK views on sanctions impact potential inter-Korean tourism

While tourism isn't technically prohibited, strict U.S. interpretation of sanctions may hinder trips to the North

How differing U.S.-ROK views on sanctions impact potential inter-Korean tourism
Daniel Wertz
Daniel Wertz January 23, 2020
Why South Korean tourists might not want to follow Moon up Mount Kumgang

Why South Korean tourists might not want to follow Moon up Mount Kumgang

Economic and safety concerns could deter visitors, even if the President manages to strike a deal with the North

Why South Korean tourists might not want to follow Moon up Mount Kumgang
Jumin Lee
Jumin Lee January 22, 2020
With a “crude” new foreign minister, North Korea strengthens its hard-line turn

With a “crude” new foreign minister, North Korea strengthens its hard-line turn

Ri Son Gwon, with his reputation for bluster, may be the ideal DPRK diplomat if tensions rise in the coming year

With a “crude” new foreign minister, North Korea strengthens its hard-line turn
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 21, 2020
Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111
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Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111

Swiss Major General Patrick Gauchat discusses neutral actors on the peninsula and their importance going forward

Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 21, 2020
U.S. ambassador comments on inter-Korean tourism “inappropriate,” South says

U.S. ambassador comments on inter-Korean tourism “inappropriate,” South says

Statement follows Harry Harris's insistence that any South Korean travel to the North may require ROK-U.S. consultation

U.S. ambassador comments on inter-Korean tourism “inappropriate,” South says
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 17, 2020
U.S. should be consulted on potential South Korean tourism to the North: Harris

U.S. should be consulted on potential South Korean tourism to the North: Harris

Items in future South Korean tourist luggages could possibly breach sanctions, ambassador says

U.S. should be consulted on potential South Korean tourism to the North: Harris
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 16, 2020