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Kim Jong Un’s water slide, missing wife and vaccines – NKNews Podcast Ep. 169
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Kim Jong Un’s water slide, missing wife and vaccines – NKNews Podcast Ep. 169

NK News's Jeongmin Kim, Colin Zwirko and Won-Gi Jung discuss the latest stories coming out of North Korea

Kim Jong Un’s water slide, missing wife and vaccines – NKNews Podcast Ep. 169
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 9, 2021
Seoul’s new foreign minister makes first speech on ‘difficult’ North Korea issue

Seoul’s new foreign minister makes first speech on ‘difficult’ North Korea issue

Chung Eui-yong says that coordinating with Washington on future denuclearization talks can be “fairly easily done”

Seoul’s new foreign minister makes first speech on ‘difficult’ North Korea issue
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 9, 2021
Kim Jong Un berates North Korean officials for a rough start to economic plans

Kim Jong Un berates North Korean officials for a rough start to economic plans

Kim kicked off a multi-day meeting on how to carry out economic tasks after last month’s Party Congress

Kim Jong Un berates North Korean officials for a rough start to economic plans
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 8, 2021
New documentary tackles the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother

New documentary tackles the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother

"Assassins" tells the story of how North Korea tricked two women into killing Kim Jong Nam

New documentary tackles the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia February 8, 2021
Kim takes back control of body overseeing party leadership
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Kim takes back control of body overseeing party leadership

North Korean leader seems to be tightening grip on Organizational Guidance Department as part of corruption clampdown

Kim takes back control of body overseeing party leadership
Martin Weiser
Martin Weiser February 5, 2021
Kim Jong Un still willing to denuclearize: South Korean foreign minister nominee

Kim Jong Un still willing to denuclearize: South Korean foreign minister nominee

Chung Eui-yong says North Korean military parades just aiming to sustain negotiation leverage

Kim Jong Un still willing to denuclearize: South Korean foreign minister nominee
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 5, 2021
Biden and Moon promise to work closely on North Korean denuclearization

Biden and Moon promise to work closely on North Korean denuclearization

The U.S. and South Korean presidents vow to strengthen the alliance in their first phone call since Biden's inauguration

Biden and Moon promise to work closely on North Korean denuclearization
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 4, 2021
North Korea in Jan. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in Jan. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from Jan. 1, 2021 to Jan. 31, 2021

North Korea in Jan. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro February 3, 2021
Another Myanmar? Why there won’t be a military coup in North Korea any time soon
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Another Myanmar? Why there won’t be a military coup in North Korea any time soon

The North Korean military knows they must hang together with the Kim regime, or be hanged separately

Another Myanmar? Why there won’t be a military coup in North Korea any time soon
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov February 3, 2021
North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
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North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168

Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping discusses the assassination of Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur and DPRK-ASEAN relations

North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 2, 2021