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The fuzzy, contentious division of the Koreas at sea — Ep. 262
Podcast

The fuzzy, contentious division of the Koreas at sea — Ep. 262

Yoon In-Joo discuss maritime conflict, the role that coasts play in the DPRK economy, fish prices and more

The fuzzy, contentious division of the Koreas at sea — Ep. 262
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News November 15, 2022
Prices of imported consumer goods dip in North Korean capital
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Prices of imported consumer goods dip in North Korean capital

Whisky, shampoo, coffee and other goods continue to decline in price as country’s trade with China increases

Prices of imported consumer goods dip in North Korean capital
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell | Ifang Bremer November 11, 2022
Seoul offers to return remains of presumed North Korean woman found near border

Seoul offers to return remains of presumed North Korean woman found near border

Pyongyang has yet to respond to notice sent Friday about body discovered with badge of DPRK leaders, South Korea says

Seoul offers to return remains of presumed North Korean woman found near border
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell November 11, 2022
Singapore says North Korea sanctions buster in country after US offers bounty

Singapore says North Korea sanctions buster in country after US offers bounty

Police report they were in communication with Washington about Kwek Kee Seng even before US offered $5 million reward

Singapore says North Korea sanctions buster in country after US offers bounty
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell November 7, 2022
Egypt’s Orascom to receive loan worth $80M from North Korea cell network

Egypt’s Orascom to receive loan worth $80M from North Korea cell network

Firm behind Koryolink has struggled to make money from the project or transfer funds outside the DPRK

Egypt’s Orascom to receive loan worth $80M from North Korea cell network
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Ethan Jewell November 2, 2022
Taiwanese man sentenced to prison for smuggling 3K tons of oil to North Korea

Taiwanese man sentenced to prison for smuggling 3K tons of oil to North Korea

Huang Wang Ken faces year behind bars after court says he ‘seriously damaged’ Taiwan’s reputation with 2018 oil transfer

Taiwanese man sentenced to prison for smuggling 3K tons of oil to North Korea
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell 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
Beijing doesn’t ‘condone’ talk of South Korea developing nukes: Chinese envoy

Beijing doesn’t ‘condone’ talk of South Korea developing nukes: Chinese envoy

China’s top diplomat in Seoul calls for ‘denuclearization and peaceful negotiation’ after North Korean missile tests

Beijing doesn’t ‘condone’ talk of South Korea developing nukes: Chinese envoy
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell October 26, 2022
North Korea launches kids commuter boat service at same lake as earlier missile

North Korea launches kids commuter boat service at same lake as earlier missile

NK News analysis shows military tested underwater silos at reservoir where boats now transport rural children to school

North Korea launches kids commuter boat service at same lake as earlier missile
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 25, 2022
Africa to North Korea: Growing up under Kim Il Sung’s fatherly care – Ep. 259
Podcast

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
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