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Seoul ‘anti-leaflet’ bill moves forward with heavy fines and years in prison

Seoul ‘anti-leaflet’ bill moves forward with heavy fines and years in prison

Lawmakers clash as bill passes first step on Wednesday, with dissenters calling it “evil” and “excessive”

Seoul ‘anti-leaflet’ bill moves forward with heavy fines and years in prison
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung December 2, 2020
Giant octopus slide? North Korea shows off new, colorful ‘socialist villages’

Giant octopus slide? North Korea shows off new, colorful ‘socialist villages’

See the photos: North Korean state TV is airing propaganda about newly-built housing communities and partying residents

Giant octopus slide? North Korea shows off new, colorful ‘socialist villages’
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung December 1, 2020
Two weeks on, North Korea still hasn’t said a word about Biden or the elections

Two weeks on, North Korea still hasn’t said a word about Biden or the elections

Experts can only guess why the DPRK is silent, but history shows that Pyongyang handled past elections very differently

Two weeks on, North Korea still hasn’t said a word about Biden or the elections
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim November 24, 2020
Photos: Pyongyang’s golden trees show North Korean autumn in full bloom

Photos: Pyongyang’s golden trees show North Korean autumn in full bloom

Russia's embassy in the DPRK shared photos of this year's fall season — and at a time when tourists can't enter the DPRK

Photos: Pyongyang’s golden trees show North Korean autumn in full bloom
NK News
NK News November 6, 2020
North Korean fishermen lead dangerous lives as the ‘avant-garde of capitalism’

North Korean fishermen lead dangerous lives as the ‘avant-garde of capitalism’

A North Korean defector recalls the good old days of profiting off unregulated waters as he casts his line in the South

North Korean fishermen lead dangerous lives as the ‘avant-garde of capitalism’
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 5, 2020
North Korean fears over COVID-19 on full display at Panmunjom reopening ceremony

North Korean fears over COVID-19 on full display at Panmunjom reopening ceremony

To protect against COVID-19, North Korean military wears gas masks and raincoats when outside of Panmun Hall

North Korean fears over COVID-19 on full display at Panmunjom reopening ceremony
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 4, 2020
Pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan monetizes website with paywall

Pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan monetizes website with paywall

Paywall system will limit reach of publication, but could spark sanctions concerns

Pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan monetizes website with paywall
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 4, 2020
North Korea warns workers about COVID-19, boosts domestic face mask production

North Korea warns workers about COVID-19, boosts domestic face mask production

State media says workers are being taught about COVID-19 sanitization and factories are upping face mask production

North Korea warns workers about COVID-19, boosts domestic face mask production
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung November 2, 2020
Two years later, spy charges against French man with DPRK ties remain unclear

Two years later, spy charges against French man with DPRK ties remain unclear

Nov. 2020 marks two years since Benoît Quennedey, a French civil servant, was arrested for espionage

Two years later, spy charges against French man with DPRK ties remain unclear
Sophie Lamotte
Sophie Lamotte November 2, 2020
Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage’ reveals more about Trump than North Korea

Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage’ reveals more about Trump than North Korea

The book is addictive, but misses key historical events in its retelling of what happened between the US and North Korea

Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage’ reveals more about Trump than North Korea
Glyn Ford
Glyn Ford October 29, 2020
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