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Ask a North Korean: How do North Koreans spend their time?
A defector writes about daily routines and the supremacy of work, and why DPRK citizens don’t even think about hobbies
Axis denied? What China really thinks of booming North Korea-Russia arms trade
Ukraine war has pushed nations together, but there are limits to how far Beijing will go in aligning with pariah states
What Russia has to gain by killing the UN panel on North Korea - Ep. 341
Christopher Green and NK News reporters discuss Moscow’s veto, Day of the Sun changes, Kim Jong Un’s new song and more
Why North Korea has embraced sustainable development – Ep. 340
Sojin Lim discusses the DPRK’s compliance with some international standards and disregard for others
One man’s mission to map all of North Korea – Ep. 339
Jacob Bogle discusses his work analyzing open-source imagery to decipher what others overlook
The ups and downs of negotiating with North Koreans – Ep. 338
Retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Trimble recounts his work engaging with DPRK officers at Panmunjom
North Korea’s impact on the South Korean general election – Ep. 337
The NK News team talks about voter indifference to DPRK issues, why anti-aircraft guns are on Seoul skyscrapers and more
The challenges of archiving North Korea’s volatile media – Ep. 336
Emil Boivin of the North Korean Archives and Library discusses his project to preserve DPRK media prone to disappearing
Get Behind The Headlines
The trouble with comparing North Korea’s chief propagandist to Joseph Goebbels
Likening Kim Ki Nam to Nazi politician ignores how much more centralized DPRK is than Germany under National Socialism
State media review: North Korea highlights roles of midwives amid low birth rate
An in-depth analysis of International Day of the Midwife, Kim Jong Un’s letters to Putin and rice planting efforts
‘It slaps’: How a propaganda song praising Kim Jong Un went viral on TikTok
Videos featuring ‘Friendly Father’ have flooded popular app, even as US pushes to ban it over fears of misinformation
How North Korea tried and failed to reform its economy under each Kim ruler
Regime’s attitude to economic woes has evolved over years, hinting at what could inspire it to consider reform again
Against the tide: Kim Jong Un’s destructive quest to wring dry land from the sea
North Korea touts reclamation as remedy for food shortages but risks decimating endangered wetlands in costly boondoggle
Why a private US citizen decided to take down North Korea’s internet on his own
In interview, hacker Alejandro Caceres shares why he went public, what he learned and why he backs cyberwarfare
Biting humor: North Korea’s forgotten embrace of satirical cartoons
Magazine Hwalsal once prominently featured social criticism, revealing openness of early DPRK until regime cracked down
How a DMZ tragedy led a soldier to devote his life to ridding Korea of mines
Activist Kim Ki-ho says he has removed 10K landmines left over from war with North Korea, but warns millions remain
