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February 2, 2017

Candidates supporting N.Korea engagement to benefit from Ban Ki-moon drop-out

NEWS 01 February 2017 Last updated at 11:12 GMT

News - February 01 BY Dagyum Ji

S.Korea deploys 4 “submarine killer” helicopters against N.Korea

South Korea deployed 4 Wildcat anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters, intende...

News - February 01 BY JH Ahn

North Koreans using mobile farming app to boost output: state media

North Korean farmers are using a “scientific farming” application aimed at incre...

News - January 31 BY Hamish Macdonald and Leo Byrne

U.S. Senate expert hearing covers N. Korea sanctions, China, military

Two U.S.-based experts have advocated sanctions enhancement, penalties against C...

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Expert Survey: How would North Korea respond to more pressure?

Experts agree that getting China to reform the DPRK will not be easy
by Tristan Webb

01 February 2017 Last updated at 03:52

A long way from Damascus: Life as Syria’s ambassador to North Korea

Tammam Sulaiman says the two countries share "the same values"
by Chad O'Carroll

31 January 2017 Last updated at 12:37

Ask a North Korean: Called in for questioning by government officials

"Once they take you away to the prison camp, you are never heard from again"
by Ji-Min Kang

31 January 2017 Last updated at 09:35

Sympathy for the devil? Former Pro-North Korean Finn speaks out

Antti Siika-aho talks of life in the Finland-Korea society - and why he left
by Oliver Hotham

30 January 2017 Last updated at 09:13

North Korean fuel spending hits yearly high in December

Though DPRK importers are spending more on a different category of fuel
by Leo Byrne

28 January 2017 Last updated at 12:45

North Korea and the USSR: How similar are they?

The Soviet Union seems a bastion of liberalism compared to life in the DPRK
by Fyodor Tertitskiy

27 January 2017 Last updated at 05:04

The revolution will not be televised: North Korea’s support for 60s radicals

Many of the New Left found common ground with the anti-imperialism of Kim Il Sung
by Benjamin R. Young

26 January 2017 Last updated at 05:39

In full: China’s new export restrictions to North Korea

New rules include prohibitions on dual-use items for conventional weapons
by Admin NK News

26 January 2017 Last updated at 11:52

For the sake of unity, Japan must make amends for the “comfort women”

Examining the past is critical to peace on the Peninsula and a united front against North Korea
by Robert E. McCoy

26 January 2017 Last updated at 11:46

Why Soviet translators in the 1960s hated North Korean literature

Russian experts found little to like in the poor quality of the DPRK's fiction
by Tatiana Gabroussenko

26 January 2017 Last updated at 07:10

Analysis 25 January
By Leo Byrne

Satellite imagery confirms Chinese oil rig in N. Korea’s EEZ

A Chinese oil rig which operated in North Korea’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) last year was not the first to do so, ...

Analysis 25 January
By Tristan Webb

Expert survey: How would N. Korea respond to overtures from President Trump?

Winston Churchill, whose bust Trump has returned to the White House after Obama had it taken away, famously said of the ...

Interviews 24 January
By Hamish Macdonald

N.Korean diplomat defector talks Trump, sanctions and Kim Jong Un

Thae Yong Ho, the high-profile North Korean diplomat who defected to Seoul in mid-2016, conducted his first extended Eng...

Ask A North Korean 24 January
By Ji-Min Kang

Ask a North Korean: Pop culture and young love in North Korea

This week’s Ask a North Korean deviates somewhat from our usual formula. Instead of publishing answers to reader’s q...

A trip to Yanggu and the search for peace on the Peninsula

The towns and villages where the two Koreas meet are the best place to start building a solution
by David Tizzard

24 January 2017 Last updated at 09:27

Open for business? Inter-Korean economic projects under “Sunshine 2.0″

A change of government in Seoul could lead to a renewal of Inter-Korean economic projects
by

23 January 2017 Last updated at 08:45

Dear Kim Jong Un: An open letter from a former S. Korean lieutenant general

Writing for NK News, retired LTG In-Bum Chun speaks directly to North Korea's leader
by In-Bum Chun

23 January 2017 Last updated at 10:55

Analysis: Is there still hope for the Six-Party talks?

The talks, first attempted in 2003, would be essential to achieving peace on the peninsula
by

20 January 2017 Last updated at 10:02

Is a pre-emptive strike possible? North Korea in the age of Trump

The new administration has few good options when it comes to Pyongyang
by Andrei Lankov

20 January 2017 Last updated at 05:38

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Experts agree that getting China to reform the DPRK will not be easy by Tristan Webb

Tammam Sulaiman says the two countries share "the same values" by Chad O'Carroll

"Once they take you away to the prison camp, you are never heard from again" by Ji-Min Kang

Antti Siika-aho talks of life in the Finland-Korea society - and why he left by Oliver Hotham

Though DPRK importers are spending more on a different category of fuel by Leo Byrne

The Soviet Union seems a bastion of liberalism compared to life in the DPRK by Fyodor Tertitskiy

Many of the New Left found common ground with the anti-imperialism of Kim Il Sung by Benjamin R. Young

New rules include prohibitions on dual-use items for conventional weapons by Admin NK News

Examining the past is critical to peace on the Peninsula and a united front against North Korea by Robert E. McCoy

Russian experts found little to like in the poor quality of the DPRK's fiction by Tatiana Gabroussenko

Analysis 25 January By Leo Byrne

Analysis 25 January By Tristan Webb

Interviews 24 January By Hamish Macdonald

Ask A North Korean 24 January By Ji-Min Kang

The towns and villages where the two Koreas meet are the best place to start building a solution by David Tizzard

A change of government in Seoul could lead to a renewal of Inter-Korean economic projects by

Writing for NK News, retired LTG In-Bum Chun speaks directly to North Korea's leader by In-Bum Chun

The talks, first attempted in 2003, would be essential to achieving peace on the peninsula by

The new administration has few good options when it comes to Pyongyang by Andrei Lankov

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