What is Jagang Province Spirit?

So, we must ask, why did Kim Jong Il pick Jagang Province? The topography of Jagang Province is extremely inhospitable, and therefore swarming with...

Hill’s Surprise Visit to North Korea Quicken Implementation of the Agreement?

Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs who was the head of U.S. delegation to the six party talks,...

Will North Korean Assets Be Released after Removal from the List?

If North Korea submits the declaration of its nuclear programs to China on the 26th, the U.S. will be able to start the removal...

After revelation over canceled US-NK talks, questions over purpose of talks in first place

The Washington Post recently reported that US Vice President Mike Pence was set to meet with Kim Jong Un's younger sister Kim Yo Jong...

“The Political Prison Camp Was My Entire World.”

November 19, 1982. A cry of a young boy could be heard from No. 14 political prison camp. The first sight from his...

Can China Be a Successful Mediator?

Following the North Korean moves at the Yongbyon facility a negative mood has been spreading, but the South Korea and the U.S. are keeping...

Special Envoys for a New World

There are signs of change in the Korean Peninsula. Discussions aimed at resuming the Six-Party Talks are active. The situation on the Peninsula seems...

The Troublesome Legacy of the Choe Family

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Reform Experiments Face Uphill Battle

North Korea may be experimenting with new economic management measures in order to avoid some of the difficulties caused by the overly rapid implementation...

Pains of the 150-Day Battle

Kim, an anonymous interviewee from Chongjin who spoke to Daily NK by cell phone, next explained the side effects of the “150-Day Battle,” which...

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