How four North Koreans viewed Shinzo Abe’s assassination
The recent killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has shocked the world.
Abe was giving a stump speech ahead of Japan’s House of...
N. Korea quarantines suspected coronavirus cases in Sinuiju
Following the broadcast of a North Korean health ministry official discussing the symptoms of the Wuhan coronavirus on state television on Jan. 21, North...
N. Korean defector talks about experience in holding center for forced returnees (Part 2)
Lee Young-joo, a defector, was forcibly repatriated twice and detained in Ministry of State Security-run holding centers in Onsong and Sinuiju before finally making...
Interview Transcript: Bruce Klingner
The following is an abridged transcript of the interview with Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies...
One N. Korean trader’s perspective on the reopening of trade
The North Korean economy has continued to decline since the outbreak of COVID-19. According to key North Korean economic indicators for 2023 released by...
How to effect lasting change in North Korea: Interview with KINU Director Son Gi...
As South Korea’s new president Moon Jae In settles into office, focus is turning towards the incoming administration’s North Korea policy. Unlike conservative governments,...
What three young N. Koreans think about their country’s controls on foreign culture
Over the past several years, North Korea has been ramping up efforts to stop the import and distribution of foreign culture.
The country’s authorities have...
Life in Pyongyang through the perspective of those who live there
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's focus recently has been on his country's capital city of Pyongyang.
Kim, during a Politburo meeting held last month,...
Two N. Koreans near the border with China share their wishes for the New...
At the Ninth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un listed indicators...
N. Korean truck driver talks about his life during COVID-19
North Korea continues to keep its borders closed despite the worldwide end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The country's civilian economy has taken a major hit...
