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An interview with Jeong Haneul, the director of “Two Soldiers”

“Do you know what the Supreme Commander said? A soldier’s fundamental duty is to devote his youth to his fatherland and to be loyal...
North Korean workers at a textile factory in Jilin, China in 2017

[Interview] N. Korean woman in China shares pain of being separated from family

“I cried a lot because I missed my child. There were also many days I suddenly broke down, feeling like I would die. One...
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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...

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...
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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...

Interview: Ha Tae Kyung on potential for government-backed civilian broadcasts to NK

The following is a transcript of Unification Media Group's recent interview (video available in Korean above) with Saenuri Party lawmaker Ha Tae Kyung.Unification Media...

EU, Investigating “NK Forced Labor”… Interview with a Supervisor NK Laborers

While the EU currently undergoes an apprehensive investigation on forced labor of foreign workers dispatched from North Korea in Europe, a worker in Poland...
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S. Korea gave death sentence to deported fishermen

The South Korean recently government deported two North Koreans captured in the East Sea. Amid questions surrounding what happened after they entered South Korean...

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 N. Koreans have to say about their country’s historic cold weather

The Korean Peninsula was hit by a historic cold snap last week, with temperatures in North Korea hovering between minus 20 and minus 30....

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