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...
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. 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 with “Crossing” Star: “Crossing” is North Korea’s Reality
People often call Cha In Pyo a “nice actor.” Now however, “courageous actor” is a more apt description.
The box-office record of a movie sticks...
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...
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...
Three North Koreans provide a glimpse of North Korea’s worsening economic situation
North Koreans have recently begun facing a worsening economic situation, evidenced by reports that people are starving to death even within the country's major...
North Korean farmer shares his hopes for the New Year
At the 9th Plenary Session of the 8th Party Central Committee in December, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasized rural housing construction, rural...
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...
Tell It Like It Is – Interview with Leon Sigal
The news of a possible nuclear connection between North Korea and Syria is “complete nonsense,” asserts Leon Sigal, North-South Korea expert with the U.S....
