Tag: unification
N. Korean teachers questioned after criticizing ‘two hostile states’ doctrine while...
Teachers who criticized new textbooks and maps erasing Korean reunification references were summoned by state security after their comments at a drinking party were...
N. Korea’s currency plunges after Kim Jong Un’s China visit
North Korea's soaring exchange rates plummeted after Kim Jong Un's visit to China, driven by expectations that Chinese companies will increase investment across multiple...
N. Korea orders removal of unified peninsula maps
North Korea has issued an order to replace maps of the Korean Peninsula displayed in state agency offices nationwide with maps showing only the...
The Kim Jong Un era: Why wishful thinking won’t work anymore
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un went to China to celebrate China's so-called Victory Day on Sept. 3 and engage in national security diplomacy....
N. Korea rejects S. Korean reconciliation efforts with military buildup
North Korea is working overtime to counter South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's conciliatory messages, launching an intensive propaganda campaign to maintain the narrative...
Lost in translation: The linguistic challenges facing N. Korean defectors
One of the linguistic shocks faced by North Korean defectors upon their arrival in South Korea involves the relationship between the words nakji and...
North Korea reinforces “two hostile states” narrative in police briefing
North Korea has doubled down on its "two hostile states narrative" in a recent lecture delivered to senior police officers.
"A message from Kim Jong...
North Korean elders mourned lost unification dreams on Aug. 15 anniversary
Unification became a popular conversation topic among North Koreans leading up to Liberation Day, on Aug. 15, with a definite generational divide on the...
N. Korea exploits South Korean youth’s disinterest in reunification
North Korea sees South Korean young people's lack of interest in reunification and their weaker sense of ethnic unity as a "strategic opportunity" and...
N. Korea’s silence is actually louder psychological warfare
North Korea's decision to stop broadcasting propaganda toward the South isn't a step back—it's part of a new, more sophisticated strategy.
The country is preparing...
