NK News
NK News is the internet’s No.1 source for breaking North Korean news, analysis, culture and curiosities.
We place a strong focus on editorial rigour and smart design, and aim ourselves at both general readers interested in learning about real life in North Korea, and academics and professionals seeking comprehensive research tools & resources.
We are run by an independent group who has studied and traveled extensively in North Korea. We are motivated by our own experiences, fascination with the region and our desire to always learn more.
As well as the latest news, analysis and opinion, we’re also interested in art, culture, lifestyle and news related to North Korea taking place all around the world.
Established in 2010
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Chandana Seshadri: How North Korean IT workers exploit remote hiring systems
North Korea’s latest weapons expo, naval ambitions and Pyongyang hospital opens
James Heenan: Inside the UN’s new human rights report on North Korea
Lee Jae-myung’s ‘E.N.D.’ game, two states debate and North Korea-China talks
Vipin Narang: Why Seoul doesn’t need its own nukes to counter North Korea
Loyalty relays for Kim Jong Un, and North Korea’s terms for talks with the US
Stephen Mercado: How Japan crafted secret weapons to counter North Korea
Blaming Russia for North Korean deaths, 100 days of Lee Jae-myung and drills
Mark Sauter: What to make of the reported US Navy SEAL mission into North Korea
North Korea’s engine test, Kim Jong Un’s Beijing diplomacy and trade fair plans
The optics of Kim Jong Un’s appearance at China’s military parade
Go Myong-hyun: US-ROK talks and North Korea’s diplomatic theater in Beijing
Joseph Torigian: How Xi Jinping’s father rebuilt China-North Korea ties
The first Lee-Trump summit, and North Korea’s commemoration of war dead
Tycho van der Hoog: North Korea’s forgotten allies in Africa
An ex-North Korean soldier’s bid for repatriation, and controversial remittances
Kornel Chang: How Korea’s liberation led to division into North and South
A North Korean defection, postponed US-ROK drills and dismantling loudspeakers
Maeng Hyo-shim: A North Korean family’s escape against all odds
Russia-DPRK bridge update, trilateral boat tours and Moscow-Pyongyang flights
How South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung could revive US-North Korea talks
Kim Yo Jong spurns Seoul’s overtures, and US targets North Korean laptop farms
How North Korea’s Kim rulers manage elites to guarantee regime survival
North Korean ChatGPT, renaming the unification ministry and Seoul’s main enemy
How Russian tiger hunters got roped into a plot to kill the North Korean leader
Lavrov sails on Kim Jong Un’s yacht, military parade prep and wastewater rumors
Shinyoung Kwon: Authoritarian roots of North Korea’s neighborhood associations
Additional North Korean troop deployment, Kim mourns in public and beachgoers
Mitsuhiro Mimura: The secret to North Korea’s economic resilience
North Korea’s mega resort opens, testimony of executions and taekwondo rivalry