On any given day, office workers in Seoul’s financial district shuttle in and out of shiny high-rises that overlook the Han River. Shoppers wander through shops at one of the city’s newest de...
The Republic of the Congo ranks among the countries with the lowest density of doctors in the world, with roughly one physician for every 10,000 people. And to fill its need for medical expertise...
The number of North Korean restaurants operating in Southeast Asia has dwindled in recent years, NK News has found, as U.N. sanctions, pandemic restrictions or a combination of both have apparent...
Chinese authorities are using an extensive network of security cameras, watchtowers and other infrastructure to monitor activity near the North Korean border, new photos and satellite imagery of ...
It’s no secret that the pandemic has made it much harder to get information out of North Korea. Journalists have fewer sources, travel to the DPRK is prohibited and the number of refugees arriv...
North Korea has long captured the minds of a worldwide community of experts, activists and journalists, united in trying to better understand, explain or in some way help what is arguably the mos...
https://www.nknews.org/2023/06/the-revolving-door-why-people-end-up-quitting-the-north-korea-field/
North Koreans appear to be using a new generation of smartphones for the first time in around two years, NK News analysis shows, suggesting companies are working to overcome sanctions, an economi...
An 11-year-old North Korean girl posing as an independent YouTuber keen on spreading “surprising” content about the country to foreign viewers comes from one of Pyongyang’s top elite famili...
For North Koreans compelled to leave their homeland, crossing the border into China has long been the most popular option. The rivers separating the two countries freeze over in winter, and borde...
https://www.nknews.org/2022/07/why-more-north-koreans-dont-defect-across-the-inter-korean-border/
A North Korean state media company has launched a new propaganda campaign featuring young girls who film selfie-style vlogs on topics ranging from COVID-19 quarantine to Harry Potter, an NK News ...