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How different would North Korea have been under Kim Jong-nam? Adam Cathcart Kim Jong-un’s multilingual, well-travelled older brother might have helped the country towards reform
A tour around North Korea with three defectors – in pictures Former residents talk NK News through the everyday photos the regime allows the world to see
How North Korean magazines accidentally subverted the USSR Former readers recall how blatant propaganda in publications available across the Soviet Union contributed to the backlash against communism
Unfinished bridge reveals broken state of North Korea's alliance with China It was a £250m project to strengthen China’s bond with its isolated neighbour. But two years on from its expected completion, the bridge joining Dandong and Sinuiju remains unfinished: an emblem of an uneasy alliance gone sour
Chimpanzee seen smoking at North Korea's reopened zoo Spectacle seemed to delight visitors but zoo has been criticised in the past for keeping animals in ‘woefully inadequate’ conditions
How cinephile Kim Jong-il kidnapped a director to improve local films Recordings show insecure North Korean despot begging actor and director he had kidnapped from the South to help improve ‘useless’ movie industry
Kim Jong-un or Jesus? North Korean artist turns propaganda on its head At a tense time on the Korean peninsula, defector Sun Mu is stoking controversy with his satirical works, NK News reports
North Koreans on their favourite holiday: 'We celebrate even in the bad times' All Koreans celebrate Chuseok, but how does it differ for defectors who have recently arrived in the South?
'I was in a North Korean street gang, now I study at Warwick' – a defector answers your questions
Every Falling Star review – teens learn there's more to North Korea than memes
North Korea's nuclear test: what should the world expect next? Why now? And what does it mean for diplomatic relations? A panel of experts share their thoughts with NK News
What we left behind: North Korean refugee drawings lit up on the Thames South Korean artist Ik-Joong Kang has collated hundreds of sketches as part of an installation imagining reunification
Accusations and smear tactics: how North Korea explains defections Reaction to diplomat Thae Yong-ho’s escape shows the regime will try anything to discredit dissenters, says NK News
Manbang and chill: North Korea gets video on demand Broadcaster announces arrival of Netflix-style service, offering documentaries about the Kim dynasty and language tuition
YouTube star Louis Cole denies making propaganda films for North Korea Vlogger forced to deny his videos in North Korea were funded by its government
Plastered in Pyongyang: North Korea launches its first beer festival Event showcases ales produced by Taedonggang brewery built by Kim Jong-il, NK News reports
The unlikely romantic: how Kim Jong-il introduced love to North Korean cinema Unlike his father, the DPRK’s second ruler was a fan of on-screen affairs – but only because it helped reinforce the regime’s agenda, writes NK News
North Korea says new 3D printer can make bones for surgery and dentistry The country’s state media broadcasts footage of machine that it claims can reassemble a human jaw, NK News reports
'Sanctions won't stop our space race': North Korea sets sights on the moon
‘People really open up in the summer’: the North Korean seasons - in pictures
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