North Korean state media recently acknowledged leader Kim Jong Un’s drastic weight loss and noted that the country’s citizens are “heartbroken” over his changed appearance. In a broadcast by state-run …
Kim Jong Un Loses Weight, North Koreans ‘Heartbroken’ Over Thinner Leader
North Korean state media recently acknowledged leader Kim Jong Un’s drastic weight loss and noted that the country’s citizens are “heartbroken” over his changed appearance. In a broadcast by state-run …
Analysis-North Korea sees ‘propaganda value’ in slimmer Kim, analysts say
A rare mention in North Korean state media of leader Kim Jong Un’s health could be intended to head off speculation and play up shared sacrifice amid food shortages, analysts said. The tightly …
The One Thing That North Korea Does Well Is Survive
Despite many problems, certain features of the DPRK political system have made the ruling government especially resistant to removal.
The One Thing That North Korea Does Well Is Survive
Despite many problems, certain features of the DPRK political system have made the ruling government especially resistant to removal.
North Koreans worry over ’emaciated’ Kim Jong Un, state media says
Everyone in North Korea is heartbroken over leader Kim Jong Un’s apparent weight loss, said an unidentified resident of Pyongyang quoted on the country’s tightly controlled state media, after watching …
North Koreans worry over ’emaciated’ Kim Jong Un, state media says
Everyone in North Korea is heartbroken over leader Kim Jong Un’s apparent weight loss, said an unidentified resident of Pyongyang quoted on the country’s tightly controlled state media, after watching …
Explained: How North Korea hackers stole US$81 million from Bangladesh Bank in 2016
The BBC has published an investigative report detailing how in 2016, North Korean hackers planned a $1 billion raid on Bangladesh’s national bank and almost succeeded. Here’s how it happened.
North Korea defined by ‘hybridity,’ South Korean analyst says in new book
A new book on North Korea from a South Korean academic proposes studying the country’s “hybridity” to better understand North Korean society.
North Korea food shortage: Kim Jong-un’s COVID-19 policy could lead to mass starvation
Kim Jong-un’s border closures appear to have blocked the spread of COVID-19 in North Korea, but they have also caused a food crisis threatening the survival of his people.