Thomas Billhardt is among the most acclaimed German photographers, gaining a reputation for capturing the human and political experience in North Korea, Vietnam, Nicaragua, Vietnam, and elsewhere. Thomas joins the NK News Podcast to talk about his impr...

Some 100,000 children were orphaned during the Korean War (1950-53). North Korea decided to send many on their side of the peninsula to Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe for so-called “commissioned education.

Is Kim Jong Un alive? Where is he? Why hasn’t he been seen in weeks? Who’s next in the line of succession? Amid a storm of global speculation, we gathered a roundtable discussion with host Jacco Zwetsloot, NK News CEO Chad O’Carroll,

It’s been 500 days since our friend Michael Spavor — and his fellow Canadian Michael Kovrig — were taken into custody by the Chinese government, very likely as a result of “hostage diplomacy” with Canada. This week,

James Scullin talks about his new book, “Hotels of Pyongyang,” which reveals never-before-seen photos of North Korean architecture and aesthetic. James Scullin is a part-time tour leader for Juche Travel Services,

Free Joseon is the mysterious group behind the daring 2019 raid of North Korea’s embassy in Madrid, and has orchestrated defections of at least one North Korean diplomat overseas. Alastair Gale co-authored what is perhaps the most extensive exposé of t...

The Month in Review is a regular product by NK News‘s parent company the Korea Risk Group, summarizing the most important trends and news in North Korea and forecasting events that will likely grab headlines in the coming weeks.

The Quincy Institute was launched in Washington DC last year with funding from George Soros’s Open Society Foundation and the Koch Foundation, and aims to work toward ending “endless war” and forging a more modest, non-interventionist path for U.S.

North Koreans that escape and resettle in the South release a myriad of challenges, perhaps none more daunting than acclimating to a 21st century global economy. Connecting these people with the right mentors and resources is essential.

North Korea was one of the first to completely block all travel to and from China amid fears of the spread of COVID-19, and although state media has been reticent to reveal the extent to which the novel coronavirus is affecting the North Korean people,...