North Korea News Podcast
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Divisions over how to tackle North Korean human rights issues – Ep. 314
The U.N. Panel of Experts overseeing DPRK sanctions released its latest report this month. NK News correspondent Shreyas Reddy (@shreyas_k_reddy) sits down in the studio to discuss some of the report
The intertwined histories of the two Koreas, and what the future holds – Ep. 313
The seas around the Korean Peninsula have been busy recently, following the defection of four North Koreans in a wooden boat and a South Korean mission to help a DPRK vessel stranded north of the inte
Korean Americans’ messages to long-lost relatives in North Korea – Ep. 312
An appeal filed to a U.N. working group this week marked the first time that one of the thousands of North Koreans believed to be detained in China and at risk of forced return to the DPRK was named.
North Korea’s rapidly changing media landscape – Ep. 311
Photos released Friday by the Israeli military and media outlets show that Hamas likely used North Korea-made weapons in its offensive against Israel. NK News and NK Pro founder Chad OCarroll (@chado
How North Korea is weighing in on Hamas attacks on Israel – Ep. 310
North Koreas ruling party daily the Rodong Sinmun weighed in on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, blaming the violence on Israels ceaseless criminal acts without mentioning the Palestinian mi
How outside information spreads in North Korea – Ep. 309
North Korea made the sudden decision to expel Travis King from the country last week, more than two months after the young American soldier dashed across the inter-Korean border. NK News Managing Edit
Driving change in North Korea through people, not the regime – Ep. 308
South Korea showed off its tanks, drones and missile defense systems in a street march through central Seoul on Tuesday afternoon. NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill talks about Seouls fir
What to make of Kim Jong Un’s second summit with Vladimir Putin – Ep. 307
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned to Pyongyang late Tuesday night after a whirlwind nine-day tour of Russias Far East. During the trip, Kim and his delegation of high-level officials met with
Lessons from four decades shaping US policy on North Korea – Ep. 306
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to the Russian Far East for a summit with Vladimir Putin this week, holding talks at the Cosmodrome Vostochny spaceport on Wednesday. NK News Data Corresponden
Why Kim Jong Un might want to discuss weapons sales with Putin – Ep. 305
Reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could soon travel to Russia for a summit with Vladimir Putin made international headlines this week, following a busy August in which the DPRK conducted th