From Dictator to Deity
Even before I plunged into reading Korean Messiah—with its 550-odd pages of narrative text and another 150 pages…
Pyongyang maneuvers amid Seoul’s complacency
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) bids farewell to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing after their…
Court orders Pyongyang to pay N. Korean defector damages for torture
Choi Min-kyung, second from left, head of the North Korea Imprisonment Victims’ Family Association, poses before filing a…
Renaming the enemy won’t disarm it
In Teck Seo is field representative for Global Peace Foundation Korea and co-chairman of Action for Korea United,…
South Korea Demands Nuclear Progress in Trump’s Renewed Push for Pyongyang Talks
South Korea has explicitly warned the United States against sidelining Seoul in any renewed diplomatic outreach to North…
Court orders Pyongyang to pay N. Korean defector damages for torture
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) — A South Korean court ruled Friday that North Korea must compensate a North…
Beyond Pyongyang: Transportation Networks – 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
eAs part of our series examining the socioeconomic disparity between Pyongyang and other cities in North Korea, we…
South Korea ditches ‘denuclearization-first’ strategy. What will Pyongyang do next?
SEOUL, South Korea — Acknowledging what President Lee Jae Myung called a “harsh reality,” South Korea is moving…
Beyond Pyongyang: Access to Electricity
As part of our series examining the socioeconomic disparity between Pyongyang and other cities in North Korea, we are looking…
Pyongyang car office staff caught renting state vehicles
A North Korean traffic police officer in blue uniform directs traffic on a main street in Pyongyang, standing…
North Korea condemns proposed US missile sale to South Korea
The state media responded to the pending deal on missiles and guidance units along with a budget for…
North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ after US approves arms sales to South
North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ after US approves arms sales to South SEOUL, Aug 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) –…