Chinese firm’s donation may be behind new ventilators at North Korean hospitals
A Chinese manufacturer of life-support machines donated over a million dollars worth of medical equipment to North Korea…
New broadcasting service launches to spread outside info to North Koreans
A new online broadcasting company led by a North Korean defector launched on Tuesday with the goal of…
Both North Korean POWs in Ukraine now say they want to defect to South: NGO
The two North Korean prisoners of war being held in Ukraine have now both expressed their desire to…
A North Korean soldier’s defection, and a possible Trump-Kim meeting
This week, NK News Correspondent Jooheon Kim joins the podcast to discuss the North Korean soldier who crossed…
These K-pop stars are from North Korea. You’d never know it from their music.
In the music video for their first single, the five members of the K-pop boy band 1VERSE show…
Built to beat the North: How DPRK soccer success changed South Korean sport
South Korea will head to the men’s FIFA World Cup for an Asian-record 12th time next year, but…
North Korean defector children face higher risk of psychiatric disorders: Study
North Korean defector children are 1.3 times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders than their South Korean peers,…
Russian entries to North Korea hit 14-year high as Moscow withholds DPRK data
More Russians entered North Korea in the second quarter of 2025 than in any three-month period since 2011,…
Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July
North Korea will dispatch military engineers and construction workers to Russia around July or August, Seoul’s spy agency…
Female superstars: How North Korean propaganda portrays women in sports
North Korean female athletes have been on a dominant run in international competition, capturing seven medals at the…
North Korean defectors testify about executions, ongoing abuses at Seoul event
North Korean defectors offered first-hand testimony about the Kim Jong Un regime’s persistent human rights crimes in Seoul…
NGO says it may stop anti-North Korea leafleting after new ROK minister calls
A South Korean civic group that has been conducting high-profile balloon launches toward North Korea says it is…