Story Archive
2016-11-15
Candidate Trump's isolationism might be welcome to Pyongyang, but no Republican administration will overlook North Korea's missile and nuclear programs.
2016-10-21
A veteran North Korea watcher says that changes introduced three year ago are moving the country toward self-sufficiency in food.
2016-09-20
Beyond nuclear sabre-rattling, North Korea spooks investors with its attitudes toward profit repatriation and managerial flexibility.
2016-09-02
Kim Jong Un's government understands that markets are politically dangerous, but can do little about them.
2016-07-19
Veteran North Korea watcher suggests democracy is a bridge too far and China's path might appeal to Pyongyang rulers.
2016-06-20
Roads, power, and phone lines take second place to heavy industry and weapons programs in North Korea, a noted expert says.
2016-05-17
Lack of interest in economy, condemnation of Chinese reforms, are troubling omens for the country's future.
2016-04-18
Younger South Koreans do not see unification with destitute North as the only future outcome.
2016-01-27
North Korean diplomats spent much of 2015 cultivating foreign relations, only to see this work made void by the Jan. 6 nuclear blast.
2016-01-04
Abrupt walkout by Moranbong Band underscores to Chinese the mercurial nature of North Korea.