Mystery North Korean radio broadcast highlights coded communications
A little after midnight, early on the morning of July 15, as most of the Korean peninsula slept, were North Korean spies up late listening to the radio? This was…
Analysis
Korean Central TV output during the party congress (Updated)
Here’s an in depth look at the daily programming on Korean Central Television during the 7th Workers’ Party Congress.
Completed satellite command center revealed in TV images
North Korean TV recently broadcast the first video images of the activities surrounding the launch of the Kwangmyongsong 4 satellite. The images came in a 37-minute documentary called “경애하는 김정은동지의 령도밑에…
Japan puts military on alert to shoot down North Korean rocket
Defence minister deploys warships in Sea of Japan and Patriot interceptors on land, saying missile will be destroyed if it threatens Japanese territory By Justin McCurry, The Guardian, in Tokyo. Japan has…
Launch plans indicate largely unchanged Unha 3 rocket
Rocket drop zones listed in maritime warnings issued by North Korea indicate its planned February satellite launch will take place on a rocket not dissimilar to the Unha-3 that it used on…
DDOS over, North Korea Tech is back
If you tried to access North Korea Tech over the last week or so, you’ll have failed. The site had to be taken down as a result of a DDOS (distributed…
Lee Hyeonseo on the horrors of North Korea and her escape
North Korean defector Lee Hyeonseo spoke to the Asian American Journalists Association convention in San Francisco on Thursday. Lee is perhaps best-known for her TED talk detailing the amazing story…
Introducing The North Korea Book Store
It sure seems like 2015 is the year of the North Korea book. There have already been a number of high profile autobiographies by defectors and journalists and specialists continue…
Clocks will go back 30 minutes for Pyongyang Time
North Korea will next week take the unusual step of creating its own time zone by shifting clocks back by 30 minutes. Pyongyang Time is being created by a decree…
