march madness: a vice news spotlight on north korea
Launching Balloons into North Korea: Propaganda Over Pyongyang
VICE News travels to Seoul to meet frontline soldiers in the information war between North and South Korea — and to attend a clandestine launch of propaganda balloons into the Hermit Kingdom.
We Spoke to a North Korean Defector Who Escaped Terrible Working Conditions Overseas
As the UN announced it is looking into the issue, Mr. Kim told VICE News of the inhumane circumstances he experienced in Russia, while the North Korean state was awarded most of his wage.
Cracking the Hermit Kingdom: The Strange Future of North Korean Diplomacy
The US recently said it's not necessarily after regime change in North Korea, and Kim Jong-un is set to make his first-ever overseas diplomatic trip this spring. Could North Korea be the next Myanmar?
When VICE Met Kim Jong-un
Here's what happened when we went to North Korea and met Kim Jong-un in person, all thanks to a basketball game.
VICE News Archives: North Korean Labor Camps
In 2011, VICE co-founder Shane Smith found his way into a labor camp established by North Korea — in the heart of Siberia.
North Korea Has Nukes and Missiles — But Does That Mean It Has Nuclear Missiles?
Just how much the West should worry about North Korea's nuclear program depends as much on what we know as on what we assume.
In Photos: Kim Jong-un Enjoying North Korean Military Exercises
Kim's live-fire photo-op offered us a chance to do a quick analysis of the weaponry North Korea is trotting out these days.
Korean Thunderdome: A Four-Part Look at the Future of Korea
North Korea and South Korea have been staring each other down for nearly 70 years. What happens when one of them finally blinks?
North Korea's Got a Big Crystal Meth Problem
Meth is the bomb in the Hermit Kingdom — at least, according to US officials who tested two batches last year.
'I'd Been Brainwashed': The North Korean Defector Living In London
Kim Jo Il realized his country wasn't quite the paradise he'd been taught, and in 2005 escaped the Hermit Kingdom by swimming to China.
North Korean Meth, Motorcycle Gangs, Army Snipers, and a Guy Named Rambo
Two DEA busts in 2013 paint a lurid picture of a stranger-than-fiction international underworld that uses North Korea as a haven for meth production.
We Ate Dinner At A Southeast Asian Restaurant Chain Owned By North Korea
Pyongyang isn’t just a city in North Korea — it’s also the name of a Southeast Asian restaurant chain owned and operated by the regime.