Testing times for North Korea

South Korean protesters stage a rally demanding a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear crisis near the US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday 19 February 2013. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Tessa Morris-Suzuki, ANU

North Korea’s latest nuclear test has, both literally and figuratively, sent seismic shockwaves around Northeast Asia.

The negative repercussions of the test will be most directly felt by the long-suffering people of North Korea itself, who desperately need the better living conditions that can only be achieved through increased international cooperation. Read more…

North Korea: small signs of spring?

This undated picture, released by Korean Central News Agency on 15 October 2012 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reacting to the audience in the meeting for celebrating the 65th anniversary of Mangyongdae Revolutionary School and Kang Pan-sok Revolutionary School in Pyongyang. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Tessa Morris-Suzuki, ANU

Ever since its formation in the 1950s, the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, which represents pro-DPRK members of Japan’s ethnic Korean minority, has sent lavish gifts to North Korea to mark national celebrations.

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