New Published research paper – North Korea and Poland: A Cultural Approach to Bilateral Presence

We are delighted to announce the publication of the research paper of Nicolas Levi entitled North Korea and Poland: A Cultural Approach to Bilateral Presence in the research journal “Studia Orientalne” (issue 21, 2022).

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Kamil Weber, co-editor at NKReports.com recently co-edited the issue 34 of “Łambinowicki Rocznik Muzealny” devoted to sport in prisoner-of-war camps. IKamil has an article there about Zygmunt Weiss – a Polish Olympian from Paris 1924 and Amsterdam 1928, who later, after being taken prisoner, edited sports press in the camp and more. After the war, he became a famous journalist and sports correspondent.

앵커: 김정일 북한 국방위원장의 이복동생인 김평일 전 체코주재 북한대사가 북한의 새 지도자가 되기엔 능력이 부족하다는 주장이 제기됐습니다. 자민 앤더슨 기자가 보도합니다.

전미북한위원회(NCNK)와 동서센터(East-West Center)가 주최한 화상토론회에서 발언 중인 니콜라스 레비 박사.

앵커: 김정일 북한 국방위원장의 이복동생인 김평일 전 체코주재 북한대사가 북한의 새 지도자가 되기엔 능력이 부족하다는 주장이 제기됐습니다. 자민 앤더슨 기자가 보도합니다…

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Nicolas Levi conducted a webinar on DPRK’s Europe Ambassador: Kim Pyong-il and DPRK Diplomacy in Europe. This online webinar was organized by the National Committee on North Korea and the East-West Center in Washington.

Death of the North Korean general Hyon Chol Hae

Hyon Chol Hae (13 August 1934 – 19 May 2022) was a North Korean military officer. Hyon Chol Hae studied in Pyongyang and in Romania. Hyon Chol Hae was also the uncle of Hyon Song Il, a North Korean defector, who became a member of the board of the Hana Foundation in South Korean. Hyon Chol Hae passed probably away from complications associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Death of Yang Hyong Sop.

Yang Hyong-sop (1 October 1925 – 13 May 2022) was a North Korean politician who served as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea. Yang Hyong Sop was also a member of the Kim family.

New Published research paper – the North Korean minority of Beijing

We are delighted to announce the publication of the research paper of Nicolas Levi entitled Présence nord-coréenne à Pékin: étude de cas (A case study analysis: The North Korean presence in Beijing).

New Published research paper – The concept of Prisoners of War in the Japanese culture

We are delighted to announce the publication of the research paper of Kamil Weber entitled Przede wszystkim honor. Przyczyny i przejawy specyficznego postrzegania jeniectwa w kulturze Japonii – w kontraście do norm społeczeństw zachodnich (Above all, honor. Reasons and manifestations of a specific perception of Prisoners of War in Japanese culture – in contrast to the norms of Western societies.).