What does the presence of communist leaders of Vietnam and Laos, To Lam and President Thongloun Sisoulith, at the 80th anniversary of the Korean Workers Party, illustrate about North Korea’s global diplomatic efforts? ➡️ Find out below sinonk.com/2025/11/18/b...

Following SinoNK's article on corruption in Liaoning customs bureaus, our latest instalment reports on the recent promotees of the CCP, Xu Kunlin (许昆林) and Song Cheng (宋诚), in efforts to distil corruption in the province bordering North Korea ➡️ Read more below sinonk.com/2025/11/14/l...

Senior Researcher at SinoNK, Anthony Rinna unpacks the recent meeting of North Korean and Belarusian foreign ministers and what this holds for the future Eurasian security landscape and the DPRK’s own security strategy. ➡️ Click below to read sinonk.com/2025/11/11/b...

In October's diplomatic review, SinoNK traces the first visit by a #Chinese premier to #NorthKorea in 16 years, the reopened postal route between #Dandong and #Sinuiju and Kim Jong-un’s recent visit to the CPV martyrs’ cemetery in Hoechang. ➡️ Click below to read now sinonk.com/2025/11/07/d...

SinoNK's @adamcathcart traces an ongoing anti-corruption campaign in the Liaoning customs bureau, where the arrest of Liu Dali, a former head of customs in Dalian, takes place within a wider trend of anti-corruption directives from the CCP. ➡️ Click below to read sinonk.com/2025/11/04/t...

Anthony Rinna’s latest #article analyses the recent upsurge of #DPRK and #Russia bilateral relations in which #security has taken its place as the central theme... ➡️ Click below to read sinonk.com/2025/10/31/y...

This week, SinoNK uncovers materials drawn from Record Group 242 at the US National Archives in Maryland, exploring corruption within the inner workings of the DPRK’s first higher education establishment: Kim Il Sung University. ➡️ Click below to read sinonk.com/2025/10/28/r...

This week, Yujin Lim reviews Sung-yoon Lee’s book, ‘The Sister', based on Kim Yo-jong’s enigmatic rise to prominence in the DPRK and her unprecedented influence as a woman in a deeply patriarchal society. ➡️ Click below to read sinonk.com/2025/10/24/r...

SinoNK's latest article explores 'The Road Home', a play from the State Academic Korean Theatre of Kazakhstan in Almaty. Alice Ashcroft traces 'The Road Home' as an evocative portrayal of the intersections between Kazakh and Korean history. sinonk.com/2025/10/21/t...

In a new article, Eliza Betts tracks the re-emergence of tourism into the DPRK, questioning if Russian nationalities at the front of the queue reflect changing geopolitical priorities for the state. sinonk.com/2025/10/15/a...

Have China’s recently elevated cultural activities to memorialise the Korean War emerged amid fractured Sino-US relations? SinoNK editor Stephen Finch discusses this and more in his latest article. sinonk.com/2025/10/15/r...

In a recently published article, Adam Cathcart and George Robertson analyse the propagandistic current of border-strengthening and community-building which flows through recently published, Changbai-focused articles on the Chinese social media channel WeChat… sinonk.com/2025/10/15/n...

In a recently published review, Stephen Finch traces how Accidental Tyrant sets a new benchmark in North Korean biographical research. Find Sino-NK's exclusive interview with the author Fydor Tertitskiy and a review of Accidental Tyrant, at sinonk.com #NorthKorea #KimIlSung #EastAsia #EastAsia

Announcing the return of Sino-NK! A new era of analysis on the China–North Korea borderlands: history, politics, and transnational ties at the edges of empire. Explore the latest features now live at sinonk.com - link in bio #SinoNK #NorthKorea #China #Borderlands #KoreanStudies #EastAsia