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The Jangmadang is Sino-NK's marketplace for fresh ideas. In keeping with the tradition established by its eponymous counterpart in North Korea, our Jangmadang, managed by Sino-NK staff, provides short, snappy, but vital information on the latest documentary research and news. Unlike most English-language outlets, you will find that a majority of the sources are in Chinese or Korean, with cameo appearances from places like France, Germany and Japan. Jangmadang articles are a quick read, too. No introductions, just reliable translations and timely analysis.
The Loved Republic: South Koreans and the Trusted State
By Steven Denney | April 26, 2013
Steven Denney returns with a blog about one Korean nation with two Korean states, and responds to a disputed question: which state is the most loved?
Traumatized Defectors: North Korean Women, Sexual Violence, and Depression
By Darcie Draudt | April 19, 2013
On March 18, a North Korean woman who had defected in 2002 was killed in South Korea while at work as a prostitute. Darcie Draudt analyses the startling data.
"Chaos for Selfish Gains:" North Korea in East Asia
By Adam Cathcart | April 12, 2013
Adam Cathcart takes a brief look at North Korean-Chinese mutual perceptions in their East Asian context.
Ambiguous Chinese Political Discourse: North Korea's Capricious Behavior
By Mycal Ford | April 11, 2013
A leading editorial in Huanqiu Shibao argues that China needs to "enhance its resilience" with regard to North Korea. Mycal Ford translates excerpts and notes the dangers of "doublespeak."
Modern Warriors and 21st Century Messages: Korea Open for Business
By Jangmadang | April 06, 2013
Christopher Green shifts the gaze from Kim Jong-un to another key player on the peninsula, Samsung Electronics head Lee Kun-hee, who appeared in South Korea earlier today to send a powerful signal to some places where it really matters.
Toilets as Signifiers: Nuclear Power and the Korean Left
Sino-NK surveys the nationalist discourse and finds that progressives, like conservatives, support a nuclear-powered, "strong and prosperous" Korea.
"This Is Not a Test:" Yeongpyeong, Media Discourse, and Local Experience Today
Darcie Draudt weaves through the conflicting messages about and by the residents of Yeonpyeong Island, where normality and war go hand-in-hand.
The Amulet: Chinese Justification for North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions
Mycal Ford parses an op-ed indicating reservoirs of support in the PRC establishment for North Korea's formula of economic development via nuclear weapons.
Block Out the Noise by Visiting the Front Line: Baekryeong Island Reportage
By Jangmadang | March 29, 2013
SinoNK looks to Baekryeong Island for a change of pace from the weight of wartime rhetoric, even though it lies just a stone's throw from North Korea.
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