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About	NK PRO Connect to Resource NK Pro provides: Current news on and from the DPRK Analyses, interviews, and opinion pieces, including those from former DPRK residents Ask a North Korean column and photos from the DPRK Trackers and databases: NK Company Database, NK Specialists Directory, NK Leadership Tracker, NK Missile Tracker, NK Ship Tracker, NK Currency & Energy Indexes, NK Statistics Database, NK Trade Map, etc. KCNA Watch: searchable repository of official DPRK Media outlets, updated in realtime. Includes Uriminzokkiri, the Pyongyang Times, Rodong Sinmun, Tongil Sinbo, and other monthly and quarterly periodicals, as well as KCTV Video archive for official DPRK broadcasts
Help	Tutorials for using the various tools and databases FAQ about NK News policies and methods Need additional help using this resource? Contact this resource's subject librarian.
Access & Permitted Uses	Access open only to UBC students, faculty, staff and on-site Library users (other restrictions may apply) Permitted Uses Research or Private Study? Yes Linking? Yes Learning Management System? Yes Text and Data Mining? No Alumni Access? Ask Tell me more »
Full Text	Yes
Subjects	Asian Studies; Interdisciplinary Studies; Journalism; Political Science
Date Coverage	2010-present; varies by source. Text archives may go back to the late 1990s
Formats	Maps, Newspapers, Statistics & Data
Mobile Access	Mobile URL: https://www-nknews-org.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/pro/mobile-apps/ Users can download the NK Pro App from App Stores and must be connected to UBCSecure Wifi to access the App when first downloading. To retain access to the App, users need to reconnect to the App via UBCSecure Wifi every seven days.