I am Anna Fifield, North Korea reporter for The Washington Post. AMA!

Hello, I'm Anna Fifield and I've been reporting on North Korea for more than 12 years, the past three of them for The Washington Post.

I've been to North Korea a dozen times, most recently reporting from Pyongyang during the Workers’ Party Congress last year, when Kim Jong Un showed that he was clearly in charge of the country as he approached his fifth anniversary in power.

But I also do lots of reporting on North Korea from outside, where people can be more frank. Like in China, South Korea and parts of south-east Asia.

I even interviewed Kim Jong Un’s aunt and uncle, who now live in the United States.

My focus is writing about life inside North Korea — whether it be how the leadership retains control, how they’re making money, and how life is changing for ordinary people. I speak to lots of people who’ve escaped from North Korea to get a sense of what life is like outside Pyongyang.

As we head into another Korea “crisis,” here’s my latest story on what Kim Jong Un wants.

I’m obsessed with North Korea! Ask me anything. We'll be ready to go at 5 p.m. ET.

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Submitted August 12, 2017 at 01:40AM by washingtonpost http://ift.tt/2hSjUzg