Cooperative farms nationwide are planting, and industrial art exhibition ended, Pyongyang goes cycling and in international news, a U.S. aircraft crashes while brush fires ravage California. [...]
20th May 2013
Domestic
Why a traffic warden was given North Korea’s highest accolade
North Korean media reported on May 5 that the country’s highest honor had been awarded to Ri Kyong Sim, a young policewoman whose normal job involves supervising traffic on the Pyongyang streets. But why did she receive such an award? Long viewed as one of the main symbols of Pyongyang, North Korea’s traffic girls are [...]
Development in North Korea: Prolonging an Authoritarian Regime?
A change in the political climate in the United States played a role in the breakdown of development projects in the DPRK following the famine of the mid-1990s, a United Nations representative says. [...]
North Korea Holds Troop Parade, Kim Jong Un Reviews
Kim Jong Un today reviewed a troop parade at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace to mark the 81st birthday of the Korean People's Army (KPA). [...]
A North Korean In New York: An Introduction
Park Ji Woo was born in North Korea and escaped with her mother when she was 9 years old. Today Park is 24 and studies English in New York City. [...]
North Korea’s Nightlife Scene: The Pyongyang Perspective
Though it sounds like the start of a bad joke, North Korea does, indeed, have a nightlife. “It’s not just going to rallies,” says Simon Cockerell of Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based travel outfitter specializing in North Korea. “There is such a thing as leisure time, at least for people in Pyongyang and in certain other [...]
A Day That Would Change Korea’s Future: The Birth Of Kim Il Sung
April 15, 2013 marks the 101 anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth. Brandon Gauthier looks back to the fateful day in 1912 when North Korea's future would forever change. [...]
Amid Tensions, North Korea Prepares For Annual Marathon
Despite warnings of pre-emptive nuclear strikes and imminent war, North Koreans are currently calmly preparing for the annual Pyongyang marathon. [...]
A Plan To Hasten North Korean Regime Collapse
How can things be resolved on the Korean peninsula? The Spelunker says,"What I propose is a pro-active plan to help initiate and expedite a North Korea regime collapse." [...]
Why Korea Needs The BBC World Service
Since last month’s announcement of a proposal for the BBC to launch a Korean language radio service, the idea has drawn widespread approval. Sarah Son investigates why it makes sense. [...]
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