Pyongyang chronicles: Late-night mahjong and K-pop at the DPRK’s top university
Foreign students’ lives in North Korea can vary dramatically based on where they’re from — and how much money they have
Chinese students at Kim Il Sung University play mahjong in the Foreign Student Dormitory | Image: NK News
Editor’s note: The following is the second in a multipart memoir series written by Alek Sigley about his time studying at Kim Il Sung University.
Editor’s note: The following is the second in a multipart memoir series written by Alek Sigley about his time studying at Kim Il Sung University.
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