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August 5, 2016

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Your chance to ask questions to North Koreans about life growing up in the DPRK

Finding your significant other in North Korea

Finding your significant other in North Korea

Can love overcome the songbun hierarchical system?
by Kim Yoo-sung

05 August 2016 Last updated at 05:26

The Ramen regime: A seven day diet in North Korea

The Ramen regime: A seven day diet in North Korea

"Ramen was actually seen as a diet food by people in my region of North Korea"
by Je Son Lee

29 July 2016 Last updated at 08:44

Ask a North Korean: How is sport viewed in the DPRK?

Ask a North Korean: How is sport viewed in the DPRK?

Some fans sneak in liquor and "act just like the hooligans you’d see at the English football league"
by Jinhyok Park

14 July 2016 Last updated at 05:26

A North Korean in the South Korean army

A North Korean in the South Korean army

When South Korean men talk military service memories it's easy for a defector to feel left out
by Kim Yoo-sung

05 July 2016 Last updated at 03:26

In North Korea it’s no trousers or tank tops allowed

In North Korea it's no trousers or tank tops allowed

Women in the North face a number of rules, inconsistently applied, but nonetheless bothersome
by Je Son Lee

28 June 2016 Last updated at 07:02

Why North Koreans turn to the church, and why they leave

Why North Koreans turn to the church, and why they leave

North Korean can't stop curiosity about Christianity – but philandering pastors certainly can
by Kim Yoo-sung

22 June 2016 Last updated at 04:17

How Americans see North Koreans

How Americans see North Koreans

Many have had their views shaped by movies, but Americans are also welcoming and warm
by Jinhyok Park

14 June 2016 Last updated at 05:07

Vets for no pets? What N.Koreans do with sick animals

Vets for no pets? What N.Koreans do with sick animals

Shortage of doctors – of all sorts – means different approach must be taken to treating animals
by Je Son Lee

08 June 2016 Last updated at 01:36

What a North Korean thinks of South Korean elections

What a North Korean thinks of South Korean elections

The fact that someone can promise something they won't, or can't, deliver is the most shocking part
by Je Son Lee

10 May 2016 Last updated at 09:32

From North Korea’s capital to America’s

From North Korea’s capital to America’s

Meet Jinhyok, who will soon have graduated from schools named for both nations’ founders
by Jinhyok Park

04 May 2016 Last updated at 04:18

Under wraps: Do North Koreans use condoms?

Under wraps: Do North Koreans use condoms?

They're not widely available, and people don't know how to use the ones that are there
by Ji-Min Kang

27 April 2016 Last updated at 08:44

North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads

North Korea's 'reusable' sanitary pads

Re-using sanitary napkins at that time every month the hardest part of a woman's life in the North
by Je Son Lee

19 April 2016 Last updated at 04:29

How South Koreans treat North Koreans

How South Koreans treat North Koreans

Just finding out that you're from the North may lead Southerners to treat you with less respect
by Kim Yoo-sung

13 April 2016 Last updated at 07:41

In Juche North Korea, elections hold you

In Juche North Korea, elections hold you

Election day may be a festive occasion, but it's hardly the people choosing their own leaders
by Je Son Lee

06 April 2016 Last updated at 07:13

A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving

A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving

Only when I took care of people less fortunate than me did I know I was lucky to be Korean
by Kim Yoo-sung

30 March 2016 Last updated at 09:24

What does N.Korea do for its seniors?

What does N.Korea do for its seniors?

To make a long story short, it doesn't do much; they have to work
by Kim Yoo-sung

23 March 2016 Last updated at 05:21

Why N.Korean defectors leave the South

Why N.Korean defectors leave the South

South Korea's competitive society, judgment of defectors makes living there unbearable for many
by Ji-Min Kang

18 March 2016 Last updated at 05:22

North Korean civic groups shouldn’t waste their time

North Korean civic groups shouldn't waste their time

Why spend money or time on something that's not going to bring democracy to the North?
by Kim Yoo-sung

10 March 2016 Last updated at 12:11

North Korea’s crazy trains

North Korea's crazy trains

The North's trains are packed, take too long and short on food - and wonderful in their own way
by Je Son Lee

02 March 2016 Last updated at 01:08

I’m sad to see the Kaesong Complex go

I'm sad to see the Kaesong Complex go

Kaesong offered a better life for North Koreans, and its loss will hit S.Korean businesspeople hard
by Je Son Lee

16 February 2016 Last updated at 02:22

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