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What to buy inside a North Korean app store
From video games to language learning, Pyongyangites increasingly have plenty of choices
February 1, 2019
Socialism with a human face? North Korea’s brief, but impactful, cultural “thaw”
DPRK official culture in the 1980s sought to encourage citizens to be more empathetic
January 28, 2019
The cult of Kim Jong Suk: the story of a housewife turned divine figure
Rise in stature of Kim Il Sung's wife came in concert with her son's efforts to become successor
December 23, 2018
Washed ashore: North Korean ghost ships in Japan and Russia
North Korean fishermen have had to venture further from shore in recent years
December 19, 2018
“Chukbae!”: The rise of North Korean beer
Increased quantity and quality herald social change, but large-scale export remains unlikely
December 19, 2018
Feature-length commercials: N. Korean ideological dramas peddling products
How a drama centered on a mineral water factory set the stage for a new type of advertising
December 18, 2018
The Kwangbok Area Commerce Center: a model for North Korea’s retail future?
A Pyongyang shopping mall offers hints at a long-term state strategy to undercut private markets
December 13, 2018
Five years since the purge: the rise and fall of Jang Song Thaek
The dramatic arrest and death of Kim Jong Un's uncle remains an unprecedented moment in DPRK history
December 13, 2018
Who’s deceiving whom? Open source North Korea under the microscope
NYT coverage of think-tank report risks credibility of open-source research on North Korea
December 11, 2018
How the Kim cult of personality came to dominate North Korean life
The DPRK's leader-worship may be the most pervasive in human history
December 7, 2018
