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North Korea phasing out ‘Day of Sun’ as name for biggest holiday: Tour agencies
Changes in how to refer to birthdays of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il may be effort to elevate current leader, expert says
April 29, 2024
North Korean state media makes first mention of recent ROK election
Reports on protests against Yoon after ruling party’s ‘crushing defeat’ likely aim to stir up conflict, expert says
April 16, 2024
North Korea’s official 2024 calendar charts events that will define year ahead
But DPRK ignores new missile holiday, while lack of big anniversaries leaves it unclear if there will be military parade
January 9, 2024
North Korea to launch three more spy satellites in 2024, Kim Jong Un says
DPRK leader appears to reject idea of unification with South at year-end party plenum, while boasting of economic growth
December 31, 2023
‘Son of the army’: North Korea holds up infant as future soldier for Kim Jong Un
TV program profiles boy delivered by army medics during pandemic, in propaganda campaign to shore up support for regime
November 7, 2023
North Korean kids show airs graphic rabbit killing to slam ‘American bastards’
‘Grandfather’s Old Tales’ casts US as the ‘imperialist wolf’ that devours live animal in bloody propaganda scene
September 18, 2023
A North Korean school asks students, ‘Do you wanna build a snowman?’
State TV shows elite middle school using Disney film ‘Frozen’ to teach English, despite crackdowns on foreign media
May 10, 2023
Music by ‘Queen of K-pop’ features in new North Korean propaganda vlog
Tourism video targeting Chinese viewers uses BoA track despite DPRK’s crackdown on foreign media
April 12, 2023
Domestic-facing North Korean media condemns US-ROK drills in rare commentary
Rodong Sinmun slams Yoon Suk-yeol and details US military assets in what experts call effort to ratchet up tensions
March 17, 2023
New North Korean drama leans on violence and foul language to appeal to viewers
More provocative propaganda may be attempt to cater to younger generations who have been exposed to foreign content
January 4, 2023
