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North Korea kicks off 9/9 celebrations with Pyongyang concert

North Korea kicks off 9/9 celebrations with Pyongyang concert

But North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opts not to attend

North Korea kicks off 9/9 celebrations with Pyongyang concert
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 8, 2018
Foreign “friendship” and gov’t delegations flock to Pyongyang for 9/9 events

Foreign “friendship” and gov’t delegations flock to Pyongyang for 9/9 events

DPRK state media reporting suggests some 60 groups in-country this weekend

Foreign “friendship” and gov’t delegations flock to Pyongyang for 9/9 events
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Oliver Hotham September 8, 2018
How N. Korean literature offers hints at major agricultural reforms taking place

How N. Korean literature offers hints at major agricultural reforms taking place

Subtle mentions of reforms in past years point to emphasis on science-based system

How N. Korean literature offers hints at major agricultural reforms taking place
Peter Ward
Peter Ward September 3, 2018
Mass games extended to run until October 10, tour company says

Mass games extended to run until October 10, tour company says

Recent state media suggested event would run from September 9 to 30

Mass games extended to run until October 10, tour company says
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 30, 2018
Photo review: August 2018 propaganda messages and posters in North Korea
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Photo review: August 2018 propaganda messages and posters in North Korea

Anti-American posters remain in some museums, ongoing focus on New Years' Speech

Photo review: August 2018 propaganda messages and posters in North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 28, 2018
The year without Americans: how the U.S. travel ban changed North Korean tourism

The year without Americans: how the U.S. travel ban changed North Korean tourism

State Department yet to decide on extension as ban set to expire this Friday

The year without Americans: how the U.S. travel ban changed North Korean tourism
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 27, 2018
Student training for Sept. 9 events intensifies around Pyongyang, photos show

Student training for Sept. 9 events intensifies around Pyongyang, photos show

Long hours and high expectations in near-daily outdoor marching exercises

Student training for Sept. 9 events intensifies around Pyongyang, photos show
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 27, 2018
What’s so funny about North Korea? NKNews Podcast ep.34
Podcast

What’s so funny about North Korea? NKNews Podcast ep.34

Historian David Shuster explores humor, the limits of satire, and sex symbols in DPRK culture

What’s so funny about North Korea? NKNews Podcast ep.34
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 27, 2018
How women are driving change in North Korea – NKNews Podcast ep.33
Podcast

How women are driving change in North Korea – NKNews Podcast ep.33

Bronwen Dalton discusses gender and social transformation in the DPRK

How women are driving change in North Korea – NKNews Podcast ep.33
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 19, 2018
Chinese tourism to Pyongyang restricted ahead of September parade, say sources

Chinese tourism to Pyongyang restricted ahead of September parade, say sources

Agencies informed that hotels unavailable ahead of 9/9 celebrations

Chinese tourism to Pyongyang restricted ahead of September parade, say sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 10, 2018