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Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea

North Korea grants prisoners first pardon in three years, state media says

North Korea grants prisoners first pardon in three years, state media says

DPRK announced general amnesty three times since Kim Jong Un came to power

North Korea grants prisoners first pardon in three years, state media says
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 16, 2018
ROK government grants film festival permission to screen North Korean movies

ROK government grants film festival permission to screen North Korean movies

Government will give green light to "academic and artistic activities," culture ministry says

ROK government grants film festival permission to screen North Korean movies
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 10, 2018
Bypassing information control in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.27
Podcast

Bypassing information control in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.27

Nat Kretchun discusses how people in the DPRK get around the state's rigid censorship

Bypassing information control in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.27
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 10, 2018
Fall marathon returning to Pyongyang this September: tour company

Fall marathon returning to Pyongyang this September: tour company

Announcement of second annual Autumn Amateur Marathon follows low turnout last year

Fall marathon returning to Pyongyang this September: tour company
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 9, 2018
North Korean media outlet threats down in first half of 2018: data

North Korean media outlet threats down in first half of 2018: data

Threat Index at the lowest level in first 6 months of the year since 2011

North Korean media outlet threats down in first half of 2018: data
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald July 5, 2018
North Korea’s Kim Yong Chol meets ROK officials in Pyongyang

North Korea’s Kim Yong Chol meets ROK officials in Pyongyang

Talks come amid a series of inter-Korean basketball games in DPRK capital

North Korea’s Kim Yong Chol meets ROK officials in Pyongyang
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 5, 2018
S. Korean delegation arrives in Pyongyang for North-South basketball matches

S. Korean delegation arrives in Pyongyang for North-South basketball matches

Teams set to hold four games, stay in DPRK capital until Friday

S. Korean delegation arrives in Pyongyang for North-South basketball matches
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 3, 2018
Suspicious knowledge: foreign languages in North Korean culture

Suspicious knowledge: foreign languages in North Korean culture

Propaganda has traditionally portrayed those interested in life overseas with suspicion

Suspicious knowledge: foreign languages in North Korean culture
Central Pyongyang high-rises remain in unfinished state, photos show
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Central Pyongyang high-rises remain in unfinished state, photos show

Months' long delays in prime area could be due to impact of sanctions on private investors

Central Pyongyang high-rises remain in unfinished state, photos show
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 27, 2018
Live from Pyongyang, it’s… daily life! – NKNews Podcast ep.25
Podcast

Live from Pyongyang, it’s… daily life! – NKNews Podcast ep.25

Ambreen Mustafa of the Pakistan embassy in Pyongyang shares her daily life as a foreign diplomat

Live from Pyongyang, it’s… daily life! – NKNews Podcast ep.25
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot June 25, 2018