April 20, 2024

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

Not just propaganda: Explaining N.Korean art to Americans

Not just propaganda: Explaining N.Korean art to Americans

From painting on rice paper to immaculate reproductions, North Korea's artists have unique skills

Not just propaganda: Explaining N.Korean art to Americans
Michael Laff July 3, 2016
No sex please, we’re in a North Korean movie

No sex please, we’re in a North Korean movie

Far from revolutionary, cinema and lit in Kim Il Sung’s time was extremely conservative with romance

No sex please, we’re in a North Korean movie
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

In North Korea it’s no trousers or tank tops allowed
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee June 28, 2016
Ethnic Koreans in China not bound to N.Korea

Ethnic Koreans in China not bound to N.Korea

Younger generation in Yanbian Autonomous Region well aware of South Korean wave

Ethnic Koreans in China not bound to N.Korea
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy June 27, 2016
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

Why North Koreans turn to the church, and why they leave
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung June 22, 2016
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

Vets for no pets? What N.Koreans do with sick animals
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee June 8, 2016
Hong Gil-dong: Korean classics on North Korean screens

Hong Gil-dong: Korean classics on North Korean screens

Adapting classic folk tales using Juche-approved themes placed filmmakers in awkward positions

Hong Gil-dong: Korean classics on North Korean screens
N.Korean snacks: The good, the bland and the prettily packaged

N.Korean snacks: The good, the bland and the prettily packaged

We asked defectors, S.Koreans what they think of North-produced snacks; the answers may surprise you

N.Korean snacks: The good, the bland and the prettily packaged
JH Ahn
JH Ahn June 5, 2016
The good things in North Korea

The good things in North Korea

Taking a moment to recognize good art, good scholarship and good people

The good things in North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy June 5, 2016
Give pucks a chance: ice hockey diplomacy in North Korea

Give pucks a chance: ice hockey diplomacy in North Korea

Hockey tournament went ahead, despite a nuclear test and arrest of U.S. citizen

Give pucks a chance: ice hockey diplomacy in North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 1, 2016