April 25, 2024

Culture

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

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
Dialogue with North Korea through music

Dialogue with North Korea through music

Take advantage of Pyongyang's high prioritization of classical music through joint endeavors

Dialogue with North Korea through music
Hyung Joon Won
Hyung Joon Won May 25, 2016
North Korea’s capital, Juche and a towering achievement

North Korea’s capital, Juche and a towering achievement

Continued changes to the cityscape push Pyongyang toward Kim's ideas, away from Soviet influence

North Korea’s capital, Juche and a towering achievement
John Petrushka
John Petrushka May 10, 2016
History, Juche and public space in making of North Korea’s capital

History, Juche and public space in making of North Korea’s capital

Shifting ideas and loyalties from the early days of the republic can be seen in Pyongyang's design

History, Juche and public space in making of North Korea’s capital
John Petrushka
John Petrushka May 6, 2016
Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’

Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’

The third Kim pays special attention to children in fiction, rewarding a surprising individuality

Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko April 29, 2016
Under wraps: Do North Koreans use condoms?

Under wraps: Do North Koreans use condoms?

They're not widely available, and people don't know how to use the ones that are there

Under wraps: Do North Koreans use condoms?
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang April 27, 2016