Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
What’s getting into North Korea and why does it matter?
In the second part of a series, we examine the goods making their way into the DPRK
Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans like reading books?
"Among the books I read in North Korea, Sherlock Holmes was my favorite"
Tongrim detour: Two days in North Korea’s border region
The DPRK's push for hard currency often means tourists see a nice hotel and not much else
Stranger on the border: Speaking with North Korean-born artist Oh Sung-cheol
From three years in an embassy basement to exhibitions in Seoul
Glasnost? The early years of culture in post-war North Korea
How Kim Il Sung lured intellectuals to North Korea - and purged them
Ask a North Korean: Guns and going hunting in North Korea
Hunting is rare and heavily restricted, and the most prized animal specimens go to top brass
Ask a North Korean: What is married life like in North Korea?
In the DPRK, who you marry is all about status - but times are changing
Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche
Despite information coming in from outside, the ruling party still holds the monopoly on truth
A N. Korean fisherman “defects”: Kim Ki-duk’s “The Net”
A new film examines a N.Korean fisherman stranded in S. Korea and framed as a spy
