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July 27, 2024

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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
North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads

North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads

Re-using sanitary napkins at that time every month the hardest part of a woman's life in the North

North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee April 19, 2016
A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving

A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving

Only when I took care of people less fortunate than me did I know I was lucky to be Korean

A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung March 30, 2016
Contradictions in North Korean ideology

Contradictions in North Korean ideology

Have North Koreans stopped to think about the holes in the official message?

Contradictions in North Korean ideology
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 25, 2016
How North Korean writings rationalize Kim Jong Un’s leadership style

How North Korean writings rationalize Kim Jong Un’s leadership style

Stories about the ‘failures,’ and lessons, of specialists explain Kim’s decision-making

How North Korean writings rationalize Kim Jong Un’s leadership style
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko March 22, 2016
North Korea’s bike path

North Korea’s bike path

Sometimes illegal, sometimes encouraged, the North has an unusual relationship with bicycles

North Korea’s bike path
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 21, 2016
Why N.Korean defectors leave the South

Why N.Korean defectors leave the South

South Korea's competitive society, judgment of defectors makes living there unbearable for many

Why N.Korean defectors leave the South
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang March 18, 2016
Before AlphaGo, there was North Korea’s Eunbyul

Before AlphaGo, there was North Korea’s Eunbyul

North Korea's homegrown Go software dominated international competitions for a time

Before AlphaGo, there was North Korea’s Eunbyul
Jiwon Song March 16, 2016