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

Summer 1978: An Evening Of Modernist Theater in North Korea

Summer 1978: An Evening Of Modernist Theater in North Korea

New photos at RetroDPRK.com reveal scenes from the Song of Paradise Revolutionary Opera

Summer 1978: An Evening Of Modernist Theater in North Korea
NK News
NK News February 22, 2013
Growing Pains for North Korean Defector Teens

Growing Pains for North Korean Defector Teens

Some integration issues are cultural, others are just a fact of life.

Growing Pains for North Korean Defector Teens
Sarah A. Son
Sarah A. Son February 14, 2013
Top 5 Similarities between North and South Korea

Top 5 Similarities between North and South Korea

What are the main similarities (and differences) between life in the two Koreas?

Top 5 Similarities between North and South Korea
Jae Young Kim
Jae Young Kim February 11, 2013
North Korea’s Mountain Man Goes Hiking in the Axis of Evil

North Korea’s Mountain Man Goes Hiking in the Axis of Evil

How one New Zealander explored North Korea's untouched mountain ranges

North Korea’s Mountain Man Goes Hiking in the Axis of Evil
David Slatter
David Slatter February 6, 2013
‘The Whole World Knows We Koreans Are Best!’

‘The Whole World Knows We Koreans Are Best!’

How North Koreans see themselves and look suspiciously at foreign influences

‘The Whole World Knows We Koreans Are Best!’
NK News
NK News February 5, 2013
People Who Don’t Like The Mass Games Are Weird

People Who Don’t Like The Mass Games Are Weird

Did you ever practice for mass dance events like Arirang and what was the training process like?

People Who Don’t Like The Mass Games Are Weird
Jae Young Kim
Jae Young Kim January 21, 2013
A Meal Fit For A Kim – NK’s Overseas Disco-Diners

A Meal Fit For A Kim – NK’s Overseas Disco-Diners

In part 3 of his "Afters of Evil" series, Tom Farrell reflects on the morals of eating at DPRK funded restaurants, wondering how they serve the Pyongyang government.

A Meal Fit For A Kim – NK’s Overseas Disco-Diners
Tom Farrell
Tom Farrell January 2, 2013
My Winter Holidays In North Korea

My Winter Holidays In North Korea

Just because it's cold, it doesn't stop us partying, eating, singing and dancing for the DPRK's New Year celebrations.

My Winter Holidays In North Korea
Jae Young Kim
Jae Young Kim January 1, 2013
Work It Out, Pyongyang Style!

Work It Out, Pyongyang Style!

1970s Postcards Reveal How North Korea Wanted To Promote Its Biggest Gymnasium To Foreigners Around The World

Work It Out, Pyongyang Style!
NK News
NK News December 14, 2012