April 25, 2024

Culture

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

North Korea to ring in new year with another outdoor concert in Pyongyang

North Korea to ring in new year with another outdoor concert in Pyongyang

Stage set up in Kim Il Sung Square for celebrations likely similar to last year’s first-of-a-kind event

North Korea to ring in new year with another outdoor concert in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 31, 2019
Changing narratives of adoption in North Korean mass culture

Changing narratives of adoption in North Korean mass culture

Following the famine of the 1990s, North Korean films increasingly promoted individuals adopting orphaned children

Changing narratives of adoption in North Korean mass culture
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko December 20, 2019
U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon

U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon

Lumen wants to "provide all North Korean people with access to uncensored sources of information"

U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 20, 2019
Indonesia wants to import North Korea’s Taedonggang beer, boost other trade

Indonesia wants to import North Korea’s Taedonggang beer, boost other trade

Plans would add to what Indonesian ambassador said were Pyongyang brewery's $2 million in exports to China

Indonesia wants to import North Korea’s Taedonggang beer, boost other trade
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 20, 2019
New North Korean intranet portal boasts job recruitment service for businesses

New North Korean intranet portal boasts job recruitment service for businesses

“Self-Development” portal adds to plethora of sites offering shopping, delivery, and online document services

New North Korean intranet portal boasts job recruitment service for businesses
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 10, 2019
Kim Jong Un oversees opening of Yangdok Hot Springs and ski resort

Kim Jong Un oversees opening of Yangdok Hot Springs and ski resort

Resort built starting last spring is an achievement made under “worst adversity” from enemies, top official says

Kim Jong Un oversees opening of Yangdok Hot Springs and ski resort
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 8, 2019
New North Korean travel company to offer foreigners medical tourism packages  

New North Korean travel company to offer foreigners medical tourism packages  

State-run hospitals to offer services such as breast tumor treatment, cataract surgery, dental implants: state media

New North Korean travel company to offer foreigners medical tourism packages  
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 5, 2019
Orascom financed LED displays on Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel: sources

Orascom financed LED displays on Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel: sources

Rumors also re-emerge about restaurants under-development in the hotel, which could open "next year"

Orascom financed LED displays on Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel: sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 26, 2019
Bringing Slovenian avant-garde rock to the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.103
Podcast

Bringing Slovenian avant-garde rock to the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.103

Morten Traavik and Mary Sun Kim discuss Laibach's 2015 concert in Pyongyang and navigating North Korean censorship

Bringing Slovenian avant-garde rock to the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.103
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 19, 2019
What life is really like as a foreigner living in Pyongyang

What life is really like as a foreigner living in Pyongyang

A former diplomat in the DPRK discusses the realities and common misconceptions through their own personal experiences

What life is really like as a foreigner living in Pyongyang
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee November 13, 2019
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