Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
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
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"
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
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
New photo reveals two-tier pricing system on DPRK’s Pyongyang-Hyangsan highway
Costs of up to 14.40 euros to traverse the full length of the highway, photo indicates
Suspected sanctions-busting cargo ship sank in October, North Korean media says
Chief Engineer of the Jang Jin Gang lauded as hero for prioritizing rescue of Kim portraits as ship sank
Bow to the leader: a history of North Korea’s iconic and ubiquitous Kim statues
Statues began being erected in the late 1960s, and continue to be sites of mandatory pilgrimage to this day
Ask a North Korean: How much do Pyongyangites know about the outside world?
"People from outside of Pyongyang, at least those in my hometown, are often more up-to-date on outside news"
How a massive influx of Chinese visitors is changing North Korean tourism
Business is booming, but cultural and logistical issues have meant the new prosperity is a mixed blessing
Two Korean mountain jaunts: near but worlds apart
A veteran North Korea watcher recalls two formative hikes he wrote about in the 1980s, on opposite sides of the DMZ
