March 29, 2024

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

Why, at the second Kim-Trump summit, optics could matter just as much as outcomes

Why, at the second Kim-Trump summit, optics could matter just as much as outcomes

For two such image-conscious leaders, the photo-ops are just as important as the joint statement

Why, at the second Kim-Trump summit, optics could matter just as much as outcomes
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham February 22, 2019
Guitar Hero and Google Maps, DPRK style: a closer look at some North Korean apps

Guitar Hero and Google Maps, DPRK style: a closer look at some North Korean apps

From getting directions around town to playing music, here's what to buy at a Pyongyang app store

Guitar Hero and Google Maps, DPRK style: a closer look at some North Korean apps
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley February 15, 2019
South Korea has approved 1000 private inter-Korean contacts since May 2017: MOU

South Korea has approved 1000 private inter-Korean contacts since May 2017: MOU

Just over half of permissions granted to civic groups, only two given for family reunions

South Korea has approved 1000 private inter-Korean contacts since May 2017: MOU
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji February 13, 2019
What to buy inside a North Korean app store

What to buy inside a North Korean app store

From video games to language learning, Pyongyangites increasingly have plenty of choices

What to buy inside a North Korean app store
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley February 1, 2019
Music, diplomacy, and dictatorship: North Korean concerts in Beijing

Music, diplomacy, and dictatorship: North Korean concerts in Beijing

More important than the optics were the meetings that took place on the sidelines

Music, diplomacy, and dictatorship: North Korean concerts in Beijing
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart January 31, 2019
Socialism with a human face? North Korea’s brief, but impactful, cultural “thaw”

Socialism with a human face? North Korea’s brief, but impactful, cultural “thaw”

DPRK official culture in the 1980s sought to encourage citizens to be more empathetic

Socialism with a human face? North Korea’s brief, but impactful, cultural “thaw”
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko January 28, 2019
Fix up, look sharp: the changing face of North Korean men’s fashion

Fix up, look sharp: the changing face of North Korean men’s fashion

Styles are getting more modern — though the streetwear of the South remains a long way off

Fix up, look sharp: the changing face of North Korean men’s fashion
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley January 25, 2019
New North Korean posters hail New Year Address, economic and scientific development

New North Korean posters hail New Year Address, economic and scientific development

Recently-released propaganda hopes to "inspire the people," state media reports

New North Korean posters hail New Year Address, economic and scientific development
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 24, 2019
North Korean art troupe to visit China this week: state media

North Korean art troupe to visit China this week: state media

Delegation to feature State Merited Chorus, to be led by Ri Su Yong

North Korean art troupe to visit China this week: state media
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 20, 2019
“Make women more beautiful”: inside a North Korean fashion magazine

“Make women more beautiful”: inside a North Korean fashion magazine

A recently-produced glossy points to changing trends in the DPRK

“Make women more beautiful”: inside a North Korean fashion magazine
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley January 16, 2019
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