April 27, 2024

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Learning from public space in Pyongyang

Learning from public space in Pyongyang

A market economy is coming, but space for the public can be set aside, author argues

Learning from public space in Pyongyang
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza January 7, 2014
Equipment at N. Korean ski resort may breach UN luxury goods sanctions
NK PRO

Equipment at N. Korean ski resort may breach UN luxury goods sanctions

High-end ski equipment from Canada, Sweden and Italy visible at Masik ski pass

Equipment at N. Korean ski resort may breach UN luxury goods sanctions
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 2, 2014
Christmas and New Year’s in North Korea

Christmas and New Year’s in North Korea

While Christmas officially ignored, New Years marks big date in North Korea

Christmas and New Year’s in North Korea
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young December 31, 2013
How Kim Jong Un became the focus of a new iPhone app

How Kim Jong Un became the focus of a new iPhone app

Child of Soviet Union believes art has potential to break down propaganda

How Kim Jong Un became the focus of a new iPhone app
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 20, 2013
NK Media Watch – Dec 4 to 10

NK Media Watch – Dec 4 to 10

Science Expo; Ceremony for Volunteer Teacher; Figure Skating

NK Media Watch – Dec 4 to 10
Matthew McGrath December 11, 2013
Amateurs can participate in Pyongyang marathon for first time

Amateurs can participate in Pyongyang marathon for first time

Previous marathons only open to professional marathon runners

Amateurs can participate in Pyongyang marathon for first time
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham December 10, 2013
Travel company to offer full tour of secretive Pyongyang metro

Travel company to offer full tour of secretive Pyongyang metro

Tourists may now travel to every single station on Pyongyang "u-bahn"

Travel company to offer full tour of secretive Pyongyang metro
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham December 6, 2013
The German Neo-Nazi fascination with North Korea

The German Neo-Nazi fascination with North Korea

Lesser-known Strasserite Nazi faction key to understanding admiration for Pyongyang

The German Neo-Nazi fascination with North Korea
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young December 3, 2013
NK Media Watch – Nov 20 to 26

NK Media Watch – Nov 20 to 26

Patriotic Song Gains Popularity; Hockey Season Starts; The Third Anniversary of Yonpyongdo

NK Media Watch – Nov 20 to 26
Matthew McGrath November 28, 2013
A foreigner locked up in N. Korea: The case of Chantal Sobkowicz

A foreigner locked up in N. Korea: The case of Chantal Sobkowicz

Evangelical Christian used job in Pyongyang as vehicle for spreading gospel to oblivious North Koreans

A foreigner locked up in N. Korea: The case of Chantal Sobkowicz
Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich November 21, 2013