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‘It slaps’: How a propaganda song praising Kim Jong Un went viral on TikTok
Videos featuring ‘Friendly Father’ have flooded popular app, even as US pushes to ban it over fears of misinformation
Biting humor: North Korea’s forgotten embrace of satirical cartoons
Magazine Hwalsal once prominently featured social criticism, revealing openness of early DPRK until regime cracked down
How a DMZ tragedy led a soldier to devote his life to ridding Korea of mines
Activist Kim Ki-ho says he has removed 10K landmines left over from war with North Korea, but warns millions remain
Flight of the Concorde? North Korea’s brief flirtation with supersonic airliners
DPRK once pursued deal to buy Concorde jets, highlighting its pursuit of new tech and desire for recognition from West
A North Korean novel searches for meaning in the dramas and joys of family life
Ri Hui Chan expounds on centrality of family in way that is striking in a country that exalts leader as father of nation
The North Koreans who made their mark in South Korea’s soccer league
Japan-born ethnic Koreans have won support of ROK fans despite also playing for the DPRK national team
How North Korea exploited the tragic Sewol ferry sinking for anti-ROK propaganda
State media has run thousands of articles on disaster to portray South Korea as dangerous place with incompetent leaders
How extremist North Korean refugees inflicted terror during a massacre in South
A group of young landowners who fled Soviet rule helped to brutally suppress alleged communists on Jeju Island
The true story behind North Korea’s bizarre basketball rules
The DPRK briefly experimented with 8-point shots, dunk penalties and more, and there was a kind of method to the madness
Premier League pirates: How North Korean TV skirts law to air the beautiful game
KCTV regularly shows sports despite lacking rights, even blurring ads and adding fake crowd noises to conceal source
