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Oliver Hotham

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What’s for dinner? The distinctive North Korean menu

What’s for dinner? The distinctive North Korean menu

Many who visit North Korea find a surprising variety of choices available

What’s for dinner? The distinctive North Korean menu
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 26, 2015
The prized mushroom that may help fund Pyongyang

The prized mushroom that may help fund Pyongyang

What North Korea has to do with three men arrested in Japan for illicit trafficking of ‘matsutake’

The prized mushroom that may help fund Pyongyang
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 18, 2015
Lights out in Pyongyang? North Korea’s energy crisis

Lights out in Pyongyang? North Korea’s energy crisis

Reports from in-country sources indicate capital was unable to cope over winter, plunging residents into darkness

Lights out in Pyongyang? North Korea’s energy crisis
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham May 22, 2015
Banned from the industry: One agent’s North Korea travel experience

Banned from the industry: One agent’s North Korea travel experience

Walter Keats looks back on running tours to – and getting banned from – the DPRK

Banned from the industry: One agent’s North Korea travel experience
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham May 15, 2015
In wake of border reopening, a successful Pyongyang Marathon?

In wake of border reopening, a successful Pyongyang Marathon?

Despite last-minute technical setbacks, little sign of previous restrictions on foreigners entering this year’s marathon

In wake of border reopening, a successful Pyongyang Marathon?
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 20, 2015
Songun soccer: Football politics in North Korea

Songun soccer: Football politics in North Korea

North Korea’s relationship with the beautiful game is complex – and inevitably tied to politics

Songun soccer: Football politics in North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham March 30, 2015
Hacker claims to have cracked North Korea’s intranet

Hacker claims to have cracked North Korea’s intranet

In email Q&A, “Slipstream” says they leaked the Red Star operating system – and claims to have more

Hacker claims to have cracked North Korea’s intranet
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 12, 2015
Retro game which lets you play as Kim Jong Un seeking crowdfunding

Retro game which lets you play as Kim Jong Un seeking crowdfunding

In satirical run n' gun, players take on an invading American army in North Korea and beyond

Retro game which lets you play as Kim Jong Un seeking crowdfunding
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham December 29, 2014
The father and son accused of helping N. Korea develop WMDs

The father and son accused of helping N. Korea develop WMDs

In the first major case of its kind, Taiwan nationals Gary and Alex Tsai stand trial for co-ordinating machinery exports for the DPRK

The father and son accused of helping N. Korea develop WMDs
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham November 25, 2014
Inside North Korea’s ruling Workers Party

Inside North Korea’s ruling Workers Party

WPK may not set policy, but success in the North depends on membership

Inside North Korea’s ruling Workers Party
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham November 10, 2014
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