Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
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
Ask a North Korean: What do people like to eat in North Korea?
"When I was little, my mother used to prepare sundae, rice cakes, and lots of other delicious food"
North Korea’s iconic traffic ladies mostly disappear from Pyongyang streets
Leadership concerned over the wellbeing of traffic officers in winter cold and summer heat, some sources say
Shaking the people’s paradise: Ri Chung Gu’s subversive North Korean anti-heroes
Reflecting the changing times, one DPRK writer sought to portray more believable juche apostates
North Korean Cabinet agrees to pursue “radical” changes in education system
Extended plenary meeting held to implement orders handed down by Kim Jong Un last month, KCNA reports
Kim Jong Un’s university emblem revealed, featuring missile and atomic symbols
Badge for Kim Jong Un National Defense University spotted on graduate’s uniform recently
North Korea’s mass games finished four-month run on Tuesday, tour companies say
Extended run of “Land of the People” propaganda show saw ups and downs, ends without fanfare
Ask a North Korean: how has drug culture evolved in North Korea?
"Many are driving themselves into ruin for a momentary escape from their depressing reality"
