Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
North Korean education still “lags far behind” global trends, Kim Jong Un says
In wide-ranging remarks, leader bemoans quality of teaching in DPRK, calls for reform
37 North Korean universities open departments focusing on IT, engineering: media
DPRK to also establish 11 senior secondary schools with specialized IT courses, party daily says
Italy’s Juventus football club signs North Korean Han Kwang Song
Team management insists Han "not subject" to restrictions presented by international sanctions
The North Korean perspective of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.93
Former Pyongyang resident Choi Sung-guk discusses his experiences of the international event
“Brothers”: the banned North Korean-Soviet film ruined by Juche politics
A jointly-produced movie, the first of its kind, showed just how strict the DPRK really was
The how and why of travel to North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.91
Simon Cockerell discusses the positive impact — and ethical implications — of tourism to the DPRK
Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory
A visit to Paju, where the two Koreas meet at a fork in the river
North Korea celebrates Kim-Trump Panmunjom meeting with new commemorative stamp
“Lightning meeting” described as signaling “fresh start” in U.S.-DPRK relations
Politics and the Korean language: a history of Chinese characters in the DPRK
Both simplified and traditional characters remain in use to this day
Prisoner number 429: Kim Dong-chul’s three-year detention in North Korea
Former detainee details how he went from businessman to spying for the U.S. and South Korea
