Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
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
Dangerous myths: why North Korean culture idolizes the Koguryo period
DPRK-made cartoons often distort historical reality and perpetuate nationalist falsehoods
Yangdok hot springs and ski resort project taking shape as October deadline looms
Satellite imagery reveals scope of one of North Korea’s most-promoted new projects
The Czech connection at the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.80
Dr. Vladimir Hlasny talks about the International Union of Students and its role in the event
