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State propaganda output not up to scratch, North Korean ruling party organ says

State propaganda output not up to scratch, North Korean ruling party organ says

Rodong Sinmun urges propaganda workers to reject "formalism," criticizes party organizations

State propaganda output not up to scratch, North Korean ruling party organ says
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 30, 2019
How North Korea’s institutions have responded to the changing role of women

How North Korea’s institutions have responded to the changing role of women

Recent research suggests the state has a lot of catching up to do

How North Korea’s institutions have responded to the changing role of women
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart | Yujin Lim May 29, 2019
June 3 opening day confirmed for North Korea’s mass games: tour groups

June 3 opening day confirmed for North Korea’s mass games: tour groups

Large-scale state propaganda show set to run until mid-October

June 3 opening day confirmed for North Korea’s mass games: tour groups
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 24, 2019
Leaving the British friends of North Korea: eight years in the UK KFA

Leaving the British friends of North Korea: eight years in the UK KFA

Alex Meads discusses his time in the "paranoid" pro-DPRK group

Leaving the British friends of North Korea: eight years in the UK KFA
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham May 22, 2019
N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018

N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018

Controversial show’s early start could result in tourism boost worth millions of euros

N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 20, 2019
North Korea’s secretive Jagang province to allow western visitors soon: tour group

North Korea’s secretive Jagang province to allow western visitors soon: tour group

Border crossing at Ji’an-Manpho previously open only to Chinese tourists

North Korea’s secretive Jagang province to allow western visitors soon: tour group
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 16, 2019
Elite North Korean university expands Chinese language program

Elite North Korean university expands Chinese language program

Pyongyang University of Science and Technology now offering Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi language test

Elite North Korean university expands Chinese language program
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham May 13, 2019
Domestic strivers as anti-heroines: household chores in North Korean movies

Domestic strivers as anti-heroines: household chores in North Korean movies

DPRK official culture long treated women's work at home as second class

Domestic strivers as anti-heroines: household chores in North Korean movies
How life for women is — and isn’t — changing under Kim Jong Un

How life for women is — and isn’t — changing under Kim Jong Un

Recent research paints a grim, though sometimes surprising, picture

How life for women is — and isn’t — changing under Kim Jong Un
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart | Yujin Lim May 3, 2019
Dining out in the DPRK capital: Pyongyang’s (surprisingly) good restaurants

Dining out in the DPRK capital: Pyongyang’s (surprisingly) good restaurants

As consumer choice for the upper classes has grown, so too have options for eating out

Dining out in the DPRK capital: Pyongyang’s (surprisingly) good restaurants
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley April 30, 2019