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North Korean sports ministry launches online lottery

North Korean sports ministry launches online lottery

DPRK state media says players will be able to use the intranet to bet on major sporting events

North Korean sports ministry launches online lottery
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 28, 2018
North Korean sports minister granted rare green light to visit Japan

North Korean sports minister granted rare green light to visit Japan

Kim Il Guk to attend General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees in Tokyo

North Korean sports minister granted rare green light to visit Japan
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 27, 2018
French civil servant with North Korea ties arrested on suspicion of espionage

French civil servant with North Korea ties arrested on suspicion of espionage

Benoît Quennedey serves as President of the Franco-Korean Friendship Association

French civil servant with North Korea ties arrested on suspicion of espionage
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 27, 2018
Two Koreas agree to submit bid on co-hosting 2032 Summer Olympics

Two Koreas agree to submit bid on co-hosting 2032 Summer Olympics

Announcement follows inter-Korean athletic talks at joint liaison office

Two Koreas agree to submit bid on co-hosting 2032 Summer Olympics
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 2, 2018
The increasingly bourgeois weddings of North Korea’s elites

The increasingly bourgeois weddings of North Korea’s elites

An improving economy is changing the way Pyongyang's great and good tie the knot

The increasingly bourgeois weddings of North Korea’s elites
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov October 31, 2018
North Korea’s 2018 Foundation Day: the inside story
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North Korea’s 2018 Foundation Day: the inside story

The DPRK took major steps to sell itself to the world, though big questions remain about its long-term sincerity

North Korea’s 2018 Foundation Day: the inside story
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 24, 2018
New North Korean VR software using prominent HTC VIVE system: state media

New North Korean VR software using prominent HTC VIVE system: state media

DPRK touts up-and-coming tech at this week's 2018 National Exhibition of IT Successes

New North Korean VR software using prominent HTC VIVE system: state media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 19, 2018
How North Korea’s nascent consumerism has succeeded in toeing the party line

How North Korea’s nascent consumerism has succeeded in toeing the party line

Far from challenging juche orthodoxy, DPRK-style capitalism has pushed traditional state values

How North Korea’s nascent consumerism has succeeded in toeing the party line
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko October 17, 2018
Why North Korea and the U.S. should try a little cultural diplomacy

Why North Korea and the U.S. should try a little cultural diplomacy

Pyongyang could harness the zeitgeist and push its soft power

Why North Korea and the U.S. should try a little cultural diplomacy
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart October 16, 2018
North Korea extends “Mass Games” event to late October: tour agencies

North Korea extends “Mass Games” event to late October: tour agencies

Move represents second extension of event since September

North Korea extends “Mass Games” event to late October: tour agencies
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 11, 2018