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July 17, 2024

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How South Korean fans felt about an inter-Korean ice hockey match

How South Korean fans felt about an inter-Korean ice hockey match

Most spectators said they felt "no difference" between them and the North Korean players

How South Korean fans felt about an inter-Korean ice hockey match
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 6, 2017
A brief history of North Korean ice hockey escapades

A brief history of North Korean ice hockey escapades

What a women's ice hockey match between the two Koreas does - and doesn't - achieve

A brief history of North Korean ice hockey escapades
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 4, 2017
Heaven and Hell: South Korea in North Korean propaganda of the ’70s

Heaven and Hell: South Korea in North Korean propaganda of the ’70s

In these films, North Korea is an idealistic heaven on earth - and the South is corrupt and backward

Heaven and Hell: South Korea in North Korean propaganda of the ’70s
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko March 29, 2017
Ask a North Korean: Where do North Koreans get their hair cut?

Ask a North Korean: Where do North Koreans get their hair cut?

"Hairstyles people see in South Korean dramas are regarded to be stylish in North Korea"

Ask a North Korean: Where do North Koreans get their hair cut?
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee March 22, 2017
Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ

Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ

The DPRK's state-run newspapers offer little variety for their readers

Read all about it: North Korea’s newspapers and how they differ
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 21, 2017
True believers: Faith-based NGOs in North Korea

True believers: Faith-based NGOs in North Korea

As long as they avoid evangelism, the DPRK's religious NGOs have considerable room to work

True believers: Faith-based NGOs in North Korea
Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings
Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings March 14, 2017
Ask a North Korean: Why does North Korea use such a unique calendar?

Ask a North Korean: Why does North Korea use such a unique calendar?

"As a young girl, I always thought that referring to the year as the Juche year seemed more elegant"

Ask a North Korean: Why does North Korea use such a unique calendar?
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee March 2, 2017
Rocking the nation to sleep: patriotic lullabies in North Korea

Rocking the nation to sleep: patriotic lullabies in North Korea

The DPRK's state-sanctioned cradle songs can be surprisingly tender

Rocking the nation to sleep: patriotic lullabies in North Korea
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko February 28, 2017
Ask a North Korean: How are public baths different in the North?

Ask a North Korean: How are public baths different in the North?

"The idea of paying someone else to scrub your body is still foreign to many North Koreans"

Ask a North Korean: How are public baths different in the North?
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee February 15, 2017
How life in North Korea differs from life in the USSR

How life in North Korea differs from life in the USSR

North Koreans traditionally saw their comradely neighbors as freer, richer, and more interesting

How life in North Korea differs from life in the USSR
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy February 8, 2017