Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
“Common love for a big rocket”: North Korean missile tests in film and TV
From an Olympic athlete to a bickering family, rocket launches are portrayed as a unifying good
Could foreign media break the grip of Pyongyang’s propaganda?
A new book offers illuminating insights into the power of foreign media on everyday North Koreans
Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans love cherry blossom, too?
"North Koreans grow up brainwashed to hate cherry blossom trees"
The lives of North Korean women, in art and propaganda
A new book explores the complex status of North Korean women through the country's popular culture
Ask a North Korean: Do women wear high heels in North Korea?
"They were so pretty, but it was painful to walk in them"
“Trust the metal scrap to me”: a thriller, North Korean style
The film, a cautionary tale about scrap metal, borders on the surreal
Fashion and food: Pyongyangites’ thoughts on their changing city
Residents avoid discussing changes now ubiquitous on capital’s streets
Ask a North Korean: Do you use Korean age in North Korea too?
'If I give my Korean age during the official interview with public servants, I will be scolded'
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
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
