Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
Timeline: From North Korea’s nuclear rocket salvo to the next ‘great person’
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from March 1 to March 31, 2024
FIFA fines North Korea $11K for scrapping World Cup qualifier against Japan
Pyongyang unlikely to pay fine and will see minimum penalty as ‘reward’ for last-minute cancellation, expert says
The challenges of archiving North Korea’s volatile media – Ep. 336
Emil Boivin of the North Korean Archives and Library discusses his project to preserve DPRK media prone to disappearing
Bodhisattva of unification: How one monk tried to bridge Koreas through Buddhism
Venerable Popta traveled to North Korea hundreds of times to work with local monks, rejecting claims they are DPRK spies
North Korean soccer star lands at DPRK club after sanctions derail Europe career
Pro-regime outlet reports Han Kwang Song now on top April 25 team, and expert says he’s unlikely to play overseas again
Own goal: Why North Korea suddenly axed plans for World Cup qualifier vs Japan
Experts say reversal points to incoherent decision-making by a divided leadership weighing the future of COVID policies
North Korean TV censors blue jeans while airing British gardening show
Decision to blur host’s pants reflects regime’s ban on jeans since the early 90s, expert says
North Korea abruptly cancels World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang, days before game
DPRK nixed scheduled match despite sending team to Tokyo for first leg, reportedly fearing disease outbreak in Japan
State media review: Kim Jong Un, daughter exalted as ‘great persons of guidance’
An in-depth analysis of daughter’s idolization, a new housing law, Pyongyang’s diplomatic outreach and more
Second Russian travel agency joins rush to take tourists to North Korea
Plans for trips in early June come as DPRK pushes to boost tourism from Russia, while shutting out other countries
