Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
Ask a North Korean: Pop culture and young love in North Korea
"If a CD or DVD is found stuck in your player, you’re in deep trouble"
A trip to Yanggu and the search for peace on the Peninsula
The towns and villages where the two Koreas meet are the best place to start building a solution
How the “Arduous March” created North Korea’s antique trade
In the 90s, desperate for food, many North Koreans turned to pottery smuggling
Ask a North Korean: How do North Korea’s traffic laws work?
"In most regions outside of Pyongyang, there isn’t much traffic at all and traffic lights are rare"
Ask a North Korean: Does religion survive in North Korea?
"The underground church in North Korea has been almost completely destroyed"
Fresh off the boat: A diplomat’s first impressions of Pyongyang
Martina Åberg Somogyi has been stationed at the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang since August
Lifestyles of the loyalists: How North Korea’s upper classes live
Viewed in context, Pyongyang's elites live relatively humble existences
Facts unknown: Navigating North Korea’s elephant in the dark
The nature of North Korean studies means researchers are often unsure what is true or false
Ask a North Korean: How many North Koreans read Chinese characters?
"I had always wanted to learn Chinese. I memorized 3000 characters by myself in my spare time"
The artist tracking North Korea’s statue-building projects in Africa
Onejoon Che hopes to understand the significance of the Mansudae Art Project
