Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
Ask a North Korean: How is sport viewed in the DPRK?
Some fans sneak in liquor and "act just like the hooligans you’d see at the English football league"
Mixed messages on smoking restrictions in North Korea
Pyongyang pushing anti-smoking measures, however in-country sources see mixed applications
Not just propaganda: Explaining N.Korean art to Americans
From painting on rice paper to immaculate reproductions, North Korea's artists have unique skills
No sex please, we’re in a North Korean movie
Far from revolutionary, cinema and lit in Kim Il Sung’s time was extremely conservative with romance
In North Korea it’s no trousers or tank tops allowed
Women in the North face a number of rules, inconsistently applied, but nonetheless bothersome
Ethnic Koreans in China not bound to N.Korea
Younger generation in Yanbian Autonomous Region well aware of South Korean wave
Why North Koreans turn to the church, and why they leave
North Korean can't stop curiosity about Christianity – but philandering pastors certainly can
Vets for no pets? What N.Koreans do with sick animals
Shortage of doctors – of all sorts – means different approach must be taken to treating animals
Hong Gil-dong: Korean classics on North Korean screens
Adapting classic folk tales using Juche-approved themes placed filmmakers in awkward positions
N.Korean snacks: The good, the bland and the prettily packaged
We asked defectors, S.Koreans what they think of North-produced snacks; the answers may surprise you
