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The good things in North Korea

The good things in North Korea

Taking a moment to recognize good art, good scholarship and good people

The good things in North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy June 5, 2016
Give pucks a chance: ice hockey diplomacy in North Korea

Give pucks a chance: ice hockey diplomacy in North Korea

Hockey tournament went ahead, despite a nuclear test and arrest of U.S. citizen

Give pucks a chance: ice hockey diplomacy in North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 1, 2016
Dialogue with North Korea through music

Dialogue with North Korea through music

Take advantage of Pyongyang's high prioritization of classical music through joint endeavors

Dialogue with North Korea through music
Hyung Joon Won
Hyung Joon Won May 25, 2016
North Korea’s capital, Juche and a towering achievement

North Korea’s capital, Juche and a towering achievement

Continued changes to the cityscape push Pyongyang toward Kim's ideas, away from Soviet influence

North Korea’s capital, Juche and a towering achievement
John Petrushka
John Petrushka May 10, 2016
History, Juche and public space in making of North Korea’s capital

History, Juche and public space in making of North Korea’s capital

Shifting ideas and loyalties from the early days of the republic can be seen in Pyongyang's design

History, Juche and public space in making of North Korea’s capital
John Petrushka
John Petrushka May 6, 2016
Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’

Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’

The third Kim pays special attention to children in fiction, rewarding a surprising individuality

Kim Jong Un and the children: developing ‘their own way’
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko April 29, 2016
Under wraps: Do North Koreans use condoms?

Under wraps: Do North Koreans use condoms?

They're not widely available, and people don't know how to use the ones that are there

Under wraps: Do North Koreans use condoms?
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang April 27, 2016
North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads

North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads

Re-using sanitary napkins at that time every month the hardest part of a woman's life in the North

North Korea’s ‘reusable’ sanitary pads
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee April 19, 2016
A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving

A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving

Only when I took care of people less fortunate than me did I know I was lucky to be Korean

A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung March 30, 2016
Contradictions in North Korean ideology

Contradictions in North Korean ideology

Have North Koreans stopped to think about the holes in the official message?

Contradictions in North Korean ideology
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy March 25, 2016