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College life in North Korea: It’s like the military

College life in North Korea: It’s like the military

You're tested on Kim family works, you can't pick your major, and don't even think of being late

College life in North Korea: It’s like the military
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung February 10, 2016
How the Korean Wave affects the N.Korea-China borderlands

How the Korean Wave affects the N.Korea-China borderlands

Ethnic Koreans in Yanbian fall increasingly under sway of the South, not their Northern neighbors

How the Korean Wave affects the N.Korea-China borderlands
NK News
NK News February 9, 2016
North to South: Defector-film maker describes long road to fitting in

North to South: Defector-film maker describes long road to fitting in

Well-adjusted escapee feels reunification would be disastrous if handled without proper planning

North to South: Defector-film maker describes long road to fitting in
Jiwon Song February 5, 2016
The quest for a hangover cure: N.Koreans are just as human as us

The quest for a hangover cure: N.Koreans are just as human as us

Can Northerners stop hangovers with ginseng? Probably not, but the claim tells us a lot

The quest for a hangover cure: N.Koreans are just as human as us
David Tizzard
David Tizzard February 5, 2016
North Korea’s utopian sea flavor of socialism

North Korea’s utopian sea flavor of socialism

Fisheries, ‘big hauls’ emphasis shows Pyongyang hasn’t stopped setting ambitious targets

North Korea’s utopian sea flavor of socialism
S.Korea lowers itself with loudspeaker propaganda

S.Korea lowers itself with loudspeaker propaganda

Temperatures drop, tensions rise, and Seoul joins in the Orwellian chorus

S.Korea lowers itself with loudspeaker propaganda
David Tizzard
David Tizzard January 22, 2016
Photographing Kim Jong Un

Photographing Kim Jong Un

North Korea's leader depicted using techniques found elsewhere, but has monopoly on his image

Photographing Kim Jong Un
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi January 21, 2016
Pay North Korea a visit

Pay North Korea a visit

Make some young Northerners curious and open a few minds

Pay North Korea a visit
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee January 20, 2016
Chinese tourists in N. Korea: Empathy or condescension?

Chinese tourists in N. Korea: Empathy or condescension?

Those from across the Tumen look at the North today and see their own past experiences

Chinese tourists in N. Korea: Empathy or condescension?
NK News
NK News January 20, 2016
Social criticism in North Korean cinematography

Social criticism in North Korean cinematography

Films noted the persistent problems in Kim Il Sungist society – but avoided real causes

Social criticism in North Korean cinematography
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko January 19, 2016