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Foreign fiction present in North Korea, though restricted

Foreign fiction present in North Korea, though restricted

'Harry Potter,' 'Gone with the Wind,' Sidney Sheldon among favorites found north of the DMZ

Foreign fiction present in North Korea, though restricted
John Power
John Power April 17, 2015
Trains and sums and games: A busy month ahead for North Korea watchers
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Trains and sums and games: A busy month ahead for North Korea watchers

For once, we know what’s hot up North; there’s much to play for

Trains and sums and games: A busy month ahead for North Korea watchers
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter April 8, 2015
News media keeps missing the point on North Korea

News media keeps missing the point on North Korea

Pursuit of catchy headlines, trendy stories ignores real long-term developments in the North – and elsewhere

News media keeps missing the point on North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 7, 2015
North Korea never misses chance to bash U.S.

North Korea never misses chance to bash U.S.

Regime succeeds in making people fearful, despite inroads made by American pop culture

North Korea never misses chance to bash U.S.
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang April 1, 2015
North Korea’s unfinished women’s liberation

North Korea’s unfinished women’s liberation

Pro-emancipation rhetoric, need for female labor, clashes with engrained patriarchal ideas

North Korea’s unfinished women’s liberation
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 31, 2015
Songun soccer: Football politics in North Korea

Songun soccer: Football politics in North Korea

North Korea’s relationship with the beautiful game is complex – and inevitably tied to politics

Songun soccer: Football politics in North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham March 30, 2015
After 60 years of division, how do North Koreans say ‘tractor?’

After 60 years of division, how do North Koreans say ‘tractor?’

Among other differences, North Koreans have little use for loanwords, even from Chinese

After 60 years of division, how do North Koreans say ‘tractor?’
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung March 25, 2015
Korea and America, North and South

Korea and America, North and South

Preventing carpetbagging exploiters, rampant discrimination, historical whitewashes all look post-unification challenges

Korea and America, North and South
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin March 23, 2015
Kaesong serves as North Korea’s window into the world

Kaesong serves as North Korea’s window into the world

Region surrounding inter-Korean complex features standards of living rest of the country can only imagine

Kaesong serves as North Korea’s window into the world
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 16, 2015
Even fashion is authoritarian in North Korea

Even fashion is authoritarian in North Korea

Fashion on the streets, while showing more diversity, still takes its cues from above

Even fashion is authoritarian in North Korea
Markus Bell
Markus Bell | Rosemary Listing March 12, 2015