Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
Déjà vu all over again: Faint cheer for DPRK cheerleaders
North Korea has sent cheerleaders to the South before – with mixed results
The misfortunes of North Korean virtue
How Northern popular culture inculcates selflessness, humility and other traits that serve defectors poorly
Fortune-tellers, spirits and ghosts: North Korea’s unofficial faith
While authorities do not tolerate official religion, Shamanism and fortune-telling popular in North Korea
Are North Koreans ‘free’ after they defect?
Scholar’s study raises questions about resettlement, ‘buying’ defectors’ freedoms
Praying to God under the Kims’ portrait
What drives Korean evangelical groups' effort to operate conversions within North Korea and among defectors?
The migration mission: How Christians shape the defection process
Scholar describes how faith-based Korean groups have made defection a ‘religious exodus’ and nationalist goal
The imbecile, the lecher, the harlot and the monkey
Human rights concerns, S. Korea-Japan relations as subtexts in N. Korea's war on political correctness
The diet of the North’s new rich
Far from starving, Pyongyangites enjoy a large and diverse restaurant scene
Want to get off the beaten track in North Korea?
Planning a trip to North Korea's seldom visited north-east? Kate Whitehead provides a guide to the best hotels
Defectors criticize Kim Jong Un’s manners
North Korean defector groups criticize Kim Jong Un for wearing shoes indoors during visits
