Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
North Korea discourages computer game addiction, pushes tech in new short film
After two-year hiatus, state-run TV channel airs new live-action dramas packed with socialist life lessons
North Korea is hyping citizens up for submarine missile and satellite launches
New domestic propaganda boldly boasts SLBM and aerospace program developments to DPRK citizens
North Korea doesn’t want its people to know about COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Despite heavy coverage of COVID-19’s tragic impact overseas, DPRK state media remains silent on global vaccine rollout
Kim Jong Un’s symbol erased from Pyongyang Station area, replaced by party logo
Experts say it’s part of a greater move to place more responsibility on the North Korean leader’s subordinates
Gold, silver and sapphire? North Korea markets sanctioned sculptures and jewelry
The country’s latest Foreign Trade magazine touts artwork from a studio sanctioned by the US and UN
North Korea is ordering small-time secretaries to clean up its ideological mess
DPRK leader Kim Jong Un gave a speech to party cell secretaries last week at a special conference
South Korea’s right-wing resurgence spells uncertainty for North Korea policy
After summits and promises of peace, the South Korean president’s party suffered a crushing defeat at the by-elections
Kim Jong Un warns North Korea of hardship, referencing deadly 1990s famine
Kim wants to wage a “more difficult Arduous March” — a term used to describe a historic famine and survival measures
North Korea warns of political collapse if elites can’t find ideological ‘unity’
Officials at a Pyongyang conference stressed the importance of being “ardent loyalists” to leader Kim Jong Un
Why North Korea’s Olympic withdrawal is about much more than public health
Public health is only a partial reason for North Korea’s decision to withdraw from Tokyo. The timing just isn’t right.
