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‘Don’t play with snow’: North Korea warns foreigners ahead of a COVID-19 winter

‘Don’t play with snow’: North Korea warns foreigners ahead of a COVID-19 winter

Requirement part of "ultra-level" anti-COVID-19 rules currently applied throughout North Korea

‘Don’t play with snow’: North Korea warns foreigners ahead of a COVID-19 winter
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 13, 2020
YouTube deletes North Korean state media channel featuring vlogger Un A

YouTube deletes North Korean state media channel featuring vlogger Un A

Deletion is latest in apparent YouTube campaign to remove North Korea-linked channels

YouTube deletes North Korean state media channel featuring vlogger Un A
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 11, 2020
North Korea enters ‘age of smartphones’ with hit games on taekwondo, badminton

North Korea enters ‘age of smartphones’ with hit games on taekwondo, badminton

North Korean mobile app games are becoming more original and more diverse, new Japanese report says

North Korea enters ‘age of smartphones’ with hit games on taekwondo, badminton
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung December 11, 2020
North Korea wants to build a huge college campus along Pyongyang’s famous river
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North Korea wants to build a huge college campus along Pyongyang’s famous river

Blueprints shown on state TV reveal a university campus slated for prime real estate along the Taedong River

North Korea wants to build a huge college campus along Pyongyang’s famous river
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 8, 2020
Gift guide: Books on North Korea for the casual reader to the diehard enthusiast

Gift guide: Books on North Korea for the casual reader to the diehard enthusiast

Several new books came out this year, and all of them offer a fresh look at what’s going on in Pyongyang and beyond

Gift guide: Books on North Korea for the casual reader to the diehard enthusiast
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis December 7, 2020
North Korea passes spate of new laws on foreign culture, tech and telecom

North Korea passes spate of new laws on foreign culture, tech and telecom

Top officials also agree to hold the next Supreme People’s Assembly session in late Jan. 2021

North Korea passes spate of new laws on foreign culture, tech and telecom
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 4, 2020
North Koreans in the countryside may soon drink up a new domestic beer

North Koreans in the countryside may soon drink up a new domestic beer

A new North Korean beer called Tumangang sheds light on a Rason trade zone factory’s growth

North Koreans in the countryside may soon drink up a new domestic beer
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 4, 2020
Photos document North Korean defectors’ struggle to forge a new life

Photos document North Korean defectors’ struggle to forge a new life

A new photo book called "Unperson" explores the lives and memories of North Korean escapees now living in the South

Photos document North Korean defectors’ struggle to forge a new life
NK News
NK News December 2, 2020
North Korea is on a crusade against drugs, crime and ‘capitalist culture’
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North Korea is on a crusade against drugs, crime and ‘capitalist culture’

Recent events suggest that North Korea is trying to crack down on markets, foreign influence and "anti-socialist" acts

North Korea is on a crusade against drugs, crime and ‘capitalist culture’
Peter Ward
Peter Ward December 2, 2020
Giant octopus slide? North Korea shows off new, colorful ‘socialist villages’

Giant octopus slide? North Korea shows off new, colorful ‘socialist villages’

See the photos: North Korean state TV is airing propaganda about newly-built housing communities and partying residents

Giant octopus slide? North Korea shows off new, colorful ‘socialist villages’
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung December 1, 2020
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