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As the world braces for a COVID-19 winter, North Korea gears up its ski resorts

As the world braces for a COVID-19 winter, North Korea gears up its ski resorts

Satellite imagery shows resorts and even a military ski base being covered with artificial snow

As the world braces for a COVID-19 winter, North Korea gears up its ski resorts
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 27, 2020
Luxury, but little sex appeal: How Kim Jong Un is transforming North Korean pop

Luxury, but little sex appeal: How Kim Jong Un is transforming North Korean pop

Music professor Keith Howard’s new book digs into how North Korean songs have changed under various Kims

Luxury, but little sex appeal: How Kim Jong Un is transforming North Korean pop
Luz Ding
Luz Ding November 26, 2020
A sign of the times: North Korea adds COVID-19 fighter to stamp depicting heroes

A sign of the times: North Korea adds COVID-19 fighter to stamp depicting heroes

A man in personal protective gear joins workers, farmers and intellectuals in state propaganda artwork

A sign of the times: North Korea adds COVID-19 fighter to stamp depicting heroes
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 23, 2020
North Korea building ‘youth theaters’ for political rallies, ping-pong and music
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North Korea building ‘youth theaters’ for political rallies, ping-pong and music

Satellite imagery shows progress to theater construction projects, despite ongoing delays at major hospital and resort 

North Korea building ‘youth theaters’ for political rallies, ping-pong and music
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 19, 2020
The mystery behind a South Korean presidential candidate executed for collusion

The mystery behind a South Korean presidential candidate executed for collusion

He was executed for ties to North Korea and became a political martyr. But new evidence shakes up the story once again.

The mystery behind a South Korean presidential candidate executed for collusion
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy November 17, 2020
New, sleek railway cars will haul tourists up North Korea’s ‘holy’ mountain

New, sleek railway cars will haul tourists up North Korea’s ‘holy’ mountain

A North Korean factory says it tested out new funicular cars that will carry people up to the peak of Mount Paektu

New, sleek railway cars will haul tourists up North Korea’s ‘holy’ mountain
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 13, 2020
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about Muslims, mosques or Islam?

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about Muslims, mosques or Islam?

“Let alone mosques, there aren’t really any churches, monasteries or temples in North Korea.”

Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans know about Muslims, mosques or Islam?
Tae-il Shim November 13, 2020
North Korea worried that citizens could catch COVID-19 by smoking tobacco

North Korea worried that citizens could catch COVID-19 by smoking tobacco

The warning comes after state media claims that migratory birds, snow and yellow dust from China could spread the virus

North Korea worried that citizens could catch COVID-19 by smoking tobacco
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim November 11, 2020
Photos: North Korea’s new-age apartments join a greater wave of modern design

Photos: North Korea’s new-age apartments join a greater wave of modern design

A trendy architectural design is springing up across the country in wake of the recent, destructive typhoons

Photos: North Korea’s new-age apartments join a greater wave of modern design
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 11, 2020
Hikers can soon visit one of the world’s most heavily-armed borders again

Hikers can soon visit one of the world’s most heavily-armed borders again

South Koreans will be able to hike in the DMZ starting Nov. 28, but only in small groups and on an application basis

Hikers can soon visit one of the world’s most heavily-armed borders again
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis November 10, 2020
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