Culture
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Scrapping of five-year economic plan signaled in latest North Korean TV blurring
Key slogan of “five-year economic development strategy” also erased on state TV and phased out of print media
Don’t allow North Korean staff to use the internet, International Red Cross told
Instruction comes despite rules already in place to prevent DPRK nationals accessing web
Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth
Fight against "invisible enemies" and bourgeois culture needed to ensure country's development, Rodong Sinmun says
“Sense of continuity”: North Korea restores old TV series to feature Kim Jong Un
New films similar to those on his father aired at start of Kim’s rule, but began this month to be tacked onto old series
New website sheds light on “weird and wonderful” contemporary North Korean art
Specialties include classical reproductions like the Mona Lisa and surprisingly subtle works of propaganda
Classes begin at new North Korean hospitality school, state media says
Incoming students at Pyongyang Service Industry University learning how to provide "incredible service": Uriminzokkiri
Respect your elders… or not: ageism in North Korean mass culture
Portrayals of the elderly have changed over the decades, and according to the political needs of the leadership
What’s up Pyongyang? North Korea experiments with vlogging to fight “fake news”
A new online series, produced in-country, could represent a bold new style for Pyongyang's propaganda operations
Portraits removed from Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square amid renovation works
Changes come ahead of 75th anniversary of North Korea's ruling party in October
After Kim Jong Un’s early May reappearance, luxury boat replaced at Wonsan villa
Moves could be sign of North Korean leader’s return to Wonsan as third large luxury barge enters repair docks