Culture
Information related to the North Korean culture and culture in North Korea
Photos: Pyongyang’s golden trees show North Korean autumn in full bloom
Russia's embassy in the DPRK shared photos of this year's fall season — and at a time when tourists can't enter the DPRK
North Korean fishermen lead dangerous lives as the ‘avant-garde of capitalism’
A North Korean defector recalls the good old days of profiting off unregulated waters as he casts his line in the South
North Korea enacts new law urging businesses to save money and resources
A new decree was adopted in a rarely-publicized meeting of top Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) officials
North Korean fears over COVID-19 on full display at Panmunjom reopening ceremony
To protect against COVID-19, North Korean military wears gas masks and raincoats when outside of Panmun Hall
North Korea in Oct. 2020: A month review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from Oct. 1, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2020
North Korea’s mass games propaganda event ends after mysteriously short run
State media gave little attention this year to mass performances at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium
North Korea worried that winter snow and birds could spread COVID-19
State media warned citizens of infected snow after sharing fears that yellow dust from China could spread the virus
The ‘cleanest place’: North Korea revives propaganda touting zero COVID-19 cases
Pointing to global rise in cases, state media says that the world is “shocked” by the DPRK’s virus-fighting measures
Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage’ reveals more about Trump than North Korea
The book is addictive, but misses key historical events in its retelling of what happened between the US and North Korea
How North Korea rebranded its most iconic poet into a Kim-worshipping fanboy
The story of poet Cho Ki Cheon is another example of the DPRK rewriting its cultural icons into propagandic myths
