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Scrapping of five-year economic plan signaled in latest North Korean TV blurring

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

Scrapping of five-year economic plan signaled in latest North Korean TV blurring
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 27, 2020
Don’t allow North Korean staff to use the internet, International Red Cross told

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 allow North Korean staff to use the internet, International Red Cross told
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 27, 2020
Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth

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

Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 26, 2020
“Sense of continuity”: North Korea restores old TV series to feature Kim Jong Un

“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

“Sense of continuity”: North Korea restores old TV series to feature Kim Jong Un
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 26, 2020
New website sheds light on “weird and wonderful” contemporary North Korean art

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

New website sheds light on “weird and wonderful” contemporary North Korean art
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 21, 2020
Classes begin at new North Korean hospitality school, state media says

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

Classes begin at new North Korean hospitality school, state media says
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 20, 2020
Respect your elders… or not: ageism in North Korean mass culture

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

Respect your elders… or not: ageism in North Korean mass culture
What’s up Pyongyang? North Korea experiments with vlogging to fight “fake news”

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

What’s up Pyongyang? North Korea experiments with vlogging to fight “fake news”
Portraits removed from Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square amid renovation works

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

Portraits removed from Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square amid renovation works
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 15, 2020
After Kim Jong Un’s early May reappearance, luxury boat replaced at Wonsan villa
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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

After Kim Jong Un’s early May reappearance, luxury boat replaced at Wonsan villa
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 14, 2020
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