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North Korean company unveils new weight-loss app for women

North Korean company unveils new weight-loss app for women

"Female Health Journal" allows users to monitor caloric intake, offers daily exercise tips

North Korean company unveils new weight-loss app for women
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 10, 2020
North Korean media turns to photoshop in bid to promote face mask use

North Korean media turns to photoshop in bid to promote face mask use

Amid widespread fears over the spread of COVID-19, Pyongyang's propaganda workers get creative

North Korean media turns to photoshop in bid to promote face mask use
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 6, 2020
Troy Collings, Managing Director of North Korea travel company YPT, dies at 33

Troy Collings, Managing Director of North Korea travel company YPT, dies at 33

Co-founder of Young Pioneer Tours died last week after suffering heart attack

Troy Collings, Managing Director of North Korea travel company YPT, dies at 33
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 5, 2020
North Korean state media pushes anti-corruption line following Politburo meeting

North Korean state media pushes anti-corruption line following Politburo meeting

Official reactions to corrupt “betrayal," self-criticisms highlighted on Party daily front page

North Korean state media pushes anti-corruption line following Politburo meeting
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 2, 2020
North Korea confirms Vladivostok flight, “ends” foreigner quarantine measures

North Korea confirms Vladivostok flight, “ends” foreigner quarantine measures

Russian aviation authorities still need to approve the flight, NK News understands

North Korea confirms Vladivostok flight, “ends” foreigner quarantine measures
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 1, 2020
“The 3.1 People’s Uprising”: how North Korea sees the March First Movement

“The 3.1 People’s Uprising”: how North Korea sees the March First Movement

DPRK historians assert Kim Il Sung's anti-Japanese guerilla exploits won independence from Japanese colonial rule

“The 3.1 People’s Uprising”: how North Korea sees the March First Movement
James Fretwell
James Fretwell February 29, 2020
North Korea closes new hot springs resort, other public sites due to coronavirus

North Korea closes new hot springs resort, other public sites due to coronavirus

Ban on operation of “public amenities” took effect on February 25, English-language Pyongyang Times reports

North Korea closes new hot springs resort, other public sites due to coronavirus
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 27, 2020
Some European missions in Pyongyang to temporarily close amid coronavirus fears
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Some European missions in Pyongyang to temporarily close amid coronavirus fears

Personnel from multiple missions to fly out via Vladivostok on Air Koryo flight next week

Some European missions in Pyongyang to temporarily close amid coronavirus fears
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 27, 2020
End of an era: Choe Chang Su, the North Korean “people’s actor,” passes away

End of an era: Choe Chang Su, the North Korean “people’s actor,” passes away

Hailing from humble roots, Choe became a fixture of the DPRK silver screen under Kim Jong Il

End of an era: Choe Chang Su, the North Korean “people’s actor,” passes away
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko February 26, 2020
How a hit South Korean film could offer some lessons for Pyongyang and Seoul

How a hit South Korean film could offer some lessons for Pyongyang and Seoul

Bong Joon-ho’s acclaimed movie “Parasite” reminds this author of the state of inter-Korean relations

How a hit South Korean film could offer some lessons for Pyongyang and Seoul
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin February 25, 2020
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