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“Common love for a big rocket”: North Korean missile tests in film and TV

“Common love for a big rocket”: North Korean missile tests in film and TV

From an Olympic athlete to a bickering family, rocket launches are portrayed as a unifying good

“Common love for a big rocket”: North Korean missile tests in film and TV
The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone

The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone

Today marks 50 years since a speech by Kim Il Sung which would define the DPRK forever

The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy May 24, 2017
A brief history of the North Korea-Myanmar friendship

A brief history of the North Korea-Myanmar friendship

The two countries have a long history of friendship - and continue to enjoy healthy ties

A brief history of the North Korea-Myanmar friendship
“Trust the metal scrap to me”: a thriller, North Korean style

“Trust the metal scrap to me”: a thriller, North Korean style

The film, a cautionary tale about scrap metal, borders on the surreal

“Trust the metal scrap to me”: a thriller, North Korean style
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko April 21, 2017
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: Plus ça change?
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Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: Plus ça change?

Despite current anxieties, lessons from past tensions offer hope

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: Plus ça change?
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb April 20, 2017
South Korea’s April 19th Revolution: Lessons for North Korea

South Korea’s April 19th Revolution: Lessons for North Korea

Why did Kim Il Sung not take advantage of the turmoil in the South?

South Korea’s April 19th Revolution: Lessons for North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy April 19, 2017
Combat against the invisible N.Koreans: the Gangneung incident, 21 years on

Combat against the invisible N.Koreans: the Gangneung incident, 21 years on

Weeks of combat against invisible enemies, darkness and 'manipulative senses'

Combat against the invisible N.Koreans: the Gangneung incident, 21 years on
JH Ahn
JH Ahn April 13, 2017
The night the North Koreans came ashore: the Gangneung incident, 21 years on

The night the North Koreans came ashore: the Gangneung incident, 21 years on

Veterans of the Gangneung submarine infiltration incident speak to NK News about infamous landing

The night the North Koreans came ashore: the Gangneung incident, 21 years on
JH Ahn
JH Ahn April 5, 2017
A brief history of North Korean ice hockey escapades

A brief history of North Korean ice hockey escapades

What a women's ice hockey match between the two Koreas does - and doesn't - achieve

A brief history of North Korean ice hockey escapades
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 4, 2017
Heaven and Hell: South Korea in North Korean propaganda of the ’70s

Heaven and Hell: South Korea in North Korean propaganda of the ’70s

In these films, North Korea is an idealistic heaven on earth - and the South is corrupt and backward

Heaven and Hell: South Korea in North Korean propaganda of the ’70s
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko March 29, 2017
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