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Remembering North Korea’s ‘Random Access Club’

Remembering North Korea’s ‘Random Access Club’

Canadian Erich Weingartner recounts how he helped set up an exclusive foreigner only bar in Pyongyang

Remembering North Korea’s ‘Random Access Club’
Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich April 23, 2013
The African Student Protest for Clean Water in North Korea, 1984

The African Student Protest for Clean Water in North Korea, 1984

"The whole street was full of African students walking and shouting"

The African Student Protest for Clean Water in North Korea, 1984
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young April 22, 2013
A Day That Would Change Korea’s Future: The Birth Of Kim Il Sung

A Day That Would Change Korea’s Future: The Birth Of Kim Il Sung

On the 101 anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, Brandon K. Gauthier looks back to a day that would go on to change the future of the peninsula

A Day That Would Change Korea’s Future: The Birth Of Kim Il Sung
Brandon K. Gauthier
Brandon K. Gauthier April 15, 2013
North Korean BBQ Diplomacy: How Current Tensions Are Hurting New York’s “Mob Crew”

North Korean BBQ Diplomacy: How Current Tensions Are Hurting New York’s “Mob Crew”

"The more I grow up, the more I’m learning that that f--kin’ gangster mentality never got me anywhere."

North Korean BBQ Diplomacy: How Current Tensions Are Hurting New York’s “Mob Crew”
Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich April 8, 2013
Juche 2.0: How North Korea Uses The Web To Promote Its Ideology

Juche 2.0: How North Korea Uses The Web To Promote Its Ideology

Online games, websites and business portals all help define importance of Unification to Koreans at home and abroad

Juche 2.0: How North Korea Uses The Web To Promote Its Ideology
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza April 2, 2013
Being African in the Pure-blooded, Juche Republic

Being African in the Pure-blooded, Juche Republic

In North Korea, Juche might have been acceptable in the 1980s, but being a bright African student wasn't

Being African in the Pure-blooded, Juche Republic
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young March 13, 2013
The NK News Study Guide Part 3: Liberation, Division and the Korean War

The NK News Study Guide Part 3: Liberation, Division and the Korean War

North Korean Studies Newbie? Want to learn more? Get acquainted with the NK NEWS Study Guides

The NK News Study Guide Part 3: Liberation, Division and the Korean War
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza March 8, 2013
One African Man’s North Korean Juche Adventure

One African Man’s North Korean Juche Adventure

The curious tale of why a young man from Guinea ended up becoming a pawn in North Korea's 1980's UN vote chase.

One African Man’s North Korean Juche Adventure
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young March 7, 2013
25 Years of Slam Dunk Diplomacy

25 Years of Slam Dunk Diplomacy

Rodman trip comes after 25 years of basketball diplomacy between U.S. and North Korea

25 Years of Slam Dunk Diplomacy
Nate Thayer
Nate Thayer March 4, 2013
Summer 1978: An Evening Of Modernist Theater in North Korea

Summer 1978: An Evening Of Modernist Theater in North Korea

New photos at RetroDPRK.com reveal scenes from the Song of Paradise Revolutionary Opera

Summer 1978: An Evening Of Modernist Theater in North Korea
NK News
NK News February 22, 2013