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What Geography Explains About North Korea’s Isolation

Why is North Korea so isolated? This video breaks down its geography, culture, and global role. ‘Not Gonna Happen’: Lawmakers ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN

North breaks tradition, incorporates some of South's pop culture style in anniversary event

North Korea staged a massive mass games and performing arts event on Sunday to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the ruling ...
Yonhap News (English) on MSN

N. Korea's art performance marking party anniv. apparently features K-pop elements

Footage aired by the state-run Korean Central Television showed a North Korean female singer with a "bowl haircut" performing ...

The Only Fast Food Restaurant You Can Find in North Korea Is Owned by Kim Jong Un’s Aunt

You can’t expect to find fries and fried chicken on the streets of Pyongyang, and there’s a reason for that. Western-style ...
The Diplomat

War Narratives in North Korea-Russia Cultural Diplomacy

As the popularity of Russian culture has declined in Western countries since 2022, Moscow has intensified its cultural ties with Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Russia opened the “Russian Seasons” ...
The Diplomat

China’s Cultural Offensive: How Beijing Is Quietly Reshaping North Korea

As the United States steps back from promoting democracy in North Korea through information campaigns, China is seizing this strategic opportunity to fill the void. Through a sophisticated approach ...
The Economist

The TV shows people risk death to watch

In most countries, good television is cheap. A monthly Netflix subscription costs less than a takeaway pizza. In North Korea, by contrast, watching a gripping TV drama can cost you your life. Under ...

In South Korea, K-pop embraces inclusion to break taboos

The global success of K-pop has prompted producers to create new groups. The industry has recently seen the emergence of ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Doc ‘North South Man Woman’ Follows the Story of a Matchmaker Looking to Heal the Divided Korea

...one couple, of a North Korean woman and a South Korean man, at a time. Morten Traavik and Sun Kim will world premiere their film with a specific location and universal themes at the Sheffield ...
The New York Times

How South Korea Became a Cultural Powerhouse, and What’s Next

With BTS poised to reunite, “Squid Game” returning and a Broadway show winning awards, the Korean cultural wave keeps on rolling. By Jin Yu Young Reporting from Seoul A Tony Award-winning play on ...
CNN

Inside North Korea’s effort to infiltrate US companies

In recent years, thousands of North Korean IT workers have used stolen and made-up US identities to pose as Western developers, engineers, and tech consultants to funnel hundreds of millions of ...