North Korea News News North Korea » Culture: Korean reunification has lost its common ground
Markets and smuggled South Korean culture, more than geopolitics, have pushed North and South Korea towards separate identities and put peaceful reunification further out of reach.
News North Korea » Culture: France's failure and the courage of North Korean escapees
The riots in France make one realize the North Korean regime has restricted access to outside languages and cultures, keeping its people in the dark.
News North Korea » Culture: North Korea's lawfare strategy
April 29 (UPI) --The base condition of human rights denial is the weakening of the totalitarian rule. The Kim regime's latest indicator of this weakness is its recent "lawfare" strategy[1] of extreme ...
News North Korea » Culture: Forum examines how North Korea reshaped Christian culture into state ideology
Speakers at a recent forum in Washington examining religion and ideology in North Korea argued that the country’s ruling Kim family adopted elements of Pyongyang’s historic Christian culture and ...
News North Korea » Culture: Combat Scenes and Military Culture in the Film 'Order No. 027' as Reported by North Korea's Korean Central Television
This article contains promotions.The Korean Central Television (KCTV), the official media outlet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), has long reported on military culture and ...
News North Korea » Culture: "They Said 'Watch Movies as Movies'..." North Korean Invasion Game Sparks Debate in Progressive and Conservative Communities
Online debate has erupted over a new American video game depicting North Korea invading South Korea. Progressives and Conservatives Clash Over Portray ...
News North Korea » Culture: Can North Korea Handle a K-pop Invasion?
TOKYO — Cavorting in sparkly miniskirts and midriff-baring tops, the five members of Red Velvet, one of South Korea’s most popular girl bands, belted out one of their hits, “Red Flavor.” “We look good ...
News North Korea » Culture: North Korea: People 'Executed for Watching South Korean TV,' Bribery to Escape Punishment Widespread
North Koreans caught watching South Korean television shows face public humiliation, years in labor camps or even execution – with the harshest punishments for those too poor to pay bribes, according ...
News North Korea » Culture: North Korean Army Video Says K-Drama Watchers Deserve To Be Executed
A North Korean ideological training video obtained by Radio Free Asia demands the summary execution of soldiers who watch foreign media and presents the cases of at least two military personnel who ...
News North Korea » Culture: North Korea Needs China and Russia – But Doesn’t Want Its People Admiring Them
Citizens of North Korea waving at President of Russia Vladimir Putin’s motorcade as it passes by them in Pyongyang during Putin’s state visit to North Korea, June 19, 2024. Only state-sanctioned ...
News North Korea » Culture: Exclusive: North Korean army video says K-drama watchers deserve to be executed
A female narrator with a booming voice denounces soldiers for not resisting the temptation to watch “impure recordings” like South Korean TV shows and Hollywood films. The footage obtained by RFA is a ...