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A building at Kim Chaek University of Technology during the blue hours of pre-dawn

Twitter and Cocoa Puffs: The surprising life of a student at North Korea’s top university

Alek Sigley, 29, studies at Kim Il-sung University — the alma mater of Kim Jong-un. He opened a Twitter account just a few months ago and it’s become a rare keyhole through which to view a fast-changing Pyongyang, North Korea.

Director Morten Traavik (r) with the lead singer of Laibach, Milan Fras. Traavik brought the Slovenian band to Pyongyang in 2015 for a concert. And then he made a film about it.

Here’s an idea for engaging with North Korea. Bring in a Western rock band and make a movie about it.

Culture
A new multiple launch rocket system is test fired in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 4, 2016.

Some Americans are panicking about North Korea. Here’s why South Koreans aren’t.

Conflict

North Koreans Sentence American to 15 Years of Hard Labor

Global Politics

North Korea Rattles its Saber

Global Politics
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Basketball Diplomacy and Stunt Journalism: The Media Outlet Behind Rodman’s Trip to North Korea

Conflict & Justice

Behind Rodman’s recent antics in North Korea is the backing of VICE Media, a group with a reputation for stunt journalism. Anchor Marco Werman discusses the controversial Rodman trip and stunt journalism with New York Times reporter Brian Stelter.

Dennis Rodman Visited the ‘Hermit Nation’ and You Can Too

Global Politics

Many ordinary Americans are already making the trip to North Korea. Americans have been able to travel there since 2002. Anchor Marco Werman talks with Korya tour director Nick Bonner who has been taking tourists to North Korea for more than a decade.

Google C.E.O. Travels to North Korea

Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea today.  He’s in the country as part of a private delegation led by Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico. “This is a private humanitarian visit,” Richardson told reporters in Pyongyang. “We’re here as individual American citizens looking at the humanitarian situation..” Schmidt, however, hasn’t explicitly […]

Strong Reactions Among the International Community After North Korea’s Successful Rocket Launch

Global Politics

Former Ambassador Christopher Hill says though we often hear reports about North Korea going against the will of the international community, this latest launch is pretty significant.

The World

North Korea’s Ryugyong ‘Hotel of Doom’

Global Politics

Our Geo Quiz today takes us to North Korea’s capital where construction of the Ryugyong skyscraper hotel has been underway for 25 years.

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