Seeing and believing
— September 15, 2013A tour of the largest film studio in North Korea offers insights into the propaganda machine
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Touring North Korea: What’s real, what’s fake?
— September 13, 2013Visiting the capital Pyongyang is a surreal experience. Many visitors don’t know what to believe
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Weapons of mass distraction
— August 20, 2013Sea life and mini golf are North Korea’s latest propaganda tools
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North Korean Mass Games
— August 9, 2013The North Koreans know how to put on a show and this year — the 60th anniversary of the end of
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Gallery – North Korea
— July 9, 2013Getting to North Korea is the easy part – the real dilemma is whether or not to go. By visiting
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State of play
— September 1, 2013A dearth of nightlife options and a series of power outages leave Kate Whitehead and her tour group wandering
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While the Rest of North Korea Struggles, Pyongyang’s Fortunate Few Go Shopping
— August 19, 2013The city of Pyongyang may conjure up images of Mass Games and goose-stepping sentries, but the North
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10 things to know before visiting Pyongyang
— August 9, 2013It has the world’s tallest unoccupied building, it puts on the world’s biggest annual show
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North Korea Has a Thing for High-Voltage Fences
— June 12, 2013As the country is wracked by power shortages, some of the fences are live and some aren’t. Good
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