North Korea’s New Friend?
A rare visit by a North Korean official to Cambodia raises the faint prospect of more engagement with Southeast Asia. But ties with Phnom Penh are complicated.
Portrait of a North Korean propagandist turned protest artist
Before fleeing North Korea, Song Byeok was a propaganda artist, creating portraits of ‘Dear Leader’ Kim Jong-il. Now he uses his art to criticize the regime from South Korea.
North Korean artist turns talents on repressive regime
A harrowing story of escape to the South, Song Byeok’s journey took him from propaganda to pop art.
“You Are Followers of the Juche Philosophy, So I Can Put My Trust in You”
Reading North Korea’s comic book propaganda.
More on ‘Pyongyang’
Following my recent article on North Korea’s chain of restaurants across Asia, I appeared on Radio New Zealand’s This Way Up programme on Saturday, speaking about the operations and how they work to funnel cash back to the Kim clan in Pyongyang. Click here to listen to the segment.
