Sex, death and betrayal: This North Korean movie shows things audiences have never seen before

The success of North Korean movie “Days and Nights” suggests that cinematic taboos in the nation’s state-controlled ...
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North Korean judo defector Lee Chang-soo dies

Lee Chang-soo, 58 years old, a former North Korean judo national team member and former coach of the South Korean judo ...
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Nam Bo-won recalls North Koreans' hidden laughter

Comedian Nam Bo-won (real name Kim Deok-yong, 1936–2020) visited Pyongyang, North Korea, on September 21, 1985, as a member ...

North Korea Can Build 20 Nukes a Year, South Korea’s Lee Says

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said North Korea continues to produce nuclear material at a pace that could allow it to ...

At the Kochi Art Biennale, South Asia Meets Brazil

Asia’s largest noncommercial art event recruited from all corners of the globe, “breaking the stereotypes of what it means to ...

Come Down to a Lower Place – a Lovecraftian Korean tale about the oppression of female workers and their bodies

Born from the misogynistic and racist imaginings of HP Lovecraft, a new Korean monster fuelled by feminine rage counters this ...

If You Were Inspired by the Northern Lights, You’re Not Alone

The astronomer Edmond Halley, the namesake for Halley’s comet, linked the northern lights to the Earth’s magnetic field, ...

The definitive behind-the-scenes story of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple's wildest scene

Polygon speaks to the cast and crew who brought Alex Garland's "insane imagination" to life in 28 Years Later: The Bone ...