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North Korean TV has no hesitation in slandering other countries. Friday evening's anchor referred to South Korea’s former president as a "ryuk-do-nom,” which translates to “traitor” or ...

"North Korean television is changing to keeping up with the global trend," Kang Dong Wan, a North Korea culture expert who teaches at Dong-A University in South Korea, told ABC News.

North Korean state TV aired footage showing Kim Jong Un placing a flag on a soldier’s coffin who was reportedly killed while ...

On North Korean TV, The News Is All About Rice Farming "There's a big risk for the North Koreans in telegraphing too much to their own people ahead of time," says Martyn Williams, ...

South Korea plans to lift its decades-long ban on public access to North Korean television, newspapers and other media as part of its efforts to promote mutual understanding between the rivals, ...

North Korea has reportedly executed around 30 teenage students for watching South Korean dramas. Citing a South Korean government official, local cable channel TV Chosun reported on Thursday that ...

Metro. North Korean television counts down to the new year with Kim Jong-un picture slideshow. Posted: December 31, 2024 | Last updated: March 7, 2025 ...

North Korea’s state broadcaster, KCTV, has blurred out a pair of jeans worn by veteran British TV host Alan Titchmarsh as part of the country’s censorship of foreign fashion and culture.

It was fascinating to see myself on television." Kang escaped North Korea in 2014 via a perilous, dead-of-night river crossing into China. She couldn't swim.

"There's a big risk for the North Koreans in telegraphing too much to their own people ahead of time," says Martyn Williams, who monitors North Korean TV. "So what they do," he says, "is wait." ...