Life in north korea

Photographer Eric Lafforgue visited North Korea six times — this is what he saw.

01. North Korea uses a different calendar than the rest of the world, with year 1 indicating the birth of Kim Il-Sung. #northkorea #korea #korean #girl #women #female #woman #shocking #travel #living #world #adventure #asian

1. In 2016, a North Korean teenager named Jong Yol-ri was chosen to go to the International Mathematical Olympiad in Hong Kong. He used this event to escape North Korea and start a new life in South Korea.

In Secret State of North Korea, FRONTLINE shines a light on the hidden world of the North Korean people, drawing on undercover footage from inside the country as well as interviews with defectors—including a former top official—who are working to try to chisel away at the regime’s influence.

In 1945, Korea was divided into South Korea and North Korea. For more than 70 years, relations between these 2 countries have been rather tense. It was only recently that Korean leaders managed to conduct a productive summit (September 18-19, 2018) during which they agreed on a number of united activities to help the countries to regain their bonds.

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Mansudae Grand Monument, North Korea

But all of his photos were checked by the authorities.

As the world's attention is increasingly drawn towards Kim Jong-un, his nation, and his people, many are curious about what it's like to live in North ...

Hiroji Kubota  is a renowned Japanese photographer, a member of Magnum Photos who has specialized in photographing the far east. Kubota  had...