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This Day In History: Korean War's Operation Big Switch

The repatriation of remaining prisoners from both sides of the Korean War came with a few surprises.

by Ned Kelly, 05 August 2022

I Spent a Week in North Korea with Dennis Rodman

Dennis didn't know the first thing about the DPRK: not even the difference between North and South. He was just along for the ride.

by Simon Cockerell, 23 April 2020

Koryo Tours GM on Russian Adventures, 'Gates of Hell' and More

To learn more about the company’s off-the-beaten-track tours, we caught up with General Manager Simon Cockerell.

by Matthew Bossons, 26 May 2020

Koryo Tours' Nicholas Bonner on North Korea, His New Book & DPRK Knick-Knacks

Bonner sits down with Noelle Mateer to talk DPRK design, then guides us through his new book, Made in North Korea: Graphics From Everyday Life in The DPRK.

by Noelle Mateer, 13 December 2017

The Communist Divide: Cruising the China-North Korea Border

The PRC and the DPRK are two of five self-proclaimed communist states still in existence, and still, in 2019, relics of the conflict dot the two nations’ 1,416-kilometer border.

by Matthew Bossons, 26 November 2019

The Borderlands: Dispatches from the Edge of China

China’s borders tell stories of shared cultural practices, foodstuffs, history and – in more recent times – development.

by Matthew Bossons, 28 November 2019

'Life in North Korea' Photographer On the Human Face of the DPRK

Christian Petersen-Clausen invites people to imagine what their lives might be like had they been born in the DPRK.

by Ned Kelly, 05 November 2021

Artist Gareth Fuller on Sketching His Way Through North Korea’s Capital

Over the past 15 years, with a lay of the land and a pen in his hand, the restless wanderer has completed intricate hand-drawn maps of Beijing, London and most recently, Pyongyang.

by Valerie Osipov, 20 November 2019