Tag: sports
North Korea turns U-17 women’s soccer triumph into propaganda blitz
North Korea is aggressively exploiting its under-17 women's soccer team's Asian Cup triumph for propaganda, turning the U-17 women's soccer victory into fuel for...
North Korea’s AFC women’s title sparks curiosity about South Korea at...
News of North Korea's Naegohyang women's football club winning the AFC Women's Champions League on South Korean soil has become a major talking point...
Sports equipment rental shops boom in N. Korea
North Koreans, particularly teenagers, are showing growing enthusiasm for sports as rental shops offering athletic equipment pop up near parks and other public areas...
N. Korea cancels taekwondo anniversary amid sports diplomacy overhaul
North Korea has abruptly canceled a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of taekwondo's official naming that was scheduled for mid-June in Pyongyang, Daily NK...
Selective roster: N. Korean football game features global icons but blocks...
International football stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo appear in a mobile football game developed by North Korea, while well-known South Korean players...
Empty promises: N. Korean schools force students to bring their own...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promoted educational activities as the "No. 1 affair of state" and emphasized state support, but the burden...
On N. Korea’s frozen rivers, competition thaws state control
South Korean families and couples flock to ski resorts and ice festivals in December, seeking winter fun and recreation. Meanwhile in North Korea, winter...
N. Korean youth shift to low-key end-of-year celebrations as cultural restrictions...
North Korean youth are holding more subdued end-of-year celebrations compared to previous years, according to a source in North Hwanghae province.
The parties, scheduled between...
N. Korean donju increasingly turn to betting on sports matches for...
North Korea's rich entrepreneurs, known as donju, are increasingly betting large sums of money on games featuring former professional athletes hired for the purpose....
N. Korean official sacked over Korean Children’s Union event
A guidance officer of the Korean Children's Union at a school in Sariwon has been dismissed over issues related to last month's event in...
