Now that the leaders of North Korea and South Korean are talking to each other, there is a whole spectrum of possibility for cross-border cultural exchange. – Korea Herald (Part I of IV)
- ART AS COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA: Even though the cultural climate in North Korea has become less politicized in the last few years, “arts and culture are subordinated to political and economic aims and considered to be a tool for facilitating a Communist revolution.” Now, state-run broadcasters become a bit more lax: they have allowed television programs with once-prohibited scenes of men and women holding hands in a public park. – Korea Herald (Part II of IV)