The art of diplomacy
One of the world’s largest art studios is in an unexpected location: North Korea. Lena Schipper explores how it mixes propaganda with profit
One of the world’s largest art studios is in an unexpected location: North Korea. Lena Schipper explores how it mixes propaganda with profit
Is Pyongyang a 1950s theme park or the capital of a hereditary dictatorship? It’s hard to tell
An encounter in a restaurant car reminds Lena Schipper, The Economist’s assistant news editor, of her countrymen’s unique ability to make themselves miserable
An encounter in a restaurant car reminds our correspondent of her countrymen’s unique ability to make themselves miserable
A new exhibition shows how painters captured the splendour of the fledgling democracy – and anticipated its demise
