North Korea is known as difficult to access but ... There's a big difference between what you see in the cities and the countryside areas,' the traveller responds. Was she limited in what she ...

“There is one North Korean television station and it has three kinds of programmes: the first about the beauty of the countryside – shots of mountains, lakes and nodding flowers, the second ...

North Korean citizens are becoming increasingly ... Party of Korea that the disparity in quality of life between the countryside and cities must be addressed. "Today, failure to satisfactorily ...

"Ryesong beer is pretty awful, leaving a distinct metallic taste," he says, adding: "In the capital, they drink a lot of beer but outside in the countryside, they prefer their traditional spirit ...