An interesting prelude to the two talks at Chatham House this week… A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK on Sunday issued the statement : Japan has taken harsh actions against Chongryon and Koreans in Japan such as forcible search of its facilities and their houses, assaults and arrests of them … [Read More]
Month: July 2007 (page 3)
Exhibition: Artists, art and culture of North Korea
In what has got to be a contender for the Korean cultural event of the year, if only for rarity value, a varied collection of artworks has arrived from North Korea’s Mansudae studio for the exhibition later this month, Artists, Art and Culture of North Korea. Some of North Korea’s most famous art works will … [Read More]
Oh Tae-seok’s The Bicycle at Camden People’s Theatre
Those of you who went to the sell-out performances of Romeo and Juliet at the Barbican last year will be interested to know that another play by Oh Tae-seok (Oh T’ae-sŏk, 오태석), The Bicycle, will be shown at the Camden People’s Theatre this month, 10 – 29 July. “One night I fainted because the ghost … [Read More]