Weapons of mass distraction
— August 20, 2013Sea life and mini golf are North Korea’s latest propaganda tools
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North Korea Has a Thing for High-Voltage Fences
— June 12, 2013As the country is wracked by power shortages, some of the fences are live and some aren’t. Good
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The Beauty Market of North Korea
— October 25, 2013North Korea isn’t known for its beauty industry, but the isolated state does produce its own beauty
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Nicholas Platt and his famous sons Oliver and Adam talk food politics
— April 19, 2015Veteran diplomat Nicholas Platt and his eldest sons, film star Oliver and food critic Adam, talk about
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Room On Board
— March 8, 2017Annual Community Business report marking International Women’s Day highlights slow progress in rectifying
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Future of Irrawaddy Literary Festival in doubt
— November 9, 2017The situation got so bad at last weekend’s event that one Myanmese writer stood up during a gala dinner
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The rising son
— April 28, 2013Born to Hong Kong parents, Nathanael Wei is the youngest member of Britain’s House of Lords.
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Keeping it simple
— September 7, 2019‘I grew up in Britain, but I’m entirely Asian’ he says, explaining his affinity with Hong Kong