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See Mass Games more affordably this year
UPDATE 9/2/2009: According to the Koryo Tours newsletter, the mass games will be extended to the 10th October–so an extra 2 weeks for Americans to visit DPRK this year. Also, a quick mass games tour...
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DPRK tourism upgrade
Tour Company Remote Lands has launched a luxury travel package to North Korea that is private jet optional. According to Reuters: “We love learning first-hand about the cultures of the world`s most...
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Arirang Mass Games 2009 wrap up
UPDATE: According to Yonhap: North Korea has wrapped up its Arirang festival, a two month-long mass gymnastics extravaganza, media outlets reported Tuesday. The festival drew about 1.4 million people...
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North Korens advise Vietnam on national celebrations
According to TVNZ: North Korean experts were in Vietnam this week to advise the government on – no, not uranium enrichment – choreography for an extravaganza celebrating Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary,...
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Mass Games to be performed in 2010
According to the Koryo Tours newsletter: Koryo Tours has been officially informed by the Korea International Travel Company that Arirang Mass Gymnastics (Mass Games) will be performed from August 2nd...
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Arirang 2010 begins
According to the Associated Press: North Korea opened this year’s massive dance and gymnastics performance known as the Arirang Festival, turning to propaganda to unite its people amid new U.S....
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Are Pyongyang citizens getting tired of the mass games?
Pictured Above (Google Earth): Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium (see in Google Maps here)–home of the Arirang Mass Games UPDATE 1 (2011-8-15): According to Yonhap: North Korea’s massive dance and...
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Report: preparations for Arirang 2012 under way
Pictured Above (Google Earth): The May Day Stadium on Rungra Island in Pyongyang. Home of the Mass Games. According to the Daily NK: North Korea has begun forming troupes to take part in this year’s...
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Koryo Tours reports the [probable] end of Arirang performance
I have relocated to the DC area and have begun clearing out the backlog of posts and emails. I should be caught up by the end of the week. This morning, however, I wanted to point out a marketing email...
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May Day Stadium Under Renovation
Here is a December 2013 satellite image of the renovation (currently under way): My comments are in this NK News article…
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