• A North Korean woman talks on a mobile phone along the bank of the Daedong River in Pyongyang.
    A North Korean woman talks on a mobile phone along the bank of the Daedong River in Pyongyang.
  • North Koreans walk on an urban street. The country has been virtually closed off to the outside world for decades.
    North Koreans walk on an urban street. The country has been virtually closed off to the outside world for decades.
  • A child with his mother looks out from a packed bus.
    A child with his mother looks out from a packed bus.
  • A man walks along the banks of Daedong River, the second longest river in Korth Korea.
    A man walks along the banks of Daedong River, the second longest river in Korth Korea.
  • A man walks by a banner reading “For the construction of a strong country, let’s stir the fire wind of development in every front line to devote for victory.”
    A man walks by a banner reading “For the construction of a strong country, let’s stir the fire wind of development in every front line to devote for victory.”
  • North Koreans wait at a bus stop.
    North Koreans wait at a bus stop.
  • Elections are coming. This poster reads: “March 9th is the election of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly”.
    Elections are coming. This poster reads: “March 9th is the election of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly”.
  • This election poster reads “March 9th is the election of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly, Let’s all vote in agreement!”
    This election poster reads “March 9th is the election of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly, Let’s all vote in agreement!”
  • North Koreans pass behind a picture stand of a child and family on a Pyongyang street.
    North Koreans pass behind a picture stand of a child and family on a Pyongyang street.

World

In pictures: Daily life in secluded North Korea

Rob Gurdebeke

February 25, 2014

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Photos taken on February 24 by Vincent Yu / AP Photo

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