D Magazine

The Flame Still Burns at the Reborn Koryo Korean BBQ

Updating a landmark is a delicate task. You’ve got to preserve the tradition but offer something new. You want to please longtime fans but welcome first-timers. A lot can go wrong. Things were ...
Los Angeles Times

North Korea’s Air Koryo named the worst airline in the world again

For the fourth year in a row, North Korea’s Air Koryo has claimed the dubious honor of being ranked the worst carrier in the world. But Air Koryo may not be that bad, according to online reviews. The ...
Business Insider

The World's 'Worst Airline' In North Korea Actually Isn't Half Bad

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Couriermail

This is the Koryo Burger, the only food item served on North Korea’s state airline

The Koryo Burger is always served stone cold — straight from the fridge — on a paper doily with an unidenfitied slice of processed meat in the middle. The bun is stale, there’s a slice of processed ...
International Business Times

Air Koryo: North Korea's Strange, But Functioning, Airline

North Korea, one of the poorest, most isolated and repressive nations on earth, perhaps surprisingly, boasts a functional national airline that has a decent safety record and which flies to more ...
Los Angeles Times

North Korea on a bun: What the legendary Koryo Burger tells us about the isolated nation, and ourselves

Reporting from PYONGYANG, North Korea — On Air Koryo, North Korea’s state airline, flight attendants are known to serve one thing, and one thing only: a burger as mysterious as the secretive country ...
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Koryo Museum in Kyoto: 'A quiet home for Korean heritage in the heart of Japan'

KYOTO, Japan, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Nestled in a quiet residential neighborhood in northern Kyoto, a short drive from Kyoto Station, lies a place that draws steady streams of visitors: the Koryo Museum.
The Korea Herald

Koryo saram are 'living bridges' of Kazakh-Korean ties, say young leaders

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — In Kazakhstan’s capital, young leaders of Korean descent — known as Koryo saram — hopes to shape an identity at the intersection of heritage and modern citizenship. Their efforts ...
USA Today

Is North Korea's Air Koryo the world's worst airline? It may be the quirkiest

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — If an Air Koryo passenger ignores its no-photography rule, a flight attendant might take the camera and delete the pictures herself. Crumpling up a newspaper bearing the ...
New York Post

Is North Korea’s Air Koryo the world’s worst airline?

An Air Koryo plane sits on the tarmac in front of the new Pyongyang International Airport terminal building. AP PYONGYANG, North Korea — If an Air Koryo passenger ignores its no-photography rule, a ...
Business Insider

North Korea's Air Koryo Is The Worst Airline In The World

There's only one airline in the world that has been deemed horrible enough to earn a dismal 1-star rating from leading airline reviewer SkyTrax. It's North Korea's state-owned airline: Air Koryo. It ...