Distance education boom rapidly spreading in N. Korea: report - Yonhap News Agency Seoul

Web-based distance learning is growing in popularity in North Korea, a magazine report said Thursday, as the North's regime has stressed the importance of education after declaring a shift in its policy focus to the economy early this year. The October issue of Pyongyang's monthly propaganda magazine Kumsugangsan ran a special report on the spread of online learning among North Koreans and a related interview with Ri Yong-chol, deputy chief of the Education Commission. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/10/18/0200000000AEN20181018009600315.html