By Esther Felden. 18-year-old Alessandro Ford from Great Britain spent four months in North Korea's capital city Pyongyang as part of his gap year. He talks to DW about his experiences in the isolated East Asian nation.
From August to December last year, Alessandro Ford was enrolled as a student at the Kim Il-sung University in the North Korean capital. The 18-year-old is thought to be the first western student who ever went to college there.
Back in Europe now, Ford reflects on his time abroad. In a DW interview, he speaks about his everyday life on campus in Pyongyang, making friends, and being monitored all the time. He also talks about the do's and don'ts in North Korea. More...
17 août 2015
Is Indonesia trapped in the middle?
By Hal Hill and Haryo Aswicahyono. Indonesia became a middle-income country in 2004. Indonesia’s growth rates — while superior to those of most developing countries — remain below those of East Asia’s most dynamic economies. So why hasn’t the country grown faster still and why does growth appear slower in the democratic era than that of Soeharto. Read more...
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