Go Inside North Korea's Sadly Low-Tech International Airport [PHOTOS]
North Korea's Air Koryo has been rated the worst on the planet, so it's no surprise that it's hub, Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, is far from world-class.Some visitors, most notably AP...
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Here's Dennis Rodman Landing In North Korea Next To A Mesmerizing Poster At...
Dennis Rodman landed in Pyongyang today to hang out with his pal Kim Jong-un, and help train the North Korean basketball team.Here's our favorite image:Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, second right,...
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A Century On, There Are Uncomfortable Parallels With The Era That Led To The...
AS NEW YEAR approached a century ago, most people in the West looked forward to 1914 with optimism. The hundred years since the Battle of Waterloo had not been entirely free of disaster--there had been...
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Kim Jong-Un Executed His Uncle's Allies With Antiaircraft Guns Over A...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un executed allies of his powerful uncle Jang Song-thaek by firing squad of antiaircraft machine guns over a business dispute, Choe Sang-Hun and David Sanger of The New...
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Why North Korea's Crab Trade Is Worth Killing For
New reports suggest that the sudden execution of Kim Jong-un's powerful uncle and his allies earlier this month followed a business dispute about blue crabs.The New York Times reports that Jang appears...
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Why North Korean Defectors Keep Returning Home
For years, the South Korean government has been opening its arms to defectors from the North — some 25,000 North Korean defectors are known of in South Korea, having made a journey that is not just...
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Here's How North Korea Is Celebrating The New Year
It's past midnight in North Korea, and the Hermit Kingdom — no stranger to extravagant events— is celebrating in style."There were a lot of people out on the streets today for an outdoor dance event,...
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Kim Jong-Un Rings In New Year With Mention Of Uncle's Execution As Removal Of...
NKorean leader boasts of removal of "filth" in new year after execution of his uncleSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is boasting of internal strength in the new year because of...
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Kim Jong-Un Killed His Uncle With A Pack Of 120 Hungry Dogs [REPORT]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fed his once-powerful uncle to 120 hungry dogs, according to a detailed report in a newspaper with close ties to China's ruling Communist Party and reported by the...
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Is It Remotely Plausible That Kim Jong-un Had His Uncle Eaten By 120 Dogs?
The big news out of North Korea today is that, according to the Strait Times, Kim Jong-un fed his uncle to 120 hungry dogs after he was purged from the North Korean leadership.According to the report,...
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The Story About Kim Jong-un Having His Uncle Eaten By 120 Wild Dogs May Have...
Do you remember when People's Daily, a Chinese Communist Party newspaper, mistakenly believed that a satirical Onion article naming Kim Jong Un the Sexiest Man Alive in 2012 was real and published a 55...
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An American Spent The Fall In North Korea Teaching Computer Science — Here...
It's not often that we get to see what life is really like in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.Usually, what we end up hearing about are the horrific tales of the country's hidden prison camps...
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Dennis Rodman Is On His Way To Give Kim Jong Un A Birthday Present
BEIJING (Reuters) - Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman left Beijing for North Korea on Monday with a team of retired basketball players to mark the birthday of "nice guy" North Korean leader Kim...
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Rumors Swirl About The Possible Demise Of Kim Jong-un's Aunt
Fresh from the news that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had his uncle executed (possibly, but probably not, by feeding him to 120 hungry dogs), there's a new question in Seoul: What happened to Kim's...
View ArticleDennis Rodman Interview On CNN Devolves Into Incoherent Yelling
Dennis Rodman and ten other professional basketball players headed to North Korea recently in what has been Rodman's second trip in two years.Many call Rodman's efforts "basketball diplomacy," but...
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The First North Korea Bitcoin Transaction Is A Joke
Among the most-read posts on reddit's Bitcoin thread today is one about a guy who's performed the first Bitcoin transaction in North Korea. Sounds like a big breakthrough, right?But the details make...
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Ex-Googler Tells Us What It's Like To Be An American In North Korea
Unless you've got a few basketball superstars on your speed dial, chances are you don't know anyone who has been to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, otherwise known as as North Korea.Then...
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Ex-NBA Star Feels Remorse Over North Korea Trip With Dennis Rodman
Former NBA star says North Korea exhibition game dwarfed by politics, Rodman's own commentsPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Charles D. Smith says he feels remorse for coming to Pyongyang...
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Dennis Rodman's Not Alone: Here's 4 Other Celebrity Visits To Authoritarian...
While Dennis Rodman is perhaps the most outlandish celebrity to visit an authoritarian regime, he certainly isn't the first.The former NBA star hosted an exhibition game between North Koreans and...
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South Korea Thinks Kim Jong-un's Aunt Is In 'Critical Condition'
The powerful aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be in critical condition stemming from heart problems, according to senior South Korean officials speaking to Yonhap News.Last seen in...
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