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Kim Jong-un Demands More Mini-Golf
South Korean media has picked up on an unusual aspect of Kim Jong-un's time in office — his big plans for mini-golf. JoongAng Daily cites official news reports that suggest Kim “looked around for...
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Kim Jong-un's New Wife Photographed With Expensive Dior Handbag
South Korean newspaper Joongang Daily has pointed out that in recently published state pictures of the new North Korean first lady, Ri Sol-Ju, she appears to be holding a very expensive Dior handbag:...
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North Korea May Be Sitting On $6 Trillion Worth Of Rare Minerals
Anyone following North Korean press may have noticed the country seems to be indulging in some sort of construction boom recently. Kim Jong-un seems to be constantly opening impressive new amusement...
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Some North Korean Refugees Are So Depressed By Their Life In The South That...
For many of its citizens, North Korea isn't a great place to live. You know very little of the outside world, you go hungry, and there's always a possibility that you (and three generations of your...
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China Signs Deal For Investment In North Korea
China, long the biggest ally for the North Korea, has announced plans to help firms invest in the isolated country. Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Chen Jian gave a statement today that called for more...
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Kim Jong-un Expected To Embark On State Visit To Iran
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, is expected to embark on his first state visit from Sunday, attending an international meeting in Iran. Media reports from South Korea indicate that Kim, who...
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COKE: We Do Not Do Business In North Korea
UPDATE: Coke has denied a Telegraph story claiming that it was doing business in North Korea. Here's a statement from Coke: “Coca-Cola does not currently do business in North Korea. Any products sold...
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Rumors Grow That North Korea Is About To Enact Economic Reform
On Wednesday, it was announced that North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly would meet on September 25th, marking their second meeting in 2012. Usually, the Assembly meets just once a year, meaning...
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Chinese Firm Complains That North Korea 'Cheated' Them Out Of Millions Of...
China has long been North Korea's economic ally, and it appears that both parties want to strengthen that relationship. North Korean exports to China surged 40% in the first quarter of 2012, and the...
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Russia Forgives $11 Billion In North Korean Debt
Russia has signed a compact with North Korea that will write off 90 percent of the debt the DPRK has accrued since the Cold War, and will reinvest the remaining 10 percent back in the reclusive Asian...
View ArticleCheck Out The Trailer For North Korea's Highly Anticipated 'Comrade Kim Goes...
The Pyongyang International Film Festival opens in North Korea this Thursday. According to the AP, the festival offers North Korean movie goers their one chance to see films from the UK, Germany and...
View ArticleEven North Korea Is Making 'Gangnam Style' Videos
North Korea apparently just payed homage to its cultural and political rival south of the 38th parallel, releasing a "Gangnam fever" style video on the official government website Uriminzokkiri....
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Kim Jong-un Is Trying To Erase His Wife's Popstar Past
Earlier in the year, we, like every good North Korea watcher, were engrossed by the release of photos showing young North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with a young lady. Who was the young lady? His wife,...
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots At North Korean Ships
The South Korean navy fired warning shots at a North Korean boat on Friday, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reports. Six boats had violated the sea border starting at 11:00 a.m. In response, two...
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REPORT: Major Agriculture Reforms Coming To North Korea
We don't have much to go on at the moment, but according to a new Reuters story, big changes could be coming to North Korea. A source close to both Pyongyang and Beijing told Reuters' Benjamin Kang...
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Take A Peek Inside North Korea's Enormous Skyscraper Hotel
Way back in July 2011, we followed reports that suggested that the enormous Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, was finally going to open in 2012. The hotel had taken decades to complete and...
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North Korea's Most Notorious Secret Prison Reportedly Shut Down
North Korea is thought to have as many as 200,000 prisoners in a secret political prison network, according to international experts, and the prisoners are said to be kept in brutal conditions....
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The Good Side To Life In North Korea
One of the most interesting phenomenons about North Korea isn't the extraordinary lengths that some citizens make to escape the country — it's the extraordinary lengths a minority of refugees make to...
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A Rare Visit To One Of North Korea's Beautiful Ancient Cities
On a 10-month long trek through Eastern Europe and Asia, Darmon Richter, a 28-year-old copywriter from Britain, spent a week touring North Korea. Tourism is strictly regulated in the "Hermit Kingdom,"...
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Kim Jong-un Has Massively Increased The Import Of Luxury Goods Into North Korea
Signs of a rise in luxury goods have been creeping out of North Korea since Kim Jong-un took over as last year. Just recently, KIm's wife Ri Sol-Ju was photographed holding what appeared to be an...
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