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U.N. report cites 'flagrant' violations by Russia and North Korea
Russian and North Korean officials violated U.N. resolutions regarding arms, troops and refined petroleum shipments ...
Can two North Korean defectors take a new K-pop boy band to global superstardom?
In a quiet corner of Seoul’s Hyuga Cafe, a warm, honey-toned space nestled inside what once served as the dormitory for K-pop ...
Escaping North Korea
Danny Vincent travels to the South Korean capital of Seoul to meet a family of defectors from North Korea who went from ...
She danced for the North Korean regime. Then she fled to freedom
North Korean defectors face extreme culture shock and social stigma in South Korea. Two former citizens share stories of how ...
Meet the K-pop stars from North Korea
Hyuk and Seok fled North Korea separately as teenagers. Now, after intense K-pop training, they are making their debut as ...
New pier completed at North Korea rocket launch site, satellite imagery shows
By Mike Stone and Ju-min Park (Reuters) -Satellite imagery indicates that a new maritime pier has been completed at North ...
North Korea slams Japan’s ‘reckless’ ambition to become major military power
Pyongyang calls Tokyo’s defence white paper ‘a war scenario for realising its ambition for reinvasion from A to Z’.
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Kim Jong-un Is New Supreme Leader Of North Korea — This Happened: July 18
On this day in 2012, Kim Jong-un was officially appointed as the Supreme Leader of North Korea and given the rank of Marshal ...