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When It Comes To Marijuana, North Korea Appears To Have Liberal Policy Of Tolerance
North Korea's apparent stance on marijuana may surprise you. According to multiple reports from defectors, visitors and experts, North Korea either has no law against the sale and consumption of weed, or it has a law that is largely unenforced.
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South Korea dismisses Pyongyang's peace call
South Korea has dismissed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's calls for improved ties, urging his government to take nuclear disarmament steps first. Kim Eui-do, South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman, told reporters on Friday that North Korea should first make "sincere" efforts for nuclear disarmament, if it wanted to improve strained ties with Seoul.
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Did Kim Jong Un Feed His Uncle To 120 Dogs? Be Skeptical
If you've done much Web surfing today you've probably come across a headline such as this one from NBC News: "Kim Jong Un's executed uncle was eaten alive by 120 hungry dogs: report."
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Rodman Sets Team for North Korea Game
Dennis Rodman has named a team of former NBA players to play an exhibition basketball game in Pyongyang, North Korea. Rodman will lead the team that includes former NBA All-Stars Kenny Anderson, Cliff Robinson, and Vin Baker. Craig Hodges, Doug Christie and Charles D. Smith are on the team, as well. They will play against a top North Korean senior national team on Wednesday, marking Kim Jong Un's birthday.
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20 Things I Learned While I Was in North Korea
I was only in North Korea for five days, but that was more than enough to make it clear that North Korea is every bit as weird as I always thought it was. If you merged the Soviet Union under Stalin with an ancient Chinese Empire, mixed in The Truman Show and then made the whole thing Holocaust-esque, you have modern day North Korea.
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Kim Jong-un's aunt reported to be dead
Kim Jong-un's aunt, a former North Korean regime stalwart and the wife of executed general Jang Song-taek, is reported to have either died of a heart attack or committed suicide.
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Angry Dennis Rodman defends North Korea basketball game
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman angrily defended his trip to North Korea and his bizarre friendship with dictator Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, even as he stumbled to provide a rationale for his latest excursion to the isolated country.
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DC rappers return from North Korea: 'We made it out ... we beat the odds'
It was a story that could hardly have been less likely to end in glory. Two aspiring rappers, who had barely been outside their impoverished communities in Washington DC, let alone abroad, declared their intention to make a music video in North Korea. When their online fundraising campaign went viral, raising more than enough cash to buy the flights, even Pacman and Peso admitted they were anxious they might not come home in one piece.
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North Korea to hold parliamentary elections
North Korea has announced the first parliamentary elections under Kim Jong Un as the country celebrates the birthday of the young leader who seeks to cement his grip on power after executing his uncle. The presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) decided the election would take place on March 9, the North's official KCNA news agency said on Wednesday.
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Dennis Rodman appears to bow, sings 'Happy Birthday' to North Korea's Kim
Courting yet more controversy, Dennis Rodman on Wednesday led a singalong of "Happy Birthday" to the leader of North Korea, a man he calls a friend and a "very good guy," but considered by many a brutal dictator who recently lauded the execution of his own uncle.
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North Korea's oppressive regime could allow tv shows on TV if deal with BBC is agreed
Foreign Secretary William Hague has revealed the Foreign and Commonweath Office is working with BBC Worldwide to provide a range of TV programmes 'that could be shown on Korean TV'.
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After North Korea, emotional Rodman urges no politics for a day
Retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman appealed on Monday for the world to set aside politics, if only for a day, as he arrived in China from North Korea where he sparked an outcry with comments over an American imprisoned there.
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Kim Jong Il’s former sushi chef sees coup potential
A chef who served the very top of the Pyongyang elite thinks Kim Jong Un may soon face challengers intent on usurping his power. Speculation among North Korea watchers has been even more rampant than usual since the very public ouster of Jang Song Thaek in December, with experts trying to figure out what's
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Stunning new footage of defiance emerges from North Korea
A groundbreaking new documentary is using smuggled footage to paint a new and dramatic picture of the Hermit Kingdom, North Korea. Much of the world sees North Koreans as brainwashed and subservient, bowing down to Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. The Frontline documentary “Secret State of North Korea” from the American public broadcaster PBS shows that for many people in North Korea, just the opposite is true.
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North Korea's version of Google Street View: 360° Panorama Pics
North Korea remains one of the few places in the world that remains untouched by Google Street View's all-seeing eye. But at least now, we can content ourselves with these fascinating, state-approved (i.e. likely censored) 360-degree shots from Singaporean photographer Aram Pan. And even though these most likely aren't indicative of typical North Korean life, they at least show that there is some definite beauty to be had.
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Kim Jong-un's Elder Brother Surfaces in Malaysia
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's elder half-brother, who disappeared from the radar since the execution of former eminence grise Jang Song-taek, has been spotted in Malaysia. The Yomiuri Shimbun on Tuesday quoted sources as saying Kim Jong-nam left his home in Singapore earlier this month and was spotted in a Korean restaurant in Kuala Lumpur.
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North Korea confirms it has landed a man on the Sun
This just in: North Korea has landed a man on the Sun. 17-year-old Hung Il Gong started his journey at 3am this morning, travelling alone, to reach our nearest star, a journey that took him just 4 hours.
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U.S. government investigating Dennis Rodman over North Korea trip
Troubled former sports star Dennis Rodman is facing an investigation by U.S. officials over allegations he violated the country's sanctions against North Korea by giving birthday presents to Kim Jong-un. The ex-basketball player jetted to the Asian nation earlier this month to visit his friend, dictator Jong-un, but checked into rehab after arriving back in the U.S. to address alcohol addiction.
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The chocolate treat so popular in North Korea that workers are buying it for up to a day's wages
At best, theirs is a fractious relationship. But it seems that the two Koreas have been united by one thing - a love of chocolate. For a marshmallow chocolate pie has become so popular in North Korea that people are buying it for up to a day's pay on the black market after it has been smuggled out of the South.
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In North Korea, meth is offered as casually as a cup of tea
Methamphetamine, known as orum, or "ice," is a rare commodity manufactured and sold in North Korea, where most factories sit idle, the equipment rusted or looted. The North Korean government once produced the drug, and others that are illicit in the West. Resourceful entrepreneurs have since set up their own small facilities, and evidence suggests that they are distributing the drug beyond the nation's borders.
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