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North Korea’s unlikely university
In the heart of North Korea's dictatorship, a university - largely paid for by the West - is attempting to open the minds of the state's future elite. The BBC's Panorama has been granted unique access.
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North Korea calls Japanese PM 'Asian Hitler'
North Korea has denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an "Asian Hitler" intent on amassing military power under the guise of ensuring regional stability. The attack in an editorial carried by the North's official KCNA news agency followed commentary by the ruling party's newspaper Rodong Sinmun last month that described Abe as a "militarist maniac" for trying to amend Tokyo's pacifist constitution.
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North Korea imitates Apple's Mac OSX
North Korea has upgraded the operating system used in the country - and it bears a striking resemblance to Apple's Mac OSX platform. Red Star OS is the country's "home-grown" software that is installed on computers found mostly in libraries and schools.
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China Notes Possibility of Abandoning Pyongyang
China’s foremost social sciences research institute has commented on the possibility of Beijing abandoning its North Korean ally, a rare occurrence that is attracting attention in South Korea. In its recent report on the Asia-Pacific region, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences asserts that while North Korea currently represents a Chinese “strategic asset,” Pyongyang should be aware that China could, if necessary, opt for the greater interest represented by regional security, an interest that
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American Kenneth Bae now in North Korea labor camp
American Kenneth Bae, who is being held in North Korea, has been moved from a hospital to a labor camp, the State Department said on Friday. Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement that the United States was "deeply concerned" by the development. "We also remain gravely concerned about Mr. Bae's health" and again urge Pyongyang to grant him "special amnesty and immediate release on humanitarian grounds," she said.
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Rodman drunk, vomited, defecated all over Koryo Hotel in NK
Dennis Rodman checking himself into an alcohol rehabilitation center upon returning from a trip to North Korea was the first news all over the U.S. media, but at that time, he confirmed only to the fact that he is an addict and has never recovered from the habit. But according to a report cited by Free North Korea Radio, he was practically forced out of the hermit kingdom for his full-blown drunk and disorderly behavior.
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How Pirate Bay Came Close to Hosting on North Korean Soil
The Pirate Bay has flirted with North Korea on more than one occasion. While most attempts were practical jokes, in its early days the notorious site came close to actually hosting its servers on North Korean soil through a connection at the country's embassy in Sweden.
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North Korean Atrocities Deserve Criminal Investigation, Says U.N.
Rape, summary executions, slavery and mass imprisonment are among the horrors the North Korean regime routinely inflicts upon its own population to maintain its Stalinist political system, claims a searing new report by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council.
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North Korea Stamp Design
North Korea exists in isolation. It is a mystery that rarely reveals itself to the outside world. Few Westerners have been allowed within its borders since a cease fire agreement was signed in 1953 that paused the open warfare between the divided Korean peninsula, making it difficult to know what life is like for the millions who live there.
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North Korea Arrests Christian Missionary From Australia
North Korea has arrested a Christian missionary from Australia, his family said on Wednesday, taking him into captivity even as it continues to face pressure to release an American missionary it has held for more than a year.
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Move Over Iran! It’s North Korea Americans Now Hate Most
The Islamic Republic of Iran is no longer the most despised country in the eyes of Americans, with bellicose North Korea taking over the top spot, according to a new Gallup poll. Just 11% of Americans hold a “favorable view” of the East Asian communist state, which is lower than any of the other 22 countries mentioned in the survey. South Korea, by contrast, was viewed positively by 64% of the Americans polled.
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South Korea Wants to Counter the North's Nukes with Cyberweapons
South Korea plans to develop cyberweapons capable of disrupting North Korea's nuclear facilities, according to remarks by the South's defense ministry. But familiar as that plot may sound, don't call it Stuxnet just yet, even if South Korea may have US help.
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How I unintentionally ended up spending 15 years of my life in North Korea
Introducing her new NK News column, Monique Macias explains why she calls North Korea home
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VICE on HBO Season One: The Hermit Kingdom
VICE makes history on a trip to North Korea to play hoops and meet with supreme leader Kim Jong-un. With NBA great Dennis Rodman and a trio of Harlem Globetrotters in tow, VICE traveled to the capital of Pyongyang for a tour of the city, a basketball clinic, an exhibition game, and a first-ever meeting between the leader and an American delegation.
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North Korea fires short-range missiles into eastern sea
North Korea fired four suspected short-range missiles into its eastern waters Thursday, a South Korean defence official said, in an apparent effort to protest ongoing U.S.-South Korean military exercises that Pyongyang calls a rehearsal for invasion.
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Seoul proposes regular family reunions with North
South Korea's president on Saturday proposed the rival Koreas hold reunions of Korean War-divided families on a regular basis, saying time was running out for the elderly separated by hostilities and politics.
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North Korea goes to the polls - with only one candidate to choose from
On March 9, North Koreans will hold a general election. But why does North Korea have a vote and what do its citizens understand by democracy?
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N Korea poses "growing" threat to US: Pentagon
North Korea poses a mounting threat to the United States due to its pursuit of long-range missiles and nuclear weapons, the Pentagon said Tuesday in its latest strategy document. Describing the regime in Pyongyang as "closed and authoritarian," the Defence Department said the US military would maintain a major presence in the region and keep up investments in missile defence.
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Now, Kim Jong-un jails North Korea's second most powerful man
North Korea's second most powerful leader has disappeared with speculation that dictator Kim Jong Un has sent him to jail. South Korean authorities said that Choe Ryong Hae has fallen victim to the latest government purge. South Korea's government said Ryong Hae has been sent to jail for interrogation. According to the Washington Times, the Unification ministry, the South Korea-based body tasked with overseeing relations between the two countries, said it's "looking into" the accusations.
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North Korea Tests Rocket Launcher With Range Beyond Seoul, South Says
North Korea on Tuesday tested a new multiple-rocket launcher with a range long enough to strike major American and South Korean military bases south of Seoul, South Korean military officials said.
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