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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  Surprise visit by 3 top N. Korean officials: Why?

  By Kang Hyun-kyung A surprise visit by a powerful trio of North Korean officials leaves many questions unanswered. First, why did not one but three top officials come? Hwang Pyong-so, the vice chairman of the powerful National...

  • Posted October 5, 2014
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  [NBC NEWS] Noonan Pyongyang style! Fashion Inches Forward in North Korea

  High heels, with sequins. Brightly colored, tight-fitting dresses. Hairstyles and makeup that are almost like what you would expect on streets of Beijing or Seoul. Something is definitely afoot in the style scene of North Korea’s...

  • Posted September 27, 2014
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  [THE GUARDIAN] North Korea’s unlikely tech startups

  Tech entrepreneurship in North Korea might seem an odd notion. This, after all, is an industry that requires internet access and smartphone usage, neither neither of which are widely available there. However, despite the setbacks they...

  • Posted September 26, 2014
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  North Korean Hong Un-jong scores women’s vault gold

   

  • Posted September 24, 2014
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  North Korea wins bronze in synchronized swimming

         

  • Posted September 23, 2014
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  U.S. man caught trying to swim to N. Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A young American man has been caught trying to swim across a river border into North Korea, a government source said Wednesday (KST). The man was arrested by Marine sentries at around 11:55 p.m....

  • Posted September 17, 2014
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  North Korea’s main Asiad delegation arrives in South Korea

  By Kim Han-joo INCHEON (Yonhap) — The main North Korean delegation to the Asian Games, composed of 87 athletes and officials, arrived in South Korea by plane Tuesday. The main group that took a rare direct flight...

  • Posted September 16, 2014
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