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20th June 2013
 

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Kim Jong Un pictures dominate display outside Beijing embassy

Kim Jong Un pictures dominate display outside Beijing embassy

Photo confirms pictures of Kim Jong Un now dominate display outside North Korean embassy in Beijing, replacing slots once filled with images of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il [...]

June 5, 2013 James Pearson News 0

Why a traffic warden was given North Korea’s highest accolade

Why a traffic warden was given North Korea’s highest accolade

North Korean media reported on May 5 that the country’s highest honor had been awarded to Ri Kyong Sim, a young policewoman whose normal job involves supervising traffic on the Pyongyang streets. But why did she receive such an award?  Long viewed as one of the main symbols of Pyongyang, North Korea’s traffic girls are [...]

May 10, 2013 Andrei Lankov Analysis 0

Pyongyang traffic girl given mystery hero award

Pyongyang traffic girl given mystery hero award

A Pyongyang traffic warden has received a prestigious "DPRK Hero" award for "death-defyingly" protecting the leader in an "unexpected situation," a North Korean TV news broadcast reported yesterday. [...]

May 9, 2013 Chad O’Carroll News 0

‘Combat Ready’ North Korea Threatens To Attack U.S. Bases

‘Combat Ready’ North Korea Threatens To Attack U.S. Bases

North Korea has put its missile and artillery units into combat ready posture to protect its "sovereignty" and defend the "supreme leadership", state media outlet KCNA reported Tuesday. [...]

March 26, 2013 nknews News 0

North Korean Propaganda Video Shows that Western Journalists are Morons

North Korean Propaganda Video Shows that Western Journalists are Morons

Earlier this week news stories about a mysterious North Korean "propaganda" video portraying the decrepit nature of life in the United States surfaced on hundreds of websites worldwide. But something about the video wasn't right... [...]

March 14, 2013 nknews Opinion 0

Pyongyang Steps up Anti-US Rhetoric Ahead of Military Drills

Pyongyang Steps up Anti-US Rhetoric Ahead of Military Drills

North Korea has warned the US that it lies 'within range' of its nuclear and missile capabilities, ahead of joint US-ROK drills this Friday. [...]

February 27, 2013 james.pearson News 0

Truth, Lies and Propaganda: The Hoax that Backfired

Truth, Lies and Propaganda: The Hoax that Backfired

Even pretending to be North Korean is a dangerous game for South Koreans. Sarah Son explains why a North Korean mockumentary led to the ostracisation of a South Korean man. [...]

February 26, 2013 Sarah A. Son Featured Content, NK Lite, Real Life 0

Obama and American Soldiers Ablaze in New North Korean Video

Obama and American Soldiers Ablaze in New North Korean Video

U.S. President Barack Obama and a number of American soldiers have been shown covered in flames in a new warning video published online by North Korea's Uriminzokkiri network. [...]

February 18, 2013 luke.herman News 0

Chinese Pressure To Halt North Korean Nuclear Test Increases

Chinese Pressure To Halt North Korean Nuclear Test Increases

With North Korea threatening to go beyond a third nuclear test in response to what it sees as "hostile" sanctions imposed after the December rocket launch, Chinese pressure to halt a North Korean nuclear test appears to be mounting. [...]

February 6, 2013 luke.herman News 0

Has Kim Jong Un Had Plastic Surgery? China Says: No Comment

Has Kim Jong Un Had Plastic Surgery? China Says: No Comment

Chinese government issue censorship decree banning media reporting on the topic, after story of Kim Jong Un having facial surgery runs wild and enrages Pyongyang. [...]

January 24, 2013 Nate Thayer News 0
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