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In pictures: Daily life around North Korea’s unfinished “Hotel of Doom”
Photos show life in and around the hotel's run-down building site
Entrance wall to Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel demolished
Demolishing of wall could mean construction is about to resume, observer says
North Korea’s August beer festival has been canceled, sources say
Move may be linked to ongoing drought
U.S. to ban tourism to North Korea from July 27, tour agency says
Tourist ban to be announced on North Korea's symbolic holiday of 7.27, agency says
North Korean embassy in Beijing building “hotel” for visiting citizens
Construction has been ongoing at the embassy, one of the DPRK's largest in the world, for months
Foreign advertisers, sponsors invited to North Korean sports fixture
Companies can raise "brand awareness" in DPRK, but ads must be not "in conflict with local customs"
Was North Korea’s successful ICBM test a game-changer?
Experts assess the likely fallout from the July 4 Hwasong-14 launch
North Korea successfully tests an ICBM: What happens now?
Tuesday's launch will likely lead to new sanctions - and pressure on China
N.Korean missile “greatly exceeded” altitude of 2,500km: Japanese military
Launch data consistent with ICBM capability
Floating rice plants and gardens proliferate in Pyongyang: photos
Floating rice paddies and flowers offer multipurpose water filtration system, state media reports