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North Koreans swim and play at a beach resort touted as a boost for tourism
North Koreans are swimming and playing at a new beach resort that the country is touting as a boost for tourism.
South Korea to explore potential of Northern Sea Route
South Korea is exploring the potential of the Arctic shipping routes, particularly the Northern Sea Route, which is expected ...
6 Americans detained for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea: Police
Police have detained six Americans in South Korea for allegedly trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, U.S.
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Squid Game creator explains why it’s “dangerous” for North Korea after smuggler’s death
Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of Squid Game, has addressed an earlier report of a man being sentenced to death for smuggling ...
6 Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea
Police have detained six Americans in South Korea for allegedly trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, U.S.
Seoul asks North Korea for advance notice of dam release
South Korea's Unification Ministry on Friday asked North Korea to give advance notice before releasing water from a dam ...
The Journal6d
North Korea will open its biggest tour site next week, though it still largely blocks foreigners
North Korea next week will open a signature coastal tourist site that it says will usher in a new era in its tourism industry ...
The US Army once ruled Pyongyang and 5 other things you might not know about the Korean War
On June 25, 1950, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War that cost millions of ...
The Chronicle3mon
Limited depictions: The lessons gleaned from Western photos of North Korea
When we think of North Korea, certain images tend to come to mind. Perhaps we think of “Supreme Leader” Kim Jong Un addressing foreign dignitaries. Or maybe malnourished children looking ...
The Korea Times5mon
Escape from North Korea, then and now - The Korea Times
In 1967, Lee Soo-keun, vice president of the North Korean Central News Agency, leaped into a U.N. Command vehicle at Panmunjom under fire from North Korean troops.