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Kim Jong Un’s aunt secretly lives in the U.S.
29 мая, 2016
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Kim Jong Un’s aunt secretly lives in the U.S.

Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s dictator, has an aunt that has secretly been living in the United States for almost 20 years. Revealing herself to the Washington Post, Ko Yong Suk (the name she went by when she was part of North Korea’s royal family), said she and her husband have been incredibly lucky since they...

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Economy Seen as Key to Kim Jong Un’s Long-term Rule
14 мая, 2016
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Economy Seen as Key to Kim Jong Un’s Long-term Rule

This week North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un capped years of political maneuvers, purges and executions by assuming the post of party chairman, declaring it the start of the "Kim Jong Un era." The event was widely seen as cementing his leadership role, but analysts in Washington and Seoul say that revitalizing the...

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North Korea Leader Kim Says Will Not Use Nuclear Arms Unless Threatened
08 мая, 2016
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North Korea Leader Kim Says Will Not Use Nuclear Arms Unless Threatened

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed by others with nuclear arms, and is willing to normalize ties with states that had been hostile toward it, state media said on Sunday. Isolated North Korea has made similar statements in the past, although it has...

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North Korean defector lifts lid on nation’s sex habits under leader Kim Jong-un
01 мая, 2016
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North Korean defector lifts lid on nation’s sex habits under leader Kim Jong-un

A NORTH Korean defector has spoken publicly about the sex lives of those living in one of the most secretive and repressive nations in the world. Ji-Min Kang was raised in North Korea but managed to escape the oppressive regime and start a new life in South Korea. Writing for NK News, an independent English-language news site...

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North Korea reportedly puts mid-range missile on standby for launch
27 апреля, 2016
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North Korea reportedly puts mid-range missile on standby for launch

North Korea is believed to have placed a new, powerful mid-range missile on standby for an impending launch, a news report said Tuesday. The reported launch plans came two days after North Korea claimed to have successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine in a continuation of its weapons tests amid ongoing South...

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North Korean interiors: A rare glimpse inside the candy-colored ‘socialist fairyland’
26 апреля, 2016
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North Korean interiors: A rare glimpse inside the candy-colored ‘socialist fairyland’

"Let us turn the whole country into a socialist fairyland!" declares one of North Korea's 310 official patriotic slogans published this year on behalf of the country's young leader, Marshall Kim Jong-un. It's an unlikely sentiment to be found alongside mottos urging a stronger army, better harvests and the...

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US researchers see more signs North Korea is producing plutonium
16 апреля, 2016
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US researchers see more signs North Korea is producing plutonium

As North Korea intensifies testing of its ballistic missile technology, a U.S. website said Friday it also sees further signs from satellite imagery that North Korea is looking to produce more plutonium for nuclear weapons. The website 38 North, which monitors sites in North Korea associated with its weapons programs, says an...

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North Korea Prepares One Or Two Intermediate-Range Missiles: Yonhap
14 апреля, 2016
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North Korea Prepares One Or Two Intermediate-Range Missiles: Yonhap

North Korea has deployed one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on the east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, the anniversary of the birth of the country’s founder, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. A mobile launcher was spotted carrying up to two Musudan missiles, Yonhap...

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North Korea ‘has miniature nuclear warhead’, says Kim Jong-un
09 марта, 2016
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North Korea ‘has miniature nuclear warhead’, says Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un says North Korean scientists have developed nuclear warheads small enough to fit on ballistic missiles. State media published images showing the North's leader standing next to what it said was a miniaturised weapon. The claim is impossible to verify from the images alone and experts have long cast doubt on such...

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