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Thursday | The Japan Times

An overture to Pyongyang

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an aide, Mr. Isao Iijima - a former secretary to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi - to North Korea last week in an effort to make progress on unresolved bilateral issues, including the past abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents.

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Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Asia, South Korea, Japan, Kim Jong Un, Opinion

Thursday | The Atlantic

Did James Rosen's Story on North Korea Do Any Harm?

Let's return to the 2009 story that Fox News correspondent James Rosen published on North Korea, kicking off a federal leak investigation and the FBI accusation that he was guilty of criminal conduct.

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Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Asia, Prison, Journalism

Wed May 22, 2013

Korean News

African Regional Seminar on Juche Idea Held in Uganda

An African regional seminar on "The Juche Idea and Lesson for Independent Reform of Africa" took place in Kampala, Uganda on May 11.

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Bloomberg

North Korean Military Envoy Meets Chinese Official Amid Tension

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's top military deputy met with a senior Communist Party official in China as ties between the allies showed strain over the North's nuclear ambitions and the seizure of a fishing boat.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Mother Jones

How the World's Dullest Story Became the Target of a Massive Leak Investigation

Four years ago, Fox News reporter James Rosen wrote a story saying the CIA had learned that North Korea planned to carry out a nuclear test if the UN approved additional sanctions: What's more, Pyongyang's next nuclear detonation is but one of four planned actions the Central Intelligence Agency has learned, through sources inside North Korea, that ... (more)

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Sun May 19, 2013

Examiner.com

North Korea fires short-range missiles

F iring a new round of short-range missiles, 28-year-old North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un sent a loud message to the U.S. and South Korean to not mess with the world's last Stalinist state.

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Sat May 18, 2013

The Charlotte Observer

SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles

A South Korean man watches a TV news reporting missile launch conducted by North Korea, at a Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 18, 2013.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Korean News

Gem Sculpture "Chollima Statue", Gift from Chinese Company

On display at the International Friendship Exhibition House in the DPRK is a gem sculpture "Chollima Statue", a gift presented to leader Kim Jong Il by a Chinese international tourist agency in August Juche 85 .

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Korean News

Kim Jong Un Inspects February 20 Factory of KPA

Marshal Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army , visited the February 20 Factory of the KPA.

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FishBowl

Kim Jong Il's Sushi Chef Talks to GQ

Although former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il golfed 38 under par , turns out he wasn't so good at racing jet skis.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Korean News

Delegation of Int'l Body Pays Tribute to Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il

Members of the delegation of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements headed by President Andre Frederick Leu laid a floral basket before the statues of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill on Tuesday and paid tribute to them.

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CNN

The life of a North Korean orphan

She was born in a village near North Korea's sacred Mount Baekdu, where the country's lore claims its founder, Kim Il Sung, led the fight for independence and his oldest son, Kim Jong Il, was born.

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Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Asia, South Korea, Family, Teenagers,

Mon May 13, 2013

Albany Times Union

North Korea replaces hard-line defense chief

In this April 23, 2007 file photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, Gen.

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Korean News

Floral Tribute Paid to Statues of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il

Delegations of different countries and regions Sunday visited the statues of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Canada.com

The two Koreas have vastly different dynastic systems that have proven to be remarkably durable

Massive logs flew off a logging truck on the Golden Ears Bridge between Langley and Maple Ridge on Friday, causing traffic to back up on the morning commute.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Metro

Tom Cruise visits Great Wall of China for some reason

In addition to waving and pointing at things a la deceased North Korea leader Kim Jong-Il , Cruise also found time to squeeze in one of his trademark sprints, as can be seen below: All the latest news from http://Metro.co.uk. We're also on Facebook and Google+: http://fb.me/MetroUK and http://gplus.to/Metro)

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Thu May 09, 2013

English Dong-A

Assassination attempts disguised in car accidents in N. Korea

Assassination attempts disguised in car accidents in N. Korea . MAY 10, 2013 04:33. . One of interesting things to watch in North Korea's capital Pyongyang is traffic policewomen.

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Korean News

DPRK's Important Days Marked in UK

A meeting took place in the UK on April 20 to mark the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, the first anniversaries of the dear respected Kim Jong Un's election to the top posts of the Workers' Party of Korea and the state and the 81st anniversary of the Korean People's Army.

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Wed May 08, 2013

English Dong-A

Obama urges N. Korea to follow Myanmar's example

Obama urges N. Korea to follow Myanmar's example . MAY 09, 2013 03:00. . U.S. President Barack Obama has urged North Korea to 'take notice of events in countries like Burma , which, as it reforms, is seeing more trade and investment and diplomatic ties with the world, including the United States and South Korea.' He made the remark during a joint ... (more)

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The Daily Record

In pictures: North Korea's giant mosaic tribute to Dear Leader

"The noise is louder than you can imagine as there is a kind of echo on the concrete wall of the stadium," he said.

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