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Hotels, beaches and water parks, but where are the tourists? Inside North Korea’s vast — and nearly empty — new resort

Miles of white sand, turquoise waters, and rows of pristine beachfront hotels line the shore at the newly built Wonsan-Kalma resort. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hopes the development will be his ...
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North Korea's Kim vows to root out 'evil', scolds lazy officials

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to root out "evil" and scolded lazy officials while praising his troops fighting ...

North Korea's ruling elite prepares for once-in-5-years party meeting

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has opened a meeting to prepare for the upcoming ruling party congress, one of the ...
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North Korea’s sacred Mount Paektu designated as UNESCO Global Geopark

High atop the Korean Peninsula, past military checkpoints and bumpy dirt roads in one of the world’s most secretive countries, rises a volcano and deep crater lake steeped in symbolism. Mount Paektu, ...
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No ‘free life’ in North Korea, even for the elite, former diplomat says in Tokyo

TOKYO — A senior North Korean diplomat who defected two years ago painted a grim picture of life in the hermit kingdom Thursday as he described his disillusionment and escape from the totalitarian ...
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Long-serving Russian envoy to North Korea dies

Russia's ambassador to North Korea, who spent decades working in the reclusive state and recently oversaw a boom in ties ...