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North Korea police probing handwriting samples after Kim Jong Un’s graffiti abuse: Report Kim Jong Un

North Korea police probing handwriting samples after Kim Jong Un’s graffiti abuse: Report

Last Updated: 7th January, 2022 22:34 IST The officials in North Korea demanded handwriting samples from thousands of Pyongyang residents after graffiti surfaced abusing the country's supreme leader. Image: AP The police officials in North Korea have demanded handwriting samples from thousands of Pyongyang residents after graffiti surfaced abusing the…
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January 7, 2022
North Korea launches apparent ballistic missile just days after South vows fresh push for peace Kim Jong Un

North Korea launches apparent ballistic missile just days after South vows fresh push for peace

correction South Korean President Moon Jae-in is in office until May. An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that he had two months left in office. SEOUL — North Korea launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile Wednesday, authorities in Seoul and Tokyo said, just days after outgoing…
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January 5, 2022
North Koreaand#039;s firey 2022: North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile in first launch of 2022 Kim Jong Un

North Koreaand#039;s firey 2022: North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile in first launch of 2022

People watch a television news broadcast showing file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on September 28, 2021, after North Korea fired an 'unidentified projectile' into the sea off its east coast according to the South's military. Photographer: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images * Japan…
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January 5, 2022
Once demonized, capitalist-style banking could be the future for socialist North Korea’s economy Kim Jong Un

Once demonized, capitalist-style banking could be the future for socialist North Korea’s economy

TOKYO — In North Korea, commercial banking was once seen as the ultimate capitalist institution. But under leader Kim Jong Un, it evolved into a topic of fascination and debate as the regime’s top thinkers weighed how to adopt a robust commercial banking system of their own, new research shows.…
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December 22, 2021
A decade later, North Korea under Kim Jong Un is even more isolated and oppressed Kim Jong Un

A decade later, North Korea under Kim Jong Un is even more isolated and oppressed

SEOUL —  The chubby-cheeked 27-year-old trudged alongside his father’s hearse that snowy, overcast day 10 years ago, gazing downward and away from the gaggle of cameras trained on him. With his father’s abrupt passing, Kim Jong Un, third-generation heir to one of the world’s last communist bastions, was now in charge…
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December 17, 2021
North Korea escapees say executions continue, including for viewing banned videos Kim Jong Un

North Korea escapees say executions continue, including for viewing banned videos

OTTAWA - North Koreans who have escaped from Kim Jong Un’s regime say public executions for offences, including watching South Korean videos, are still taking place, some in front of crowds of spectators forced to watch. This undated photo provided on Nov. 16, 2021, by the North Korean government, North…
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December 15, 2021