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Planned For 10 Years, Out In 2 Hours: How Family Of 9 Escaped North Korea
A North Korean family of nine executed a decade-long escape plan in just two hours, sailing across the Yellow Sea to freedom, though tragedy struck months later when the younger brother who made it all possible died in an accident.
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Viral Post Claims Disneyland Tokyo Once Made Kim Jong-un Use A Fake Passport To Visit: What We Know
The post claims that Kim Jong-un and his older brother, Kim Jong-chul, entered Japan in the early 1990s using fraudulent Brazilian passports
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US Treasury Department Sanctions North Korea-Linked Network Over Crypto IT Worker Fraud
The US Treasury has sanctioned individuals and entities tied to a North Korea-linked IT worker scheme that allegedly used fake identities to secure remote tech jobs and funnel earnings through cryptocurrency. Officials say the network helped generate illicit revenue for the North Korean regime.
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Kim Jong Un's Daughter Takes Centre Stage Again, This Time Behind A Rifle
North Korea released a rare image on Saturday of leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter firing a rifle at a shooting range, adding to speculation that she is being groomed as his successor.
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Trump-Kim Jong Un Meeting "Not On Schedule" During Asia Trip: US Official
Donald Trump is not scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while in South Korea next week, a senior US official said Friday, despite speculation about a meeting while the US president tours Asia.
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Who Are The North Korean Officials Accompanying Kim Jong Un To China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into China on his special armoured train early on Tuesday to attend a celebration of the formal surrender of Japan in World War Two, state media said.
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Kim Jong Un Sends 6,000 More To Kursk After Massive Troop Losses In Russia
North Korea is sending 6,000 military personnel to assist in rebuilding Russia's Kursk region, following a visit by a top Russian security official to Pyongyang.
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North Korea Detains 3 Officials Over Accident During Warship Launch
The failed launch that crippled the 5,000-tonne warship was witnessed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who said the accident damaged the country's dignity.
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Around 600 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting For Russia: Seoul Lawmaker
Around 600 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia against Ukraine have been killed and thousands more wounded, a Seoul lawmaker said Wednesday, after Pyongyang officially confirmed deploying troops to aid Moscow.
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North Korea Claims 1.4 Million Young People Joined Army This Week
North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and youth league officials joined or returned to the army this week.
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Kim Jong Un Executes 30 Officials For Failing To Prevent Deaths During Floods: Report
In July, severe rainfall triggered landslides and flooding in North Korea, affecting over 4,000 homes and leaving 15,000 residents displaced.
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Kim Jong Un Deploys 250 Ballistic Missiles On North Korea's South Border
The olive green mobile launchers were displayed during a special "transferring" ceremony in the capital Pyongyang on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. The missile launchers were an "up-to-date tactical attack weapon" said Kim.
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North Korean Trash Balloons Fly Into South Korea President's Office
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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North Korean Officials Wear Pins With "Friendly Father" Kim Jong Un's Face
North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader.
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North Korean Propaganda Chief Who Served All Three Leaders Dies
Kim Ki Nam, one of the longest-serving North Korean officials who served all 3 generations of its leaders cementing their political legitimacy and heading the propaganda apparatus for the dynastic state, has died, official media said on Wednesday.
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Planned For 10 Years, Out In 2 Hours: How Family Of 9 Escaped North Korea
A North Korean family of nine executed a decade-long escape plan in just two hours, sailing across the Yellow Sea to freedom, though tragedy struck months later when the younger brother who made it all possible died in an accident.
-
Viral Post Claims Disneyland Tokyo Once Made Kim Jong-un Use A Fake Passport To Visit: What We Know
The post claims that Kim Jong-un and his older brother, Kim Jong-chul, entered Japan in the early 1990s using fraudulent Brazilian passports
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US Treasury Department Sanctions North Korea-Linked Network Over Crypto IT Worker Fraud
The US Treasury has sanctioned individuals and entities tied to a North Korea-linked IT worker scheme that allegedly used fake identities to secure remote tech jobs and funnel earnings through cryptocurrency. Officials say the network helped generate illicit revenue for the North Korean regime.
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Kim Jong Un's Daughter Takes Centre Stage Again, This Time Behind A Rifle
North Korea released a rare image on Saturday of leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter firing a rifle at a shooting range, adding to speculation that she is being groomed as his successor.
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Trump-Kim Jong Un Meeting "Not On Schedule" During Asia Trip: US Official
Donald Trump is not scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while in South Korea next week, a senior US official said Friday, despite speculation about a meeting while the US president tours Asia.
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Who Are The North Korean Officials Accompanying Kim Jong Un To China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into China on his special armoured train early on Tuesday to attend a celebration of the formal surrender of Japan in World War Two, state media said.
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Kim Jong Un Sends 6,000 More To Kursk After Massive Troop Losses In Russia
North Korea is sending 6,000 military personnel to assist in rebuilding Russia's Kursk region, following a visit by a top Russian security official to Pyongyang.
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North Korea Detains 3 Officials Over Accident During Warship Launch
The failed launch that crippled the 5,000-tonne warship was witnessed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who said the accident damaged the country's dignity.
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Around 600 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting For Russia: Seoul Lawmaker
Around 600 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia against Ukraine have been killed and thousands more wounded, a Seoul lawmaker said Wednesday, after Pyongyang officially confirmed deploying troops to aid Moscow.
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North Korea Claims 1.4 Million Young People Joined Army This Week
North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and youth league officials joined or returned to the army this week.
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Kim Jong Un Executes 30 Officials For Failing To Prevent Deaths During Floods: Report
In July, severe rainfall triggered landslides and flooding in North Korea, affecting over 4,000 homes and leaving 15,000 residents displaced.
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Kim Jong Un Deploys 250 Ballistic Missiles On North Korea's South Border
The olive green mobile launchers were displayed during a special "transferring" ceremony in the capital Pyongyang on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. The missile launchers were an "up-to-date tactical attack weapon" said Kim.
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North Korean Trash Balloons Fly Into South Korea President's Office
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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North Korean Officials Wear Pins With "Friendly Father" Kim Jong Un's Face
North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader.
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North Korean Propaganda Chief Who Served All Three Leaders Dies
Kim Ki Nam, one of the longest-serving North Korean officials who served all 3 generations of its leaders cementing their political legitimacy and heading the propaganda apparatus for the dynastic state, has died, official media said on Wednesday.
