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North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but ...
North Korean avoids land mines to cross DMZ into South Korea as Seoul softens stance on Pyongyang
A North Korean man crossed the DMZ on foot before midnight Thursday, asking South Korean troops for help in a rare defection ...
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Late Pope Francis’ Pyongyang visit nixed by N. Korea silence – cardinal
The reason the late Pope Francis was ultimately unable to travel to Pyongyang and meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un - ...
Will US strikes on Iran tighten North Korea’s nuclear resolve? Why China might be worried
Attacks on Iran tell North Korea that nuclear weapons are vital for survival, dashing China’s hopes to denuclearise peninsula ...
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The Dalai Lama turns 90. His reincarnation is stirring up conflict with China
The Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday today. Per Buddhist beliefs, the Tibetan Buddhist religion says he'll be reincarnated, but China says it has final say on who the next Dalai Lama will be.