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Japan confiscates North Korean table tennis players’ souvenirs, equipment – report Japan employs strict customs practices regarding travel to or from N. Korea May 6th, 2014 Kosuke Takahashi Japanese customs officers on Tuesday confiscated North Korean table tennis players’ belongings...

Satellite Spots Preparations for N.Korean Nuke Test chosun.com / May 07, 2014 09:28 KST A U.S. military satellite has detected "imminent signs" of a fresh North Korean nuclear test, CNN quoted a senior Defense Department official as saying Monday. The Pentagon official said the satellite...

North to Consider UNHRC Recommendations Jin Dong Hyeok, intern | 2014-05-07 13:08 The United Nations Human Rights Council [UNHRC] has presented North Korea with 268 recommendations to improve human rights in the country, 185 of which the North has said it will consider. The recommendations...

Sugary Snacks Vanish from Capital Lee Sang Yong | 2014-05-06 17:23 Long popular with the people of North Korea, South Korean “Choco Pies” have disappeared without a trace from the markets of the capital, a Pyongyang-based source reported to Daily NK on the 2nd. “Because of recent...

North Korea announces plan to develop tourism zone Companies and individuals to receive special considerations in Mt. Geumgang tourism zone May 5th, 2014 Kang Tae-jun The Choson Mt. Geumgang International Travel Agency has revealed special considerations for individuals and companies which...

China and N. Korea simplify border-crossing procedures Agreement is the latest in a series of recent moves aimed at increasing the flow of tourists into the country May 5th, 2014 Ole Jakob Skåtun Chinese citizens going on tours from border cities in Jilin and Liaoning provinces can now get...

Choe Ryong Hae not purged, but no longer No. 2 Kim's former second-in-command still around, but apparently changing role May 3rd, 2014 John G. Grisafi Choe Ryong Hae, the former director of the KPA General Political Bureau recently replaced by Hwang Pyong So, has reappeared in public after...

Report: China's Military Prepared for Collapse Scenario Jin Dong Hyeok, intern | 2014-05-05 10:08 China’s military has initiated a number of measures in preparation for a possible regime collapse in North Korea, a leaked military document suggests. Japan’s Kyodo News said Saturday it had...

Choe Ryong Hae Reborn as Workers' Party Secretary Koo Jun Hoe and Chris Green | 2014-05-04 23:28 It has been confirmed that Choe Ryong Hae, former head of the General Political Department of the Chosun People’s Army, has been moved to a secretarial position within the Chosun Workers’...

Kim Jong-un's Aunt Reappears on TV chosun.com / May 01, 2014 09:24 KST North Korean state TV on Tuesday showed images of leader Kim Jong-un's aunt Kim Kyong-hui, the widow of executed eminence grise Jang Song-taek, after a period when she was edited out of propaganda footage. It is unclear...

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North Korea's new 'number two'? Leadership shuffle seen in hermit state An official news report identified Hwang Pyong-so as the director of the Korean People's Army; his predecessor's fate is unknown PUBLISHED : Friday, 02 May, 2014, 11:17am UPDATED : Friday, 02 May, 2014, 2:28pm Agence...

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RHCP are still performing......

Even Mao's wearing a mask: jokes and parodies abound as Chinese poke fun at smog problem PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 26 February, 2014, 12:44pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 26 February, 2014, 1:40pm Amy Li [email protected] The heavy smog in Beijing (above) prompted jokes such as a doctored photo...

These photos of '80s Singapore will make your jaw drop By Coconuts Singapore October 21, 2013 / 16:40 SGT In 1980, Parisian photographer Alain Soldeville visited Singapore and discovered a legion of androgynous beauties at Bugis Street, of whom he has amassed an amazing gallery of photos...

A dual aspect shot of Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island The Eiffel Tower, the pyramids of Giza and now Hong Kong's high-rises. Daredevils Vitaliy Raskalov, 21, and Vadim Makhorov, 24, spent two weeks earlier this year cavorting on the city’s skyscrapers. They will return next month to try...

A view over Central The Eiffel Tower, the pyramids of Giza and now Hong Kong's high-rises. Daredevils Vitaliy Raskalov, 21, and Vadim Makhorov, 24, spent two weeks earlier this year cavorting on the city’s skyscrapers. They will return next month to try their luck on the Bank of China Building...