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Kim Jong Un Says He’ll Shut Down North Korea’s Infamous Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site
The president of South Korea’s office says that North Korea has agreed to close down its infamous Punggye-ri nuclear weapons testing site in Kilju County by May, CNN reported on the weekend, and says it may invite international experts to verify the location has been closed.
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South Korea Stops Blaring High-Decibel K-Pop Propaganda At North Korea Border
The southern border of North Korea just got way less cheerful – or obnoxious. That’s because the South Korea military has turned off its dozens of giant speakers aimed at the totalitarian state. Until Monday morning local time, the speakers had been blasting K-pop and uplifting news that is censored in North Korea.
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China’s Social Media Users Call Kim Jong Un ‘Fatty On The Train’ And ‘Obese Patient’ to Bypass Censors
Did North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un visit Beijing in his first official state visit outside of the country this week? Speculation was running wild on Chinese social media, but we still don’t know for sure. One thing we do know for sure: People in China get creative when they’re trying to bypass the country’s…
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North Korean And Iranian Athletes At The Olympics Won’t Get Their Free Samsung Galaxy Note8s
The Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games is handing out special “Olympic edition” Galaxy Note8 smartphones to competitors this year, but athletes from North Korea and Iran won’t receive them thanks to United Nations sanctions on both countries, Agence France-Presse reported yesterday.