Life In North Korea
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Buy North Korean: the country’s push for more domestic goods on store shelvesNorth Korea makes a tasty beer, and the regime has recently encouraged local industry in snack foods and other products to fill the shops.WorldJan 7, 2018
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How North Korea is using TV sitcoms as state propagandaEver wondered what North Korean TV is like? It's full of slapstick humour and subtle propaganda, one researcher found.WorldDec 4, 2017
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North Korea’s wounded defector ‘nice guy,’ says surgeonThe North Korean soldier who dashed across the border to escape is having nightmares about being sent home, says his doctor.WorldNov 23, 2017
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Injured defector’s parasites and diet hint at hard life in North KoreaParasites found in a North Korean defector suggest that there are problems with the country's diet.WorldNov 17, 2017
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Meet Ellie Cha, the North Korean defector working on Parliament HillEllie Cha fled North Korea when she was 19. Now, the journalism student and Parliamentary intern is telling Canadians her story.WorldNov 5, 2017
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Sanctions blocking cancer medication, wheelchairs from North Korea: UN rapporteurInternational sanctions against North Korea are harming ordinary civilians, according to the UN's special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea.WorldOct 26, 2017
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Life in North Korea: Food rations, power failures and no free speechDavid Slinn was the first British ambassador to North Korea. He tells us about life in Pyongyang.WorldOct 22, 2017
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How North Korea is using this video to ‘humanize’ their capital cityPyongyang is a city of pastel skyscrapers, a new video of the North Korean capital shows.WorldOct 18, 2017
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Soap operas and short-wave radio: how North Koreans learn about the outside worldIn a country where all media is tightly controlled, North Koreans are finding ways to watch foreign movies and listen to foreign radio.WorldSep 29, 2017
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