Hindustan Times logo Hindustan Times 4 weeks ago

North Korea's Kim cancels TV ads: report

State television in communist North Korea has abandoned capitalist-style commercials after leader Kim Jong-Il expressed his anger, a news report in Seoul said on Sunday. Full Article at Hindustan Times

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