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  1. Can North Korea Be Safe for Business?
    Time Magazine logo Time Magazine 24 minutes ago
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    Business School in 2004. He also presided over the European Business Association in Pyongyang, a group in the capital that acts as a de facto chamber of commerce. A few years ago, that position led him to help set up the first "European Booth" featuring...

  2. Beyond the smiles, US looks for clues in Xi's visit
    Today Online logo Today Online 8 hours ago

    "At present, China's relations with Japan, India and ASEAN countries are slightly tense. At the same time, former close allies like the North Korea, Myanmar and Pakistan are opening up to the West," said the article on china.org.cn. The commentary by...

  3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 21 hours ago
    North Koreans use a pedestrian bridge to cross over the Pothong River in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.

    North Koreans use a pedestrian bridge to cross over the Pothong River in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. View Photo »

  4. What’s left is Washington persuading Congress after the announcement of the U.S. assessment team’s visit to Pyongyang.
    SOURCE: North Korea Economy Watch 2 months ago
  5. Tirelessly Repelling the Red Menace
    Travel Blog logo Travel Blog 1 day ago
    Soldiers face-off - JSA, Panmunjeom.

    In the North, a guide and party official escorted me at all times, I was isolated from the local populace and every photograph required prior approval. The South’s materialism is staggering when compared to the North, perfectly illustrated by the main...

  6. Norway festival shows North Korean art and music to challenge perceptions of reclusive country
    Minneapolis Star Tribune logo Minneapolis Star Tribune 1 day ago

    "For many it is a revelation that North Koreans open up and play Western pop music with such great joy," said Norwegian artist Morten Traavik, who recorded the video during a visit to the Kum Song school of music in Pyongyang in December. It has since...

  7. Norwegians seek A-ha! moment in North Korean music
    WTOP News logo WTOP News 1 day ago
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    Organizers of the Barents Spektakel festival said the five North Korean accordion players provided the soundtrack Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, as 250 Norwegian border guards formed a human canvas by holding up colored cards in shifting patterns a...

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 22 hours ago
    A bouquet of flowers sits on a table in front of a painted mural on the wall of a restaurant in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.

    A bouquet of flowers sits on a table in front of a painted mural on the wall of a restaurant in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. View Photo »

  9. Pyongyang Metro, DPRK
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  10. Norwegians seek A-ha! moment in North Korean music
    WFIE-TV logo WFIE-TV 1 day ago

    The video showing the five musicians playing the 1980s hit song by A-ha, Norway's most famous pop band, has been viewed more than 1 million times on YouTube. Traavik said he recorded the video during a visit to the Kum Song school of music in Pyongyang...

  11. North Korean given voice
    London Free Press logo London Free Press 2 days ago

    To write the book, his first novel, Adam Johnson immersed himself in information about the secretive totalitarian state and visited the capital, Pyongyang, fascinated and saddened by North Korea's brutal absurdities. Johnson spoke of who gets to write...

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About Pyongyang

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Pyongyang is the capital city of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at 39°02′N 125°45′E (39.0333, 125.75). The official population of the city is not disclosed; given as 2,741,260 in 1993, it was reported as 2.5 and 3.8 million in 2002 and 2003 by Chosen Soren, a pro-North Korean organization. Full Article

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  1. North Koreans use a pedestrian bridge to cross over the Pothong River in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 21 hours ago

    North Koreans use a pedestrian bridge to cross over the Pothong River in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.

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  2. A bouquet of flowers sits on a table in front of a painted mural on the wall of a restaurant in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 22 hours ago

    A bouquet of flowers sits on a table in front of a painted mural on the wall of a restaurant in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.

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  3. A North Korean man rides a bike along the banks of the Pothong River in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 22 hours ago

    A North Korean man rides a bike along the banks of the Pothong River in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.

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  4. In this frame grab from a December 2011 video provided by Morten Traavik of the Barents Spektakel festival, North Korean accordion players perform "Take on Me," by A-ha, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Organizers of the Barents Spektakel festival said the five North Korean accordion players... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    In this frame grab from a December 2011 video provided by Morten Traavik of the Barents Spektakel festival, North Korean accordion players perform "Take on Me," by A-ha, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Organizers of the Barents Spektakel festival said the five North Korean accordion players...

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  5. In this photo provided on Friday Feb. 10, 2012 by World Press Photo, the 1st prize Daily Life Singles category of the 2012 World Press Photo contest by Damir Sagolj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Reuters, shows a picture of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, decorating a building in the capital... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    In this photo provided on Friday Feb. 10, 2012 by World Press Photo, the 1st prize Daily Life Singles category of the 2012 World Press Photo contest by Damir Sagolj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Reuters, shows a picture of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, decorating a building in the capital...

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  6. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front R) visits the Command of Large Combined Unit 324 of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 8, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 days ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front R) visits the Command of Large Combined Unit 324 of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 8, 2012.

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  7. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (3rd R, seated) talks with generals as he visits Unit 156 of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 8, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 days ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (3rd R, seated) talks with generals as he visits Unit 156 of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 8, 2012.

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  8. North Korean soldiers wave as the North's leader Kim Jong-Un (unseen) visits Navy Unit 158 of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location, in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 7, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 days ago

    North Korean soldiers wave as the North's leader Kim Jong-Un (unseen) visits Navy Unit 158 of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location, in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 7, 2012.

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  9. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (R) visits Navy Unit 158 of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location, in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 7, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 days ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (R) visits Navy Unit 158 of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location, in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 7, 2012.

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  10. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) visits Navy Unit 158 of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location, in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 7, 2012. The Korean characters read, "Let's guard with our lives the central committee of... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 days ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) visits Navy Unit 158 of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location, in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 7, 2012. The Korean characters read, "Let's guard with our lives the central committee of...

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  12. North Korean children jump rope in Pyongyang on the date marking Lunar New Year, in this photo taken by Kyodo January 23, 2012. Mandatory Credit. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    North Korean children jump rope in Pyongyang on the date marking Lunar New Year, in this photo taken by Kyodo January 23, 2012. Mandatory Credit.

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  13. CORRECTS SPELLING OF COLONEL'S NAME - Ri Son Gwon, left, a colonel working for the Policy Department of North Korea�s National Defense Commission, accompanied by an unidentified official, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Pyongyang Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    CORRECTS SPELLING OF COLONEL'S NAME - Ri Son Gwon, left, a colonel working for the Policy Department of North Korea�s National Defense Commission, accompanied by an unidentified official, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Pyongyang Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The...

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  14. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) visits Unit 1017 of the Korean People's Army Air Force in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang January 31, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) visits Unit 1017 of the Korean People's Army Air Force in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang January 31, 2012.

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  15. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) poses with soldiers as he visits Unit 1017 of the Korean People's Army Air Force in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang January 31, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) poses with soldiers as he visits Unit 1017 of the Korean People's Army Air Force in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang January 31, 2012.

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  16. North Korean railwaymen check rail lines at Sunchon district in southern Pyongan province on January 15, 2012 in this picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang January 31, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    North Korean railwaymen check rail lines at Sunchon district in southern Pyongan province on January 15, 2012 in this picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang January 31, 2012.

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  17. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) watches a demonstration by members of the Western Area Aviation Club in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang January 28, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) watches a demonstration by members of the Western Area Aviation Club in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang January 28, 2012.

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  18. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) watches a flight training of the Korean People's Army Air Force Unit 378 in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang January 28, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) watches a flight training of the Korean People's Army Air Force Unit 378 in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang January 28, 2012.

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  19. In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service on Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leader Kim Jong Un greets students at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang, North Korea, on the occasion of Chinese New Year. ... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service on Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leader Kim Jong Un greets students at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang, North Korea, on the occasion of Chinese New Year. ...

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  20. FILE - In this undated file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service on Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leader Kim Jong Un, center, looks at stuffed birds during his visit to Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang, North... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    FILE - In this undated file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service on Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leader Kim Jong Un, center, looks at stuffed birds during his visit to Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang, North...

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  21. In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leader Kim Jong Un, second from left in foreground, inspects the gym at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang, North Korea... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leader Kim Jong Un, second from left in foreground, inspects the gym at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang, North Korea...

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  22. In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leader Kim Jong Un, center, looks at stuffed birds during his visit to Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang, North Korea,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leader Kim Jong Un, center, looks at stuffed birds during his visit to Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang, North Korea,...

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  23. In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leader Kim Jong Un speaks in front of uniforms of male and female students on display at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leader Kim Jong Un speaks in front of uniforms of male and female students on display at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang,...

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  24. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front row, 2nd L) visits the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School during the Lunar New Year holidays in Pyongyang, in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA January 25, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front row, 2nd L) visits the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School during the Lunar New Year holidays in Pyongyang, in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA January 25, 2012.

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  25. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) visits the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School during the Lunar New Year holidays in Pyongyang, in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA on January 25, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) visits the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School during the Lunar New Year holidays in Pyongyang, in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA on January 25, 2012.

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