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November 05, 2024
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Kim Jong Un’s Mount Kumgang bombshell: what’s at stake

A lapsed tourist joint venture is suddenly a site of discord — here's how the North Korean leader put Seoul on the spot

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Kim Jong Un has stopped testing nuclear bombs, at least for now. What he hasn’t stopped is dropping bombshells. His latest – figurative, I hasten to add – has gotten North Korea’s leader where he likes to be. Back in the global media headlines, raising eyebrows, ruffling feathers.

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