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Pro-DPRK Koreans in Japan protest Asahi Shimbun coverage

Pro-DPRK Koreans in Japan protest Asahi Shimbun coverage

Groups alleges inaccuracy in report on post-Jang Song Thaek purges

Pro-DPRK Koreans in Japan protest Asahi Shimbun coverage
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun January 29, 2014
Kim Kyong Hui in Switzerland since December: Japanese news

Kim Kyong Hui in Switzerland since December: Japanese news

Reports suggest Kim Jong Un's aunt seeking treatment for undisclosed illness

Kim Kyong Hui in Switzerland since December: Japanese news
Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi January 29, 2014
Rodong Sinmun: Special forces buildup a prelude for war

Rodong Sinmun: Special forces buildup a prelude for war

State media claims increase is aimed at destabilizing North ahead of invasion

Rodong Sinmun: Special forces buildup a prelude for war
Joseph Sugarman
Joseph Sugarman January 29, 2014
Another Jang associate executed – News agency

Another Jang associate executed – News agency

Latest target reportedly a member of Worker’s Party Central Administrative Department

Another Jang associate executed – News agency
Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi January 28, 2014
Letter from N. Korean Red Cross stresses reunions

Letter from N. Korean Red Cross stresses reunions

State media continues to blame South for past cancellations

Letter from N. Korean Red Cross stresses reunions
Joseph Sugarman
Joseph Sugarman January 28, 2014
N. Korea implements policy to standardize, extend education system

N. Korea implements policy to standardize, extend education system

State plans to rebuild ailing education system amid crackdown on private child care

N. Korea implements policy to standardize, extend education system
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 28, 2014
New North Korean staffed restaurant opens in Amsterdam

New North Korean staffed restaurant opens in Amsterdam

Staff worked at ill-fated Pyongyang Restaurant in 2012, which lasted only a few months

New North Korean staffed restaurant opens in Amsterdam
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun January 28, 2014
KCNA slams Japan’s criticism of An memorial

KCNA slams Japan’s criticism of An memorial

Abe government criticized for efforts to ‘revive militarism’

KCNA slams Japan’s criticism of An memorial
Rob York
Rob York January 27, 2014
Jang Song Thaek’s family members, including children, executed – Yonhap

Jang Song Thaek’s family members, including children, executed – Yonhap

"Multiple sources" tell Yonhap News that Jang Song Thaek's extended family have been executed

Jang Song Thaek’s family members, including children, executed – Yonhap
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 27, 2014
North Korea accepts offer for family reunions

North Korea accepts offer for family reunions

DPRK change earlier stance on family reunions in a continuation of recent peaceful overtures

North Korea accepts offer for family reunions
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne January 24, 2014