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Paper: Asylum-seeking Jang aide questioned in China

Paper: Asylum-seeking Jang aide questioned in China

Information about possible provocation may have come from aide in question

Paper: Asylum-seeking Jang aide questioned in China
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun December 18, 2013
North Korea to import 1,000 new Chinese taxis

North Korea to import 1,000 new Chinese taxis

North Korea continues major taxi modernization program

North Korea to import 1,000 new Chinese taxis
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun December 18, 2013
Business as usual at second Kim Jong Il anniversary event

Business as usual at second Kim Jong Il anniversary event

North Korea projects image of normality amid post-execution turbulence

Business as usual at second Kim Jong Il anniversary event
Cédric Cordenier
Cédric Cordenier December 17, 2013
Jang Song Thaek execution ‘video’ scam surfaces in South Korea

Jang Song Thaek execution ‘video’ scam surfaces in South Korea

Second text message scam to circulate after major event in North Korea

Jang Song Thaek execution ‘video’ scam surfaces in South Korea
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun December 17, 2013
North Korean leaflets threaten South Korean islands

North Korean leaflets threaten South Korean islands

First leaflets to emerge threatening South Korea since execution of Jang Song Thaek

North Korean leaflets threaten South Korean islands
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun December 17, 2013
In 1984 moment, N. Korea deletes near entirety of news archives

In 1984 moment, N. Korea deletes near entirety of news archives

In striking development, North Korean media deletes near-entirity of its article archives

In 1984 moment, N. Korea deletes near entirety of news archives
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 16, 2013
Kim Jong Un increases public appearances in wake of execution

Kim Jong Un increases public appearances in wake of execution

"They want to show that Kim is still the leader and indicate that even if Jang passed away, the system is stable"

Kim Jong Un increases public appearances in wake of execution
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun December 16, 2013
Kim Jong Un impersonator protests against North Korea

Kim Jong Un impersonator protests against North Korea

Kim Jong Un lookalike helps promote cause of Hong Kong human rights NGO

Kim Jong Un impersonator protests against North Korea
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun December 16, 2013
Jang executed for meeting with Kim Jong Nam, says expert

Jang executed for meeting with Kim Jong Nam, says expert

Expert claims Kim Jong Un believed Nam being groomed to replace him

Jang executed for meeting with Kim Jong Nam, says expert
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham December 14, 2013
Rumors swirl about fate of Jang Song Thaek

Rumors swirl about fate of Jang Song Thaek

Executed by machine gun or heavily tortured, rumors swirl about death of Jang

Rumors swirl about fate of Jang Song Thaek
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 13, 2013