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Kim Jong Un gets tweeted by western journalist in Pyongyang

Kim Jong Un gets tweeted by western journalist in Pyongyang

Sky News reporter spots Kim Jong Un at public event in Pyongyang, tweets photo from the scene

Kim Jong Un gets tweeted by western journalist in Pyongyang
Curtis Melvin
Curtis Melvin July 25, 2013
Carter trip to North Korea is not imminent – source

Carter trip to North Korea is not imminent – source

NK News can confirm that Pyongyang has sent Jimmy Carter an official invite to visit North Korea

Carter trip to North Korea is not imminent – source
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 24, 2013
Fixer charges $15k for N. Korea trip, interview with Kim Jong Un

Fixer charges $15k for N. Korea trip, interview with Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un interview would be first between N. Korean leader and international press since 1994

Fixer charges $15k for N. Korea trip, interview with Kim Jong Un
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 24, 2013
Russia friendship section added to Arirang Mass Games

Russia friendship section added to Arirang Mass Games

Chinese chapter is shortened and new world relations section added

Russia friendship section added to Arirang Mass Games
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 23, 2013
North Korea beats South in football game of two halves

North Korea beats South in football game of two halves

The real ideological divide during Sunday's Korean football derby was between South Korean fans

North Korea beats South in football game of two halves
Hyowon Shin
Hyowon Shin | Susan Ahn July 22, 2013
Richardson calls for “creative” engagement with North Korea

Richardson calls for “creative” engagement with North Korea

Former negotiator calls for ASEAN, other nations to get involved

Richardson calls for “creative” engagement with North Korea
Jake Melville July 20, 2013
N. Koreans face up to six years in Panamanian prison system

N. Koreans face up to six years in Panamanian prison system

But expert says crew likely to be eventually returned to North Korea

N. Koreans face up to six years in Panamanian prison system
NK News
NK News July 19, 2013
Seoul pushes for delay of armed forces wartime control

Seoul pushes for delay of armed forces wartime control

In times of war, the U.S. military takes over operational control of South Korean armed forces

Seoul pushes for delay of armed forces wartime control
Susan Ahn
Susan Ahn July 19, 2013
Increase in foreign tourists attending this year’s mass games

Increase in foreign tourists attending this year’s mass games

State media reports this year’s mass games to focus on 60th anniversary of end of Korean War

Increase in foreign tourists attending this year’s mass games
Brian Kim
Brian Kim | Yeseul Loaiza July 19, 2013
North Korea responds to seized cargo ship in Panama Canal

North Korea responds to seized cargo ship in Panama Canal

Meanwhile, bees attracted to sugar concealing illegal cargo slows down search for weapons

North Korea responds to seized cargo ship in Panama Canal
James Pearson
James Pearson July 18, 2013