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Yoon at APEC

Korea Times 14 Nov 2023
Prudent approach needed to maximize national interest ... The global trade summit, slated for Nov. 15-17, will draw world leaders including U.S ... Pyongyang is allegedly ready to offer conventional weapons to Moscow in return for obtaining state-of-the-art military technology ... could weaken, thus enticing Pyongyang to resort to military provocations ... The U.S.
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North Korean art sells in China despite UN sanctions over nuclear program

Taipei Times 05 Nov 2023
The son of a prominent painter, Jin spent years at a Chinese state-run radio station before a trip to Pyongyang instilled a taste for North Korean art ... In most countries, art is seen as a form of self-expression ... Pyongyang’s art exports slowed, then ground to a halt when North Korea sealed its borders during the pandemic.
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If both Putin and Kim Jong Un get what they want, disaster awaits: Politics lecturer ...

The Daily Mail 13 Sep 2023
In fact, Pyongyang has spent years mastering the art of the illicit deal ... Dr Edward Howell is a lecturer in politics at Oxford University and was involved in establishing the BBC World Service in Pyongyang.
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South Korea Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea After Missile Launch - Foreign Ministry

Urdu Point 14 Jul 2023
The news agency specified that the four sanctioned individuals are active and former top-ranking military officers, while the three entities are allegedly responsible for financing Pyongyang through art and construction projects in Africa and the middle East since the 1980s.
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Seoul imposes unilateral sanctions on Pyongyang following ICBM launch

La Prensa Latina 14 Jul 2023
... a business that the regime carries out especially in African countries taking advantage of the know-how of the artisans working in centers such as the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang, in charge of making the statues of North Korean leaders and other pieces of propaganda art.
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North Korea's high status at WHO sends wrong message to world: health experts

Korea Times 14 Jun 2023
Surrounded by officials face wearing masks, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, and his wife Lee Sol-ju watch a performance given by art groups in Pyongyang, in this May 5, 2021, photo ... Pyongyang joins executive board despite pandemic lies, rejection of vaccine support.
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North Korea's military satellite launch: five things to know ​

Manila Bulletin 31 May 2023
The following year, Pyongyang successfully test-fired its first ICBM ... "The upcoming launch is being advertised by Pyongyang as a state-of-the-art satellite," he said, adding it showed the North was eager to enter "the so-called 'military space era' before Seoul does".
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North Korea's military satellite launch: five things to know

Urdu Point 30 May 2023
The following year, Pyongyang successfully test-fired its first ICBM ... "The upcoming launch is being advertised by Pyongyang as a state-of-the-art satellite," he said, adding it showed the North was eager to enter "the so-called 'military space era' before Seoul does".
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N.Korea set to mark late founder's 111th birth anniversary

Suryaa 15 Apr 2023
Seoul, April 15 (IANS) North Korea appears set to hold celebrations for the 111th birth anniversary of the country's late founder Kim Il-sung on Saturday with dance performances and fireworks in Pyongyang ... Pyongyang has revved up a festive mood for the late founder's birthday with a variety of arts events and commemorative stamps of its late leader.
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N. Korea set to mark late founder's birthday

Korea Times 15 Apr 2023
The North's state-run Korean Central Television reported that a slew of events will be held at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang to mark the Day of the Sun holiday later in the day ... Pyongyang has revved up a festive mood for the late founder's birthday with a variety of arts events and commemorative stamps of its late leader.
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North Korea Exhibition

Citrus County Chronicle 06 Apr 2023
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Citrus County Chronicle 06 Apr 2023
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'100 Years of Korean Gagok': A closer look at the contested living histories of early ...

Korea Times 25 Jan 2023
"Art songs in Western classical music are exemplified by Franz Schubert's pieces, such as 'Der Erlkonig' (1815) ... forces captured Pyongyang in October 1950, Yang organized the Pyongyang United Arts Association but ended up fleeing to Busan two months later during their retreat.
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French baguette, Chinese tea, and Arabic coffee now have UNESCO protection

Boing Boing 30 Nov 2022
The French baguette is now under UNESCO safeguarding as an item of "intangible cultural heritage." ... From this year's additions to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list. ... Kun Lbokator, traditional martial arts in Cambodia (Cambodia) ... Pyongyang Raengmyon custom (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) ... .
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Graveyard sheds light on Kim Jong-un’s South Korean heritage

Taipei Times 01 Jun 2022
Pyongyang has never confirmed it ... Kim’s mother grew up in the Japanese port city of Osaka, but her family moved to North Korea in the 1960s as part of a decades-long repatriation program by Pyongyang ... Experts believe that Ko, who was a performer with the Mansudae Art Troupe of musicians and dancers, first met Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang in 1972.

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