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North Korea, trade on agenda as Obama visits South Korea
Nov 18th, 2009 - CNN
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea's nuclear program and a free trade agreement will be front and center on President Obama's agenda as he visits South Korea -- the last leg of his trip to Asia.
North Korea warns of military action near disputed sea border with South Korea
Nov 13th, 2009 - StarTribune
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea warned Friday that it will mercilessly defend itself in disputed waters where a bloody naval clash with rival South Korea took place this week...
North Korea threatens South Korea with 'merciless punishment' over naval clash
Nov 12th, 2009 - WashingtonExaminer
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea threatened Thursday to punish South Korea after their first naval skirmish in seven years, as Seoul expressed confidence it can deter any retaliation from its communist neighbor.
North Korea threatens South over naval clash
Nov 12th, 2009 - Boston
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea threatened South Korea on Thursday after their first naval skirmish in seven years, as Seoul expressed confidence it can deter any retaliation from its communist neighbor.
Report: NKorea's Kim rides on tricked out trains - Omaha World
Nov 9th, 2009 - Omaha
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il - known for shunning air travel - has six luxurious trains equipped with reception halls, conference rooms and high-tech communication facilities...

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In Seoul, Obama takes on...
The Obama administration is dealing with the thorny issue of North Korea's nuclear program. To take a closer look, Leon Sigal of the Social Science Research Council in New York speaks with Daljit Dhaliwal ...
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Basketball in North Korea
Dirty imperialists playing basketball against the top high school team in the DPRK.
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Tourist Facade - North Korea
January 2003 North Korea may have expelled the UN nuclear observers but it remains keen to welcome tourists. We go undercover in Pyongyang, where the shoddy tourist façade fails to conceal a much darker reality ...
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Al-Jazeera People Power North Korea
a documentary made by the North Korea government showing what it is like to live in there country under the rule of kim jong ill II

Korea North from WikiPedia:

^ b. Kim Jong-il is the nation's most prominent leading figure and government figurehead, his official Constitutional title is Supreme Leader, as Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, a position which he has held since 1994.

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) (Hangul: ???????????, Chos?n Minjuju?i Inmin Konghwaguk), is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer area between North Korea and South Korea. The Amnok River and the Tumen River form the border between North Korea and People's Republic of China. A section of the Tumen River in the extreme north-east is the border with Russia.