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Un-believable! The Western influencers telling the world how wonderful North Korea is

‘I’m not a spy!’ is a refrain travel influencer Zoe Stephens routinely tells her 67,000 Instagram followers when they accuse her of promoting North Korean propaganda.The 31-year-old tour guide, originally from Liverpool, purports to show…

Inside the lesser-known country with rules as strict as North Korea – and how tourists

North Korea is known for being mostly closed off to outsiders and its residents living under Kim Jong Un's dictatorship.But there's another destination that has similarly strict rules - even determining what colour cars residents drive…

North Korea executes ‘big shot’ couple who became ‘arrogant’ after the…

North Korea has executed a 'big shot' couple accused of being arrogant and anti-republic after the success of their business. Hundreds of people, including children, are said to have been forced to watch as a firing squad shot them dead…

I visited North Korea beach resort where most tourists are banned: Here’s how visitors

A woman who visited North Korea's glitzy beach resort has opened up about what she experienced there.The seaside retreat, Wonsan Kalma, opened in June and is located on the country's east coast, near an airport in Kangwon Region.It was…

Russia and North Korea build first road bridge linking the two countries in show of

North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced, hailing the construction of a bridge over a border river as a major development that will further expand their political and economic ties.The…

Korea tensions over claims that warship was sunk by torpedo

Korea tensions over claims that warship was sunk by torpedo By David Williams and Paul Bentley for the Daily Mail Updated: 06:12 EDT, 7 February 2014 A South Korean navy ship was sunk yesterday in what was feared to have been a…