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North Korea Executes 2 Women Who Helped People Escape To South Korea: Report
The women were charged with assisting other North Koreans in China to escape to South Korea.
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Video: Kim Jong Un In Tears As He Urges N Korean Women To Have More Babies
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wipes tears and looks emotional in a video from a recent event where he called for efforts to tackle the country's falling birth rates and urged women to have more children.
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Sexual Abuse Of North Korean Women Is Common: Report
The Human Rights Watch claimed in a new report on Thursday that North Korean officials commit sexual abuse against women with near total impunity.
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Kim Jong Nam Probe Slammed As 'Shoddy' As Trial Resumes
The investigation into the assassination of the North Korean leader's half-brother was "shoddy" and "lopsided", a Malaysian court heard Wednesday as the trial resumed of two women accused of the murder.
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North Korean Women Have Plenty Of Reason To Say 'Me Too', But No Hope Of A Reckoning.
Every North Korean woman would say "Me Too" - if she knew that this was a movement and if she knew that sexual violence was something she could fight.
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Winter Olympics: McFlurries For Breakfast For North Korean Olympians
North Korea's women ice hockey players are not averse to enjoying a McDonald's ice cream for breakfast, according to their South Korean teammates.
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Don't Mention The Score: North Korean Media Silent On 8-0 Loss
North Korean media lauded the players and supporters of the unified Korean women's ice hockey team Sunday after their first match at the Olympics without mentioning their 8-0 drubbing.
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Female Assassins Who Killed Kim Jong-un's Half-Brother Knew It Was Poison Attack: Malaysia
Two women arrested over the killing of the North Korean leader's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur knew they were taking part in a poison attack, Malaysia's police chief said Wednesday, after reports they believed it was a prank.
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Kim Jong Un Is A Top Suspect In His Half Brother's Death, But Questions Abound
Feb. 16 is always a glorious day on the North Korean calendar. Known as the "Day of the Shining Star," it marks the anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, the country's second-generation leader.
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Japan, South Korea 'Comfort Women' Feud Flares Amid Pyongyang Missile Fears
A South Korean political vacuum and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's concerns about his conservative political base have rekindled a feud over wartime history, just as tension over North Korea makes cooperation between the US allies as vital as ever.
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Escaping North Korea Was Just The First Step On A Challenging Journey For These Women
Sometimes the men just wanted to talk with the North Korean women. "Face cam," it's called. But most of the time, they wanted the other option: "body cam."
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Kim Jong Un Has A Personal Girl Band, And It's Giving 'Friendship Performances' In China
The smiling, head-bobbing, saluting women of the Moranbong Band posses all the hallmarks of your typical K-pop group. Clad in mini-skirts and high heels, they perform under flashing lights on dramatic, larger-than-life sets. They infuse Western pop flavor with a Korean twist.
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North Korea Wants Part of Any Deal with Japan on 'Comfort Women'
North Korea has insisted it should be included in any deal reached between South Korea and Japan over Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II.
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In North Korea, Women Earn More Than 70 Per Cent of Household Income
North Korea is a militarized, male-dominated society, but it is women who are making the money as the insular nation allows an unofficial market-based economy to take shape.
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International Women's Group to March From North to South Korea
South Korea will allow an international women's group to enter the country on a planned march from North Korea by crossing the heavily-fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ), South Korean government officials told Reuters today.
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North Korea Executes 2 Women Who Helped People Escape To South Korea: Report
The women were charged with assisting other North Koreans in China to escape to South Korea.
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Video: Kim Jong Un In Tears As He Urges N Korean Women To Have More Babies
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wipes tears and looks emotional in a video from a recent event where he called for efforts to tackle the country's falling birth rates and urged women to have more children.
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Sexual Abuse Of North Korean Women Is Common: Report
The Human Rights Watch claimed in a new report on Thursday that North Korean officials commit sexual abuse against women with near total impunity.
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Kim Jong Nam Probe Slammed As 'Shoddy' As Trial Resumes
The investigation into the assassination of the North Korean leader's half-brother was "shoddy" and "lopsided", a Malaysian court heard Wednesday as the trial resumed of two women accused of the murder.
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North Korean Women Have Plenty Of Reason To Say 'Me Too', But No Hope Of A Reckoning.
Every North Korean woman would say "Me Too" - if she knew that this was a movement and if she knew that sexual violence was something she could fight.
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Winter Olympics: McFlurries For Breakfast For North Korean Olympians
North Korea's women ice hockey players are not averse to enjoying a McDonald's ice cream for breakfast, according to their South Korean teammates.
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Don't Mention The Score: North Korean Media Silent On 8-0 Loss
North Korean media lauded the players and supporters of the unified Korean women's ice hockey team Sunday after their first match at the Olympics without mentioning their 8-0 drubbing.
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Female Assassins Who Killed Kim Jong-un's Half-Brother Knew It Was Poison Attack: Malaysia
Two women arrested over the killing of the North Korean leader's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur knew they were taking part in a poison attack, Malaysia's police chief said Wednesday, after reports they believed it was a prank.
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Kim Jong Un Is A Top Suspect In His Half Brother's Death, But Questions Abound
Feb. 16 is always a glorious day on the North Korean calendar. Known as the "Day of the Shining Star," it marks the anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, the country's second-generation leader.
-
Japan, South Korea 'Comfort Women' Feud Flares Amid Pyongyang Missile Fears
A South Korean political vacuum and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's concerns about his conservative political base have rekindled a feud over wartime history, just as tension over North Korea makes cooperation between the US allies as vital as ever.
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Escaping North Korea Was Just The First Step On A Challenging Journey For These Women
Sometimes the men just wanted to talk with the North Korean women. "Face cam," it's called. But most of the time, they wanted the other option: "body cam."
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Kim Jong Un Has A Personal Girl Band, And It's Giving 'Friendship Performances' In China
The smiling, head-bobbing, saluting women of the Moranbong Band posses all the hallmarks of your typical K-pop group. Clad in mini-skirts and high heels, they perform under flashing lights on dramatic, larger-than-life sets. They infuse Western pop flavor with a Korean twist.
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North Korea Wants Part of Any Deal with Japan on 'Comfort Women'
North Korea has insisted it should be included in any deal reached between South Korea and Japan over Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II.
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In North Korea, Women Earn More Than 70 Per Cent of Household Income
North Korea is a militarized, male-dominated society, but it is women who are making the money as the insular nation allows an unofficial market-based economy to take shape.
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International Women's Group to March From North to South Korea
South Korea will allow an international women's group to enter the country on a planned march from North Korea by crossing the heavily-fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ), South Korean government officials told Reuters today.
