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North and South Korea could hold talks as soon as Sunday

SEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korea have agreed to enter talks as soon as this weekend on the Kaesong industrial complex that they jointly operate north of the border, and which has been closed since Pyongyang pulled out its workers in April.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Jun 6, 2013

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Is North Korea evil and clownish?

SEOUL, South Korea — You’ll learn far more about what’s going on in North Korea when you leave the country, several former residents of the country have told GlobalPost.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

May 17, 2013

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The Real North Korea

For a glimpse into life in North Korea, take a peek into the country’s math textbooks. “During the Fatherland Liberation War [North Korea’s official name for the Korean War] the brave uncles of Korean People’s Army killed 265 American Imperial bastards in the first battle,” reads one question.

By Geoffrey Cain
The Christian Science Monitor

May 10, 2013

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Can you solve North Korean math?

SEOUL, South Korea — I’m now reading an advance copy of Andrei Lankov’s upcoming book, “The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia,” due out from Oxford University Press on May 8.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 24, 2013

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Artisan coffee comes to North Korea

Curious coffee lovers now have a reason to visit North Korea. Pyongyang is home to a hip new coffeeshop serving “third wave” coffee — a buzzword that marks a recent generation of specialty and artisanal brews.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 23, 2013

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South Korea and China’s so-called honeymoon

SEOUL, South Korea — China has uncomfortably backed North Korea since the 1950s, at times treating South Korea as a direct enemy and, more recently, a wary and reserved trading partner.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 19, 2013

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Dennis Rodman is an FBI informant

SEOUL, South Korea — “The Worm,” of all people, is our new 007 in North Korea. While attending a celebrity party, the US’ unofficial ambassador to Pyongyang, Dennis Rodman, told the Miami Herald that he’s been in contact with the FBI ever since he visited Pyongyang with an HBO documentary crew in February.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 16, 2013

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Happy Birthday, Kim Il Sung!

SEOUL, South Korea — Today is the 101st anniversary of the birthday of North Korea’s “Great Leader,” Kim Il Sung. For North Koreans, it’s pretty much the most important holiday of the year, along with Kim Jong Il’s birthday on Feb. 16. They’ll get three days off.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 15, 2013

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Kim Jong Un, the Nigerian

SEOUL, South Korea — Today is April 10, the date of the fake apocalyptic ultimatum that North Korea gave to foreign embassies in Pyongyang and expatriates in South Korea. The regime essentially advised them to pack up and leave, or else they can’t be protected regardless of whatever happens after today.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 10, 2013

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