The Latest Breaking News from Kim Jongun

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently chaired a meeting of the Korean Worker’s Party Secretariat, the body responsible for prescribing correct behaviour and ensuring it’s adhered to by party members. The party’s official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, reported that this meeting was convened to address various shortcomings in discipline (tangnaegyuryurŭl ranp'ok)…

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North Korea's latest ban targets hot dogs, with serving or selling them now treasonous and punishable by labor camp sentences.

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