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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Kim Il Sung

Kim Il Sung stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - North Korea has started making a documentary honoring Kim Jong-il's life, leading many to suspect that the leader's final chapter is looming, Bloomberg reports. The leader, 67, is thought to have suffered a stroke last year and recent reports say he is now battling terminal pancreatic cancer. Analysts believe Kim,... More »

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North Korea • documentary • pancreatic cancer • Kim Jong Il • Kim Il Sung

Dressed-Up Pyongyang Hid Grim Reality

N. Korean capital masked poverty for
NY Philharmonic's visit

Mar 10, 08 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea's capital was prettied up last month to show off the country's nonexistent prosperity to the New York Philharmonic and the accompanying press corps, the LA Times reports. The visitors to Pyongyang ate luxurious meals in newly painted hotels, but after they finished, the lights went out. "As... More »

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North Korea • propaganda • Pyongyang • Communism • Kim Jong Il • Kim Il Sung • New York Philharmonic • humanitarian aid

North Korea's Dancing Agitprop

Western visitors tell tales of propaganda-drenched state

Nov 3, 07 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 2,000 Western tourists who managed to visit North Korea this year—four times as many as were allowed in 2002—offer a weirdly illuminating glimpse into the propaganda-saturated country closed to journalists, notes the Economist. Kim Jong-Il’s “Mass Games” performances—packed with synchronized dancing eggs and... More »

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North Korea • propaganda • Kim Jong Il • Kim Il Sung • Mass Games • resorts • tourists

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