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Kim Jong Un Gives Hardline Defence Chief The Boot In Latest Cabinet Purge

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK

Kim Jong Un has sacked his hardline chief of defence, replacing him with an unknown army general, another purge in the young North Korean leader's inn...

Polvaulting - The Future of Satire?

Patrick Cash | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech
Patrick Cash

The Polvaulting story is not a straightforward relaying of the facts. It takes the bare premise of the facts as its starting point and then builds a surreal but humorous play on hypothesis around them; of what might happen if a rogue American General gave the order to attack North Korea.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il 'Feasted On Hippos, Snakes & Spiders'

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK

Late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il feasted on snakes, hippos and spiders, his former personal chef has claimed. Sushi chef Kenji Fujimoto worked...

North Korea Hosts 'Friendship Boosting' Arts Festival Amid Nuclear Missile Threats

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 11.04.2013 | UK

North Korea may be beating the war drum but in many respects it was business as usual as the country kicked off a series of events to celebrate the Ki...

North Korean Nuclear Poker - Who Is Winning in the Battle of the Mind Games?

Dr Raj Persaud | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK
Dr Raj Persaud

If the North Korea's nuclear capability is a shield, this reflects the regime's paranoia or chronic insecurity, and weapons are being developed as a deterrent. If it is a sword, the nuclear capacity is for aggressive purposes and part of an offensive war stratagem, perhaps reuniting the Korean peninsula.

Life Ain't Easy for a Boy Named Kim

Nick Abbot | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Nick Abbot

The evil imperialist American dogs cut off North Korea's internet feed this week. Or it could have been someone at Kim Jong-un's place accidentally kicked the plug out of the wall that links them to their dial-up connection.

The Anxiety of North Korea's Threats: An Expat's Perspective

April Salchert | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK
April Salchert

As an expat living in South Korea, the North Korean threat is always present. I would be stupid not to take notice. Lately, the threats have been more jarring than in years past. However, like many Koreans, most of the expat community shrugs it off, likening the threats to whining from a petulant child.

North Korean Gulags 'Expanding By 72%'

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK

North Korea is expanding its main political prison camps, a human rights group has warned, publishing satellite images that show more guard posts, inc...

LOOK: North Korean State-Sanctioned Hairstyles

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 01.03.2013 | UK

If you’re plotting a brave new hairdo, North Korea is probably not the place to get it done. The Communist State has a strict hairstyle policy w...

Statue Makeover: North Korea Replaces Kim Jong-Il’s Staid Overcoat With 'Revolutionary' Anorak

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 14.04.2013 | UK

A giant bronze statue of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has had something of a makeover – with its overcoat being replaced with a more casual-...

The Attention-Seeking of North Korea

Mike Bonnet | Posted 31.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Mike Bonnet

This is not the North Korean way. By all means be a threat to world peace, that's what you do best, but please try and be a little bit less showy with it. Remember the quiet dignity of your secret nuclear weapons programme? Oh how we feared you then, but we also respected you.

North Korea: Do You Hear the People Sing?

Benedict Rogers | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK
Benedict Rogers

North Korea is ruled by the only dictatorship in the world that is both a dynasty and, in its own propaganda, a deity. If you worship anything other than the Kim family, you end up in one of the prison camps, or kwan-li-so.

N Korean Leader Gives Unusual New Year's Message

The Huffington Post UK | Kim Jones | Posted 02.01.2013 | UK

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made overtures to South Korea, warning that continuing conflict with the state will only lead to "war", in a rare ...

Is That A Bun In The North Korean Oven?

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 17.12.2012 | UK

Kim Jong Un paid tribute to his late father a year after his death, alongside his wife who appeared to be sporting a baby bump. The couple were at...

North Korean Archaeologists Discover Secret Unicorn Lair

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK

North Korean archaeologists have reportedly discovered a lair belonging to a unicorn ridden by the ancient King Tongmyong. North Korea's state new...

Jessica Elgot

Defector Claims 'North Korea Is Similar To The UK'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 22.11.2012 | UK

A North Korean doctor who fled the repressive regime to live in the UK has said he is often struck by how similar North Korea and the UK are - and how...

Ask A North Korean (LIVECHAT)

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 20.11.2012 | UK

What is it like coming to live in the UK after life under a totalitarian dictatorship? How do North Koreans live their everyday life? And is there any...

Honeymooners Rejoice! North Korea's 'Hotel Of Doom' To Throw Open Its Doors Next Year

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 02.11.2012 | UK

The North Korean monolith known as the "Hotel of Doom" is set to open in 2013, a whopping 26 years after construction began. The Telegraph quotes ...

Older Brother Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Seeking Asylum In Seoul Amid 'Assassination Threat'

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 01.11.2012 | UK

If rumours are to be believed, North Korean Kim Jong Un’s older brother is seeking asylum in South Korea amidst assassination threats. Kim Jong ...

Hark, Is That The Pitter Patter Of Tiny Dictator Feet?

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 30.10.2012 | UK

North Korea’s favourite couple made a joint appearance on Monday, dashing scurrilous rumours all was not well in paradise. Kim Jong Un and Ri So...

North Korean Official Executed With A MORTAR

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.10.2012 | UK Politics

Taking the role of dictator to new Bond-villan levels of extremism, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly ordered one of his senior officials be ...

Kim Jong-Un's Wife 'Missing'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.10.2012 | UK

Kim Jong-un's wife has not been seen in public for over 40 days, sparking a rash of rumours over her "disappearance". Despite appearing at the 'Dea...

Inside North Korea's 'Hotel Of Doom' (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 29.09.2012 | UK

Interior images taken inside North Korea’s tallest and most ironically iconic building have been published by a tour agency. The Ryugyong Hotel,...

Dear Leader

Tom Doran | Posted 09.11.2012 | UK Politics
Tom Doran

Much unkind comment has been passed on George Galloway, MP for Bradford West. He is accused of being a "pimp for fascism", of operating an unregistered charity for personal gain, of sucking up to Saddam Hussein and, perhaps most damningly, of killing satire with a rusty crowbar and leaving it to rot in a ditch.

Kim Jong Run: North Korean Leader Visits Gym

Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.09.2012 | UK

Kim Jong-un told reporters that treadmills and exercise bikes were his preferred exercise equipment, during a visit to a Pyongyang gym in North Korea....