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Kim Jong-un Likes Cartoons, So He Remade North Korea's Favorite One
'The Boy General' aired its first new episode in almost two decades—only now, the animation is better, the hero is all grown up, and the cartoon serves as propaganda for the state.
North Korea Promises ‘Military Counter-Action’ to Joint US-South Korea War Games
As the exercise began, however, North Korea did not hazard a military response — but instead blasted propaganda messages over high-decibel loudspeakers at the border .
Canadian Pastor 'Admits' to Scheme to Overthrow North Korean Regime
Months after disappearing in North Korea, the Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim was front and centre at a press conference on Thursday, apologizing for his "indescribable treason.”
North Korea Likely Supplied Scud Missiles Fired at Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels
The rebels have fired around 20 Scuds in retaliation for an ongoing bombing campaign in Yemen, but few of the missiles have actually landed in Saudi Arabia.
North Korea Announces Plan to Release Some Inmates From Its Nightmarish Prisons
State media announced that people “convicted of the crimes against the country and its people” could receive amnesty, but it’s unclear how many prisoners will actually be freed.
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Executes a Turtle Farmer For 'Incompetence'
Sources within the Hermit Kingdom told a Korean news site that the farm's manager was punished with death after Kim was frustrated with the facility during a visit in May.
World Leaders Are Monsters in These Distorted Collages
Lola Dupré makes twisted portraits of presidents and the Pope.
North Korea Has Publicly Executed 1,382 People Since 2000, Report Claims
A report based on interviews with 221 North Korean defectors attempts to offer a detailed accounting of how often the ruling regime kills citizens in public.
Kim Jong-un Is Headed to Moscow to Make North Korea and Russia BFFs
The North Korean leader is set to meet Vladimir Putin on his first official foreign trip, but Moscow has also been making political overtures and signing deals with Pyongyang in recent years.
The Information War Between South and North Korea (Excerpt from 'Propaganda Over Pyongyang')
In this excerpt from 'Propaganda Over Pyongyang,' VICE News correspondent Michael Moynihan attends a clandestine launch of propaganda balloons into the Hermit Kingdom.
The Failed Assassination of Kim Jong-il (Extra Scene from 'Propaganda Over Pyongyang')
In this extra scene, VICE News speaks with a former lieutenant of the North Korean People’s Army about a failed assassination attempt on Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.
On The Line: Michael Moynihan on the Information War Between South and North Korea
Michael Moynihan joins On The Line to discuss his documentary "Propaganda Over Pyongyang"