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Travelers greeted by armed soldiers and plenty of rules, restrictions
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MOUNT KUMGANG, North Korea -- A brown-clad soldier armed with a
red flag stands at attention on a pedestal next to the road just a
few yards into North Korea.
He carries a rifle, too, but it is the flag held at his side that
draws curiosity. A half mile or so down the road, another soldier
strikes the same rigid pose, flag in hand.
"They're watching you," says our South Korean escort, Byun Ha
Jung.
Our bus carries seven American reporters participating in the
2007 Korea-U....
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Bullish on Pyongyang. (trade between North Korea and China)
U.S. News & World Report
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North Korea Hands Over Pilot's Body; Survivor Still Held; Yule Release Hoped
The Washington Post
; ... rebuffed his repeated requests to visit Hall or to bring the pilot out of the country, sources said. The official North Korean news agency said Hall was "now in good health" and that when the official investigation is completed, "a step will be taken according ...
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Some hope on North Korea talks
International Herald Tribune
; Jim Yardley International Herald Tribune 02-08-2007 Negotiators will resume the long-stalled North Korean nuclear disarmament talks on Thursday amid tentative signs of some sort of possible breakthrough in a diplomatic process that seemed shattered four months ago when North Korea tested a nuclear
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NORTH KOREA:WILLIAM PERRY
Congressional Testimony
; Congressional Testimony 01-18-2007 Statement of The Honorable William Perry Senior Fellow Hoover Institution Committee on House Foreign Affairs January 18, 2007 In September of last year the North Koreans conducted a test of an atomic bomb. This test, the culmination of six years of failed
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North Korea says it may resume missile tests.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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