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North Korea eyes sending 260-plus team to 2026 Asian Games in Japan: source
TOKYO - North Korea has expressed its intention to participate in the Asian Games in Japan next year by sending a delegation of more than 260 members, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. It has told the organizing committee of the...
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Ice cream to hamburger: North Korea bans popular English words
For much of the world, ice cream is a sweet treat with a universally understood name. But in North Korea, the simple dessert has become a matter of politics and ideology. Leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned the use of the English-derived term...
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Ice cream to hamburgers: Why these words may ‘crash land’ you in trouble in North Korea?
North Korea has rolled out yet another bizarre rule for its people, this time targeting everyday language. Words as harmless as “ice cream,” “hamburger,” and “karaoke” have been banned, replaced with clunky, state-approved alternatives. Now, “ice...
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North Korea: Serious violations of rights of persons with disabilities underscored
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) welcome the findings of the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on the situation of...
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Seoul, Beijing to hold 1st foreign ministerial talks with Xi trip, N. Korea high on agenda
The foreign ministers of South Korea and China are set to hold their first talks on Wednesday on key bilateral issues, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s anticipated visit to South Korea and China’s role in North Korea’s denuclearization,...
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North Korea bans the words ice cream, hamburger and karaoke
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned the words “ice cream”, “hamburger”, and “karaoke”, labelling them as foreign terms influenced by Western culture. Hamburger will be now called “dajin-gogi gyeopppang” which means “double bread...
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North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un Bans Words Like 'Hamburgers', 'Ice-Cream'. Here's Why?
Last Updated:September 16, 2025, 13:54 IST Kim Jong Un bans words like ice-cream, hamburger, and karaoke in North Korea. Tour guides are instructed to use local terms like dajin-gogi gyeopppang and eseukimo. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un....
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Kim Jong Un bans words like 'hamburgers', 'ice-cream', 'karaoke' in North Korea; know why
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DNA India
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The tour guides are being strictly trained to adopt the North Korean terminology. Reports suggest tour guides are undergoing a state-run training programme. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued a new order, banning words like ice-cream,...
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North Korea’s bizarre word ban: From ice cream to hamburgers, Kim Jong Un’s language rules explained
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The Times of India
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For much of the world, ice cream is a sweet treat with a universally understood name. But in North Korea, the simple dessert has become a matter of politics and ideology. Leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned the use of the English-derived term...
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North Korea Dictator Kim Jong Un Bans 'Western' Words Like Hamburger, Ice Cream & Karaoke — Here's Why
North Korea Dictator Kim Jong Un Bans 'Western' Words Like Hamburger, Ice Cream & Karaoke — Here's Why | File Pic Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned the use of words such as "hamburger", "ice cream", and "karaoke" for...
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Trump Greenlit a Deadly Covert Operation in 2019 That Further Poisoned U.S.-North Korean Relations
A Navy mini-sub, known as a SEAL Delivery Vehicle, during a training exercise in 2007. Similar vehicles were used in the 2019 mission to North Korea. [Source: nytimes.com] During the 2024 presidential election campaign, Kamala Harris and other...
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Kim Jong Un bans words like ‘hamburgers’, ‘ice-cream’ in North Korea. Here’s why
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has banned the words like ice-cream, hamburger and karaoke for being “too Western,” along with several other anglicised terms, as part of a broader cultural crackdown in his country.According to reports from Daily...
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No more ‘ice cream’ in North Korea? All about Kim Jong Un’s shocking new crackdown
For most of the world, ice cream is a simple treat with a universal name. But in North Korea, it has now become a matter of politics. Leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned the use of the word “ice cream”, labelling it a foreign influence, and...
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Liberty in North Korea advocacy fellows speak at SMU
Students gathered at SMU on Sept. 9 to hear firsthand accounts from North Korean refugees and advocacy fellows with Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), a nonprofit dedicated to human rights and refugee resettlement. Founded in 2004, a group of college...
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North Korea Executes Citizens for Sharing South Korean Dramas and Foreign Films, Tightens Surveillance and Punishments Under Harsh New Laws, Says UN Human Rights Report
Pyongyang, September 14: North Korea has intensified its crackdown on personal freedoms, including executing citizens for distributing foreign media such as popular South Korean television dramas, according to a new United Nations human rights...
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The secret remittance networks keeping families alive
When Park Seung-hwan* has a moment to himself, he opens Google Earth and searches for his family home. The 30-year-old has been able to check that the roof was repaired and that crops are growing – tangible proof that the money he sent home had...
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un bans conversations about hamburgers, ice cream and Karaoke
By SABRINA PENTY, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 19:53 EDT, 12 September 2025 | Updated: 20:02 EDT, 12 September 2025 Kim Jong Un has banned the word 'hamburger' for being too Western, as well as several other Anglicised words. Tour guides in...
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Mexico trip kicks off globe-hopping travel season for PM Carney
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Mexico City this week — the first of many official trips during what diplomats like to call “summit season.” Here’s a look at where Carney will be racking up the kilometres in flights this fall. Sept....
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North Korean magazine invites foreigners to visit new resort, despite travel ban
An in-depth analysis of promotion of tourism law, letters to Kim Jong Un, Halloween in DPRK schools and more The latest issue of a North Korean trade magazine encourages foreigners to visit the new Wonsan Beach resort and promotes legal...
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N. Korean overseas workers face systematic control from selection to workplace
With Kim Jong Un’s visit to China for the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan drawing attention to strengthened North Korea-China cooperation, the possibility of expanding North Korean workers in China is being closely watched. How are...
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