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North Korea is one of the poorest countries in the world, but its dictator Kim Jong Un lives an ultra-luxurious lifestyle, which includes a bulletproof train and yachts: A look at his fortunesKim Jong Un leads a life characterized by extreme wealth and excesses while much of North Korea suffers from poverty. He travels in luxury,...
A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldn't swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surgeDesperate Moroccans attempted to cross into Ceuta last month seeking better opportunities. Misinformation and poverty fueled this dangerous...
India’s prosperity problem: Public finances now compensate the majority for economic insecurity, regardless of growthIndia has significantly reduced extreme poverty, achieving a major development goal. However, recent economic growth has not broadly benefi...
Who is Kim Ju Ae, the daughter of Kim Jong Un set to be successor of the North Korean leader?South Korean lawmakers suggest Kim Jong Un's daughter, Kim Ju Ae, is likely his successor. She accompanied him to China, meeting with Russi...
Kim Jong Un's possible trip to Russia would be a 20-hour journey by railReports suggest that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon, potentially for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir P...
How North Korean women and children face hardships after defecting to South KoreaNorth Korean women escaping to China face even less freedom and are vulnerable to trafficking and violence. Third-country-born children of ...
North Korea's Kim Jong Un faces 'huge dilemma' on aid as virus surges“Kim Jong Un is in a dilemma, a really huge dilemma,” said Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University’s Institute for Far Eastern Stu...
'Squid Game Election': South Korean campaign gets ugly"Hitler," "beast," and "parasite" are some of the choicer insults leveled by both camps. Some are even calling it "The Squid Game Election,...
World leaders at UN look for progress on North Korea, brace for Donald TrumpDespite the Trump-Kim landmark summit in Singapore, there has been little concrete progress on denuclearization.
North Korea overcomes poverty, sanctions with cut-price nukesSouth Korean analysis has put North Korea's nuclear spending at $1.1bn to $3.2bn overall, although experts say it is impossible to make an ...
North Korea now more isolated than ever: USThe US has said that the international community stands united against North Korea's provocations, with Pyongyang more isolated than ever.
28 facts about North Korea that will make you grateful about living in IndiaHere are some harsh facts about life in North Korea that will make you feel blessed to have been living in India.
- North Korea first lady appears in public for first time this year
The Kim dynasty has ruled the isolated state for nearly seven decades with an iron fist and pervasive personality cult.
- Government should make right to food a fundamental right: Sitaram Yechury
Quoting UN's Global Hunger Index, Yechury said India ranks 67 amongst the 80 countries in the world which suffer from acute hunger of its p...
- Obama: China's rise 'good for the world'
Obama said growth in China could lift millions of Chinese out of poverty and provide ``enormous economic opportunity'' to the US. He added ...
- NKorea sends top diplomat to Russia amid tensions
North Korea warned Saturday that it is ready for an all-out war even as it dispatched its top diplomat to Russia amid a flurry of regional ...
- Bush urges countries to avoid protectionism
US President George W Bush, faced with a dwindling number of days in office, was using his final world summit to try to keep a virulent eco...
- UN chief meeting China president
UN chief Ban Ki-moon was meeting top Chinese officials Wednesday during a visit to Beijing expected to focus on food security and other maj...
- Summit to boost tourism in N Korea
This summit breathes new life into an ambitious plan to turn North Korea into a tourist hotspot.
- UN fights N Korea with Cognac
The United Nations is hitting Kim Jong Il where it hurts, cutting off trade in the luxury goods favoured by the North Korean dictator and h...