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134 relations: All-party parliamentary group, Ban Ki-moon, Capital punishment, Carl Bildt, Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman, Charles K. Armstrong, Chen Deming, China–North Korea relations, Choe Ryong-hae, Chollima-guyok, Chongjin, CNN, Columbia University, Comparative military ranks of Korea, Counter-revolutionary, Cuba, Cult of personality, Culture of North Korea, Daejang, Damnatio memoriae, David Alton, David Cameron, Diplomatic rank, Flamethrower, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Foreign relations of North Korea, General of the army, Government of North Korea, Government of South Korea, Gulag, House arrest, Hu Jintao, Hugo Swire, Hwang Jang-yop, Hyon Yong-chol, Information Center on North Korea, International student, John Kerry, John McCain, Kang Sok-ju, Kangso-guyok, Kaohsiung, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jang-soo, Kim Jong-chul, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-un, Kim Ki-nam, ..., Kim Kuk-tae, Kim Kwan-jin, Kim Kyong-hui, Kim Yong-chun, Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League, Korean Central News Agency, Korean Central Television, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2, Kyodo News, Liberty Korea Party, List of ambassadors of China to North Korea, List of leaders of North Korea, List of officials purged and executed by Kim Jong-un, Liu Hongcai, Lying in state, Malaysia, Marie Harf, Media coverage of North Korea, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Unification, Moscow State University, Nampo, National Assembly (South Korea), National Defence Commission, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, North Korea and weapons of mass destruction, North Korea–United States relations, North Korean defectors, Orders and medals of North Korea, Pak Pong-ju, Paris, Park Geun-hye, Photo manipulation, Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, Premier of North Korea, Premier of the People's Republic of China, President of South Korea, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prisons in North Korea, Pyongyang, Rason Special Economic Zone, Ri Je-gang, Rodong Sinmun, Roh Moo-hyun, Romanization of Korean, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Sejong Institute, Seoul National University, Songun, South Korea, Soviet Civil Administration, State Council of South Korea, State funeral, State media, State of the Union (TV series), State Security Department, Sun Zhengcai, Supreme People's Assembly, The Chosun Ilbo, The New York Times, This Week (ABC TV series), United Nations Security Council resolution, United States Department of State, United States National Security Council, United States Secretary of State, United States Senate, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Victor Cha, Wang Jiarui, Wang Min (born 1950), Wang Yi (politician), Wen Jiabao, Work accident, Workers' Party of Korea, Xie Xuren, Yonhap, Yonsei University, Yoshihide Suga, Zhang Ping (politician), Zhang Zhijun, Zhongnanhai. Expand index (84 more) »
All-party parliamentary group
An all-party parliamentary group (APPG) is a grouping in the UK parliament that is composed of politicians from all political parties.
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Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon (born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 2007 to December 2016.
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Capital punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.
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Carl Bildt
Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (born 15 July 1949) is a conservative Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994.
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Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (조선로동당 중앙위원회) is the highest party body between WPK national meetings.
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Chairman
The chairman (also chairperson, chairwoman or chair) is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, a committee, or a deliberative assembly.
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Charles K. Armstrong
Charles King Armstrong is a historian and the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, whose body of works in 2016-2017 became the center of controversy with other Korean studies scholars accusing him of source fabrication and plagiarism.
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Chen Deming
Chen Deming (born 1949) is a former the President of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits of the People's Republic of China.
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China–North Korea relations
China–North Korea relations (中朝关系, zhōngcháo guānxi 조중 관계, chojung kwangye) are bilateral between China and North Korea.
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Choe Ryong-hae
Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae (born 15 January 1950) is a North Korean politician and military official, serving as a member of the Presidium and Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea.
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Chollima-guyok
Ch'ŏllima is a ''kuyŏk'' in Namp'o Special City, North Korea.
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Chongjin
Chŏngjin is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province and the country's third largest city.
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CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel and an independent subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.
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Columbia University
Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the City of New York), established in 1754, is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City.
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Comparative military ranks of Korea
The Comparative military ranks of Korea are the military insignia used by the two nations on the Korean Peninsula, those being the Republic of Korea Armed Forces (South Korea) and the Korean People's Army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
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Counter-revolutionary
A counter-revolutionary is anyone who opposes a revolution, particularly those who act after a revolution to try to overturn or reverse it, in full or in part.
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Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.
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Cult of personality
A cult of personality arises when a country's regime – or, more rarely, an individual politician – uses the techniques of mass media, propaganda, the big lie, spectacle, the arts, patriotism, and government-organized demonstrations and rallies to create an idealized, heroic, and worshipful image of a leader, often through unquestioning flattery and praise.
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Culture of North Korea
The contemporary culture of North Korea is based on traditional Korean culture, but developed since the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic in 1948.
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Daejang
Daejang or taejang (대장; Hanja: 大將) is a senior military rank of the Korean Peninsula, used by both North and South Korea.
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Damnatio memoriae
Damnatio memoriae is a modern Latin phrase literally meaning "condemnation of memory", meaning that a person must not be remembered.
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David Alton
David Patrick Paul Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool, KCSG, KCMCO (born 15 March 1951) is a British politician.
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David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016.
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Diplomatic rank
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations.
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Flamethrower
A flamethrower is a mechanical incendiary device designed to project a long, controllable stream of fire.
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), commonly called the Foreign Office, is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Foreign relations of North Korea
The foreign relations of North Korea – officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) – have been shaped by its conflict with capitalist countries like South Korea and its historical ties with world communism.
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General of the army
General of the Army (GA) is a military rank used (primarily in the United States of America) to denote a senior military leader, usually a general in command of a nation's army.
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Government of North Korea
In the government of North Korea, the Cabinet is the administrative and executive body.
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Government of South Korea
The Executive and Legislative branches operate primarily at the national level, although various ministries in the executive branch also carry out local functions.
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Gulag
The Gulag (ГУЛАГ, acronym of Главное управление лагерей и мест заключения, "Main Camps' Administration" or "Chief Administration of Camps") was the government agency in charge of the Soviet forced labor camp system that was created under Vladimir Lenin and reached its peak during Joseph Stalin's rule from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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House arrest
In justice and law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or, in modern times, electronic monitoring) is a measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to a residence.
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Hu Jintao
---- Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese politician who was the paramount leader of China from 2002 to 2012.
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Hugo Swire
Sir Hugo George William Swire, (born 30 November 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician.
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Hwang Jang-yop
Hwang Jang-yop (황장엽; 17 February 192310 October 2010) was a North Korean politician who defected to South Korea in 1997, best known for being, to date, the highest-ranking North Korean defector.
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Hyon Yong-chol
General Hyon Yong-chol (11 January 1949 - ± May 2015) was a senior North Korean military officer and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician who served as Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2015.
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Information Center on North Korea
The Information Center on North Korea is an institution under the Ministry of Unification devoted to collect and study North Korea-related materials in South Korea.
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International student
Foreign students are those who travel to a country different from their own for the purpose of tertiary study.
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John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017.
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John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Arizona, a seat he was first elected to in 1986.
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Kang Sok-ju
Kang Sok-ju (강석주;; August 29, 1939 – May 20, 2016) was a North Korean diplomat and politician.
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Kangso-guyok
Kangsŏ is a district in Namp'o Special City, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
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Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Hokkien POJ: Ko-hiông; Hakka: Kô-hiùng; old names: Takao, Takow, Takau) is a special municipality located in southern-western Taiwan and facing the Taiwan Strait.
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Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung (or Kim Il Sung) (born Kim Sŏng-ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the first leader of North Korea, from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.
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Kim Jang-soo
General (Ret.) Kim Jang-soo, ROKA, was the 37th Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army and the 40th Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense.
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Kim Jong-chul
Kim Jong-chul (born 25 September 1981), sometimes spelled Kim Jong Chol, is a son of former North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il.
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Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il (or Kim Jong Il) (16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was the second Supreme Leader of North Korea, from the death of his father Kim Il-sung, the first Supreme Leader of North Korea, in 1994 until his own death in 2011.
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Kim Jong-nam
Kim Jong-nam (10 May 1971 – 13 February 2017) was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
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Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un (born 8 January 1983) is a North Korean politician serving as leader of North Korea since 2011 and Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2012.
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Kim Ki-nam
Kim Ki-nam (born August 28, 1934) is a North Korean official.
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Kim Kuk-tae
Kim Kuk-tae (김국태; 27 August 1924 – 13 December 2013) was an elder apparatchik of the Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party in North Korea.
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Kim Kwan-jin
Kim Kwan-jin (born August 27, 1949) is Chief of The National Security Office in South Korea, following his appointment in the year of 2014.
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Kim Kyong-hui
General Kim Kyong-hui (born 30 May 1946) is the aunt of current North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.
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Kim Yong-chun
Kim Yong-chun (born 4 March 1936) is a North Korean soldier and politician.
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Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League
The Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League is a North Korean youth organization.
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Korean Central News Agency
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) is the state news agency of North Korea.
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Korean Central Television
Korean Central Television (KCTV) is a television service operated by the Korean Central Broadcasting Committee, a state-owned broadcaster in North Korea.
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Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 or Gwangmyeongseong-3 ho 2-hogi (English: Bright Star-3 Unit 2 or Lodestar-3 Unit 2) is the first satellite successfully launched from North Korea, an Earth observation spacecraft that was launched on 12 December 2012, 00:49 UTC, in order to replace the original Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, which failed to reach orbit on 13 April 2012.
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Kyodo News
is a nonprofit cooperative news agency based in Minato, Tokyo.
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Liberty Korea Party
The Liberty Korea Party is a conservative political party in South Korea.
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List of ambassadors of China to North Korea
The Chinese ambassador in Pyongyang is the official representative of the Government in Beijing to the Government of North Korea.
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List of leaders of North Korea
This article lists the political leaders of North Korea, officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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List of officials purged and executed by Kim Jong-un
This is a list of officials purged and executed by Kim Jong-un since he came to power in North Korea in December 2011.
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Liu Hongcai
Liu Hongcai (born June 1955) is a Chinese diplomat, currently the deputy head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China; he is the former Chinese Ambassador to North Korea.
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Lying in state
Lying in state is the tradition in which the body of a dead official is placed in a state building, either outside or inside a coffin, to allow the public to pay their respects.
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.
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Marie Harf
Marie Elizabeth Harf (born June 15, 1981) is a political commentator for the Fox News Channel.
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Media coverage of North Korea
Media coverage of North Korea is hampered by a lack of reliable information.
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Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
The Minister for Foreign Affairs (utrikesminister) is the foreign minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
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Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (MOFA or MFA) under the State Council of the Government of the People's Republic of China is an executive agency responsible for foreign relations between the People's Republic of China and other countries in the world.
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Ministry of Unification
The Ministry of Unification is an executive department of the South Korean government aimed at promoting Korean reunification.
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Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ) is a coeducational and public research university located in Moscow, Russia.
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Nampo
Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho), also spelled Namp'o, is a city and seaport in South Pyongan Province, North Korea, which lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River, 15 km east of the river's mouth.
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National Assembly (South Korea)
The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, often shortened to the National Assembly in domestic English-language media, is the 300-member unicameral national legislature of South Korea.
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National Defence Commission
The National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (NDC) was the highest state institution for military and national defence leadership in North Korea, which also served as the highest governing institution of the country from 1998 until 2016 when it was replaced by the State Affairs Commission.
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North Hamgyong Province
North Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngbukdo) is the northernmost province of North Korea.
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North Korea
North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.
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North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North Korea has a military nuclear weapons program and also has a significant quantity of chemical and biological weapons.
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North Korea–United States relations
North Korea–United States relations have been historically hostile and developed primarily during the Korean War.
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North Korean defectors
Since the division of Korea after World War II and the end of the Korean War (1950–1953), some North Koreans have managed to defect for political, ideological, religious, economic or personal reasons.
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Orders and medals of North Korea
The award system of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was initially created less than one month after the foundation of the Republic.
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Pak Pong-ju
Pak Pong-ju (born 10 April 1939) is the Premier of North Korea, serving in that office since April 2013.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.
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Park Geun-hye
Park Geun-hye (born 2 February 1952) is a former South Korean politician who served as the 11th President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017.
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Photo manipulation
Photo manipulation involves transforming or altering a photograph using various methods and techniques to achieve desired results.
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Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea
The Politburo, officially the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), formerly the Political Council, is the highest decision-making body in the party between sessions of the Central Committee.
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Premier of North Korea
The Premier of the Cabinet is nominally the non-executive head of government of North Korea.
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Premier of the People's Republic of China
The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, sometimes also referred to informally as the "Prime Minister", is the Leader of the State Council of China (constitutionally synonymous with the "Central People's Government" since 1954), who is the head of government and holds the highest rank (Level 1) in the Civil Service.
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President of South Korea
The President of the Republic of Korea is, according to the South Korean constitution, the chairperson of the cabinet, the chief executive of the government, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the head of state of South Korea.
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of the United Kingdom government.
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Prisons in North Korea
Conditions inside North Korean prison camps are unsanitary and life-threatening.
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Pyongyang
Pyongyang, or P'yŏngyang, is the capital and largest city of North Korea.
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Rason Special Economic Zone
The Rason Special Economic Zone, earlier called the Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone, was established in 1992 by the North Korean government near Rason to promote economic growth through foreign investment.
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Ri Je-gang
Ri Je-gang (1930 – 2 June 2010) was a North Korean politician.
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Rodong Sinmun
Rodong Sinmun (로동신문,, Workers' Newspaper) is a North Korean newspaper that is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
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Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun GOM (1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician who served as President of South Korea (2003–2008).
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Romanization of Korean
The romanization of Korean is a system for representing the Korean language using the Latin script.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG or just SG) is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
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Sejong Institute
Sejong Institute (Korean: 세종연구소, Hanja: 世宗硏究所) is a non-profit, private organization for public interest and a leading think tank in South Korea, conducting research on national security strategy, unification strategy, regional issues, and international political economy.
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Seoul National University
Seoul National University (SNU;, colloquially Seouldae) is a national research university located in Seoul, South Korea.
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Songun
Songun is the "military first" policy of North Korea, prioritizing the Korean People's Army in the affairs of state and allocation of resources.
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.
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Soviet Civil Administration
The Soviet Civil Administration (SCA) functioned as the occupying government of northern Korea from October 3, 1945 until the founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1948 although it governed concurrently after the setup of the Provisional People's Committee for North Korea in 1946.
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State Council of South Korea
The State Council of the Republic of Korea is the chief executive body and national cabinet of the Republic of Korea involved in discussing "important policies that fall within the power of the Executive" as specified by the Constitution.
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State funeral
A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance.
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State media
State media or state-owned media is media for mass communication which is "controlled financially and editorially by the state."Webster, David.
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State of the Union (TV series)
State of the Union, branded as State of the Union with Jake Tapper, is a Sunday talk show hosted by Jake Tapper on CNN and broadcast around the world by CNN International.
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State Security Department
The State Security Department (SSD) or the Ministry of State Security is the secret police agency of North Korea.
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Sun Zhengcai
Sun Zhengcai (born September 25, 1963) is a former Chinese politician and senior regional official.
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Supreme People's Assembly
The Supreme People's Assembly (Chosongul: 최고 인민 회의) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea.
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The Chosun Ilbo
The Chosun Ilbo is one of the major newspapers in South Korea.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.
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This Week (ABC TV series)
This Week, currently billed as This Week with George Stephanopoulos, is an American Sunday morning political affairs program airing on the ABC television network.
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United Nations Security Council resolution
A United Nations Security Council resolution is a UN resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council; the UN body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security".
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United States Department of State
The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and represents the country in international affairs and foreign policy issues.
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United States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for consideration of national security, military matters, and foreign policy matters with senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the executive office of the president of the United States.
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United States Secretary of State
The Secretary of State is a senior official of the federal government of the United States of America, and as head of the U.S. Department of State, is principally concerned with foreign policy and is considered to be the U.S. government's equivalent of a Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.
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United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate.
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Victor Cha
Victor D. Cha (born October 27, 1961) is an American academic, author and former national foreign policy advisor.
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Wang Jiarui
Wang Jiarui (born September 1949) is a Chinese politician and senior diplomat, currently serving as the Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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Wang Min (born 1950)
Wang Min (born March 1950) is a former politician of the People's Republic of China.
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Wang Yi (politician)
Wang Yi (born 8 October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician.
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Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao (born 15 September 1942) was the sixth Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, serving as China's head of government for a decade between 2003 and 2013.
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Work accident
A work accident, workplace accident, occupational accident, or accident at work is a "discrete occurrence in the course of work" leading to physical or mental occupational injury.
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Workers' Party of Korea
The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and ruling political party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the largest party represented in the Supreme People's Assembly.
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Xie Xuren
Xie Xuren (born October 1947) is a Chinese politician, serving since 2013 as the Chair of the National Council for Social Security Fund.
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Yonhap
Yonhap News Agency (주식회사 연합뉴스) is a South Korean news agency.
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Yonsei University
Yonsei University is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea.
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Yoshihide Suga
is a Japanese politician currently serving as Chief Cabinet Secretary.
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Zhang Ping (politician)
Zhang Ping (Chinese: 张平; born 1 January 1946) served as chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, a prominent department within the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
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Zhang Zhijun
Zhang Zhijun (born February 1, 1953) is a diplomat and politician of the People's Republic of China.
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Zhongnanhai
Zhongnanhai is a former imperial garden in the Imperial City, Beijing, adjacent to the Forbidden City; it serves as the central headquarters for the Communist Party of China and the State Council (Central government) of China.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Song-thaek
