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North Korea shifts education costs onto the public with new funding law

North Korea has formalized a system requiring institutions, enterprises, and ordinary citizens to financially support state education through a newly obtained law, shifting the cost of educational development away...

Built by Pyongyang: The North Korean company behind Africa’s most iconic monuments

North Korea has long relied on unconventional means to earn hard currency in the...

N. Korea arrests official for quoting Kim Il Sung in Kim Jong Un session

A provincial party official in North Hamgyong province was seized by State Information Bureau...

North Korean elite school student expelled for tutoring during school holiday

A student at an elite provincial school in North Hamgyong province has been forcibly...

4th South Korean president jailed for corruption receives pardon

Park Geun-hye, one of the four ex South Korean presidents to be jailed, has been pardoned to promote “national unity" 18 months after she...

Thousands stranded at airports in Christmas holiday travel nightmare

Dozens of flights have been canceled across the US on Christmas Eve due to Covid staff shortages with thousands of passengers stuck at the...

Unabomber moved to medical facility from prison

‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski, who is currently serving eight life sentences, has been transferred to a federal medical center in North Carolina, the US prison...

Australian man trapped in Israel for 7986 Years, from 2013 to 31 December 9999: Banned from leaving country

An Australian citizen has been banned from leaving Israel, which has plagued the country for nearly 8000 years after his Israeli wife filed a...

Should US Get Tougher on China Over Hong Kong or Use Other Approach?

https://ift.tt/2IgdUvg Hong Kong observers contacted by VOA have disagreed about whether a tougher Biden administration response to Hong Kong's first legislative election under Beijing-imposed...

UK plans return of pint-size bottles of bubbly in post-Brexit win – reports

The UK government has made plans to re-legalize the pint-size bottle of sparkling wine, a favorite of wartime leader Winston Churchill, following Britain’s exit...

NATO push into Ukraine could trigger ‘large-scale conflict in Europe,’ Russia warns

Russia's top diplomat believes that US-NATO missiles near the Russian border would increase tension and worsen the risk of escalation. ...

Apple employees urged to stage walkout on Christmas Eve

A group fighting for the rights of Apple employees has called on workers to walk out on Christmas Eve, and asked customers to refrain...

Intel apologizes in China after boycott threat

Major US chipmaker Intel apologized in China after its controversial letter to suppliers sparked public and political backlash in the country, including calls for...

Biden signs limited China trade ban

US President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that effectively bans all imports of goods sourced fully or in part from China’s...

Russia calls for North Korea nuclear talks

“Step-by-step activities” are crucial to diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula, ambassador to Seoul insists. ...

Elon Musk says he could be ‘partly Chinese’

A Chinese man has been making waves online due to his remarkable likeness to Elon Musk, with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO being swiftly...

Ship carrying weapons for Yemeni rebels seized – US Navy

The US Navy said it has intercepted a “stateless” vessel carrying a major illegal shipment of weapons to civil war-torn Yemen. The ship came...

Russian parliament could vote on worst catastrophe of 20th century

A group of Russian MPs has moved to officially designate the fall of the Soviet Union, which happened 30 years ago this month, as...

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