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North Korea's supreme court sentences American student Otto Warmbier, who was arrested while visiting the country, to 15 years of hard labor for crimes against the state. Jillian Kitchener reports.
North Korea's supreme court sentences American student Otto Warmbier, who was arrested while visiting the country, to 15 years of hard labor for crimes against the state. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Seoul, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- Member of the Defense Forum foundation based in South Korea, took part in a protest near the Chinese embassy against the Chinese government's policy toward North Korean defectors. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN ACTIVISTS PROTEST AGAINST CHINA'S POLICY TOWARD NORTH KOREA DEFECTORS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Japanese intelligence sources say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a COVID-19 vaccination from the Chinese government. According to Business Insider, the obese 36-year-old dictator is a heavy smoker. That's fueled speculation that he would experience complications if he were to contract COVID-19. North Korea's propaganda outlets have been quiet about infection rates in the pariah state. While its capital, Pyongyang, reports suspected cases, it has yet to confirm positive cases. It blames a lone defector from South Korea for bringing in the virus.
Seoul, Sep 24 (EFE).- North Korea shot and burned the body of a South Korean official who disappeared this week from a boat near the maritime border between the two countries, Seoul’s defense ministry said Thursday.The 47-year-old official affiliated with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, identified only as “A,” went missing on Monday from a 500-ton boat patrolling about 10 kilometers south of the tense and disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL) de-facto border.(Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WATCH NEWS OF THE SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIAL SHOT AND BURNED BY NORTH KOREA IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.