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    — August 25, 2013

    Thousands, including two from Hong Kong, apply for the ultimate reality show – a one-way trip to colonise the red planet with cameras in tow

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    — August 20, 2013

    Sea life and mini golf are North Korea’s latest propaganda tools

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    — August 19, 2013

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    — August 19, 2013

    The city of Pyongyang may conjure up images of Mass Games and goose-stepping sentries, but the North Korean capital looks very different from the place it was 10 years ago.

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  • North Korean Mass Games

    — August 9, 2013

    The North Koreans know how to put on a show and this year — the 60th anniversary of the end of hostilities in the Korean War — they’ve gone all out for the Mass Games.

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  • 10 things to know before visiting Pyongyang

    — August 9, 2013

    It has the world’s tallest unoccupied building, it puts on the world’s biggest annual show and it’s sometimes prone to petulant nuclear threats. But what else do you know about North Korea?

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    — August 1, 2013

    With thousands of ancient monuments to explore, the city of Bagan offers a seemingly endless journey into Myanmar’s fascinating past

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