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  • Seeing and believing

    — September 15, 2013

    A tour of the largest film studio in North Korea offers insights into the propaganda machine

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    — September 13, 2013

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    Take two of Sydney’s most historical buildings, add some seriously cool design, a little humour and a lot of attitude and you’ve got QT Sydney, the hottest new hotel to open in the city for years The QT Sydney is no ordinary five-star hotel — it’s a piece of theatre and without doubt the most…

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    — September 1, 2013

    A dearth of nightlife options and a series of power outages leave Kate Whitehead and her tour group wandering round Pyongyang looking for some fun

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    — August 25, 2013

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    — August 20, 2013

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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

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