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CNN slammed for glowing puff piece about Kim Jong Un's sister at Olympics

February 12, 2018

CNN slammed for glowing puff piece about Kim Jong Un's sister at Olympics

CNN is getting dragged online for writing a glowing puff piece about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, who sat among world dignitaries at the Olympics in Pyeongchang and tossed a diplomatic offer to the South aimed at ending seven decades of hostility.

What Kim Jong Un’s sister really means when calling for North and South ‘unification’

February 12, 2018

What Kim Jong Un’s sister really means when calling for North and South ‘unification’

Kim Jong Un’s sister may have turned on the “charm” during her visit to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics — but her idea of unification between North and South Korea isn’t as peaceful as her "smile diplomacy" leads some observers to believe.

Miles from Winter Olympics, three Americans remain detained in North Korea

February 12, 2018

Miles from Winter Olympics, three Americans remain detained in North Korea

Just miles from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea -- where some observers continue to fawn over Kim Jong Un's sister and North Korea's "smile diplomacy" -- a trio of Americans remain detained in the Hermit Kingdom.

Media's Olympic-level North Korea fawning is a disgrace

February 11, 2018

Media's Olympic-level North Korea fawning is a disgrace

For all of the taglines about “facts first” and “democracy dies in darkness,” many in the media were awestruck by what is quite obviously a dictator’s PR campaign.

Kim Jong Un invites South Korea's leader to Pyongyang for talks

February 10, 2018

Kim Jong Un invites South Korea's leader to Pyongyang for talks

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to the North as dialogue between the rival countries countinues during the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Kim Jong Un's sister arrives for Winter Olympics, meeting with Moon

February 9, 2018

Kim Jong Un's sister arrives for Winter Olympics, meeting with Moon

Kim Jong Un’s sister made a flashy arrival in South Korea on Friday to attend the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics, making history as she became the first member of North Korea's Kim dynasty to visit the neighboring nation since the Korean War.

North Korean athletes reportedly reject free Samsung phone

February 9, 2018

North Korean athletes reportedly reject free Samsung phone

North Korean athletes have reportedly refused to take free Samsung phones distributed to athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Ticket sales for Winter Olympics in South Korea are sluggish; tensions with North Korea temper interest

February 9, 2018

Ticket sales for Winter Olympics in South Korea are sluggish; tensions with North Korea temper interest

Near the end of December, some 655,000 tickets for the Winter Games in South Korea had been sold, according to the organizing committee’s official website Pyeongchang2018.com.

At Olympics, Pence faces South Korea's appeasement and North Korea's aggression

February 8, 2018

At Olympics, Pence faces South Korea's appeasement and North Korea's aggression

Vice President Mike Pence, who will head the U.S. delegation at Friday’s opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea, will also be competing in a difficult new event not on any Olympic program.

North Korea holds military parade, display ICBMs on eve of Winter Olympics

February 8, 2018

North Korea holds military parade, display ICBMs on eve of Winter Olympics

North Korea held a massive military parade on the eve of the opening ceremony for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, displaying its intercontinental ballistic missiles before Kim Jong Un praised the regime as a “global military power” in a televised speech.