A press release from the DPRK announced that leader Kim Jong-Un and aides hiked up Mt. Paektu, on the Korea-Chinese border, to celebrate the 2,744m mountain's significance in the republic's history. Nice shoes, Jong-Un!
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5:51 am Mon
Dec 11, 2017
Kim Jong-Un "climbs" Mt Paektu
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