Understanding North Korea
This week we take a look inside North Korea - the world's most secretive state.
What does North Korea’s leader want? And, what do we really know about who runs the country? As the international community ramps up sanctions in response to Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test, will anything change? Join Owen Bennett Jones and his panel of experts – including a young North Korean defector – as they take an in-depth look at one of the world’s most secretive political systems.
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'When I was in North Korea all I wanted was something to eat'
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Teaching English to the future leaders of North Korea
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North Korea's Nuclear Defiance
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Contributors
Yeonmi Park, escaped from North Korean aged 13, author of memoir "In Order to Live"
Dr Zhao Tong, Carnergie Tsing Hua Center for Global Policy in Beijing
Jean Lee, former Associated Press bureau chief in Pyongyang
John Everard former UK ambassador to North Korea (2006 to 2008)
Robert Gallucci, chief US negotiator, 1994 nuclear deal with North Korea
Suki Kim, author of "Without You There is No Us" - Undercover in North Korea
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- Fri 11 Mar 2016 09:06GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service except News Internet
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