And so this is very interesting to know, because at the end of 2009, the North Korean regime decided to have a surprise currency reform and, as you can imagine, the people were very upset.

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I received a shocking phone call.

Korea is where you have China, Japan, the U.S.

Next, time to pay homage to Kim the 1st.

When you tell another person 'mow the lawn, I'll give you 5 bucks' he says 'no' '10 bucks?' 'yes'.

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North Korea is not changing.

Just to watch.

It's certainly would appear that the North Koreans are brainwashed.

And that day, North Korea, that very day,

Iran, or gone right to the black market.

So weren't we allowed to see them?

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This was a false report.

To north of here are something our guides would never ever show us.

You have to make it yourself.

So what happens after WWII is that, the North

Why did you learn Korean?

Tonight, inside the world's most secretive nation,

He needs to keep showing to be strong.

And so the most of the information that we know today about North Korea is from North Koreans that have defected, from refugees who have come out and told us about the country.

But what if this high wire act blaming for an enemy for its own failures, goes wrong?

This is on the way home.

But I am here today to talk about a country,

So, at the level of high politics,

North Korea is one of the poorest places on earth.

That being said, right now radical change in North Korea may be impossible.

(We'll go into more detail when we do detailed videos about the Korean War)

And that started the Korean War. The North Koreans had China on their side the Chinese army.

By a miracle, some months later,

By a miracle, some months later,

I know I'm late, but can I still place my advertisement?

Both Shin Dong Hyuk and Kang Chul Hwan are courageously bringing up an accusation against North Korea with great sacrifice and courage.

But on top of that, they serve as a bridge back into the country.

like movement, speech, expression, religion.

I'm not helping you, he said.

So what sort of system is this?

Do they menace? Or are they, too, putting on a show?

In North Korea, you made a promise to me.

So I started planning how to help them escape.