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A girl carries a flower through a memorial cemetery in Pyongyang, North Korea, for men and women who died fighting against the Japanese occupation. Photographed on April 21, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A girl carries a flower through a memorial cemetery in Pyongyang, North Korea, for men and women who died fighting against the Japanese occupation. Photographed on April 21, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this April 13, 2011 photo, a North Korean traffic police officer stands along a street in central Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this April 13, 2011 photo, a North Korean traffic police officer stands along a street in central Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this April 15, 2011 photo, families have their photographs taken in front of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea. The palace, which was the official residence of Kim Il Sung until his death in 1994, is now a mausoleum where his embalmed body lies in state. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this April 15, 2011 photo, families have their photographs taken in front of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea. The palace, which was the official residence of Kim Il Sung until his death in 1994, is now a mausoleum where his embalmed body lies in state. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this April 21, 2011 photo, men operate a manual rail car on tracks running along the West Sea barrage near Nampho, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this April 21, 2011 photo, men operate a manual rail car on tracks running along the West Sea barrage near Nampho, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this April 15, 2011 photo, a city tram carries passengers in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this April 15, 2011 photo, a city tram carries passengers in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this April 21, 2011 photo, a woman sits at a small table selling snacks on the roadside along the West Sea Barrage near Nampho, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this April 21, 2011 photo, a woman sits at a small table selling snacks on the roadside along the West Sea Barrage near Nampho, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this April 13, 2011 photo, two female North Korean soldiers hold hands as they tour the birthplace of Kim Il Sung at Mangyongdae, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this April 13, 2011 photo, two female North Korean soldiers hold hands as they tour the birthplace of Kim Il Sung at Mangyongdae, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this March 9, 2011 photo, a woman works on a library computer at the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea is undergoing a digital revolution of sorts, even as it holds some of the strictest cyberspace policies in the world. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this March 9, 2011 photo, a woman works on a library computer at the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea is undergoing a digital revolution of sorts, even as it holds some of the strictest cyberspace policies in the world. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this April 13, 2011 photo, North Korean soldiers, foreground, and North Korean traffic police, background, tour the birthplace of Kim Il Sung to pay their respects at Mangyongdae, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this April 13, 2011 photo, North Korean soldiers, foreground, and North Korean traffic police, background, tour the birthplace of Kim Il Sung to pay their respects at Mangyongdae, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this March 9, 2011 photo, a girl plays the piano inside the Changgwang Elementary School in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this March 9, 2011 photo, a girl plays the piano inside the Changgwang Elementary School in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




Women perform a dance routine with badminton rackets at an event to mark the birthday of Kim Il Sung at a park in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 15, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

Women perform a dance routine with badminton rackets at an event to mark the birthday of Kim Il Sung at a park in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 15, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




Children look through a subway car window in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 10, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

Children look through a subway car window in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 10, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




A view of central Pyongyang, North Korea, at dusk on April 12, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A view of central Pyongyang, North Korea, at dusk on April 12, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Koreans react as they make a call of condolence for deceased leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, on December 21, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Koreans react as they make a call of condolence for deceased leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, on December 21, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




In this photo taken on December 28, 2011 a car carries a portrait of Kim Jong-Il during the funeral procession in Pyongyang. Millions of grief-stricken people turned out to mourn Kim Jong-Il, whose death has left the world scrambling for details about his young successor. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo)

In this photo taken on December 28, 2011 a car carries a portrait of Kim Jong-Il during the funeral procession in Pyongyang. Millions of grief-stricken people turned out to mourn Kim Jong-Il, whose death has left the world scrambling for details about his young successor. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo)




North Koreans mourn their deceased leader Kim Jong Il at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, on December 27, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Koreans mourn their deceased leader Kim Jong Il at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, on December 27, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




North Koreans weep for their deceased leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, on December 23, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Koreans weep for their deceased leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, on December 23, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Chinese tourists buy North Korean souvenirs beside the Yalu River Bridge leading to North Korea during the funeral of the late leader Kim Jong Il, at the Chinese border town of Dandong on December 28, 2011. (Photo by Mark Ralston/AFP Photo)

Chinese tourists buy North Korean souvenirs beside the Yalu River Bridge leading to North Korea during the funeral of the late leader Kim Jong Il, at the Chinese border town of Dandong on December 28, 2011. (Photo by Mark Ralston/AFP Photo)




Mourners cry during the funeral procession for late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, December 28, 2011. (Photo by AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Mourners cry during the funeral procession for late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, December 28, 2011. (Photo by AP Photo/Kyodo News)




North Korean traffic control women weep for deceased leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang in this photo taken by Kyodo on December 21, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo)

North Korean traffic control women weep for deceased leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang in this photo taken by Kyodo on December 21, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo)




A South Korean soldier watches a television showing North Korean military personnel during their leader Kim Jong Il's funeral at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, December 28, 2011. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)

A South Korean soldier watches a television showing North Korean military personnel during their leader Kim Jong Il's funeral at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, December 28, 2011. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)




North Koreans cover funeral flowers offered by mourners for their deceased leader Kim Jong Il as snow falls in Pyongyang, on December 23, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Koreans cover funeral flowers offered by mourners for their deceased leader Kim Jong Il as snow falls in Pyongyang, on December 23, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




North Korean children mourn their deceased leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, on December 27, 2011 in this photo released by the North's KCNA on December 28, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Korean children mourn their deceased leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, on December 27, 2011 in this photo released by the North's KCNA on December 28, 2011. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




In this December 26, 2011 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo Tuesday, December 27, 2011 by the Korea News Service, North Korean laborers at Kim Jong Tae electric locomotive association complex cheer for their production performance at a ceremony held to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The sign at left reads: “Let's change our sadness to strength and courage”. (Photo by AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)

In this December 26, 2011 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo Tuesday, December 27, 2011 by the Korea News Service, North Korean laborers at Kim Jong Tae electric locomotive association complex cheer for their production performance at a ceremony held to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The sign at left reads: “Let's change our sadness to strength and courage”. (Photo by AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)




North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (4th from left) salutes as he and his uncle Jang Song-thaek (3rd from left) accompany the hearse carrying the coffin of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during his funeral procession in Pyongyang, on December 28, 2011. North Korea's military staged a huge funeral procession on Wednesday in the snowy streets of the capital Pyongyang for its deceased “dear leader”, Kim Jong Il, readying a transition to his son, Kim Jong-un. Ri Yong-ho, Chief of General Staff of the Korea People's Army, salutes on the right. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo)

North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (4th from left) salutes as he and his uncle Jang Song-thaek (3rd from left) accompany the hearse carrying the coffin of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during his funeral procession in Pyongyang, on December 28, 2011. North Korea's military staged a huge funeral procession on Wednesday in the snowy streets of the capital Pyongyang for its deceased “dear leader”, Kim Jong Il, readying a transition to his son, Kim Jong-un. Ri Yong-ho, Chief of General Staff of the Korea People's Army, salutes on the right. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo)




Kim Jong Un visits Mokran Video Company in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency on September 11, 2011. KCNA did not state precisely when the picture was taken. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

Kim Jong Un visits Mokran Video Company in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency on September 11, 2011. KCNA did not state precisely when the picture was taken. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




This picture taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 23, 2012 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting with students at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang. (Photo by AFP Photo/KNS)

This picture taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 23, 2012 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting with students at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang. (Photo by AFP Photo/KNS)




Closely escorted, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Command of Large Combined Unit 671 of the Korean People's Army in this undated picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang, on January 22, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

Closely escorted, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Command of Large Combined Unit 671 of the Korean People's Army in this undated picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang, on January 22, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits Unit 1017 of the Korean People's Army Air Force in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang, on January 31, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits Unit 1017 of the Korean People's Army Air Force in an undisclosed location in this undated recent picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang, on January 31, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




This picture taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greeting students during a visit to the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School on January 23, 2012. (Photo by AFP Photo/KNS)

This picture taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greeting students during a visit to the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School on January 23, 2012. (Photo by AFP Photo/KNS)




Kim Jong Un speaks during a trip to the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su 105 Guards Tank Division of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in Pyongyang, in this picture released on January 1, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

Kim Jong Un speaks during a trip to the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su 105 Guards Tank Division of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in Pyongyang, in this picture released on January 1, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, poses with members of the Western Area Aviation Club after watching a demonstration by them in an undisclosed location in this undated picture released on January 28, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, poses with members of the Western Area Aviation Club after watching a demonstration by them in an undisclosed location in this undated picture released on January 28, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




Villagers push their bicycles on a road between fields northwest of Pyongyang, on April 8, 2012. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Villagers push their bicycles on a road between fields northwest of Pyongyang, on April 8, 2012. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)




North Korean officials and foreign journalists leave the launch pad after a visit to see the rocket Unha-3 at Tangachai -ri space center on April 8, 2012. (Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP Photo)

North Korean officials and foreign journalists leave the launch pad after a visit to see the rocket Unha-3 at Tangachai -ri space center on April 8, 2012. (Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP Photo)




In this Wednesday, December 12, 2012 file photo, North Korean youths dance before the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate a rocket launch after North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, December 12, 2012 file photo, North Korean youths dance before the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate a rocket launch after North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)




In this April 16, 2012 photo, North Korean soldiers sing at the Pyongyang indoor gymnasium to commemorate late president Kim Il Sung's 100th birthday in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

In this April 16, 2012 photo, North Korean soldiers sing at the Pyongyang indoor gymnasium to commemorate late president Kim Il Sung's 100th birthday in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




North Koreans commute to work in Pyongyang on April 8, 2012. North Korea is counting down to the 100th anniversary of its founder's birth on April 15 with top-level meetings and a controversial rocket launch scheduled in coming days to bolster his grandson's credentials. (Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP Photo)

North Koreans commute to work in Pyongyang on April 8, 2012. North Korea is counting down to the 100th anniversary of its founder's birth on April 15 with top-level meetings and a controversial rocket launch scheduled in coming days to bolster his grandson's credentials. (Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP Photo)




In this July 25, 2012 file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju, waves to the crowd as they inspect the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground in Pyongyang. (Photo by AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)

In this July 25, 2012 file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju, waves to the crowd as they inspect the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground in Pyongyang. (Photo by AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)




A North Korean student learns to drive a tractor on a computerized driving simulator at the Samjiyon School children's Palace in Samjiyon, North Korea, on April 3, 2012. The facility was built for children to take part in after school programs in the arts, sciences, sports, computer and vocational training. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A North Korean student learns to drive a tractor on a computerized driving simulator at the Samjiyon School children's Palace in Samjiyon, North Korea, on April 3, 2012. The facility was built for children to take part in after school programs in the arts, sciences, sports, computer and vocational training. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Koreans dance during a rehearsal for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of their founding leader Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, on April 9, 2012. (Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP Photo)

North Koreans dance during a rehearsal for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of their founding leader Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, on April 9, 2012. (Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP Photo)




A woman works in the Kim Jong-suk Pyongyang Silk Mill in Pyongyang, on April 9, 2012. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A woman works in the Kim Jong-suk Pyongyang Silk Mill in Pyongyang, on April 9, 2012. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)




A North Korean traffic coordinator stands on duty in Pyongyang, on April 10, 2012. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

A North Korean traffic coordinator stands on duty in Pyongyang, on April 10, 2012. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)




Soldiers march in a military parade in Pyongyang, on April 15, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Soldiers march in a military parade in Pyongyang, on April 15, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Dancers perform during a gala show in Pyongyang, on April 16, 2012. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Dancers perform during a gala show in Pyongyang, on April 16, 2012. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)




North Korean soldiers march during a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square, on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

North Korean soldiers march during a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square, on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Korea Parade New Missile April 15, 2012. North Korea Celebrates Nuclear Testing. (Photo by Boaz Guttman)

North Korea Parade New Missile April 15, 2012. North Korea Celebrates Nuclear Testing. (Photo by Boaz Guttman)




North Korea Parade New Missile April 15, 2012. North Korea Celebrates Nuclear Testing. (Photo by Boaz Guttman)

North Korea Parade New Missile April 15, 2012. North Korea Celebrates Nuclear Testing. (Photo by Boaz Guttman)




North Korea Parade New Missile April 15, 2012. North Korea Celebrates Nuclear Testing. (Photo by Boaz Guttman)

North Korea Parade New Missile April 15, 2012. North Korea Celebrates Nuclear Testing. (Photo by Boaz Guttman)




Soldiers march past the podium during a military parade to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, on April 15, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Soldiers march past the podium during a military parade to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, on April 15, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Soldiers march in formation during a military parade in Pyongyang, on April 15, 2012. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

Soldiers march in formation during a military parade in Pyongyang, on April 15, 2012. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)




Soldiers run into a stadium to join a ceremony in Pyongyang, on April 14, 2012. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Soldiers run into a stadium to join a ceremony in Pyongyang, on April 14, 2012. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)




A soldier looks back during a ceremony in Pyongyang, on April 14, 2012, one day before the centenary of the birth of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A soldier looks back during a ceremony in Pyongyang, on April 14, 2012, one day before the centenary of the birth of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)




Dancers stand in formation and sing in a gala show in Pyongyang, on April 16, 2012. The performance was part of the celebration on the centenary of the birth of Kim Il Sung. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Dancers stand in formation and sing in a gala show in Pyongyang, on April 16, 2012. The performance was part of the celebration on the centenary of the birth of Kim Il Sung. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)




Rockets are carried by military vehicles during a military parade in Pyongyang, on April 15, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

Rockets are carried by military vehicles during a military parade in Pyongyang, on April 15, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




A North Korean woman weeps while singing a song about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the end of a mass dance performance in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, on April 16, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A North Korean woman weeps while singing a song about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the end of a mass dance performance in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, on April 16, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




A North Korean woman looks up at balloons overhead at the end of an unveiling ceremony for statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, on April 13, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A North Korean woman looks up at balloons overhead at the end of an unveiling ceremony for statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, on April 13, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




A dancer dressed as a soldier takes part in a gala show in Pyongyang, on April 16, 2012. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A dancer dressed as a soldier takes part in a gala show in Pyongyang, on April 16, 2012. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)




North Koreans watch a theater performance during celebrations to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, on April 16, 2012. (Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP Photo)

North Koreans watch a theater performance during celebrations to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, on April 16, 2012. (Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP Photo)




A North Korean teacher walks down a flight of stairs at a nursery school in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju, on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

A North Korean teacher walks down a flight of stairs at a nursery school in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju, on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)




North Korean farmer O Yong Ae sits at her home during an interview at the Migok Cooperative farm in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on September 23, 2012. Farmers would be able to keep a bigger share of their crops under proposed changes aiming to boost production by North Korea's collective farms, which have chronically struggled to provide enough food for the country's 24 million people. Current rules require them to turn everything over to the state beyond what farmers can keep to feed their families. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

North Korean farmer O Yong Ae sits at her home during an interview at the Migok Cooperative farm in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on September 23, 2012. Farmers would be able to keep a bigger share of their crops under proposed changes aiming to boost production by North Korea's collective farms, which have chronically struggled to provide enough food for the country's 24 million people. Current rules require them to turn everything over to the state beyond what farmers can keep to feed their families. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




North Korean children carry hay on a road near Mount Kuwol in South Hwanghae province, on November 20, 2012. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

North Korean children carry hay on a road near Mount Kuwol in South Hwanghae province, on November 20, 2012. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)




A North Korean fisherman pilots a boat with cormorants perched onboard, in the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, facing the Chinese border city of Dandong, on October 23, 2012. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)

A North Korean fisherman pilots a boat with cormorants perched onboard, in the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, facing the Chinese border city of Dandong, on October 23, 2012. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)




North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un prepares to take a ride with other high-level officials during the opening ceremony of the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground along the Taedong River in Pyongyang, on July 25, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un prepares to take a ride with other high-level officials during the opening ceremony of the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground along the Taedong River in Pyongyang, on July 25, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) and his wife Ri Sol-Ju attend the opening ceremony of the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground on Rungna Islet along the Taedong River in Pyongyang in this July 25, 2012 photograph released by the North's KCNA to Reuters on July 26, 2012.The Rungna People's Pleasure Ground has attractions such as a dolphinarium, a wading pool, a fun fair and a mini golf course, according to KCNA. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) and his wife Ri Sol-Ju attend the opening ceremony of the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground on Rungna Islet along the Taedong River in Pyongyang in this July 25, 2012 photograph released by the North's KCNA to Reuters on July 26, 2012.The Rungna People's Pleasure Ground has attractions such as a dolphinarium, a wading pool, a fun fair and a mini golf course, according to KCNA. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




North Korean students study in front of portraits of the country's late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il at the Kim Chaek University of Technology in Pyongyang, on September 20, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

North Korean students study in front of portraits of the country's late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il at the Kim Chaek University of Technology in Pyongyang, on September 20, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




North Korean war veterans arrive to attend celebrations of “War Victory Day”, which falls on July 27, of the 1950-53 Korean War in Pyongyang, on July 26, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Korean war veterans arrive to attend celebrations of “War Victory Day”, which falls on July 27, of the 1950-53 Korean War in Pyongyang, on July 26, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




In this September 17, 2012 photo, the sun sets over the tower of the Juche Idea in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

In this September 17, 2012 photo, the sun sets over the tower of the Juche Idea in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




A group of North Koreans pose for a picture near the newly constructed development project area on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, September 19, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

A group of North Koreans pose for a picture near the newly constructed development project area on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, September 19, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




In this Sunday, September 23, 2012 photo, North Korean farmers work at Migok Cooperative Farm in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Farmers would be able to keep a bigger share of their crops under proposed changes aiming to boost production by North Korea's collective farms, which have chronically struggled to provide enough food for the country's 24 million people. The signs read “Fortune of holding great leader (Kim Il Sung) as father”, left, and “Fortune of holding great general (Kim Jong Il) as father”. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

In this Sunday, September 23, 2012 photo, North Korean farmers work at Migok Cooperative Farm in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Farmers would be able to keep a bigger share of their crops under proposed changes aiming to boost production by North Korea's collective farms, which have chronically struggled to provide enough food for the country's 24 million people. The signs read “Fortune of holding great leader (Kim Il Sung) as father”, left, and “Fortune of holding great general (Kim Jong Il) as father”. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




A North Korean tour guide is pictured at a history museum in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju on December 15, 2012. China is North Korea's biggest trading partner by far, and most of the business passes through Dandong in the northeast, where lorries piled high with tyres and sacks were processed at a customs post. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

A North Korean tour guide is pictured at a history museum in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju on December 15, 2012. China is North Korea's biggest trading partner by far, and most of the business passes through Dandong in the northeast, where lorries piled high with tyres and sacks were processed at a customs post. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)




A North Korean couple pose for a wedding picture near the newly constructed development project area on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, September 19, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

A North Korean couple pose for a wedding picture near the newly constructed development project area on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, September 19, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




A North Korean girl waves from her classroom at a nursery school  in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

A North Korean girl waves from her classroom at a nursery school in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)




In this September 18, 2012 photo, a North Korean woman walks past a huge picture at the Korean Film Studio in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

In this September 18, 2012 photo, a North Korean woman walks past a huge picture at the Korean Film Studio in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




North Koreans dance and flip colored cards to form a giant image in the seats of a stadium during an Arirang mass games performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, September 9, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

North Koreans dance and flip colored cards to form a giant image in the seats of a stadium during an Arirang mass games performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, September 9, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




This picture taken on December 15, 2012 shows North Korean girls dancing during a performance at a nursery school in the North Korean border town of Siniuju, across from China's northeastern city of Dandong. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

This picture taken on December 15, 2012 shows North Korean girls dancing during a performance at a nursery school in the North Korean border town of Siniuju, across from China's northeastern city of Dandong. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)




North Korean students sing a patriotic song on a street in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, September 24, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

North Korean students sing a patriotic song on a street in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, September 24, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




A North Korean boy looks on as he prepares for a music drill at a nursery school  in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

A North Korean boy looks on as he prepares for a music drill at a nursery school in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)




In this August 10, 2012 photo, North Korean workers check the machinery at a fertilizer factory in Hamhung, North Korea's second largest city in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It has been a tough year for North Korea's farmers, who grappled with an extended dry spell in the spring, followed by heavy rains from a series of summer storms and typhoon. The U.N. is launching a field mission across North Korea to gauge the state of the food situation. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this August 10, 2012 photo, North Korean workers check the machinery at a fertilizer factory in Hamhung, North Korea's second largest city in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It has been a tough year for North Korea's farmers, who grappled with an extended dry spell in the spring, followed by heavy rains from a series of summer storms and typhoon. The U.N. is launching a field mission across North Korea to gauge the state of the food situation. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Korean children push a bus in a street in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

North Korean children push a bus in a street in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




In this September 22, 2012 photo, a North Korean traffic coordinator stands on duty in Kaesong, North Korea. Kaesong, which sits just north of the Demilitarized Zone separating North Korea and South Korea, was the ancient capital of the Koryo Dynasty for 500 years until 1392. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

In this September 22, 2012 photo, a North Korean traffic coordinator stands on duty in Kaesong, North Korea. Kaesong, which sits just north of the Demilitarized Zone separating North Korea and South Korea, was the ancient capital of the Koryo Dynasty for 500 years until 1392. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




North Koreans children dance during an Arirang mass games performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, September 9, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

North Koreans children dance during an Arirang mass games performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, September 9, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Korean children lift toy barbells during play time at a school for the performing arts in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

North Korean children lift toy barbells during play time at a school for the performing arts in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Koreans flip colored cards to form a giant North Korean flag during an Arirang mass games performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, September 9, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

North Koreans flip colored cards to form a giant North Korean flag during an Arirang mass games performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, September 9, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




A North Korean seller is reflected in a mirror as she waits for customers at a shop in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

A North Korean seller is reflected in a mirror as she waits for customers at a shop in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)




Two North Korean men have their photo taken by a relative after finishing games of bowling at a Pyongyang, North Korea bowling alley on Friday September 7, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

Two North Korean men have their photo taken by a relative after finishing games of bowling at a Pyongyang, North Korea bowling alley on Friday September 7, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Korea girls perform for visitors at a nursery school in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

North Korea girls perform for visitors at a nursery school in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)




In this September 18, 2012 photo, a North Korean walks out from a underpass in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

In this September 18, 2012 photo, a North Korean walks out from a underpass in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




A North Korean traffic coordinator stands on a roadside near portraits of the late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il during a foggy morning on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, December  17, 2012. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

A North Korean traffic coordinator stands on a roadside near portraits of the late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il during a foggy morning on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, December 17, 2012. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)




North Koreans bow in front of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il at the Mansu Hill area of Pyongyang on Sunday September 9, 2012, to celebrate the country's National Day. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

North Koreans bow in front of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il at the Mansu Hill area of Pyongyang on Sunday September 9, 2012, to celebrate the country's National Day. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this Monday, September 24, 2012 photo, a small boat goes by a man fishing along the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

In this Monday, September 24, 2012 photo, a small boat goes by a man fishing along the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




This picture taken on December 15, 2012 shows a North Korea teacher (L) during a music class at a nursery school in the North Korean border town of Siniuju, across from China's northeastern city of Dandong. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

This picture taken on December 15, 2012 shows a North Korea teacher (L) during a music class at a nursery school in the North Korean border town of Siniuju, across from China's northeastern city of Dandong. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)




North Korean students use computers near portraits of the country's later leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il at the Kim Chaek University of Technology in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, September 20, 2012. The university was founded in 1948 and its digital e-library was created in 2005. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

North Korean students use computers near portraits of the country's later leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il at the Kim Chaek University of Technology in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, September 20, 2012. The university was founded in 1948 and its digital e-library was created in 2005. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




A North Korean woman reacts while her friend takes a picture in front of the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, September 19, 2012.  (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

A North Korean woman reacts while her friend takes a picture in front of the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, September 19, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




In this September 22, 2012 photo, North Koreans ride bicycles past a propaganda poster in Kaesong, North Korea. Kaesong, which sits just north of the Demilitarized Zone separating North Korea and South Korea, was the ancient capital of the Koryo Dynasty for 500 years until 1392. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

In this September 22, 2012 photo, North Koreans ride bicycles past a propaganda poster in Kaesong, North Korea. Kaesong, which sits just north of the Demilitarized Zone separating North Korea and South Korea, was the ancient capital of the Koryo Dynasty for 500 years until 1392. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un smokes a cigarette at the General Satellite Control and Command Center after the launch of the Unha-3 (Milky Way 3) rocket carrying the second version of Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite at West Sea Satellite Launch Site in Cholsan county, on December 12, 2012, in this picture released by the North's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang December 13, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un smokes a cigarette at the General Satellite Control and Command Center after the launch of the Unha-3 (Milky Way 3) rocket carrying the second version of Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite at West Sea Satellite Launch Site in Cholsan county, on December 12, 2012, in this picture released by the North's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang December 13, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




In this September 19, 2012 photo, North Korean women perform during a fashion show at the 10th national Korean dress exhibition at Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)

In this September 19, 2012 photo, North Korean women perform during a fashion show at the 10th national Korean dress exhibition at Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)




North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) visits the Thrice Three-Revolution Red Flag Kamnamu (persimmon tree) Company under the Korean People's Army Unit 4302 in this undated picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang on August 24, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) visits the Thrice Three-Revolution Red Flag Kamnamu (persimmon tree) Company under the Korean People's Army Unit 4302 in this undated picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang on August 24, 2012. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)




A portrait of late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung glows under a spotlight as dusk descends upon Pyongyang, North Korea, on December 14, 2012. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

A portrait of late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung glows under a spotlight as dusk descends upon Pyongyang, North Korea, on December 14, 2012. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)




This picture taken on December 15, 2012 shows two girls making their way at a nursery school in the North Korean border town of Siniuju, across from China's northeastern city of Dandong. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

This picture taken on December 15, 2012 shows two girls making their way at a nursery school in the North Korean border town of Siniuju, across from China's northeastern city of Dandong. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)




A North Korean man looks out from a broken window of a bus in Pyongyang, on September 22, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)

A North Korean man looks out from a broken window of a bus in Pyongyang, on September 22, 2012. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)




North Korean waitresses prepare to serve beer at the Mansugyo Soft Drink restaurant in Pyongyang, on December 20, 2012. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the reconstruction of the restaurant that stood for decades along the Taedong river. The restaurant specializes in seven flavors of beer, cocktails, coffee and snack food. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

North Korean waitresses prepare to serve beer at the Mansugyo Soft Drink restaurant in Pyongyang, on December 20, 2012. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the reconstruction of the restaurant that stood for decades along the Taedong river. The restaurant specializes in seven flavors of beer, cocktails, coffee and snack food. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)




A truck, retrofitted to run on a barrel of burning wood, stops on a road in Hamhung, North Korea, on August 11, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A truck, retrofitted to run on a barrel of burning wood, stops on a road in Hamhung, North Korea, on August 11, 2012. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




A North Korean amusement park vendor waits for customers in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju, on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)

A North Korean amusement park vendor waits for customers in the northeastern North Korean border town of Sinuiju, on December 15, 2012. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)




North Korean workers arrange model tanks with the North Korean People's Army flags in a parade formation in front of a replica of the Grand People's Study House at the Pyongyang Folk Park, on November 18, 2012. The park, which spans Korean history from prehistoric to modern times, opened in September, 2012 after three years of construction by the North Korean soldiers. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

North Korean workers arrange model tanks with the North Korean People's Army flags in a parade formation in front of a replica of the Grand People's Study House at the Pyongyang Folk Park, on November 18, 2012. The park, which spans Korean history from prehistoric to modern times, opened in September, 2012 after three years of construction by the North Korean soldiers. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)




A conductor waits for a train at Puhung subway station in Pyongyang, on April 14, 2012. Pyongyang's metro network was opened between 1969 and 1972 by former President Kim Il Sung, and is supposedly the deepest in the world with its track some 110 meters underground. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A conductor waits for a train at Puhung subway station in Pyongyang, on April 14, 2012. Pyongyang's metro network was opened between 1969 and 1972 by former President Kim Il Sung, and is supposedly the deepest in the world with its track some 110 meters underground. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)




North Koreans play with a balloon as they wait outside Pyongyang stadium for the countdown to the new year on Monday, December 31, 2012. North Koreans celebrated the arrival of the new year, marked as “Juche 102” on North Korean calendars. “Juche” means “self reliance”, the North Korean ideology of independence promoted by North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, and modern-day North Korean calendars start with the year of his birth in 1912. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)

North Koreans play with a balloon as they wait outside Pyongyang stadium for the countdown to the new year on Monday, December 31, 2012. North Koreans celebrated the arrival of the new year, marked as “Juche 102” on North Korean calendars. “Juche” means “self reliance”, the North Korean ideology of independence promoted by North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, and modern-day North Korean calendars start with the year of his birth in 1912. (Photo by Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)




North Korean soldiers lay flowers at the base of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to pay their respects in Pyongyang, North Korea on Saturday, February 16, 2013. North Koreans turned out to commemorate what would have been the 71th birthday of Kim Jong Il who died on December 17, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

North Korean soldiers lay flowers at the base of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to pay their respects in Pyongyang, North Korea on Saturday, February 16, 2013. North Koreans turned out to commemorate what would have been the 71th birthday of Kim Jong Il who died on December 17, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Korean soldiers gather along a Pyongyang street during heavy snowfall on Sunday, February 17, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

North Korean soldiers gather along a Pyongyang street during heavy snowfall on Sunday, February 17, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




A North Korean woman sings karaoke at the Hyangsan Hotel at the foot of Mount Myohyang, North Korea, Saturday, February 23, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A North Korean woman sings karaoke at the Hyangsan Hotel at the foot of Mount Myohyang, North Korea, Saturday, February 23, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Korean synchronized swimmers perform at a mass synchronized swimming exhibition event in Pyongyang on Friday, February 15, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

North Korean synchronized swimmers perform at a mass synchronized swimming exhibition event in Pyongyang on Friday, February 15, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




A North Korean musical performance is held in Pyongyang with the words “Let's strike the imperialists mercilessly with the same success we had carrying out the 3rd nuclear test” projected on a screen, on Sunday, February 17, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A North Korean musical performance is held in Pyongyang with the words “Let's strike the imperialists mercilessly with the same success we had carrying out the 3rd nuclear test” projected on a screen, on Sunday, February 17, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Korean soldiers ride an escalator past a model of their country's Unha Rocket as they enter an exhibition in Pyongyang on Sunday, February 17, 2013 where Kimjongilia flowers, named after the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, were on display. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

North Korean soldiers ride an escalator past a model of their country's Unha Rocket as they enter an exhibition in Pyongyang on Sunday, February 17, 2013 where Kimjongilia flowers, named after the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, were on display. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




Photos showing example hair styles hang inside a hair salon in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

Photos showing example hair styles hang inside a hair salon in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




A 2013 calendar, showing a picture of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket, hangs inside a hair salon in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A 2013 calendar, showing a picture of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket, hangs inside a hair salon in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




Photos showing example hair styles hang inside a barber shop in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

Photos showing example hair styles hang inside a barber shop in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




A North Korean portrait photographer instructs North Korean soldiers to pose for a picture under a mosaic of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at an exhibition in Pyongyang on Sunday, February 17, 2013 where Kimjongilia flowers, named after Kim Jong Il, were on display. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A North Korean portrait photographer instructs North Korean soldiers to pose for a picture under a mosaic of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at an exhibition in Pyongyang on Sunday, February 17, 2013 where Kimjongilia flowers, named after Kim Jong Il, were on display. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




Young North Korean synchronized swimmers perform at an exhibition event in Pyongyang on Friday, February 15, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

Young North Korean synchronized swimmers perform at an exhibition event in Pyongyang on Friday, February 15, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




A North Korean traffic policeman on a motorcycle patrols a street in central Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, February 22, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

A North Korean traffic policeman on a motorcycle patrols a street in central Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, February 22, 2013. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




Female North Korean traffic police officers gather in front of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to pay their respects in Pyongyang, North Korea on Saturday, February 16, 2013. North Koreans turned out to commemorate what would have been the 71th birthday of Kim Jong Il who died on December 17, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

Female North Korean traffic police officers gather in front of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to pay their respects in Pyongyang, North Korea on Saturday, February 16, 2013. North Koreans turned out to commemorate what would have been the 71th birthday of Kim Jong Il who died on December 17, 2011. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




In this February 16, 2013 photo taken with an iPhone and posted to Instagram on February 16 , 2013, North Korean school boys play with an Associated Press photographer's professional camera in front of statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)

In this February 16, 2013 photo taken with an iPhone and posted to Instagram on February 16 , 2013, North Korean school boys play with an Associated Press photographer's professional camera in front of statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by David Guttenfelder/AP Photo)




North Korean soldiers attend military training in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang March 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)

North Korean soldiers attend military training in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang March 7, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/KCNA)
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