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North Korean school girls stop at a kiosk selling flowers on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

North Korean school girls stop at a kiosk selling flowers on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



A tourist takes a photo during a visit to a subway station in Pyongyang on July 23, 2017. The Westerners lined up before giant statues of North Korea’s founder Kim Il- Sung and his son and successor Kim Jong- Il on Sunday and, on command from their guide, bowed deeply - a ritual that the Trump administration intends to stop US tourists performing, with Washington due to impose a ban on its citizens holidaying in the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK), as the North is officially known. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A tourist takes a photo during a visit to a subway station in Pyongyang on July 23, 2017. The Westerners lined up before giant statues of North Korea’s founder Kim Il- Sung and his son and successor Kim Jong- Il on Sunday and, on command from their guide, bowed deeply - a ritual that the Trump administration intends to stop US tourists performing, with Washington due to impose a ban on its citizens holidaying in the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK), as the North is officially known. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



In this Friday, July 21, 2017, photo, a man stands near the pathway leading to where an unexploded bomb was found near the railway which runs through Hamhung from Pyongyang to the northeastern port of Chongjin. North Korea is just one of many countries still dealing with the explosive legacy of major wars. But the three-year Korean War, which ended in what was supposed to be a temporary armistice on July 27, 1953, was one of the most brutal ever fought. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

In this Friday, July 21, 2017, photo, a man stands near the pathway leading to where an unexploded bomb was found near the railway which runs through Hamhung from Pyongyang to the northeastern port of Chongjin. North Korea is just one of many countries still dealing with the explosive legacy of major wars. But the three-year Korean War, which ended in what was supposed to be a temporary armistice on July 27, 1953, was one of the most brutal ever fought. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



In this Thursday, July 20, 2017, photo, North Koreans cycle while others walk past a fertilizer plant in Hamhung, North Korea's second-largest city. North Korea is just one of many countries still dealing with unexploded ordnance. Hamhung area and the nearby port of Hungnam were hit particularly hard by U.S. bombers because they were an industrial center and home to the largest nitrogen fertilizer plant in Asia. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

In this Thursday, July 20, 2017, photo, North Koreans cycle while others walk past a fertilizer plant in Hamhung, North Korea's second-largest city. North Korea is just one of many countries still dealing with unexploded ordnance. Hamhung area and the nearby port of Hungnam were hit particularly hard by U.S. bombers because they were an industrial center and home to the largest nitrogen fertilizer plant in Asia. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



In this Friday, July 21, 2017, photo, women cycle past a construction site on the outskirts of Hamhung, North Korea's second-largest city, where construction workers unearthed a rusted but still potentially deadly mortar round in February. North Korea is just one of many countries still dealing with the explosive legacy of major wars. But the three-year Korean War, which ended in what was supposed to be a temporary armistice on July 27, 1953, was one of the most brutal ever fought. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

In this Friday, July 21, 2017, photo, women cycle past a construction site on the outskirts of Hamhung, North Korea's second-largest city, where construction workers unearthed a rusted but still potentially deadly mortar round in February. North Korea is just one of many countries still dealing with the explosive legacy of major wars. But the three-year Korean War, which ended in what was supposed to be a temporary armistice on July 27, 1953, was one of the most brutal ever fought. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



In this Friday, July 21, 2017, photo, men and boys rest at a construction site on the outskirts of Hamhung, North Korea's second-largest city, where construction workers unearthed a rusted but still potentially deadly mortar round in February. North Korea is just one of many countries still dealing with the explosive legacy of major wars. But the three-year Korean War, which ended in what was supposed to be a temporary armistice on July 27, 1953, was one of the most brutal ever fought. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

In this Friday, July 21, 2017, photo, men and boys rest at a construction site on the outskirts of Hamhung, North Korea's second-largest city, where construction workers unearthed a rusted but still potentially deadly mortar round in February. North Korea is just one of many countries still dealing with the explosive legacy of major wars. But the three-year Korean War, which ended in what was supposed to be a temporary armistice on July 27, 1953, was one of the most brutal ever fought. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



In this Friday, July 21, 2017, photo, Maj. Jong Il Hyon, 44, a member of a bomb squad for South Hamgyong, speaks to The Associated Press at a construction site on the outskirts of Hamhung, North Korea's second-largest city, where workers unearthed a rusted but still potentially deadly mortar round in February. Over the years, Maj. Jong Il Hyon, a 10-year veteran, has lost five colleagues to explosions. He carries a lighter one gave him before he died. He also bears a scar on his left cheek from a bomb disposal mission gone wrong. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

In this Friday, July 21, 2017, photo, Maj. Jong Il Hyon, 44, a member of a bomb squad for South Hamgyong, speaks to The Associated Press at a construction site on the outskirts of Hamhung, North Korea's second-largest city, where workers unearthed a rusted but still potentially deadly mortar round in February. Over the years, Maj. Jong Il Hyon, a 10-year veteran, has lost five colleagues to explosions. He carries a lighter one gave him before he died. He also bears a scar on his left cheek from a bomb disposal mission gone wrong. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



University students dressed in their traditional Korean dresses for the start of a mass dance on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea as part of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

University students dressed in their traditional Korean dresses for the start of a mass dance on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea as part of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



A university student wears a pair of rain boots with her traditional Korean dress as she waits in the rain for the start of a mass dance on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea as part of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A university student wears a pair of rain boots with her traditional Korean dress as she waits in the rain for the start of a mass dance on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea as part of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



University students wearing traditional Korean dresses wait in the rain for the start of a mass dance on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea as part of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

University students wearing traditional Korean dresses wait in the rain for the start of a mass dance on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea as part of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



Umbrellas are left at the bottom of the stairs as people pay their respects and lay flowers at the foot of giant bronze statues of their late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Munsu Hill on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea as part of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Umbrellas are left at the bottom of the stairs as people pay their respects and lay flowers at the foot of giant bronze statues of their late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Munsu Hill on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea as part of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



Jon Kuk Chol, 31, a student at Pyongyang Print and Publishing University, speaks to The Associated Press on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, ahead of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Jon Kuk Chol, 31, a student at Pyongyang Print and Publishing University, speaks to The Associated Press on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, ahead of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



Kim Hyo Sim, 21, a student at Pyongyang City Commercial College speaks to The Associated Press on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, ahead of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Kim Hyo Sim, 21, a student at Pyongyang City Commercial College speaks to The Associated Press on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, ahead of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



Ri Su Jong, 18, a student at Pyongyang City Commercial College speaks to The Associated Press on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, ahead of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Ri Su Jong, 18, a student at Pyongyang City Commercial College speaks to The Associated Press on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, ahead of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



Swimmers gather in a wave pool at a water park in a leisure complex in Pyongyang on July 21, 2017. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

Swimmers gather in a wave pool at a water park in a leisure complex in Pyongyang on July 21, 2017. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



Swimmers watch as a man performs a dive from a platform at a water park in a leisure complex in Pyongyang on July 21, 2017. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

Swimmers watch as a man performs a dive from a platform at a water park in a leisure complex in Pyongyang on July 21, 2017. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A photo taken on July 24, 2017 shows a man leaning from the balcony of an apartment building in Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A photo taken on July 24, 2017 shows a man leaning from the balcony of an apartment building in Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A photo taken on July 26, 2017 shows a cyclist passing a display featuring images of missile launches and military exercises, on a street in Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A photo taken on July 26, 2017 shows a cyclist passing a display featuring images of missile launches and military exercises, on a street in Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



Students clean the steps in front of the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il at Mansu hill as the country marks “Victory Day” in Pyongyang on July 27, 2017. July 27, which is the 64th anniversary of the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement, is a public holiday in the nuclear-armed North and celebrated as Victory Day. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

Students clean the steps in front of the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il at Mansu hill as the country marks “Victory Day” in Pyongyang on July 27, 2017. July 27, which is the 64th anniversary of the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement, is a public holiday in the nuclear-armed North and celebrated as Victory Day. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A school boy walks among soldiers at the end of a work day on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A school boy walks among soldiers at the end of a work day on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows a general view of a street in the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows a general view of a street in the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows a boy standing with a karaoke machine at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. The West Sea Barrage beach features as a stopping point for foreign tourists, and is a destination for North Korean work groups from the neighbouring area. The beach lies at the end of an eight- kilometre- long barrage that separates the sea from the Taedong River, which runs through Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows a boy standing with a karaoke machine at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. The West Sea Barrage beach features as a stopping point for foreign tourists, and is a destination for North Korean work groups from the neighbouring area. The beach lies at the end of an eight- kilometre- long barrage that separates the sea from the Taedong River, which runs through Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows two men carrying a karaoke machine at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows two men carrying a karaoke machine at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows a hostess cooking clams using gasoline, at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampho, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows a hostess cooking clams using gasoline, at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampho, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows a group of women playing a game at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows a group of women playing a game at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows beach- goers dancing at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows beach- goers dancing at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows two men arm- wrestling before a general view of the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows two men arm- wrestling before a general view of the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows beach- goers dancing at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

A photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows beach- goers dancing at the West Sea Barrage beach outside the coastal city of Nampo, southwest of Pyongyang. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



In this Wednesday, July 26, 2017, photo, a waitress pours a new type of Taedonggang beer, the eighth in its line of specialty brews, made of wheat and hops at the Taedonggang Brewery in Pyongyang, North Korea. Taedonggang beers are generally reputed to be world-class, which is a matter of national pride among many North Koreans. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, July 26, 2017, photo, a waitress pours a new type of Taedonggang beer, the eighth in its line of specialty brews, made of wheat and hops at the Taedonggang Brewery in Pyongyang, North Korea. Taedonggang beers are generally reputed to be world-class, which is a matter of national pride among many North Koreans. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



North Koreans are seen in silhouette as they start their morning commute down a road intersection on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

North Koreans are seen in silhouette as they start their morning commute down a road intersection on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



A man reads the local newspaper displayed on a stand while others browse the intranet system on computers at the Grand People's Study House Monday, July 24, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The building is situated on Kim Il Sung Square and serves as the central library where North Koreans also go to for language classes such as English, Chinese German and Japanese. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A man reads the local newspaper displayed on a stand while others browse the intranet system on computers at the Grand People's Study House Monday, July 24, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The building is situated on Kim Il Sung Square and serves as the central library where North Koreans also go to for language classes such as English, Chinese German and Japanese. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



A man looks out the window of a double decker bus at the end of a work day on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A man looks out the window of a double decker bus at the end of a work day on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



North Korean men and women attend a Chinese language class at the Grand People's Study House on Monday, July 24, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The building is situated on Kim Il Sung Square and serves as the central library where North Koreans also go to for language classes such as English, Chinese, German and Japanese. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

North Korean men and women attend a Chinese language class at the Grand People's Study House on Monday, July 24, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. The building is situated on Kim Il Sung Square and serves as the central library where North Koreans also go to for language classes such as English, Chinese, German and Japanese. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



A hotel staff member mops the floor where a picture featuring portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il decorates the lobby wall Monday, June 19, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A hotel staff member mops the floor where a picture featuring portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il decorates the lobby wall Monday, June 19, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



University students wearing traditional Korean dresses wait in the rain for the start of a mass dance on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea as part of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

University students wearing traditional Korean dresses wait in the rain for the start of a mass dance on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea as part of celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)
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