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A North Korean soldier stands guard on the North Korean side of the Joint Security Area in the demilitarised Zone (DMZ) on August 24, 2018 in Kaesong, North Korea. Despite ongoing international negotiations aimed at easing tensions on the Korean peninsula, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea remains the most isolated and secretive nation on earth. Since it's formation in 1948 the country has been led by the Kim dynasty, a three-generation lineage of North Korean leadership descended from the country's first leader, Kim Il-sung followed by Kim Jong-il and grandson and current leader, Kim Jong-un. Although major hostilities ceased with the signing of the Armistice in 1953, the two Koreas have remained technically at war and the demilitarised zone along the border continues to be the most fortified border in the world. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

A North Korean soldier stands guard on the North Korean side of the Joint Security Area in the demilitarised Zone (DMZ) on August 24, 2018 in Kaesong, North Korea. Despite ongoing international negotiations aimed at easing tensions on the Korean peninsula, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea remains the most isolated and secretive nation on earth. Since it's formation in 1948 the country has been led by the Kim dynasty, a three-generation lineage of North Korean leadership descended from the country's first leader, Kim Il-sung followed by Kim Jong-il and grandson and current leader, Kim Jong-un. Although major hostilities ceased with the signing of the Armistice in 1953, the two Koreas have remained technically at war and the demilitarised zone along the border continues to be the most fortified border in the world. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



In this August 20, 2018, photo, North Koreans enjoy the day on a seashore near Mount Chilbo, North Korea. Mount Chilbo, one of the country’s most cherished natural attractions, is gearing up for a future it hopes will include a lot of economic development. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this August 20, 2018, photo, North Koreans enjoy the day on a seashore near Mount Chilbo, North Korea. Mount Chilbo, one of the country’s most cherished natural attractions, is gearing up for a future it hopes will include a lot of economic development. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



North Koreans play on the dodgems at Kaeson Youth Park on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

North Koreans play on the dodgems at Kaeson Youth Park on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



Women work in the Kim Jong Suk Silk Factory on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Women work in the Kim Jong Suk Silk Factory on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



North Koreans look on as a man plays an arm wrestling game in an amusement arcade at Kaeson Youth Park on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

North Koreans look on as a man plays an arm wrestling game in an amusement arcade at Kaeson Youth Park on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



In this August 20, 2018, photo, North Korean fishermen ply the waters off Mount Chilbo, North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this August 20, 2018, photo, North Korean fishermen ply the waters off Mount Chilbo, North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



Children swim in one of the pools at the Munsu Water Park complex on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Children swim in one of the pools at the Munsu Water Park complex on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



Children take part in a cookery lesson at Songdowon International School Children's Camp on August 22, 2018 in Wonsan, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Children take part in a cookery lesson at Songdowon International School Children's Camp on August 22, 2018 in Wonsan, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



North Koreans travel on the Pyongyang metro on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

North Koreans travel on the Pyongyang metro on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



Visitors view animals in the reptile house at Pyongyang Central Zoo on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Visitors view animals in the reptile house at Pyongyang Central Zoo on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



People pass a large picture of Kim Jong-il as they walk through a station on the Pyongyang metro on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

People pass a large picture of Kim Jong-il as they walk through a station on the Pyongyang metro on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



A little girl looks back away as people read a newspaper displayed in a station on the Pyongyang metro on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

A little girl looks back away as people read a newspaper displayed in a station on the Pyongyang metro on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



In this undated photo, provided on August 19, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a construction site during a visit to the city of Samjiyon, a remote northern city near the Chinese border.  North Korea is speeding up the pace of a massive nationwide construction campaign ahead of its 70th anniversary in what leader Kim has described as a symbolic battle against anyone who would oppose his country. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)

In this undated photo, provided on August 19, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a construction site during a visit to the city of Samjiyon, a remote northern city near the Chinese border. North Korea is speeding up the pace of a massive nationwide construction campaign ahead of its 70th anniversary in what leader Kim has described as a symbolic battle against anyone who would oppose his country. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)



Young ballerinas practice during a class at Mansyongdae School Childrens' Palace on August 23, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Young ballerinas practice during a class at Mansyongdae School Childrens' Palace on August 23, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



Employees children take part in a music and dance lesson at a kindergarten in the Kim Jong Suk Silk Factory on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Employees children take part in a music and dance lesson at a kindergarten in the Kim Jong Suk Silk Factory on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



Visitors look at sea lions in a tank at Pyongyang Central Zoo on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Visitors look at sea lions in a tank at Pyongyang Central Zoo on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



In this photo taken Saturday, August 18, 2018, North Korean soldiers adjust their hats before posing for a photo on a viewing platform overlooking the caldera of Mount Paektu in North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this photo taken Saturday, August 18, 2018, North Korean soldiers adjust their hats before posing for a photo on a viewing platform overlooking the caldera of Mount Paektu in North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



In this Saturday, August 18, 2018, photo, Paula of Australia takes a photo for North Koreans during a hike arranged by Roger Shepherd of Hike Korea on Mount Paektu in North Korea. Hoping to open up a side of North Korea rarely seen by outsiders, Shepherd, a New Zealander who has extensive experience climbing the mountains of North and South Korea is leading the first group of foreign tourists allowed to trek off road and camp out under the stars on Mount Paektu, a huge volcano that straddles the border that separates China and North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this Saturday, August 18, 2018, photo, Paula of Australia takes a photo for North Koreans during a hike arranged by Roger Shepherd of Hike Korea on Mount Paektu in North Korea. Hoping to open up a side of North Korea rarely seen by outsiders, Shepherd, a New Zealander who has extensive experience climbing the mountains of North and South Korea is leading the first group of foreign tourists allowed to trek off road and camp out under the stars on Mount Paektu, a huge volcano that straddles the border that separates China and North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



In this Saturday, August 18,2018, photo, Tarjei Naess Skrede of Norway who is hiking with Roger Shepherd of Hike Korea stands near a view of the caldera and Lake Chon on Mount Paektu in North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this Saturday, August 18,2018, photo, Tarjei Naess Skrede of Norway who is hiking with Roger Shepherd of Hike Korea stands near a view of the caldera and Lake Chon on Mount Paektu in North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



In this Friday, August 17, 2018, photo, Sinead of Australia, center, and Tarjei Naess Skrede of Norway, left, stand near North Korean guides during a hiking trip organized by Roger Shepherd of Hike Korea, unseen, which included a tour of a monument near Mount Paektu in North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this Friday, August 17, 2018, photo, Sinead of Australia, center, and Tarjei Naess Skrede of Norway, left, stand near North Korean guides during a hiking trip organized by Roger Shepherd of Hike Korea, unseen, which included a tour of a monument near Mount Paektu in North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



Men pause on a diving platform on August 22, 2018 in Wonsan, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Men pause on a diving platform on August 22, 2018 in Wonsan, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



Men play tennis and relax at the Munsu Water Park complex on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Men play tennis and relax at the Munsu Water Park complex on August 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



A teacher leads children in a play session at Gyongsang Kindergarten on August 23, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

A teacher leads children in a play session at Gyongsang Kindergarten on August 23, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



Pictures of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il hang on the wall of a train carriage on the Pyongyang metro on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Pictures of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il hang on the wall of a train carriage on the Pyongyang metro on August 21, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)



In this Friday, August 17, 2018, photo, passengers alight from a flight at the airport near portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Samjiyong in North Korea. Samjiyon is one of the main focuses of a massive nationwide construction campaign ahead of North Korea's 70th anniversary in what leader Kim Jong Un has described as a symbolic battle against anyone who would oppose his country. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this Friday, August 17, 2018, photo, passengers alight from a flight at the airport near portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Samjiyong in North Korea. Samjiyon is one of the main focuses of a massive nationwide construction campaign ahead of North Korea's 70th anniversary in what leader Kim Jong Un has described as a symbolic battle against anyone who would oppose his country. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



In this Friday, August 17, 2018, photo, a North Korean guide gives a tour of Samjiyon Great Monument in Samjiyon in North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this Friday, August 17, 2018, photo, a North Korean guide gives a tour of Samjiyon Great Monument in Samjiyon in North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



In this Friday, August 17, 2018, photo, Chinese tourists arrive at the Pegaebong hotel lobby which displays a giant photo of the caldera on Mount Paektu in the town of Samjiyong in North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this Friday, August 17, 2018, photo, Chinese tourists arrive at the Pegaebong hotel lobby which displays a giant photo of the caldera on Mount Paektu in the town of Samjiyong in North Korea. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



In this Friday, August. 17, 2018, photo, a North Korean waitress prepares to serve dinner to Chinese tourists at the Pegaebong hotel in Samjiyong in North Korea. Chinese businesspeople and tourists are once again flowing over the borders – several large tourist groups were in Samjiyon last week – and South Korean officials are seriously considering ways to help the North improve its roads and railways. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this Friday, August. 17, 2018, photo, a North Korean waitress prepares to serve dinner to Chinese tourists at the Pegaebong hotel in Samjiyong in North Korea. Chinese businesspeople and tourists are once again flowing over the borders – several large tourist groups were in Samjiyon last week – and South Korean officials are seriously considering ways to help the North improve its roads and railways. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)
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