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Kim Jong-Un with participants of the 8th Congress of the Korean Children\'s Union (KCU) in Pyongyang.
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Is Kim Jong Un a nuke-wielding madman or an astute dictator? Much of the strongman's life and thinking remains shrouded in secrecy but one thing is clear: his aggressive rhetoric and regular missile tests are becoming a nightmare for the international community. Donald Trump and Japan's Shinzo Abe have agreed more action is needed on North Korea following the isolated regime's test-firing of a second intercontinental ballistic missile in a month. But in Pyongyang, the North Koreans remain defiant. The city's landmark "pyramid" hotel received a makeover, and it now sports a shiny new propaganda sign that reads "Rocket Power Nation." —Kristine Servando