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Lars and heads the office of germany's fleet wish nauman foundation in seoul three times a year he works on projects in the north he says the progress being made is obvious . there are more consumer goods including cars and mobile phones as well as individualized clothing styles. from inside pyongyang there are numerous foreign cars it's incredible you can find brands from japan which is still considered an arch enemy despite that no one seems to have a problem with japanese luxury cars and products. a strong sign of the changing times smartphones millions have allegedly been brought into nort...

Analysts say kim yo-jong is the real power just under her power. >> kim yo-jong's power exists because of proximity to the leader himself. she is the person that he entrusts more than anyone else in the regime. >> reporter: experts say one of kim yo-jong's top responsibilities now is counterintelligence, acting as her brother's eyes and ears, helping him identify who might be plotting against him inside pyongyang's dangerous halls of power. analysts say she'll be gathering intelligence when she's at the olympics, and she could also serve as a high-level back channel for the north korean govern...

Thanks early this morning, defense secretary jim mattis said pyongyang's provocations becoming more pronounced, our goal is to solve this diplomatically. i believe president trump has been clear on this issue. joining us now the columnist for the daily beast and nuclear showdown, takes on the world gordon chang and the bureau chief in seoul, south korea. the general cap cured remarkable footage inside pyongyang, north korea, taken during a reporting trip there earlier this month. >> jonathan, let's begin with you. it's hard to imagine the situation becoming much more intense when have you lead...

Calls by japan and the eu to ramp up pressure, all this as we are learning more on how the sale of luxury goods inside north korea's connected to a secret slush fund for kim jong-un. cnn's david mckenzie live in seoul with the latest. good morning to you, david. what do we know? >> reporter: good morning, dave. yeah, you know, there is a market split, it seems, though the south koreans deny it, of the south korean strategy and that of the u.s. the americans wanting to push sanctions, potentially, harsher sanctions towards the north koreans because of their missile program. the south koreans wa...

Missile programs. pyongyang officials here say they will push forward with more nuclear tests and more missile tests. wolf? >> very disturbing. will ripley joining us from pyongyang in north korea, thanks will. for the first 100 days north korea, russia, syria, have dominated president trump's foreign policy agenda. for more let's discuss with our panel global affairs correspondent elise labott. our senior correspondent clarissa ward. and our military and diplomatic correspondent john kirby, former spokesman at the pentagon and state department. this is going to make the north koreans very a...