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>> it's a lot to put out there actually. and i mean, the devil is in the details but what a lot to do given that you know, it was little rocket man and my button is bigger than your button. it's a lot of the progress. maybe kim jong unis looking at his economy and his people eating tree barkann realize he has to do more. >> he's not eating tree bark. >> no, he's eating kobe beef. but you know, a lot is to be determined on there but i hope -- i would rather credit the olympics. they didn't get very good ratings but maybe they opened up diplomatic channels. >> i thought it was interesting about ...

Like most families in this farming co-op, they grow their own crops in the front yard. offering to share some of their food with us, they tell me this is a typical lunch. it's got a kick to it. it's strong. duck eggs, bean paste, and rice wrapped in lettuce with garlic and spices. simple, healthy, delicious. a lot of people in the outside world think that people in north korea still are starving. how is the food supply now? i ask about a time most north koreans didn't have enough to eat. the north kore famine of the late 1990s hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of north koreans died of s...

The space between things gets wider, more pastoral, and more beautiful. looking around at my fellow passengers, it could be hard to distinguish between the 135-plus ethnic groups that make up the burmese population. the very name "burma" refers actually to only one of these groups. what they all seem to have in common, however, is thanaka, a face paint and sunblock made from tree bark that masks many of their faces. it's ubiquitous here. at first jarring to see, it quickly becomes something you get used to and take for granted. yangon's gravitational pull broken, and with darkness falling, the...

This is a family that has been selected for us. like most families in this farming co-op, they grow their own crops in the front yard. offering to share some of their food with us, they tell me this is a typical lunch. it's got a kick to it. it's strong. duck eggs, bean paste, and rice wrapped in lettuce with garlic and spices. simple, healthy, delicious. a lot of people in the outside world think that people in north korea still are starving. how is the food supply now? i ask about a time most north koreans didn't have enough to eat. the north korean famine of the late 1990s. hundreds of thou...

After going up to the mountain for food and wondered just how long we'll have to do this. but it's not a problem now compared to that. this is all homegrown. after farming for a year, we get rice and money to live off of, which is great. this house, i got it for free. >> he gives me a tour. like every north korean living room, there are portraits of the late leaders. >> translator: this is a photo of our family and the general when he came to visit. >> you have a dvd player here. what kind of dvds do you like to watch? >> translator: cooking and lifestyle, new songs, movies. i watch a lot of t...