A smiling People's Army guard poses for photos with delighted students from the Chinese International School in Hong Kong in the demilitarised zone. Photo: Sean Guo

The students pose in front of statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. Photo: Sean Guo

Looking over the border to the South. Photo: Sean Guo

At army barracks. Photo: Sean Guo

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Hong Kong students return from eight-day trip to North Korea

While Kim Jong-un was threatening America, HK school party on an eight-day trip to North Korea saw smiling faces … and lots of statues

Topic | North Korea

Joanna Chiu

Published: 12:00am, 8 Apr, 2013

Updated: 1:02pm, 12 Apr, 2013

A smiling People's Army guard poses for photos with delighted students from the Chinese International School in Hong Kong in the demilitarised zone. Photo: Sean Guo

The students pose in front of statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. Photo: Sean Guo

Looking over the border to the South. Photo: Sean Guo

At army barracks. Photo: Sean Guo

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Joanna Chiu

Joanna Chiu is a contributor to Goldthread. She's been based out of Beijing and Hong Kong as a foreign correspondent covering social issues, politics and culture in China for AFP and DPA, and has written for outlets like The Economist, Foreign Policy, South China Morning Post, Quartz, and Mashable, among others. She is the chair of NüVoices, an editorial collective celebrating the work of women writers and creators on China subjects.