About 600 foreigners participated in an annual marathon in North Korea on Sunday, down by nearly half from the previous year, despite the easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula in recent months.The number was down from nearly 1,100 in 2017 after the international community strengthened sanctions against Pyongyang for defying U.N. Security Council resolutions sanctioning its nuclear weapon and ballistic missile development programs.The marathon was part of events celebrating the anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung, known within the country as the Day of the Sun,…READ FULL ARTICLE
