December 21, 2011 -- Updated 2310 GMT (0710 HKT)

Some workers can leave North Korea for the Chinese border town of Dandong, but one told CNN there are spies all over the city -- and there are fears that a country with a power vacuum could lash out. FULL STORY | BRUTAL PAST

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