American sees changes in his North Korean hometown

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Daniel Chun peers out of the window of the Air Koryo turboprop from China as it touches down outside Pyongyang, his former home. It has taken him less than two hours to go back nearly 60 years. There are no jumbo jets jockeying for a gate or passengers jostling for luggage at the baggage claim here.

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