An apparently chummy relationship between Kim Jong-un and Dennis Rodman deepens as the controversial former NBA basketball player travels again to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to visit Pyongyang and take in the sites in one of east Asia’s most brutal dictatorships. Apparently either ignorant of the human rights situation in North Korea and also the longstanding conflict with South Korea, Dennis Rodman calls Kim Jong-un a friend for life and has taken upon himself the task of training the North Korea basketball team.