South Korea’s president lambasted North Korea on Friday over what he called its repressive rule and vowed to achieve a free, unified Korean Peninsula, weeks after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un …
How We Interviewed North Koreans Working in China
Perhaps the only thing tougher than interviewing workers in China about human rights is doing the same in North Korea. Still, it seemed worth trying because it might shed new light on the experiences …
North Korea’s Spy Satellite Shows Signs of Life
The Malligyong-1’s propulsion capabilities have surprised naysayers and point to the progress of North Korea’s fledgling space program.
China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Venezuela face ban on buying land
Legislation aimed at stopping US adversaries from owning farmland in Indiana will be argued before the full state Senate on ThursdayRep …
North Korea’s twice-failed spy satellite is now up and running, aerospace experts say
“Now we can definitely say the satellite is alive,” he said. North Korea announced it had launched Malligyong-1 into orbit in November, after two failed attempts. The launches drew condemnation from …
Kim Jong Un Unveils Ambitious ‘Regional Development Policy’ To Modernize Rural North Korea Amid Food Shortages
The initiative termed the “Regional Development 20×10 Policy,” aims to establish modernized factories in at least 20 remote counties annually for the next 10 years.
(3rd LD) FM Cho stresses Seoul’s ‘wholistic’ approach to encourage N. Korea’s return to denuclearization path
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul has highlighted Seoul’s “wholistic” approach employing “deterrence, dissuasion and dialogue” to encourage North Korea’s return to a denuclearization track, …
US, South Korea planning major military exercises amid tensions with North Korea
The U.S. and South Korea will launch an 11-day military exercise on the Korean Peninsula beginning next week as tensions continue to rise with North Korea after Pyongyang abandoned reconciliation with …
Japan women’s soccer team clinches Olympic spot beating North Korea in rare visit to Tokyo
The Japanese women’s soccer team won a spot at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after beating their North Korean rivals in a match that also marked the first visit by one of its football teams to Japan …
UPDATE 1-North Korea’s first spy satellite is ‘alive’, can manoeuvre, expert says
SEOUL, Feb 28 (Reuters) – North Korea’s first spy satellite is “alive”, a Netherlands-based space expert said on Tuesday, after detecting changes in its orbit that suggested Pyongyang was successfully …