Rare earth mineral reserves were discovered in North Korea — and it could be...
The recent discovery of rare earth mineral reserves in North Korea has the potential to redefine the country’s long-term prospects and radically alter geopolitics within the region.Thinking about the...
View ArticleNorth Korea's leader has executed 15 senior officials this year as punishment...
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the execution of 15 senior officials this year as punishment for challenging his authority, South Korea's spy agency told a closed-door...
View ArticleUS experts: Satellite images show that a nuclear reactor in North Korea might...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite images taken between January and this month show a North Korean nuclear reactor that can yield material for atomic bombs may be operating again at low power or...
View ArticleKim Jong Un won't visit Moscow after all
MOSCOW (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not attend events in Moscow next month commemorating the end of World War Two in Europe, the Kremlin said on Thursday."He has decided to stay in...
View ArticleReport: Kim Jong-Un ditched his visit to Russia because they refused to give...
Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, refused an invitation to visit Moscow to mark the Soviet Union's victory in World War II because Russia refused to meet Pyongyang's demands for special treatment...
View ArticleNorth Korea's titular head of state will visit Moscow in place of Kim Jong Un
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's titular head of state will travel to Moscow this month instead of the country's young leader, Kim Jong Un, for ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of...
View Article11 mindblowing facts about North Korea
How much do you really know about one of the most controversial countries in the world? Learn some mindblowing facts about this hermit kingdom that hangs off the east coast of China.Produced by Matthew...
View ArticleNorth Korea could reportedly develop missile-equipped submarines in two to...
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea could build a fully operational submarine equipped with ballistic missiles within two or three years, a South Korean defense official said on Monday.The official, who...
View ArticleReport: North Korea executes defense chief on treason charges
North Korea has executed its defence chief on treason charges, Seoul's National Intelligence Service was quoted as telling lawmakers, in the latest of a series of high-level purges since Kim Jong Un...
View ArticleWhy the latest report about North Korea savagely executing a general is...
It's hard to know how much of the crazy news that comes out of North Korea is true, and reports of brutal executions have been proven false in the past.But the latest report about a top-ranking general...
View ArticleWhy Kim Jong-un would savagely execute a top general (if it happened this time)
The latest shocking news out of North Korea, according to South Korea's intelligence agency (NIS), is that a top-ranking general had allegedly been executed with an anti-aircraft gun.Analyst doubts...
View ArticleSeoul to let women activists march from North to South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will allow an international women's group to enter the country on a planned march from North Korea by crossing the heavily-fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ), South Korean...
View ArticleWomen activists from Beijing are setting off for North Korea on a peace march
BEIJING (Reuters) - With tears, songs and laughter, 30 women activists set off from Beijing on Tuesday on a controversial trip to North Korea, where they will cross the heavily fortified demilitarized...
View ArticleNorth Korea has reportedly miniaturized nuclear weapons for use on a missile
North Korea said Wednesday it has succeeded in miniaturizing its nuclear weapons, a development which could allow them to be delivered by missile."It has been a long time since we began miniaturizing...
View ArticleUS admiral says the photos from North Korea's submarine missile launch aren't...
Photographs showing a North Korean missile launched from a submarine were manipulated by state propagandists and the country may be years away from developing such technology, analysts and a top U.S....
View ArticleIt now costs $8,000 per person to defect from North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - It's much more dangerous, and twice as expensive, to defect from North Korea since Kim Jong Un took power in Pyongyang three and a half years ago, refugees and experts say, and far...
View ArticleUS tried Stuxnet-style computer virus campaign against North Korea but failed
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The United States tried to deploy a version of the Stuxnet computer virus to attack North Korea's nuclear weapons program five years ago but ultimately failed, according to...
View Article95 out of 100 North Koreans favor reunion with South Korea
Reunification, for Koreans, has a mythic quality, like the Promised Land or the Holy Grail. Most Koreans dream of reunification, of a time in the future when the North and the South will join together...
View ArticleNorth Korea is advertising its gleaming new airport terminal that sells...
SEOUL (Reuters) - Designer shirts, duty free watches and cosmetics, and chocolate fondue will soon await visitors to North Korea, according to photos of Pyongyang's new airport terminal released by...
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