Political Scientists Explain How Kim Jong-Un Is Consolidating Power
The real reason for the ouster and execution of North Korea's Jang Song-thaek, considered the second most powerful person in the nuclear-armed nation, may have little to do with his supposed crime of...
View ArticleNorth Korea's 2013 Summed Up In 13 Photos
If you've spent 2013 in a coma and the first thing you need to be briefed about is the state of North Korea, you've clicked the right link.In chronological order, we've selected the imagery that best...
View ArticleWhy North Korean Defectors Keep Returning Home
For years, the South Korean government has been opening its arms to defectors from the North — some 25,000 North Korean defectors are known of in South Korea, having made a journey that is not just...
View ArticleKim Jong-Un Rings In New Year With Mention Of Uncle's Execution As Removal Of...
NKorean leader boasts of removal of "filth" in new year after execution of his uncleSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is boasting of internal strength in the new year because of...
View ArticleIs It Remotely Plausible That Kim Jong-un Had His Uncle Eaten By 120 Dogs?
The big news out of North Korea today is that, according to the Strait Times, Kim Jong-un fed his uncle to 120 hungry dogs after he was purged from the North Korean leadership.According to the report,...
View ArticleRumors Swirl About The Possible Demise Of Kim Jong-un's Aunt
Fresh from the news that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had his uncle executed (possibly, but probably not, by feeding him to 120 hungry dogs), there's a new question in Seoul: What happened to Kim's...
View ArticleSouth Korean Media: Kim Jong-un Ordered The Execution Of His Uncle's Entire...
South Korea's state news agency is reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of his uncle's entire family, including children."Extensive executions have been carried out...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Looming Collapse In One Statistic
The punch-drunk North Korea is standing on wobbly legs, and America really doesn't want to be ill-prepared for its fall.That's why Dr. Bruce W. Bennett, a resident North Korea security expert at Rand...
View Article7 Scary Things That Could Happen After A North Korean Collapse
A report recently released by the RAND Corporation highlights a series of unfortunate events that could follow if North Korea, already on unsteady footing, were suddenly to collapse.The risk of a...
View ArticleIt Turns Out Kim Jong-un's Uncle Was Not Fed To A Pack Of Wild Dogs
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's uncle was shot to death after committing "tremendous crimes against the government," a senior North Korean diplomat told Sky News.Last month, the North Korean state...
View ArticleUN Warns Kim Jong Un That He Might Face Charges Over Crimes Against Humanity
GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korean security chiefs and possibly even Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un himself should face international justice for ordering systematic torture, starvation and mass killings...
View ArticleVideo Reveals Horrifying Tales And Drawings From North Korea Prison Survivors
To coincide with a new United Nations report calling for an investigation into crimes against humanity in North Korean prison camps, Human Rights Watch has released a video featuring horrific tales...
View ArticleYes, North Korea Has Elections — Here's How They Work
North Korea will hold fair and open parliamentary elections this weekend, giving citizens a chance to decide which candidate will best represent their interests for the next five years. Ha, not...
View ArticleKim Jong-un Was Elected Unanimously With 100% Turnout
With a perfect 100 percent voter turnout in his district, Kim Jong-un was 'elected' as North Korea's supreme leader after also grabbing 100 percent of the vote. The news, straight from the government...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Founder Wrote An Anti-American Children's Story — Here Are The...
Brainwashing the next generation is a big deal in North Korea, where two former supreme leaders authored propaganda-filled children's books, as uncovered by Sydney University researcher Christopher...
View ArticleEscaped North Korean Intelligence Official Describes The Paranoia Driving...
The official described how assassination attempts on Kim Jong-il, the country's leader until three years ago, drove the country's feared internal security apparatus to take elaborate measures against...
View ArticleA North Korean Official Was Reportedly Executed By Flamethrower For Ties To...
A North Korean official has been executed with a flame-thrower, South Korean media has reported, amid a crackdown on loyalists of Kim Jong-un's purged uncle.As many as 11 senior party officials with...
View ArticleNorth Korea Branches Out Into Ivory, Fake Cigarette, And Pharmaceutical Trade
North Korea has diversified its business model for earning hard currency, shifting from a reliance on manufacturing drugs and counterfeiting foreign bank notes to smuggling products from endangered...
View ArticleNorth Korean Officials Go After London Salon For Making Fun Of Kim Jong-Un's...
Police said Tuesday they had intervened after North Korean embassy officials reportedly told a London hairdresser to take down a discount haircuts advert featuring leader Kim Jong-Un.Mo Nabbach told...
View ArticleNever-Before-Seen Photos Of Kim Jong-un As A Young Boy
Rare new photographs of Kim Jong-un as a young boy have emerged during a concert for the North Korean air force.Pictures showing the 31-year-old North Korean leader as a chubby toddler, saluting while...
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