Archive for August, 2011

RAJIN, North Korea (Reuters) - Destitute North Korea's push to breathe new life into economic relationships with its neighbours China and Russia appears to be bearing fruit in

On Tuesday, the mysterious state launched itself into the glitzy world of cruise tourism when about 130 passengers set sail from the rundown port of Rajin, near the

China's state news agency has called for a crackdown on what it calls the spread of toxic rumors over the Internet. Xinhua published an article Tuesday in Chinese-only criticizing

Kim Jong-il’s train, including one of his personal cars, made a rare appearance on North Korea’s official broadcast station Tuesday night. Korean Central Television aired a 28-minute-long documentary on

North Korea has not yet officially recognized the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) in Libya as the North African nation’s legitimate governing authority, said an official at the

DETROIT— A Michigan soldier who died in the Korean War six decades ago is being buried Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office

Ultimate Frisbee has landed in North Korea. A group of international Frisbee players and supporters were in Pyongyang on Sunday to give some North Koreans their first taste of

Have you ever thought about the lineage of the food you eat? Well of course we don't know the parents of most chickens and cows--unless you raised them--but

The North and South Koreans bring to mind Robert Jervis’ argument that cooperation and harmony are not synonymous, and both war and cooperation can arise from the same