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Pyongyang, May 17 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea gave the following answer to the question raised by KCNA on Thursday

Covering inter-Korean relations for Comparative Connections throughout the past decade hasbeen a roller-coaster ride, given the peninsula’s changeable political weather. Even so, thecurrent state of affairs is unprecedented.

Apparently undeterred by the catastrophic failure of what Pyongyang claims was a rocket putting a satellite into orbit in April from its facility at Tongchang-ri, North Korea is

Three Chinese fishing boats have been hijacked by North Korean gunmen who are suspected to be part of Pyongyang’s military. A Chinese media outlet quoted a boat owner who

China’s detention of four South Korean activists, which has continued for 50 days with no details being released, testifies again to its opaque legal system, which is far

Seems a bit speedy, but there’s a quick $100 million in the bill for surveys and planning and such.Sure, the Iranians and North Koreans don’t have long-range missiles

By David Chance SEOUL | Wed May 16, 2012 10:45pm EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in

By Bloomberg News - Thu May 17 02:46:20 GMT 2012 A North Korean ship seized three Chinese boats with 29 fishermen aboard and demanded more than $140,000 to release

By Benjamin Kang Lim BEIJING | Thu May 17, 2012 12:57am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans