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20th May 2013
 

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Sinuiju now open to vists from Western tourists

Sinuiju now open to vists from Western tourists

Western visitors will soon be allowed to enter the Sino-North Korean border town of Sinuiju on short one day trips, a Beijing-based tour company told NK News. [...]

May 14, 2013 James Pearson News 0

ANALYSIS: Why North Korea appointed a new defense minister

ANALYSIS: Why North Korea appointed a new defense minister

Purged? Moved on? Fall Guy? Michael Madden, presents four key theories for yesterday's change in defense minister. [...]

May 14, 2013 Michael Madden News 0

Experts gather for “Engage Korea” conference in Oxford

Experts gather for “Engage Korea” conference in Oxford

Some of Europe’s most respected experts on North Korea gathered at the University of Oxford on Saturday May 4 to address the question of how the international community can effectively engage North Korea. [...]

May 14, 2013 Sarah A. Son News 0

U.S. Aircraft Carrier in Korea for “routine operations”

U.S. Aircraft Carrier in Korea for “routine operations”

A U.S. Navy aircraft carried departed for two days of joint exercises in international waters with the South Korean Navy this morning, a dispatch from a U.S. Navy command ship said [...]

May 13, 2013 James Pearson News 0

December rocket launch was part of “information battle”

December rocket launch was part of “information battle”

North Korea’s December 12 rocket launch was as much about defying international opinion as testing its long-range rocket capabilities, a North Korean official has reportedly said. [...]

May 12, 2013 Rob York News 0

Rodman to discuss Kenneth Bae with Kim Jong Un in August

Rodman to discuss Kenneth Bae with Kim Jong Un in August

Dennis Rodman said he has been in communication with Kim Jong Un trying to get jailed American Kenneth Bae released, the colorful basketball star told TMZ TV in a spontaneous interview on a Los Angles street Friday [...]

May 11, 2013 Nate Thayer News 0

Kenneth Bae was arrested for plotting “Operation Jericho”

Kenneth Bae was arrested for plotting “Operation Jericho”

Kenneth Bae was arrested for planning "Operation Jericho," and carrying “propaganda materials” into North Korea, including a copy of a 2007 National Geographic documentary called “Don’t tell my mother I’m in North Korea,’ the KCNA reported early Friday morning. [...]

May 10, 2013 James Pearson News 0

Pyongyang traffic girl given mystery hero award

Pyongyang traffic girl given mystery hero award

A Pyongyang traffic warden has received a prestigious "DPRK Hero" award for "death-defyingly" protecting the leader in an "unexpected situation," a North Korean TV news broadcast reported yesterday. [...]

May 9, 2013 Chad O’Carroll News 0

In Congress, Park calls for end to ‘vicious circle’ with North

In Congress, Park calls for end to ‘vicious circle’ with North

Pyongyang's "vicious circle" of provocations and concessions must end, South Korean president Park Geun-hye said in her address to a joint session of Congress this morning. [...]

May 9, 2013 Andrew Kwon News 0

Presidents Obama, Park, issue stern warnings to North Korea

Presidents Obama, Park, issue stern warnings to North Korea

North Korea is more isolated than ever, and will no longer receive concessions from the United States and South Korea in the wake of a crisis caused by Pyongyang, Presidents Obama and Park said in a joint U.S.-South Korean press conference this morning [...]

May 7, 2013 Andrew Kwon News 0