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U.S. sees signs that China is tiring of North Korea’s antics
US sees signs that China is tiring of North Korea's antics US officials are taking heart in mounting evidence that China, while still worried about the repercussions of a North Korean collapse, is tiring of protecting its troublesome ally. Though wary of each other on other international issues, the United…
Google chief Eric Schmidt urges North Korean leaders to adopt Internet freedom
Google chairman Eric Schmidt told North Korean officials their country would never develop unless it embraced Internet freedom, he said on Thursday as he returned from a visit to Pyongyang. Former US ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson, who led the trip, urged North Korea to adopt a moratorium…
Bill backs U.S. adoptions of North Korean orphans
The US Congress has approved a bill which aims to make it possible for Americans to adopt orphaned North Korean children. The North Korea Refugee Adoption Act instructs the US State Department to devise a comprehensive strategy to facilitate the adoption of North Korean children by US citizens. US Republican…
Don’t worry: Story about North Koreans finding unicorn lair just a mistranslation
Agency said it reconfirmed the lair of one of the unicorns ridden by the ancient King Tongmyong but the story is not true Mystery surrounds what really goes on within the borders of North Korea, from the number of political prisoners held in brutal labour camps, to whether Kim Jong-un has really tied…
North Korean news agency claims ‘unicorn lair’ of ancient leader discovered
Normally, North Korea’s official state news agency is the place to go for reports ranging from the reclusive totalitarian state’s unparalleled scientific achievements to the limitless love which its inhabitants reserve for their successive leaders. Yet in what appears to be a genuine world exclusive, the inimitable Korean Central News…
South Korea stops anti-North event after military threats
South Korean troops and riot police on Monday prevented activists from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border after North Korea threatened a “merciless” military response. Groups of North Korean defectors had planned to launch balloons carrying 200,000 propaganda leaflets at 11:30 am (0230 GMT) from Imjingak Park on the border…
North Korean shoots officers, defects: South Korea
A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Saturday through the heavily militarised border, saying he shot dead two superior officers in the process, the South Korean military said. It is only the fourth such defection reported in the last 10 years, with none of the previous incidents involving…
North Koreans angered by Olympic flag blunder
GLASGOW — North Korea’s women’s football team refused to take the field for more than an hour Wednesday in protest at an embarrassing mix-up of their national flag on day one of the London Olympics. The team were incensed after Hampden Park’s giant screen showed images of North Korean players…
Mystery lady ‘likely North Korea leader’s wife’
A mystery woman who has accompanied North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong-Un to recent public events appears to be his wife, South Korea’s top official on cross-border affairs said Wednesday. Unification Minister Yu Woo-Ik said that “in my judgement she appears to be his wife”, in response to a question…
North Korea says U.S. fired at its flag
North Korea on Sunday denounced US-South Korean military drills near the tense border as a “provocation” and vowed to “further bolster up its nuclear deterrent”, state media reported. Some 2,000 South Korean and US troops along with jet fighters, tanks and attack helicopters took part in the live-fire exercise Friday…
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