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NKorea's economic zone remains under construction
More than a year after construction began, the road from China to North Korea's special economic zone in Rason is paved. Power substations are being ...
North Korea's new leader makes diplomatic debut
Kim Jong Un the marshal became Kim Jong Un the statesman as he met with Chinese political dignitaries in meetings that marked his first official foray ...
NKoreans perform mass 'Arirang' with new Kim odes
An updated version of North Korea's elaborate "Arirang" performance has opened in Pyongyang. Wednesday's performance featured up to 100,000 North ...
Some rue neglect at SKorea's 'enemy cemetery'
Just south of the Demilitarized Zone, hundreds of identical wooden grave markers poke from a grassy hill surrounded by rice paddies and trees.
Kim given new title; NKorea introduces army chief
Hundreds of soldiers danced in Pyongyang's plazas after North Korea announced that leader Kim Jong Un was named marshal, a title cementing his status ...
Analysis: Signs emerge Kim leading NKorea his way
From Mickey Mouse and a mysterious female companion, to the whiff of economic reform and the surprising ouster of his military mentor, evidence is ...
NKorea promotes Kim Jong Un to marshal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been granted the title of marshal, state media reported Wednesday, cementing his status as the authoritarian ...
NKorea promotes Kim Jong Un to military's top rank
North Korea says its leader Kim Jong Un has been promoted to marshal, the military's highest rank. North Korean state media made the announcement ...
Reshuffle puts N. Korean leader's mark on military
North Korea is reshuffling its most powerful institution: its million-man military. The authoritarian regime has dismissed the army chief — a key ...
Military mentor to NKorean leader dismissed
Seven months ago, he was the guardian figure always at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's side, a top military official whose experience and position ...
KCNA: North Korea names new vice marshal
The official Korean Central News Agency says North Korea has named a new vice marshal. Hyon Yong Chol was named vice marshal of the Korean People's ...
Ex-NKorean star recalls 'ping pong diplomacy'
Her eyes well up when Li Pun Hui recalls her role in a historic example of "ping pong diplomacy." In 1991, the North Korean table tennis star paired ...
NKorea TV shows "Rocky," plays "My Way"
North Korea is tapping into some American-style movie inspiration by showing the film icon Rocky Balboa pounding his Soviet rival. State TV on ...
NKorea TV shows 'Rocky' clips, plays 'My Way'
North Korea is tapping into some American-style movie inspiration by showing the film icon Rocky Balboa pounding his Soviet rival. State TV on ...
Small world: Show for N. Korea's Kim goes Disney
Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh took the stage in North Korea during a concert for new leader Kim Jong Un, in an unusual — and unauthorized — ...
South Korean detained for unapproved trip to North
As North Koreans cheered and waved white "unified Korea" flags, a South Korean activist was detained as soon as he set foot on home soil Thursday, ...
South Korea anthem talk draws disloyalty claims
A South Korean lawmaker's suggestion to replace the national anthem with a folk song popular in both Koreas does not at first glance seem like an act ...
NKorean claims South agents tricked her to defect
In a rare news conference by a repatriated North Korean defector, a woman claimed she was tricked into defecting six years ago by South Korean agents ...
NKorea slams US, SKorea use of flag in war drills
North Korea on Monday called the use of its flag during U.S.-South Korean military drills last week a serious provocation and evidence of U.S.
In North Korea, learning to hate US starts early
A framed poster on the wall of a kindergarten classroom shows bright-eyed children brandishing rifles and bayonets as they attack a hapless American ...
Huge US, SKorea war games called warning to NKorea
A huge North Korean flag disappeared behind a tower of flames and thick black smoke Friday as South Korean fighter jets and U.S. attack helicopters ...
US envoy: North Korean isolation hides suffering
The United States is working to break an "information blockade" that allows North Korea to hide its rights abuses and keep its people away from news ...