http://www.mail.com/organizations/1577500-north-korean-armed-forces.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1577500-north-korean-armed-forces.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102488-north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important ally and a sign that he may be giving diplomacy a chance. The trip by Vice Marshal Choe Ryong H... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102488-north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china.html 2013-05-22T16:24:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the North Korean military, departed on a chartered Air Koryo fligh... Wed, 22 May 2013 05:53:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html 2013-05-22T05:53:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067944-nkorea-issues-warning-ahead-us-skorea-summit.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday threatened the United States and South Korea over joint naval drills taking place this week in tense Yellow Sea waters ahead of a Washington summit by the allies' leaders. The warning, however, was softer than North Korea's recent highly bellicose rhetoric, and followed the North's removal of two missiles f... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:02:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2067944-nkorea-issues-warning-ahead-us-skorea-summit.html 2013-05-07T17:02:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043544-north-koreas-military-capabilities.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's military, founded 81 years ago Thursday, is older than the country itself. It began as an anti-Japanese militia and is now the heart of the nation's "military first" policy. Late leader Kim Jong Il elevated the military's role during his 17-year rule; South Korea estimates he boosted troop levels to 1.2 million sold... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:21:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043544-north-koreas-military-capabilities.html 2013-04-26T03:21:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003452-us-preparing-nkorea-actions.html BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. military officer said Sunday the Pentagon had bolstered its missile defenses and taken other steps because he "can't take the chance" that North Korea won't soon engage in some military action. Heightened tensions with North Korea led the United States to postpone congressional testimony by the chief U.S. commander ... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:55:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003452-us-preparing-nkorea-actions.html 2013-04-07T16:55:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997234-skorea-north-korea-moved-missile-to-east-coast.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After a series of escalating threats, North Korea has moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said Thursday. But he emphasized that the missile was not capable of reaching the United States and that there are no signs that the North is preparing for a full-scale conflict. North ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:01:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997234-skorea-north-korea-moved-missile-to-east-coast.html 2013-04-04T20:01:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1990440-nkorea-taps-reformist-premier-amid-nuclear-tension.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's parliament approved the appointment of a new premier seen by outside experts as an economic reformer one day after top party officials adopted a declaration making nuclear arms and a stronger economy the nation's top priorities. The U.S., meanwhile, made its latest conspicuous display of firepower, announcing it had... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:34:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1990440-nkorea-taps-reformist-premier-amid-nuclear-tension.html 2013-04-02T00:34:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989264-nkoreas-parliament-meets-amid-nuclear-tension.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After weeks of war-like rhetoric, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session taking place one day after top party officials adopted a statement declaring building nuclear weapons and the economy the nation's top priorities. The meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly fo... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:49:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989264-nkoreas-parliament-meets-amid-nuclear-tension.html 2013-04-01T18:49:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986578-analysis-nkorea-threat-bark-than-bite.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Across North Korea, soldiers are gearing up for battle and shrouding their jeeps and vans with camouflage netting. Newly painted signboards and posters call for "death to the U.S. imperialists" and urge the people to fight with "arms, not words." But even as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is issuing midnight battle cries to his ... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:19:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986578-analysis-nkorea-threat-bark-than-bite.html 2013-03-30T01:19:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935164-what-nkorea-vow-to-scrap-armistice.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953 is, at best, a fragile thing: The countries overseeing it have formally accused each other of more than 1.2 million violations. But North Korea's threat to scrap the cease-fire next Monday still matters because the armistice is the key document blocking hostilities on the Korean Pen... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:44:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1935164-what-nkorea-vow-to-scrap-armistice.html 2013-03-07T00:44:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932340-nkorea-vows-to-cancel-53-korean-war-cease-fire.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. Without elaborating, the Korean People's Army Supreme Command boasted of having "l... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:18:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932340-nkorea-vows-to-cancel-53-korean-war-cease-fire.html 2013-03-06T03:18:47Z