http://www.mail.com/people/28604-kim-jong-un.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/28604-kim-jong-un.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763144-nkorea-years-reliable-missiles.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After 14 years of painstaking labor, North Korea finally has a rocket that can put a satellite in orbit. But that doesn't mean the reclusive country is close to having an intercontinental ballistic missile. Experts say Pyongyang is years from even having a shot at developing reliable missiles that could bombard the American mainl... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763144-nkorea-years-reliable-missiles.html 2012-12-13T15:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1759934-nkorea-years-credible-missiles.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — They don't call it rocket science for nothing. North Korea's first successful launch of a three-stage, long-range rocket has outraged world leaders who consider it similar to a missile capable of attacking the United States, Europe and other far-away targets. But experts say Pyongyang is years away from even having a shot at deve... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1759934-nkorea-years-credible-missiles.html 2012-12-13T10:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763102-nkorea-policy-seoul-to-soften-despite-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It is not too early to predict one sure winner of South Korea's presidential election next week: North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak's hardline approach to Pyongyang is going away, no matter who replaces him. The question is: Just how soft will Seoul go? Not even Pyongyang's successful launch of a long-range rocket Wednesday has... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763102-nkorea-policy-seoul-to-soften-despite-rocket.html 2012-12-13T04:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760562-nkorea-rocket-gift-to-leaders-warning-to-world.html Why would North Korea launch a rocket into space now? The act invites additional sanctions for a country where the U.N. says millions are going hungry, and the bitter cold had only increased the risk of the launch becoming the latest of several embarrassing failures. Some of Pyongyang's reasons are calendar-related: It's been 100 years since the birth of ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760562-nkorea-rocket-gift-to-leaders-warning-to-world.html 2012-12-12T09:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1759506-nkorea-springs-surprise-with-rocket-launch.html WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's successful launch of a long-range rocket caught the world by surprise after the secretive regime in Pyongyang claimed technical issues had caused a delay. It drew immediate condemnation from the U.S. North Korea declared the launch of a rocket and satellite a success early Wednesday local time. Three hours later, the U.S. m... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1759506-nkorea-springs-surprise-with-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-12T03:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747362-us-situation-dangerous-ahead-nkorea-launch.html TOKYO (AP) — The commander of American troops in Japan said Thursday that the situation ahead of North Korea's planned launch of a long-range rocket this month is "very dangerous." Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella said U.S. troops in Japan are closely monitoring activity in North Korea as it prepares for the launch. He said the United States sees the launch a... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747362-us-situation-dangerous-ahead-nkorea-launch.html 2012-12-06T08:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739508-skorea-to-reroute-flights-nkorean-rocket-path.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Monday that it plans to reroute passenger flights over the Yellow Sea to avoid possible collisions with debris from a long-range rocket that North Korea plans to launch this month. The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said it made the decision after learning that North Korea had informed China and... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739508-skorea-to-reroute-flights-nkorean-rocket-path.html 2012-12-03T19:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736098-north-korea-gears-up-to-launch-long-range-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile and nuclear programs. The North's announcement Saturday that it would launch the rocket between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22 came as President Barack Obama prepares for his second term and a... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 10:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736098-north-korea-gears-up-to-launch-long-range-rocket.html 2012-12-02T10:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1732222-nkorea-preps-rocket-launch-that-would-irk-china.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Satellite photos indicate North Korea has moved two sections of a long-range rocket in preparation for a launch that would alarm both its adversaries and lone ally China. But North Korea has yet to announce its plans, leaving some uncertainty whether and when it will proceed with a launch that would be sure to draw international condemna... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1732222-nkorea-preps-rocket-launch-that-would-irk-china.html 2012-11-30T02:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730638-sources-north-korea-replaces-defense-minister.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has replaced its defense minister with a hardline military commander believed responsible for deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010, diplomats in Pyongyang said Thursday. It is the latest in a series of high-profile appointments leader Kim Jong Un has made since he took power nearly a year ago. Diplomats in Pyongyang ... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730638-sources-north-korea-replaces-defense-minister.html 2012-11-29T09:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1727798-north-korea-joke-slips-chinas-great-firewall.html BEIJING (AP) — How did a spoof article about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un being the sexiest man alive end up as a real news item in China? Turns out it was a case of telephone, or Chinese whispers, in the digital age. Hong Kong media picked up the piece by U.S. satirical website The Onion a week ago while explaining to readers in Chinese that it was ... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1727798-north-korea-joke-slips-chinas-great-firewall.html 2012-11-29T01:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725878-chinas-party-paper-falls-onion-joke-kim.html BEIJING (AP) — The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive" — apparently unaware it is satire. The People's Daily ran a 55-page photo spread on its website Tuesday in a tribute to the round-faced leader, under the headline "North Korea's top lea... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725878-chinas-party-paper-falls-onion-joke-kim.html 2012-11-28T02:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1694472-un-nkorea-better-harvest-faces-shortages.html ROME (AP) — North Korea increased its production of staple foods for the second year in a row, thanks in part to better use of fertilizers and plastic sheeting to protect crops, but its citizens are still suffering from a serious lack of key proteins and fats in their diets, a U.N. report said Monday. A U.N. team visited all nine agricultural provinces of... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1694472-un-nkorea-better-harvest-faces-shortages.html 2012-11-12T13:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1652964-us-skorea-ready-to-respond-to-nkorea-provocation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. defense chief expressed relief Wednesday that North Korea has not followed through on a threat to launch a military strike in response to South Korean activists floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Leon Panetta said the U.S. and its ally South Korea would continue to watch for provocations from the North, and woul... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1652964-us-skorea-ready-to-respond-to-nkorea-provocation.html 2012-10-24T15:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1651506-reading-gone-with-wind-pyongyang.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The former black marketeer has read it. So has the beautiful young librarian, and the aging philosophy professor who has spent his life teaching the ruling doctrine of this isolated outpost of totalitarian socialism. At times it seems as if everyone in Pyongyang, a city full of monuments to its own mythology, has read the book. ... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1651506-reading-gone-with-wind-pyongyang.html 2012-10-24T03:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1646246-south-korean-activists-float-leaflets-nkorea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean activists floated balloons carrying tens of thousands of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea, eluding police who had disrupted an earlier launch attempt due to threats from North Korea. North Korea's military warned last week that it would strike if the South Korean activists carried through with their plan, and... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1646246-south-korean-activists-float-leaflets-nkorea.html 2012-10-22T22:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1613352-north-koreas-oz-to-forgotten-cities.html KAESONG, North Korea (AP) — From here, Pyongyang can seem like a dream. At what passes for rush hour on a Wednesday morning, there are few sounds in Kaesong's main traffic circle but the gentle squeak of bicycles and a tinny loudspeaker blaring anthems to Kim Jong Un, the baby-faced ruler who took power after his father's December death ("The footsteps of... Sun, 07 Oct 2012 10:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1613352-north-koreas-oz-to-forgotten-cities.html 2012-10-07T10:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1600660-north-korea-spark-set-nuclear-war.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A North Korean minister lashed out at the United States on Monday, warning that its "hostile" policy has left the Korean peninsula a spark away from a nuclear war. Addressing the final session of the U.N. General Assembly's annual high-level meeting, Vice Foreign Minister Pak Kil Yon said the Koreas have become "the world's most dang... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1600660-north-korea-spark-set-nuclear-war.html 2012-10-02T01:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1591568-skorea-japan-educate-people-colonial.html NEW YORK (AP) — South Korea's foreign minister said Thursday that Japan's wartime past will overshadow relations between the two staunch U.S. allies until Japan educates its people about crimes committed during colonial rule. In an interview with The Associated Press on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said: "We a... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1591568-skorea-japan-educate-people-colonial.html 2012-09-27T23:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1585406-nkorean-parliament-holds-second-session-this-year.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's parliament convened Tuesday for the second time in six months, passing a law that adds one year of compulsory education for children in the socialist nation, the first publicly announced policy change under leader Kim Jong Un. The Supreme People's Assembly's second meeting of the year was notable mainly as a dep... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1585406-nkorean-parliament-holds-second-session-this-year.html 2012-09-25T12:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1498516-nkorea-parliament-holding-closely-watched-session.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament is convening a new session that is drawing attention because it is the second in less than six months. The 687-member Supreme People's Assembly gathers Tuesday in the North Korean capital. Under late leader Kim Jong Il, parliament convened only once a year in the spring. Tuesday's session... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1498516-nkorea-parliament-holding-closely-watched-session.html 2012-09-25T01:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1571824-storms-dampen-hopes-bountiful-nkorea-harvest.html WONSAN, North Korea (AP) — First came an extended dry spell in the spring, followed by a summer of flash floods and typhoons. Now, with North Korean farmers preparing to head out into autumn fields to cut and thresh the nation's most important crop, rice, there are renewed concerns that continued harsh weather will mean another shortfall of food in this c... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1571824-storms-dampen-hopes-bountiful-nkorea-harvest.html 2012-09-19T05:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1564364-thousands-skorea-attend-funeral-rev-moon.html GAPYEONG, South Korea (AP) — Tens of thousands of mourners sobbed, sang, prayed and vowed to cherish the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's teachings Saturday as they said goodbye to their self-proclaimed messiah and "True Father," whose death earlier this month shed light again on his controversial religious and business empire. Moon, founder of the Unification Churc... Sat, 15 Sep 2012 06:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1564364-thousands-skorea-attend-funeral-rev-moon.html 2012-09-15T06:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1557042-north-korea-experimenting-with-change.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Deep in the North Korean countryside, in remote villages that outsiders seldom reach, farmers are now said to be given nearly one-third of their harvests to sell at market prices. Collective farms are reportedly being reorganized into something closer to family farms. State propagandists are expounding the glories of change under the country's n... Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1557042-north-korea-experimenting-with-change.html 2012-09-12T07:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1545966-romantic-comedy-twist-with-nkorean-acrobats.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It's a classic tale of a small-town girl who follows her dreams to the big city. But in this case, the girl is a North Korean coal miner, the big city is Pyongyang and her dream is to become a high-flying trapeze artist. "Comrade Kim Goes Flying," a collaboration between a North Korean director and two European filmmakers, premie... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1545966-romantic-comedy-twist-with-nkorean-acrobats.html 2012-09-07T15:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1535744-unification-church-founder-rev-moon-dies-92.html GAPYEONG, South Korea (AP) — The Rev. Sun Myung Moon was a self-proclaimed messiah who built a global business empire. He called both North Korean leaders and American presidents his friends, but spent time in prisons in both countries. His followers around the world cherished him, while his detractors accused him of brainwashing recruits and extracting money from worshipper... Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1535744-unification-church-founder-rev-moon-dies-92.html 2012-09-03T01:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1524444-twin-typhoons-raise-fears-disaster-prone-nkorea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Twin typhoons renewed fears of a humanitarian crisis in North Korea, where poor drainage, widespread deforestation and crumbling infrastructure can turn even a routine rainstorm into a catastrophic flood. Typhoon Bolaven struck the North on Tuesday and Wednesday, submerging houses and roads, ruining thousands of acres of crops an... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1524444-twin-typhoons-raise-fears-disaster-prone-nkorea.html 2012-08-31T02:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1522546-typhoon-hits-n-korea-reeling-floods.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A powerful typhoon that killed at least 10 people in South Korea hit the North early Wednesday, knocking down hundreds of trees, destroying power cables and causing blackouts in a country already struggling to rebuild from earlier flooding. Big rainstorms often mean catastrophe in North Korea because of poor drainage, deforestati... Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1522546-typhoon-hits-n-korea-reeling-floods.html 2012-08-29T00:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1512052-nkoreas-economic-zone-remains-under-construction.html RASON, North Korea (AP) — 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 built, railway lines are being linked to routes to Siberia, and piers at the harbor expanded. This week, an international trade fair staged at the exhibition hall in the zone in Nort... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1512052-nkoreas-economic-zone-remains-under-construction.html 2012-08-22T09:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1506050-senior-north-korean-leader-meets-chinese-president.html BEIJING (AP) — The powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with both President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday morning, after Beijing earlier in the week agreed to help Pyongyang revamp two trade zones near the Chinese border. The high-level talks are a sign that Beijing and Pyongyang are strengthening ties after Kim took over fol... Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1506050-senior-north-korean-leader-meets-chinese-president.html 2012-08-17T02:57:00Z