N. Korea: American gets hard labor
Source: CNN
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-02 02:12:31 -0700 | political-news
EDT, Thu May 2, 2013 Facebook page dedicated to Kenneth Bae after his November detention in North Korea. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A North Korean court has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years of hard labor, saying he...
American sentenced to 15 years in North Korea
Posted by: fibonnaci
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-05 13:09:10 -0700 | political-news
An American citizen has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor for crimes against North Korea, said the North Korean news agency KCNA. Pae Jun-ho, as in the U.S. named Kenneth Bae, was arrested last November when he came to...
IHT Rendezvous: For North Korea, Another Bargaining Chip?
Source: Newyork Times
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-01 20:54:36 -0700 | political-news
Bobby Lee, via The Register-Guard, via Associated Press A 1988 file photo shows Kenneth Bae, right, and a friend as freshmen students at the University of Oregon...And will a former president have to pack his bags and head to Pyongyang...
N. Korea gives US citizen 15 years' hard labour
Source: Daily Nation
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-02 07:01:23 -0700 | political-news
Rating In Summary Seoul-based activist Do Hee-Yoon has told AFP that he suspected Bae was arrested because he had taken photographs of emaciated children in North Korea as part of efforts to appeal for more outside aid. North Korea said...
KosKooks: Viva North Korea!
Source: Newsbusters
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-04-30 23:56:03 -0700 | political-news
Nothing warms the hearts of our extremist friends at the DailyKos, a major leftist website, more than uplifting propaganda straight from North Korea. And thanks to the AP's questionable Pyongyang Bureau , staffed by Regime-trained "reporters", we now have exciting...
Viewpoint: Are US-North Korea talks possible?
Source: BBC
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-01 05:08:59 -0700 | political-news
While North Korean rhetoric appears to be finally tapering off, tensions on the Korean Peninsula persist. In a matter of only a few weeks, the Kim regime has unravelled two of the greatest successes of detente with its adversaries. Pyongyang...
Morgan: Taking a nuclear threat seriously
Source: Summit Daily News
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-04-29 23:41:12 -0700 | political-news
The guys who got 24/7 coverage for weeks by threatening to blow up the world before we were sidetracked by the definitely-not-Islamic terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon? Pyongyang still matters, because it is an object lesson in how our...
7 South Koreans remain at Kaesong complex
Source: United Press International
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-04-30 10:52:08 -0700 | political-news
Seven South Koreans remained Tuesday at the idled inter-Korean industrial complex in the border town of Kaesong in North Korea, with its future unknown. Operations at the facility, the only economic link between the two Koreas, were suspended in early...
Joint Korean Industrial Park Is Now Nearly Empty
Source: Newyork Times
Kaesŏng :: North Korea | updated 2013-04-29 19:33:42 -0700 | political-news
The withdrawal of the 43 factory managers means that the Kaesong Industrial Complex, in the North Korean border town of Kaesong, will be emptied out except for seven South Koreans who will remain for a few days to sort out...
US urges NKorea to release detained American
Source: Miami Herald
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-04-29 13:51:46 -0700 | political-news
North Korea to immediately release on humanitarian grounds an American citizen facing charges that carry the death penalty. Schools in military communities and near tribal lands will receive $60 million less than expected this year. College students will earn $51...
Reader recommendation: Escape from Camp 14
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-04-29 12:54:23 -0700 | political-news
Shin Dong-hyuk was born in North Korea's political prison camps and knew nothing of the world beyond the electrified fence.
China's changing calculus on North Korea
Source: Asia Times Online
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-04-29 02:29:41 -0700 | political-news
As far as we can tell, they have carried out their third nuclear test and may be preparing for a fourth. Faced with this situation, we wish to work well in common with all sides on all sides to make...
Burma pawn pivot pariah… and now partner
Source: Myanmar News
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-04-28 20:08:19 -0700 | political-news
pawn, pivot, pariah and now partner Over the past 25 years, Burma has been variously described as a pawn of China, an important strategic pivot in the region, and a pariah state allied with North Korea...None of these policies were...
Pyongyang charges an American for plotting to topple the government
Posted by: prabirghose
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-04-30 22:53:30 -0700 | political-news
Kenneth Bae is an American who was arrested in early November-2012 from Rason, a special economic zone in North Korea's far northeastern region bordering China and Russia. Kenneth Bae is reported to be a tour operator but the exact nature...
Pyongyang glitters but most of NKorea still dark
Source: Arizona Republic
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-04-27 22:15:38 -0700 | political-news
The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon. Glossy new construction downtown has altered the Pyongyang skyline. Inside supermarkets where shopgirls wear faux French designer labels, people with money can buy Italian wine,...
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