News Source: The Economist
| about 1 month ago
From The Economist print edition After calculated tantrums come the Dear Leader’s calculated charms FOR spending three full days as a guest of China’s small but infuriating ally, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao presumably expected at least to be given...
News Source: National Public Radio
| about 1 month ago
NPR's Louisa Lim has just returned from a rare five-day visit to North Korea, where her movements were strictly controlled and monitored. North Korea is one of the least-visited countries on Earth, and for months, diplomats, analysts and spies have...
News Source: Reuters
| about 1 month ago
South Korea's foreign minister said on Thursday there were no signs that the North was in the final stages of restoring an aging nuclear plant, knocking down a report that operations could soon resume at the facility. South Korea's Yonhap news...
News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 month ago
The State Department is sending a senior envoy to China and Japan next week to discuss ways of coaxing North Korea back to multi-lateral negotiations over its nuclear program. The Obama administration is considering direct outreach to Pyongyang on...
News Source: Uinta County News
| about 1 month ago
A fresh wave of cyber attacks that slowed U.S. and South Korean websites this week hit more targets on Thursday, a Web security firm said, while the South's spy agency has said the hacking may be linked to North Korea. The impact of the attacks,...
News Source: The Mercury News
| about 1 month ago
China's top envoy on North Korean issues said Wednesday that Pyongyang's readiness to hold discussions with the U.S...North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said Monday that his government is willing to rejoin the six-nation nuclear disarmament talks...