N. Koreans Fear Another Famine March 25, 2010
By Barbara Demick
The LA Times
North Koreans who recently fled to China say many of their fellow citizens are losing faith in the regime of Kim Jong Il after a disastrous currency revaluation that wiped out savings and left food scarcer than at any time since the famine of the mid-1990s, when as many as 2 million people died.
"People ...
N. Korea Suspected of Cyber-Attack on S. Korea July 8, 2009
North Korea is suspected of launching a cyber attack that paralysed the websites of South Korean and United States government agencies, banks and businesses, the first such large-scale attack attempted by the isolated communist state.
N. Korea Test-Fires More Missiles July 4, 2009
North Korea fired three missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday.
N. Korea Test-Fires Two Short-Range Missiles July 2, 2009
North Korea test fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
N. Korea Threatens to Shoot Down Spy Planes June 27, 2009
North Korea threatened today to shoot down any Japanese planes that intrude into its airspace, accusing Tokyo of spying near one of its missile launch sites.
UN Approves Sanctions Against North Korea June 13, 2009
The United Nations security council has punished North Korea over last month's underground nuclear test by imposing new sanctions, risking potential flashpoints at sea as it called on all members of the international community to stop and search its ships for weapons.
N. Korea Restarts Nuclear Facilities April 25, 2009
North Korea has restarted its nuclear facilities to harvest weapons-grade plutonium, an official said today, just hours after the UN imposed new sanctions on the communist state for its recent rocket launch.
N. Korea Launching Satellite Rocket Soon April 4, 2009
Japan was bracing itself for the test and, in a sign of frayed nerves, Tokyo twice gave warning that the missile had been launched, only later to retract the statements as incorrect.
N. Korea Denies Kim Illness September 10, 2008
North Korea Wednesday denied claims that its reclusive leader Kim Jong Il is seriously ill and may have suffered a stroke, granting a rare interview to a foreign media outlet to dismiss what it said were "conspiracy theories."
N. Korea Hands Over Nuclear Report June 26, 2008
North Korea handed over a long-delayed account of its nuclear activities today, a step that will bring the North relief from US sanctions but still leave questions about its atomic ambitions.
N. Korea Threatens War with S. Korea April 3, 2008
North Korea cut off dialogue with South Korea on Thursday, claiming the peninsula was on the brink of another war.
North Korea also accused South Korea of driving their relationship to "confrontation and catastrophe." The country said it was stopping dialogue after South Korea failed to apologize for remarks one of its generals made this week.
The general said South Korea ...
N. Korea to Disable Nuclear Complex October 3, 2007
A U.S. team, including technical experts, will head to North Korea next week after the communist country agreed to begin disabling its nuclear weapons facilities, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said Wednesday.
N. Korea Loses Tenth of Farmland in Floods August 15, 2007
Severe floods have destroyed more than a tenth of North Korea’s farmland at the height of the growing season, official media said Wednesday in reports that appeared to be a cry for outside help from the normally secretive regime.
N. Korean Reactor Shut Down, When Fuel Arrives July 15, 2007
A North Korean diplomat said Sunday that Pyongyang is ready to start disabling its nuclear programs now that it has shut down its sole operating reactor, as long as Washington lifts all sanctions against the communist nation.
N. Korea Reaches Nuclear Deadline April 14, 2007
North Korea has reached the deadline for closing a key nuclear reactor but it remains unclear whether the Yongbyon facility will be shut as agreed.
US & N.Korea Finalize Money March 19, 2007
The United States and North Korea have resolved a standoff over North Korean funds frozen in a Macao bank, clearing the way for talks to focus on putting in place a nuclear disarmament accord, American and Chinese officials said Sunday.
N. Korea Ready to Close Reactor March 17, 2007
North Korea told delegates at nuclear talks on Saturday that it is preparing to shut down its main reactor, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy said, a key step promised in a landmark disarmament pact.
Accord Reached in N. Korea Talks February 12, 2007
Negotiators for the six nations in the North Korean nuclear disarmament talks are poised to announce a new agreement on Tuesday, but they are first awaiting approval of the draft accord from their respective governments, the chief American negotiator said early Tuesday morning in Beijing.
N. Korea Talks Stall February 11, 2007
Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme face problems due to Pyongyang's "excessive" energy demands, a Japanese delegate has said.
US & Japan Warn N. Korea Against 2nd Nuke Test January 5, 2007
The United States and Japan warned North Korea today against conducting a second nuclear test, as South Korean officials reported suspicious activities at the North’s test site but no evidence of preparations for a nuclear blast.
S. Korea Confirms Bird Flu November 25, 2006
South Korea said on Saturday a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm was caused by the highly virulent H5N1 strain of the virus, in the country's first case for three years of the infection that can kill humans.
ITER Pact Finally Signed November 21, 2006
An international consortium has signed a formal agreement to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor.
N. Korea Accuses US of Waging Nuclear War October 16, 2006
Sometimes you see headlines that pop out at you. This was one of them. From the pages of Xinhua, the Chinese 'China View' website, and although it IS chinese there is remarkably little or no bias.
From the first paragraph you can see just how much of a Hermit Kingdom North Korea has become. Their top diplomats are deluded, playing ...
N. Korea Condems Resolution October 15, 2006
North Korea has denounced the UN Security Council resolution which imposes weapons and financial sanctions over its claimed nuclear test.
North Korea's UN ambassador said the Council had behaved like "gangsters" and any further US pressure would be seen as "a declaration of war".
The resolution was passed unanimously but China has expressed reservations.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ...
N. Korea Threatens More Tests October 12, 2006
As North Korea threatened to carry out further nuclear blasts, President George Bush insisted yesterday that the regime must face "serious repercussions" for Monday's claimed test at the United Nations and elsewhere. But he declared that the US had no intention of attacking the impoverished Communist country.
N. Korea Claims Nuclear Test Successful October 9, 2006
North Korea claimed it conducted a successful underground nuclear test Monday, according to the country's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Shots Fired Across Korean Border October 7, 2006
South Korean troops have fired warning shots at soldiers from the North amid rising tension over North Korean plans to test a nuclear weapon.
N. Korea Plans Nuclear Test October 3, 2006
North Korea today said it would conduct a nuclear test as part of measures to bolster its self-defence amid what it calls increasing US hostility toward the communist regime.
S. Korea Agrees to Flood Aid for N. Korea August 20, 2006
South Korea has pledged 100,000 tons of rice and construction material to flood-ravaged North Korea.
S. Korean Fishing Boat Crew Safe August 6, 2006
A South Korean fishing boat with 25 crew members seized by pirates off Somalia in April has arrived in Kenya.
N & S Korea Guards Trade Fire August 1, 2006
North and South Korean troops have exchanged gunfire along the border between the two countries for the first time since October.
N. Korea Rejects Sanctions July 17, 2006
North Korea said that it would not be bound by a UN Security Council resolution imposing weapons-related sanctions, and insisted that it would continue to “bolster its war deterrent”.
UN Security Council Votes Unanimously for Weapons S ... July 15, 2006
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Saturday condemning North Korea’s recent missile tests and demanding that the reclusive communist nation suspend its ballistic missile program.
Japan Pondering Pre-Emptive Strike Against N. Korea July 10, 2006
Japan said Monday it was considering whether a pre-emptive strike on the North's missile bases would violate its constitution, signaling a hardening stance ahead of a possible U.N. Security Council vote on Tokyo's proposal for sanctions against the regime.
North Korea threatens Nuclear War with USA July 3, 2006
North Korea would respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an "annihilating strike and a nuclear war," the state-run media said Monday, heightening anti-U.S. rhetoric amid close scrutiny of its missile program.
Japan Warns North Korea June 18, 2006
Japan warned North Korea on Sunday of "a harsh response" from Tokyo and Washington if it went ahead with the launch of a long-range missile.
N. Korea Warns US Spy Planes June 11, 2006
North Korea says it will punish the US, after claiming it is conducting spying flights over its territorial waters.
Daewoo Founder Sentenced to 10 Yrs for Fraud May 30, 2006
Kim Woo-Choong, the founder of Daewoo, the Korean industrial conglomerate, was today sentenced to ten years in prison for fraud and embezzlement following the collapse of the business under $82 billion (£43.8bn) of debt in 1999.
US Refuses to End N. Korea Financial Freeze April 13, 2006
The US has said it will not drop financial measures it has taken against North Korea despite Pyongyang's threat to strengthen its nuclear forces.
NKorea warns U.S. of ‘grave consequences̵ ... March 27, 2006
North Korea on Monday condemned annual military exercises between the United States and South Korea, warning that they could bring grave consequences and that pre-emptive strikes are not an American monopoly.
North Korea Boasts of First Strike Ability March 22, 2006
North Korea suggested Tuesday it had the ability to launch a pre-emptive attack on the United States, according to the North's official news agency. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the North had built atomic weapons to counter the U.S. nuclear threat.
Kia Opens Plant in Georgia March 14, 2006
Foreign auto makers tightened their grip on the U.S. market Monday when Toyota Motors Corp. and Kia Motors Corp. unveiled plans to build up to 400,000 more vehicles in factories in Indiana and Georgia.
N. Korea fires missiles near China March 8, 2006
North Korea fired two surface-to-air missiles near its border with China Wednesday and they apparently landed in North Korean territory, a Japanese news agency reported, citing security sources.
Samsung Develops 1GB Micro Memory Card February 9, 2006
Samsung today announced that it has developed the fastest micro memory card with a gigabyte of density, for use in small cell phones, digital cameras and MP3 players. High demand for the high-speed 1 GB MMCmicro card is expected from cell phone manufacturers because of its compelling combination of features: speed, capacity, size and reduced power consumption.
Disgraced cloning scientist used research funds to ... February 6, 2006
South Korean state auditors said disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo-Suk had admitted making donations to politicians using funds donated for his research.
They said that the information would be passed on to prosecutors who are already probing Hwang for possible fraud in connection with his research funding.
The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said in a report that Hwang ...
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