South And North Korea Ships Fire Shots At Disputed Sea Border
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean naval ship fired warning shots on Tuesday after a North Korean patrol boat crossed a disputed sea border off the peninsula's west coast and fired shots back before...
View ArticleHere Are All The Reasons People Think There's Something Big Happening In...
A whirlwind of speculation has surrounded North Korea within the past month as the country's leader Kim Jong-Un has not been seen in public since Sept. 3. Separating truth from fiction in North Korea...
View ArticleWhy The Utterly Bizarre Situation In North Korea Might Remain A Total Mystery
No one seems to know what's happening in North Korea right now. Kim Jong Un hasn't been seen in public in weeks. The capital is reportedly on lockdown. And Pyongyang sent perhaps its most senior...
View ArticleChinese State-Run Media Has Started Attacking North Korea Over The Country's...
Chinese media has published a run of negative articles over its supposed ally North Korea, the BBC reports. The articles have appeared in China's Beijing News, the Global Times, and the personal blog...
View ArticleHere's Why There Probably Isn't A Coup Happening In North Korea
A lot of stranger-than-usual things have been going on in North Korea lately. Kim Jong-Un hasn't been seen in public for weeks, a period when the country sent a surprise delegation to South Korea —...
View ArticleNo One Really Knows What Happened To Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un, the 31-year-old "semi-divine" leader of the world’s most secretive state, has not made a public appearance in almost 35 days.Rumors have been flying about what happened to the dictator —...
View ArticleREPORT: North Korea Fires At South Korean Propaganda Balloon, South Korea...
North Korea has fired artillery at a South Korean propaganda balloon, the Associated Press reports, to which South Korea fired back. This is a developing story. Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleHere's What It Takes To Visit Iran, North Korea, And Iraq
Choosing a country from the Axis of Evil might not sound like the best way to start a relaxing vacation, but surely it's one way to have an adventure you'll never forget. It was US President George W....
View ArticleThis Isn't The First Time A North Korean Leader Inexplicably Disappeared
The formerly tiny band of journalists and academics who specialize in North Korea has expanded dramatically in numbers over the past several years. Watching this has been a cause for rejoicing.The...
View ArticleHere's The Most Likely Explanation Of What Happened To Kim Jong Un
As we pointed out on Thursday, no one outside of North Korea really knows for sure what happened to notorious dictator Kim Jong Un.But there is one theory that seems to be more credible than the rest —...
View ArticleThis Is The Biggest Sign Yet That There Hasn't Been A Coup In North Korea
North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un hasn't been seen in public since early September, leading to intense media speculation that a shakeup or even a coup could be taking place in one of the world's most...
View ArticleThis Incredible Special Forces Battalion Is One Of South Korea's Top Lines Of...
South Korea faces one of the biggest security challenges on earth: an opaque, belligerent, and possibly nuclear-armed northern neighbor with the largest artillery force in the world and a standing army...
View ArticleHere Are The Photos That North Korea Says Prove Kim Jong Un Is Back
North Korean state media announced on Monday that its leader, Kim Jong Un, was photographed touring a newly built housing complex, marking his first public appearance in over a month.The photos show...
View ArticleThe World's 'Worst Airline' In North Korea Actually Isn't Half Bad
Air Koryo, the state-owned airline run by the North Korean government, has regularly been called the "world's worst airline." The airline is the only one in the world to have a "one star" rating on...
View ArticleThe Latest Kim Jong-Un 'Mystery' Says A Lot About The Hermit Kingdom
An informed understanding of North Korean leadership stymies analysts and policy makers alike. Isolated, idiosyncratic, and intensely secretive, Pyongyang seldom reveals much about its decision...
View ArticleFailed Nuclear Negotiations With North Korea Should Be A Lesson For The US On...
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Clinton administration’s signing of the Agreed Framework with North Korea. The lead-up to the agreement and its aftermath should be a “teachable moment” for all...
View ArticleNorth Korea Has Released An American Prisoner
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans being held in North Korea, has been released, the State Department said Tuesday.State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said Fowle was...
View ArticleNorth Korean Photos Show Scores Of Workers Building An Airport At Record Speed
The image at right, taken by an AP photographer, shows the spot in Pyongyang, North Korea, where the government is building a new international airport terminal at record speed.The AP reports that the...
View ArticleRelations Between China And North Korea Are In Free-Fall
Once described as “closer than lips and teeth,” Chinese relations with fraternal communist ally North Korea declined to the lowest level in decades this year, according to a draft congressional...
View ArticleNorth Korea Issues Travel Ban On Foreigners Over Ebola Fears
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will bar entry to foreigners on tourist trips from Friday because of worries over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, operators of tours to the isolated country told...
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