Watch North Korea's Supreme Leader Fly A Plane
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is depicted in propaganda as a man of extraordinary abilities.A couple of years ago, the hermit nation announced that its supreme leader mastered the art of driving...
View ArticleKim Jong Un Says He Would Resume 'High-Level Meetings' With South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said there was 'no reason' not to hold a high-level summit with neighboring South Korea, speaking in a new year's address broadcast by state media on...
View ArticleKim Jong Un Says He's Open To A 'High-Level Summit' With South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly suggested he would be open to talks with his country's arch-rival, South Korea, in a New Year's speech that was broadcast on state television Thursday....
View ArticleREPORT: Kim Jong Un's Sister Just Got Married
SEOUL (Reuters) - The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has married the son of one of the country's most powerful officials, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.Kim Yo...
View ArticleSee What It's Like To Use A Computer In North Korea
When former Google employee Will Scott had the chance to visit the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, he also purchased a copy of North Korea's "Red Star 3" operating system before...
View ArticleThe US Will Impose Sanctions On North Korea In Response To The Sony Hack
The US will impose sanctions on North Korea in response to the Sony hack. The sanctions, imposed by an executive order signed by President Obama, will target ten North Korean officials and three...
View ArticleHere's Whom The US Is Sanctioning In North Korea
After an executive order by President Obama the US will begin sanctions on 10 North Korean officials along with three government entities in response to the Sony hacks. The sanctions are the first part...
View ArticleA Project To Build A Satirical Kim Jong Un Video Game Has Raised $17,000
A plan to build a satirical video game that glorifies North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a WMD-wielding hero has attracted over $17,000 on Kickstarter. The game, satirically titled “Glorious Leader!”...
View ArticleNorth Korean Defectors Say 'The Interview' Isn't Funny
Seoul (AFP) - Hollywood comedy "The Interview" has won a few fans in between sparking apocalyptic warnings from North Korea -- but for defectors who escaped the communist state, there's nothing funny...
View ArticleNorth Korea Says Sony Hack Punishment Is 'Groundlessly Stirring Up Bad Blood'
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday criticized the United States for slapping sanctions on Pyongyang officials and organizations for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures — the latest fallout from a...
View ArticleSouth Korea: DPRK Has Achieved 'Significant' Technology Level To Build Mini...
South Korean defense ministry said Tuesday that North Korea appeared to have achieved a “significant” level of technology to build mini nuclear devices that could be fitted on the tip of a missile.It...
View ArticleHere's Why North Korea May Still Be Selling Weapons To A US Ally
Last week, the US announced additional sanctions on North Korean government officials and state-owned entities in response to the cyber-attack on Sony, which both the FBI and President Barack Obama...
View ArticleNorth Korea Is Beefing Up Its 'Cyber Army'
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean military's "cyber army" has boosted its numbers to 6,000 troops, the South Korean Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, double Seoul's estimate for the force in 2013, and is...
View ArticleUS Official Names The North Korean General Who May Have Ordered The Sony Hack
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said at a cybersecurity conference that he suspects his North Korean counterpart to be behind the hack of Sony Pictures.The Daily Beast reports...
View ArticleFBI Director: The Sony Hackers 'Got Sloppy'
The Director of the FBI, James Comey, revealed in a speech today how the US government managed to tie the hack of Sony Pictures to North Korea.Speaking at the International Conference on Security,...
View ArticleMeet The Super-Hawkish North Korean General Thought To Be Behind The Sony Hack
The US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has named the North Korean official who he believes to be personally behind the Sony hacks. Clapper announced at a cybersecurity conference that...
View ArticleThe Sony Hack Is Not About Sony
Samuel Visner is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cybersecurity at IFC International. He is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. This white paper is titled 'It's Not...
View ArticleThis Epic Time-Lapse Of Pyongyang Shows North Korea Like You've Never Seen It...
This time-lapse of North Korea's capital city Pyongyang, is a collaboration between city-branding pioneer JT Singh and flow-motion videographer Rob Whitworth. Blending time-lapse photography,...
View ArticleNorth Korea Offers A Nuclear Test Deal
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it was willing to suspend nuclear tests if the United States agreed to call off annual military drills held jointly with South Korea, saying the exercises...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Strange Juggling Act Is Becoming Ever More Perilous
On his birthday on January 8th, when he may have turned 32, North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong Un, could bask in the cowed admiration of his benighted people. Abroad, few were wishing him many happy...
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