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Incredible photos of the military drill that's freaking out North Korea
Operation Foal Eagle 2015, which runs from March 2 to April 24, features US and South Korean Marines practicing amphibious beach assaults along with aerial and naval operations.The operation involves...
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North Korea is undergoing some startling developments
The city of Chongjin, whose famine-era tragedy was so evocatively rendered in Barbara Demick’s Nothing to Envy, is today developing a rather different reputation. The city is still under the firm grip...
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Take a look at the North Korean military's deadly array of weaponry
North Korea's military equipment looks as if it could belong to a 1970s Soviet army — but the country's massive forces could still prove formidable. The country's missile development and huge stocks of...
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See 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...
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Mexico is keeping a North Korean ship that ran aground near Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's foreign ministry said on Thursday it is only holding a North Korean ship that ran aground in its waters last year in order to comply with United Nations rules.The...
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Top Norad general: North Korea has a nuclear-capable missile that can hit the US
North Korea has developed the ability to miniaturize nuclear warheads and launch them at the US, the general in charge of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) said at a Pentagon news...
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South Korea is trying to walk back a US general's alarming assessment of...
South Korea's Ministry of Defense has contradicted the assessments of the general in charge of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on North Korea's potential ability to miniature...
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This may be the 2nd-most powerful man in North Korea
Who is he?Vice Marshal Hwang Pyong-so is the Director of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) General Political Department (GPD) and was recently confirmed as a standing member of the Political Bureau...
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WikiLeaks just published 30,000 documents from the Sony hack
WikiLeaks has put the documents and emails obtained by hackers from Sony Pictures Entertainment in a searchable online database, the group announced on Thursday.All 173,132 emails and 30,287 documents...
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Rare earth mineral reserves were discovered in North Korea — and it could be...
The recent discovery of rare earth mineral reserves in North Korea has the potential to redefine the country’s long-term prospects and radically alter geopolitics within the region.Thinking about the...
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North Korea's solar boom is giving power to the people for once
SEOUL (Reuters) - In a country notorious for a lack of electricity, many North Koreans are taking power into their hands by installing cheap household solar panels to charge mobile phones and light up...
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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt describes what the Internet is like in North Korea
No, it's not worth the risk to sell business software to North Korea, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said today.Schmidt's remarks came as part of an on-stage interview he gave with Box CEO Aaron Levie at...
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Top Chinese experts: North Korea has more nukes than anyone thought and Kim...
Chinese nuclear experts have warned that North Korea may already have 20 nuclear warheads and the capability to produce enough weapons-grade uranium to double its arsenal by next year, The Wall Street...
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We just got a reminder of how dangerous a nuclear-armed Iran would be
Yesterday Foreign Affairs posted an article I had written with Sue Mi Terry, once the CIA’s foremost North Korea analyst, arguing that the experience of the Agreed Framework was an inauspicious...
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North Korea's leader has executed 15 senior officials this year as punishment...
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the execution of 15 senior officials this year as punishment for challenging his authority, South Korea's spy agency told a closed-door...
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US experts: Satellite images show that a nuclear reactor in North Korea might...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite images taken between January and this month show a North Korean nuclear reactor that can yield material for atomic bombs may be operating again at low power or...
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Kim Jong Un won't visit Moscow after all
MOSCOW (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not attend events in Moscow next month commemorating the end of World War Two in Europe, the Kremlin said on Thursday."He has decided to stay in...
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Report: Kim Jong-Un ditched his visit to Russia because they refused to give...
Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, refused an invitation to visit Moscow to mark the Soviet Union's victory in World War II because Russia refused to meet Pyongyang's demands for special treatment...
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North Korea arrests NYU student for illegally entering the country
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Saturday said it had arrested a South Korean college student, holding a U.S. green card, for illegal entry into the country.Joo Won-moon, 21, from New York, was caught...
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North Korea's titular head of state will visit Moscow in place of Kim Jong Un
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's titular head of state will travel to Moscow this month instead of the country's young leader, Kim Jong Un, for ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of...
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