Here's why North Korea's decrepit submarine force still freaks out the South
Tensions have been mounting on the Korean peninsula since a North Korean landmine seriously injured two South Korean soldiers on August 4.That incident led to spiking tensions between the two...
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Syrian and North Korean officials vowed to maintain good relations with each other Monday during a ceremony that saw Syrian officials pay tribute to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's family.Kim Il Sung...
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is the perfect example of a dictator. His authoritarian government holds complete power over the North Korean state and its people.Un was declared supreme leader...
View ArticleNorth Korea reportedly hacked into a word processor that South Korean...
North Korean hackers have reportedly hacked into a word processor that's popular with the South Korean government, The Register reports.Researchers from security company FireEye examined a...
View ArticleNorth Korea just announced that it revamped all its nuclear bomb plants
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has revamped and restarted all its atomic bomb fuel production plants.Tuesday's announcement will further worsen ties between Pyongyang and the outside...
View ArticleNorth Korea to US: We'll use nukes at 'any time'
It's not rare for North Korea to make ambitious threats.But their latest one might be worth taking seriously.The North Korean government released a statement Tuesday saying they're ready to use their...
View ArticleNorth Korea warns US that its main nuclear complex is operational
North Korea said on Tuesday its main nuclear complex was operating and it was working to improve the "quality and quantity" of weapons which it could use against the United States at "any time."The...
View ArticleNorth Korea is boasting about its 'operational' nuke plant
North Korea said on Tuesday that its main nuclear complex is operational and it was working to improve the "quality and quantity" of its weapons which it could use against the United States at "any...
View ArticleNorth Korea might reunite families separated by war — but it wants something...
If North Korea goes ahead with reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean war it is going to expect rewards from the South in return, perhaps the reopening of a border tourist spot or even...
View ArticleThis is weaponry used by North Korea's massive military
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View ArticleNorth Korea executed 3 people for watching South Korean soap operas
Three people were shot to death in North Korea last month when they were caught watching South Korean television dramas on their mobile phones, according to a report in the Daily North Korea, a...
View ArticleNorth Korea says it will release a detained South Korean NYU student
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea announced Monday it was releasing and deporting a South Korean studying at New York University who was arrested back in April for illegal entry, Seoul's Unification Ministry...
View ArticleTop US admiral: North Korea has the ability to launch nuclear weapons at the US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US government believes North Korea has the capability to launch a nuclear weapon against the US homeland and stands ready to defend against any such attacks, a high-level US...
View ArticleNorth Korea's architecture is surprisingly impressive and expectedly weird
As a tour guide for Koryo Tours, Nick Bonner has made weeklong trips to North Korea — one of the world's most secretive and least understood countries — once a year for the last 22 years.He does it to...
View ArticleNorth Korea's architecture is surprisingly impressive and expectedly weird
North Korea's architecture is surprisingly impressive and expectedly weird — via @TechInsiderNorth Korea's architecture is surprisingly impressive and expectedly weird — via @TechInsiderNorth Korea's...
View ArticleThe bittersweet story of a 19-year-old North Korean defector who's now a San...
Daniel had been planning his escape for weeks. The 10-minute walk from his family's home to the frozen river that formed the border with China would be simple.Then he would sneak across the ice, which...
View ArticleNorth Korea stages a massive military parade — and they say they're ready for...
North Korea marked the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party on Saturday with a massive military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, who said his country was ready to fight any war waged by...
View ArticleThis satellite photo shows just how blacked-out North Korea is at night
While the surrounding countries of South Korea and China shine brightly at night, North Korea shuts down.The lack of electricity produces this striking image, taken by a NASA satellite:You can see the...
View ArticleObama to North Korea: You can have a deal like Iran if you abandon the...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Friday they were open to negotiations with North Korea on sanctions but Pyongyang needed to show it was...
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...
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