Here's 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 ArticleA hacker explains why you shouldn't believe North Korea was behind the...
It's been nearly two years since a massive cyberattack hit Sony Entertainment, resulting in the leaks of thousands of private emails, social security numbers, unreleased films, and a complete data wipe...
View ArticleNorth Korea hacked 140,000 South Korean computers in a huge campaign
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea hacked into more than 140,000 computers at 160 South Korean firms and government agencies, planting malicious code under a long-term plan laying groundwork for a massive...
View ArticleRare photos from inside North Korea's mysterious buildings
For 10 days, architect, photographer, and architecture and design critic for The Guardian,Oliver Wainwright, traveled to Pyongyang, North Korea where he got tours inside buildings, with permission to...
View ArticleNorth Korea may be 'significantly' upping its nuclear bomb output
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea may be significantly expanding its nuclear weapons production and could have added six or more weapons to its stockpile in the last 18 months, a U.S. research...
View ArticleStunning photos reveal what childhood in North Korea is really like
Childhood is a precious time in human life, so it can be jarring to see kids working in fields or blindly supporting violent dictators.But if you're one of the 5.3 million children under the age of 14...
View ArticleDonald Trump on North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un: 'If he came here, I'd...
Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would welcome North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to the US for negotiations if he were elected president.Speaking to supporters at a rally in Atlanta, the...
View ArticleTop Army general: These 4 nations are the most dangerous to US security
On June 20, Gen. Mark Milley, the US Army chief of staff, ranked four nations as the most dangerous to US national security: Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.Though there was no definitive ranking...
View ArticleJapan military on high alert for possible North Korean missile launch
Japan's military was on alert for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch, a government source said on Tuesday, with media reporting its navy and anti-missile Patriot batteries had been told...
View ArticleNorth Korea fires intermediate-range missile from east coast
North Korea fired one missile from its east coast just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday (2100 GMT Tuesday) but it appears to have failed, South Korea's military officials said.The missile launched was...
View ArticleA second North Korean missile travels 250 miles after earlier test failed
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea launched what appeared to be a second intermediate-range Musudan missile on Wednesday that flew about 400 km (250 miles), in what appeared to be its most effective test...
View ArticleNorth Korea wants its former American prisoner to stop 'babbling' about his...
Until former detainee Kenneth Bae stops "babbling" about his time at a labor camp in North Korea, the country will refuse to compromise or negotiate with the US over the two Americans currently being...
View ArticleNorth Korea apparently took a big step towards missiles that could reach...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea took a significant step Wednesday in the development of a powerful ballistic missile intended to reach U.S. bases in the Pacific, launching one of the weapons...
View ArticleUS and Japan request urgent UN Security Council meeting after North Korean...
The United States and Japan on Wednesday requested an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council on North Korea's launch of two ballistic missiles.France, which holds the council presidency, said...
View ArticleOne of North Korea's top scientists fled the country so he could study mushrooms
HWASEONG, South Korea (AP) — Lee T.B. fled North Korea not because he suffered from dire poverty or persecution at home, as many other defectors have. He did it for mushrooms, and to fulfill his wife's...
View ArticleA linguist explains why Korean is the best written language
It is one of the more common complaints of schoolchildren. English spelling is a senseless quagmire of silent letters and inconsistent relationships – while those who studied French at school will tend...
View ArticleNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a new title among these other titles:...
North Korea's parliament awarded Kim Jong Un a new post on Wednesday, adding to a long list of titles for the young leader.The North's state television said Kim was made chairman of the state affairs...
View ArticleUS State Department sanctions North Korean leader over 'serious human rights...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. State Department report said on Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was subject to U.S. sanctions over human rights violations."The Government of (North Korea)...
View ArticleNorth Korea released water from a dam near the South Korean border just...
North Korea is well known to be an unpredictable nation, and with tales of their leaders being able to control elements of nature, this might prove to be a dangerous thing.According to Bloomberg, the...
View ArticleWe finally know the age of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un
US officials closely monitor North Korea's activities, so it might come as a surprise that we've been missing some basic information on its leader, Kim Jong Un. But it wasn't until yesterday that the...
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