LinkAsia
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MBC
| May 10, 2013
US President Barack Obama hosted South Korean President Park Geun-hye in her first visit to the US since becoming South Korea's first woman president. South Korean broadcaster MBC takes a look at what the presidents discussed, including the tricky...
Al Jazeera English
| May 1, 2013
A North Korean court has given a Korean-American tour guide 15 years in prison for allegedly trying to overthrow the regime. Analysts suspect the sentencing of Kenneth Bae, who was arrested last November, is a sign Pyongyang is preparing for talks...
Vice
| Apr 23, 2013
What's it take to turn a North Korean defector into a true member of South Korea? Three months at the Hanawon Resettlement Center. Defectors are first screened carefully to make certain they're not spies, then learn about their new society and are...
LinkAsia
| Apr 20, 2013
North Korea has demanded an apology from the South after anti-North Korean protesters took to the streets of Seoul to deface the DPRK flag and burn effigies of the country's leaders. South Korean broadcaster MBC reports that the North has kept up ...
LinkAsia
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MBC
| Apr 12, 2013
North Korea appears to be preparing to launch at least one medium-range rocket to celebrate the anniversary of founding father Kim Il-sung's birth. South Korea and the US have anti-missile batteries ready to shoot down the rocket if it poses a thr...
Associated Press
| Apr 12, 2013
As John Kerry landed in Seoul for talks amid fears of an impending North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang kicked off days of celebrations for Kim Il-sung's birthday with a flower show that featured models of the country's missiles and rockets amid...
Voice of America
| Apr 11, 2013
The dire threats being issued from Pyongyang are the result of Kim Jong-un's inexperience and insecurity, according to a former North Korean spy. Kim Hyun-hee says Kim -- at 30 or so, the world's youngest serving leader -- appears to be struggling...
Al Jazeera English
| Apr 11, 2013
South Korea offered an olive branch to the North today, even as its military was on high alert over a possible missile launch. A top minister said dialogue was needed to defuse tensions and reopen the Kaesong industrial complex, marking a signific...
LinkAsia
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MBC
| Apr 10, 2013
North Korea raised tensions further this week by announcing that it is going to close the Kaesong industrial park. This joint venture between North and South employs 50,000 North Korean workers. South Korean broadcaster MBC reports that the indust...
LinkAsia
| Apr 10, 2013
It's becoming more difficult to discern the North Korean regime's intentions solely through its words and actions, party due to the fact that we can only try to parse the rhetoric emanating from the official news agency. LinkAsia speaks with Stanf...
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...with enforcing sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council. "Such constructive efforts on the part of China and Russia are vital to sending a u...
— May 8 at 03:38 am
...toward de-nuclearization. Park said South Korea and the U.S. will work to “induce” North Korea to “make the right choice” including through her ...
Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was split from the South P'yŏngan province in 1946. It is administered as a directly governed city, on the same level as provincial governments, not a special city as Seoul is in South Korea.
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