All posts tagged "North Korea"

  • The North's leader made the H-bomb claims last week, saying the country has become a "powerful nuclear weapons state." (Yonhap)
    US expert calls for more serious attention to N. Korea’s H-bomb claims

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States should more seriously take North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s claims that the country has developed hydrogen bombs, an expert said, pointing out that the international community has often incorrectly underestimated Pyongyang’s...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
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  • A North Korean drone (Yonhap)
    Latest way to smuggle items to N. Koreans? Drones

    NEW YORK (AP) — Activists who are determined to give North Koreans a glimpse of the outside world have started using drones to smuggle banned information past the country’s tightly controlled borders. North Korean defector Jung Gwang...

    • Posted December 11, 2015
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  • National Security Office chief Kim Kwan-jin, left, shakes hands with North Korea's National Defense Commission Vice Chairman Hwang Pyong-so during the northern delegation's visit to Incheon in Octover. Hwang was accompanied by Choe Ryong-hae, first on the right, and Kim Yang-gon, third on the right, both secretaries in the reclusive regime's ruling Workers' Party. (Yonhap)
    North and South Korea set for high-level talks

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea on Friday were set to hold high-level talks at a North Korean border town in their latest step to improve ties after they walked away from a military...

    • Posted December 10, 2015
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  • his undated law enforcement booking photo provided by the Weber County, Utah, Sheriff's Offiice shows Song Il Kim. Kim,42, from North Korea, accused of trying to buy military-grade night vision goggles from a Utah-based undercover agent and illegally export them to China, has pleaded guilty to a federal charge in an agreement with prosecutors at a hearing in Salt Lake City Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015.(Weber County Sheriff's Office via AP)
    Man from N. Korea accused in night vision goggles case agrees to plea deal

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man from North Korea accused of trying to buy military-grade night vision goggles from a Utah-based undercover agent and illegally export them to China has pleaded guilty to a federal charge...

    • Posted December 10, 2015
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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the Phyongchon Revolutionary Site in Pyongyang. (KCNA/Yonhap)
    North Korea has a hydrogen bomb: Kim Jong-un

    By Brian Han If North Korea truly wants to sign a peace treaty with the U.S., telling the world that you’ve just finished developing a hydrogen bomb is certainly not the way to go about it. Kim...

    • Posted December 10, 2015
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  • In this Tuesday, May 5, 2015, photo, a man sits in front of portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, right, as he uses his smartphone in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean officials have unveiled a mobile-friendly online shopping site. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    N. Korea’s newest fad: ‘Boy General’ mobile phone game

    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Millions of North Koreans are now using mobile phones, and not just to make phone calls. The Associated Press recently got a sneak peek at “Boy General,” the North’s hottest new game...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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    Kim Jong-un’s uncle defected to US amid N. Korean power struggle

    By Brian Han In North Korea, being part of the leadership’s family by no means excludes you from danger. The uncle of current leader Kim Jong-un, Lee Kang, decided to come out of the woodwork Wednesday. He...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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