All posts tagged "North Korea"

  • In this Saturday, May 17, 2014 photo, a North Korean official apologizes in front of families of victims of an accident at an apartment construction site and local residents in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean officials offered a rare public apology for the collapse of the apartment building under construction in Pyongyang, which a South Korean official said was believed to have caused considerable casualties that could mean hundreds might have died. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
    North Korea apologizes after apartment building collapse

    (Yonhap) — An apartment building under construction in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang has collapsed, causing an unspecified number of casualties, the state media reported Sunday. The North’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the accident...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • This Yonhap photo of North Korea was taken from south side of the border last winter.
    [HOT LINKS] The images Kim Jong Un doesn’t want you to see

        From children working hard in the fields to a group of soldiers pushing a broken-down bus, these are the photographs that North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, didn’t want you to see. Taken by...

    • Posted May 9, 2014
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  • "North Korea Travel,” an app for mobile devices from London-based Uniquely Travel, makes it possible to access a wealth of information about North Korea’s tourism industry. (Korea Times)
    Travel app sheds light on North Korea

    By Kim Young-jin Exploring North Korea, one of the world’s most opaque countries, may have just gotten a bit easier. North Korea Travel, an app for mobile devices from London-based Uniquely Travel, makes it possible to access a...

    • Posted May 8, 2014
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  • China’s role in taming N. Korea “overestimated”: expert

    (Yonhap) — North Korea is not likely to heed China’s warning against conducting its fourth nuclear test, a Chinese expert said Wednesday, arguing that Beijing’s role in taming Pyongyang has been “overestimated.” North Korea has threatened to...

    • Posted May 8, 2014
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  • Four out of 10 South Koreans are turning their backs when it comes to sharing the economic burden of potential unification with North Korea, according to a poll.
    4 out of 10 South Koreans unwilling to shoulder unification cost: poll

    (Yonhap) — Four out of 10 South Koreans are unwilling to shoulder the economic burden of potential unification with North Korea, a poll showed Wednesday.  The survey of 1,001 people nationwide found that 44.3 percent of the...

    • Posted May 7, 2014
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  • North Korea simplifies border-crossing for Chinese tourists

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — North Korea and China have simplified border-crossing procedures for Chinese tourists traveling to the North, China’s state media reported Monday, in another sign that Pyongyang is eager to boost tourism income. The move allows...

    • Posted May 5, 2014
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  • NASA satellite spots huge fires burning in N. Korea

    (Yonhap) — A satellite photo released by NASA Friday shows dozens of fires in North Korea, some of which appear to be wildfires. According to the imagery captured by the agency’s Aqua satellite on April 25, some...

    • Posted May 2, 2014
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