After a year of saber-rattling, North Korea may be adopting a softer tone
North Korea
With Missile Tests, North Korea Makes a Statement, Not a Threat
Lobbing missiles may appear belligerent, but Pyongyang can’t afford hostilities
North Korea Fires Missiles Off Eastern Coast
The apparent test coincides with joint U.S.-South Korea military drills that have drawn the ire of the North.
North Korea Seeks U.N. Help After Foot and Mouth Outbreak
But Pyongyang remains unresponsive to an offer of help from South Korea
North and South Korean Families Reunite
South Koreans crossed the border to meet family members they had not seen since the 1950-53 Korean war. The reunion may have been the last chance for many to see their loved ones.
Even From Space, North Korea Looks Like a Dark Blotch of Despair
The lights are off, but everyone’s home
Concern, Little Sympathy, for Australian Missionary Detained in North Korea
Critics say John Short knew the risks when he took forbidden religious pamphlets into the Hermit Kingdom
South Koreans Travel North for Emotional Family Reunions
First time seeing relatives in decades
North Korea Detains Another Christian Missionary
A 75-year-old Australian missionary has been detained in Pyongyang—his wife believes the arrest is due to the religious pamphlets he carried into the country
North Korea’s Kim Spending Big on Cars, Cognac, Pianos
State spending on luxury items rose from an average of $300 million a year under Kim Jong Il, to $645.8 million in 2012
Australian Missionary Arrested In North Korea
John Short, 75, has been detained since Sunday
Gruesome Sketches of Torture Inside North Korea Gulag
Drawings by survivor Kim Gwang-Il were in UN report detailing North Korea’s human rights abuses
Can Cartoons Explain the Horror of North Korea to the Chinese?
Sketches posted by the U.N. on Weibo to accompany a searing report on human rights in North Korea split opinion in the Middle Kingdom