Following the death of North Korea strongman Kim Jong Il, all eyes are on his successor, son Kim Jong Un. What changes will he implement?... Read more»
The death of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Il and the accession to power of his son Kim Jong Un has the world wondering in what the future holds for “the hermit kingdom” ... and its neighbors.... Read more»
Kim Jong Un, the heir apparent of Kim Jong Il, is left with a legacy that he may not be able to fulfill. But can he top is father’s brother-in-law?... Read more»
The world is a better place now that Kim Jong Il is no longer in it. For more than six decades, people in North Korea have been consigned to lives of dire poverty and cruel oppression under one of the most totalitarian regimes the world has ever known.... Read more»
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is dead, according to state television from Pyongyang. There are currently no independent reports confirming his death.... Read more»2
Before defecting, Song Byeok cut his artistic teeth turning out grinning propaganda portraits of founding father Kim Il Sung. Since arriving in South Korea, however, he has turned his talents against the repressive regime.... Read more»
Newly released footage shot over several months by an undercover North Korean journalist suggests that Kim Jong Il’s iron fist is weakening. For the first time, it seems, the all-powerful army, which used to be immune from famine, is also going hungry... Read more»1
Just when you thought North Korea couldn’t get any more disturbing. A leaked official police document reportedly details at least one case of cannibalism. If true, the report would validate what has been rumored in the North for quite some time: that people are so hungry they are eating other people.... Read more»2
Given the increasingly dire economic situation in North Korea, people are losing faith in Kim Jong Il. And they are expressing their cynicism through reinterpretations of government slogans, reports the Daily NK.... Read more»1
Despite previous success, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter didn’t seem to garner good will toward the release of a detained American, reportedly held for months over his missionary work.... Read more»
Defectors say the North’s recent hostilities betray regime’s desperation.... Read more»
Analysis: Could the secret to bringing down Pyongyang be as simple as spinning the radio dial?... Read more»
These days quite a few North Koreans manage to summon the guts to express open contempt for the authorities, whom they increasingly despise as little better than bribe-extorting hindrances to daily life. How likely is a broad political counter-revolution?... Read more»
“I don’t get no respect!” That’s what North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il must be feeling after having been bumped as world’s Number One villain by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange... Read more»
President Lee Myung-bak works to figure out an appropriate response to Tuesday’s attack on Yeonpyeong Island by North Korea.... Read more»
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