• Pyongyang offers dialogue and hope

  /enpproperty--> The Democratic People's Republic of Korea seems to have taken a U-turn from its belligerent rhetoric after the United Nations imposed sanctions on it for conducting its third nuclear test and launching a satellite. Although earlier it had lashed out at the joint military drills between the United States and the Republic of Korea, on Sunday the DPRK proposed talks ...

• North Korea Says NSA Spying Makes the U.S. a Kingpin of Human Rights Abuses

  picked up by Reuters on Tuesday.  The commentary goes on to say: "Each individual is entitled to live and develop with dignity as a social being. But in American society, where the jungle law prevails, only the strong men's rights over the weak men are ...

• There are no unicorns in North Korea

  CHICAGO -- Last December, rumors about a North Korean unicorn lair circulated on the internet. Word got out that an ancient Korean king once rode this mythical beast. But soon it was discovered that this "unicorn" was not an actual unicorn, but rather an English mistranslation of the word "unicorn." According to ...

• Brekkie Wrap Kim Jong-un hands out Mein Kampf NSA director says Wall St attack foiled

  NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-un is handing out copies of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf in an effort to sow fear among top officials. Kim reportedly handed out copies of Mein Kampf to mark his birthday, but North Korea-watchers believe the move is part of an effort to make him seem powerful, rather than drawing on Nazi beliefs."One source says there have been many overt attempts to imbue Kim ...

• Kim Jong-un pictured with luxury yacht in North Korea

  Kim Jong-il loved his yacht so much he was apparently buried with it. Now Kim Jong-un has shown he shares his father's penchant for a luxury cruiser, reportedly displaying a gleaming £4.5 million vessel in spite of international ...

• North Korea’s new rich love buying refrigerators but not for what you’d think

  The size of the appliances in a typical North Korean home says a lot about social standing. As such, the government uses refrigerators to reward loyal citizens, including its 2008 ...

• North Korea nuclear test still shrouded in mystery

  VIENNA (Reuters) - The outside world may never find out what type of fissile material North Korea used in its nuclear test four months ago, leaving a key question about the explosion unanswered, officials and experts said on ...

• Tortured beaten starved life in a Korean gulag

  Thousands of people are worked and tortured to death in North Korean gulags every year. Executive Director of the US Committee for Human Rights in North Korea Greg Scarlatoiu tells DW about their living ...

• Seoul Beijing to assess North Korean issues

  South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told lawmakers Tuesday diplomatic outreach with China would focus on North Korean concerns. South Korean President Park Guen-hye is scheduled to meet later this month in Beijing with Chinese ...

• Report Now N. Korea wants to talk

  NEW: Washington says North Korea needs to back up its words A North Korean government group makes its offer to the U.S. to "ease tensions" The U.S. has spearheaded efforts targeting North Korea's nuclear program The North abruptly called off talks days ago with South ...

• North Korea calls U.S kingpin of human rights abuses following NSA leaks

  North Korea has pounced on the recent revelations of NSA snooping to take a few digs at the United States. Minju Joson, the country's state-run newspaper, lashed out at the U.S. in the wake of leaks from NSA ...

• North Korea Offers Direct Talks with US

  STATE DEPARTMENT -- The United States says it is open to North Korea's offer of direct talks, but only after Pyongyang takes concrete action to end its nuclear weapons program. North Korea says it is offering direct talks to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula. The United States says North Korea must first meet its international obligations to end its nuclear program. "North ...

• Games-South Korea asks North to attend Asian Games in Incheon

  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has invited North Korea to attend next year's Asian Games in Incheon and expects its communist neighbour to appear at the multi-sports event, an official from Seoul's sports ministry said on ...

• Top North Korean Envoy in China for Talks

  North Korea's top nuclear negotiator is in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials, the latest in a series of diplomatic moves involving Pyongyang following months of tensions. First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan is expected to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wednesday. Beijing says bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean peninsula will be discussed. North ...

• Pyongyang tells rights abuse ÂkingpinÂ’ Washington to watch its preaching

  (34 mins ago) North Korea branded the United States a ';kingpin’’ of human rights abuses, following revelations of the US government's secret surveillance program. A bylined commentary in the government's official Minju Joson newspaper said US National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden had exposed the global nature of the NSA's intrusive monitoring ...

• Paradigm shift in South Koreas DPRK policy

  High-level talks between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) were called off last week. If it happened, it could have ended the no-dialogue period between the two sides under the former Lee Myung-bak administration.Pyongyang criticized Seoul for its discourtesy, saying that South Korea downgraded the rank of its chief delegate from the originally planned ...

• US DPRK not facing food crisis

  The US Congress has released a report, saying the DPRK is not facing a severe food crisis. The report says although children in parts of the country are suffering malnutrition, it's not because of a severe food shortage. The report also says that the South Korean government has suggested food aid, as part of its efforts to improve ties with the North side. In last year's report, the ...

• Changing mood in DPRK after talks proposal with US

  The DPRK appears to be softening its stance towards the United States by toning down the slogans within the country following its offer of talks. The DPRK has proposed unconditional high-level talks with the United States just as the country braces for 27th July celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Korean War. The time is consistent with the DPRK exhibiting hostility ...

• North Koreas puzzling overture

  North Korea's abrupt offer to the United States for high-level talks has left many puzzled on its intentions. In a statement issued by the National Defence Commission on Sunday, the North proposed that the two sides meet to discuss issues of mutual interest, including easing military tension on the Korean Peninsula, replacing the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War with a permanent ...

• Phone Tag North Koreas Strange Charm Offensive

  You may find something odd about China hosting talks with North Korea on Wednesday. The invitation comes on the heels of an erratic week during which North Korea proposed negotiations and then snubbed South Korea. This week, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui will meet North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan in Beijing. A Chinese spokeswoman insisted the government is ...

• Mongolia Taps North Korea Oil Potential to Ease Russian Grip

  China . HBOil JSC, an oil trading and refining company based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, said it acquired 20 percent of the state-run entity ...

• S.Korea top North envoy heads to US

  SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's top envoy on North Korea left on Tuesday for a meeting in Washington with his US and Japanese counterparts, two days after Pyongyang proposed direct, high-level talks with the United States.After Washington, Cho Tae-Yong will travel on to Beijing -- where he is likely to overlap with a visit by North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Kye-Gwan, to the ...

• Seoul Washington turn cold shoulder to N. Korea overture

  North Korea's surprise offer of dialogue with the US on Sunday was met with a frosty reaction by Seoul and Washington, which both call on Pyongyang to prove sincerity with its actions before resuming talks. Pyongyang proposed a high-level meeting with Washington to defuse military tensions and discuss a peace treaty and the US campaign for a nuclear-free world. The overture by the ...

• South Korean leader flags risks in engaging North

  SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye yesterday warned against engaging North Korea in a token dialogue that would only allow Pyongyang more time to develop its nuclear weapons programme.The warning came in a 20-minute telephone call between Park and US President Barack Obama the day after North Korea proposed opening direct de-nuclearisation talks with the United States.The offer was ...

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