Новости по теме North Korea

S. Koreans head for bittersweet family reunion in North A group of 82 elderly, frail South Koreans, two of them in ambulances, left for the North Korean border Thursday to attend the first reunion in more than three years for families divided by the Korean War.

20 February 2014

Brainwashing, surveillance, fear: daily fare in N.Korea Brainwashed from birth, under constant surveillance, cowed by the all-embracing state and facing the spectre of disappearing forever in its vast network of camps if they step out of line.

18 February 2014

Japan PM as unpopular as Kim Jong-Un: S. Korea poll With Seoul-Tokyo relations at their lowest ebb for years, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is as unpopular with South Koreans as North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.

12 February 2014

N. Korea scraps US envoy's invite as tensions mount Tensions tightened on the Korean peninsula Monday, as North Korea cancelled a US envoy's visit over a jailed Korean American, and Seoul and Washington set dates for military drills denounced by Pyongyang.

10 February 2014

North, South Korea meet for talks on family reunions North and South Korea were set to hold talks Wednesday on resuming reunions for families separated by the Korean War -- an emotive issue that Pyongyang has been accused of exploiting as a bargaining chip.

05 February 2014

N. Korea calls Japanese PM Abe 'Asian Hitler' North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an "Asian Hitler" intent on amassing military power under the guise of ensuring regional stability.

05 February 2014

S. Korea prosecutors seek 20 years in MP sedition trial South Korean prosecutors demanded a 20-year jail term for a leftist lawmaker on trial for allegedly plotting an armed revolt in support of North Korea.

03 February 2014

North Korea envoy scoffs at death-by-dog story A senior North Korean diplomat has scoffed at sensational rumours that the executed uncle of leader Kim Jong-Un was stripped naked and fed to a pack of starving dogs.

31 January 2014

S. Korea presses North to take action on family reunions South Korea Thursday called on North Korea to honour its promise to hold a reunion of families from the two countries who have separated for decades, after days of silence by Pyongyang.

30 January 2014

N.Korea enlarging site for bigger missiles: institute North Korea appears to be expanding its main launch site to permit more advanced missiles which may eventually be able to reach the United States.

30 January 2014

S. Korea rejects North's warning over military drills South Korea on Thursday rejected North Korean warnings to call off scheduled joint military exercises with the United States and vowed "severe" retaliation to any provocation from Pyongyang.

16 January 2014

1,500 N. Koreans escape to South in 2013: ministry More than 1,500 North Koreans fled to South Korea last year, maintaining a recent fall in the number of escapees that coincided with a clampdown by new leader Kim Jong-Un.

13 January 2014

Park proposes new family reunions with N. Korea South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday proposed fresh reunions of families separated by the Korean War after a previous bid was cancelled by Pyongyang, and promised increased humanitarian aid to the impoverished North.

06 January 2014

Kim urges N. Korea military to bolster combat readiness North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has urged the country's military to bolster its combat readiness, saying a war could break out "without any prior notice", state media reported Wednesday.

25 December 2013

Images show N. Korea efforts to restart nuclear complex Satellite imagery suggests North Korea is making "wide-ranging, extensive" efforts to fully reactivate its main nuclear complex, a US think tank said Tuesday, in line with Pyongyang's vows to strengthen its weapons programme.

24 December 2013

North Korea warns of 'merciless' strike against South North Korea has threatened a "merciless" strike against the South after activists burned effigies of the ruling Kim dynasty on the second anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-Il, officials said Friday.

20 December 2013

North Korea may be set for 'Cultural Revolution': Japan The recent purge of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's once-powerful uncle could herald a period of radical upheaval comparable to China's Cultural Revolution, Japanese defence minister Itsunori Onodera said Thursday.

12 December 2013

North Korea says leader's uncle sacked for 'criminal' acts North Korea has said leader Kim Jong-Un's uncle was removed from office for committing "criminal" acts and for leading a "counter-revolutionary faction", state news agency KCNA reported Monday.

09 December 2013

N.Korea deports detained US citizen Merrill Newman North Korea said Saturday it has deported an American veteran of the Korean War who had been detained there since October for what Pyongyang described as "hostile acts" against the communist country.

07 December 2013

North Korea's powerbroker: ousted or just out of sight? South Korea's spy agency believes North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has just carried out the most significant leadership purge since taking power two years ago, but confirmation may be a long time coming.

04 December 2013

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