Story Archive
2017-05-19
Malaysian official had expressed concern over possibility of poisoning of players by sabotage, if match played in Pyongyang.
2017-05-19
Rights groups say heavier penalties means fewer guards offering to help flee the country.
2017-05-18
Kim Jong Un’s government rewards them with more food and better housing.
2017-05-12
Malaysia will play North Korea in Pyongyang on June 8, Asian Football Confederation announces.
2017-05-09
Liberal advocate of dialogue with North Korea may have trouble turning back clock to 'Sunshine Policy' days.
2017-05-08
Sources say the move could come as early as May and would seriously affect the North’s economy.
2017-05-04
Chinese firms supply needed fertilizer and seed in return for crops that can be sold for high profits in the fall.
2017-04-28
The younger generation regularly mocks the Kim regime and its politics.
2017-04-25
Offered bribes are no longer a steady source of supplemental income.
2017-04-24
The lecturer is the third American held by Pyongyang amid rising tensions with Washington.
2017-04-21
Seven members of three families take guards' guns, throw magazines in Tumen River before fleeing on April 15.
2017-04-13
Defense attorneys accuse police of holding back vital evidence after letting North Korean suspects go home.
2017-04-11
The move follows other measures taken to show Beijng's anger over a security move targeting North Korea's weapons program.
2017-04-10
Sources say customs officials are hunting for illicit cash smuggled in North Korean trucks.
2017-04-07
They are heard saying that money spent on weapons tests would be better used for civilian needs.
2017-04-05
Authorities believe the gadgets will prevent guards from crossing the border to commit crimes, sleeping on the job, and assisting defectors.
2017-04-04
Citizens’ lives were on the line in dispute around Kim Jong Nam’s murder, they say.
2017-04-03
Censorship and steep fees deter them, despite the impact on their business.
2017-03-31
Khalid Abu Bakar says he is “satisfied” with statements given by three men to police before they left the country.
2017-03-30
They have taken over some of the powers of the state security agency as it deals with fallout from the ouster of a top official.
2017-03-30
Foreign businessmen and other visitors pay top dollar to sing and dance with young and pretty female employees.
2017-03-30
Nine Malaysians who were stuck in Pyongyang can return home following negotiations, prime minister announces.
2017-03-28
The remains of the slain half-brother of North Korea's leader were not cremated, S. Subramaniam says.
2017-03-27
Even the adjusted targets are hard to meet, though, as international sanctions affect foreign trade.
2017-03-23
The top floors of many buildings are empty or inhabited by homeless children.
2017-03-23
Local offices of the State Security Agency demand goods in exchange for the issuance of travel certificates.
2017-03-17
Most see the emergency orders and drills as business as usual, sources in the country say.
2017-03-16
Siegfried Hecker says denuclearization is a long-term project that takes a back seat to avoid deliberate or accidental detonation.
2017-03-16
Meanwhile, Deputy PM reveals DNA samples were collected abroad from the victim’s son.
2017-03-15
To protect child’s safety, officials decline to name next-of-kin who provided a sample.
