Story Archive
2009-12-26
Friends say the Korean-American who walked into North Korea was a committed Christian activist.
2009-12-04
A steep increase in the value of North Korea’s currency appears aimed at choking off one of the country’s most reliable sources of goods.
2009-11-22
An elite North Korean defector says bribery is just business as usual.
2009-11-19
North Korea may curb mining ventures with China to develop its own industry.
2009-11-18
The Obama administration faces new calls for a more robust stance toward Pyongyang.
2009-11-16
Hundreds of bunkers are decoys, a defector says, while hundreds more contain material for a possible invasion.
2009-11-05
More North Korean missile tests miss the mark.
2009-10-29
Thai authorities detain a group of would-be North Korean defectors.
2009-10-22
They flee North Korea and often hide for years in China to get to South Korea. Then comes the hard part.
2009-10-09
Like instant noodles, instant coffee now has an elite following in North Korea.
2009-10-06
A probe into North Korea's mining industry is under way in a bid to reduce graft.
2009-10-05
Defectors give an account of how and why they fled North Korea.
2009-09-28
As China tightens security ahead of a major anniversary, North Korean refugees are even less welcome.
2009-09-22
A budget food item in South Korea is now a prized gourmet item across the border.
2009-09-11
Poetry by teenage North Korean defectors, translated into English for the first time.
2009-08-24
North Korean youths often struggle after they defect to the South, but arts and community service programs provide support.
2009-08-24
Activists say Chinese authorities have video of North Korean defectors filmed by two U.S. reporters who were jailed by North Korea and then expelled.
2009-08-19
North Korea's only major import to the United States has been a highly potent grain alcohol, but new trade curbs are drying up that trade as well.
2009-08-17
The luxurious residences of North Korea's leaders stand in stark contrast to reports of the hardships endured by the majority of the country's population.
2009-08-11
The U.S. Treasury Department tightens the financial noose around North Korea's deadly weapons program.
2009-08-07
Pyongyang hasn't sought reimbursement for expenses related to keeping two U.S. journalists in custody.
2009-08-05
Two U.S. journalists held for five months in North Korea touch down in California.
2009-08-04
Two young Korean-Americans make a documentary about families forcibly separated after the Korean War.
2009-08-04
A special pardon is issued to two detained U.S. journalists after former U.S. President Bill Clinton meets with North Korea's leader. Will Clinton's visit open other windows for talks?
2009-07-22
A new organization in South Korea works to educate the public about North Korea's history of abductions.
2009-07-17
The United Nations takes aim at firms and individuals linked to Pyongyang’s deadly weapons program.
2009-07-01
The Obama Administration announces new sanctions on companies with ties to North Korea.
2009-06-25
As North Korea tests its expanding arsenal of deadly weapons, millions of its most vulnerable people face grave food shortages.
2009-06-23
After almost five decades of searching, a Romanian woman finally gets news of her North Korean husband. But questions remain.
2009-06-19
Tensions escalate over an inter-Korean economic zone launched during a period of relative detente.
