Story Archive
2011-12-28
The North Korean dictator's funeral procession provides early signs of who will guide his son's rise to power.
2011-12-25
No change is seen in North Korea's much criticized 'military first' policy after Kim Jong Il's death.
2011-12-21
Defectors send flying messages to North Korea slamming the hereditary power transfer following Kim Jong Il's death.
2011-12-20
North Koreans are weeping in the streets, but is it of their own free will?
2011-12-20
Real political power may be in the hands of a select few as Kim Jong Un looks to fill the large shoes left behind by his father.
2011-12-19
The North Korean leader’s lifestyle contrasted sharply with the hardships suffered by his impoverished people.
2011-12-19
Questions abound about the young man set to rule North Korea.
2011-12-19
China's communist leadership vows to maintain close ties.
2011-12-19
News of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s death sends shock waves throughout the region.
2011-12-19
Son is hailed as the "great successor" to the North Korean leader.
2011-12-18
The North Korean dictator succumbs to a heart attack.
2011-12-09
North Korean women expect more from potential mates than ever before.
2011-12-07
North Koreans find new ways to access illicit South Korean pop culture.
2011-12-01
A report on global graft calls for transparency and accountability.
2011-09-28
North Korean travelers are subjected to corruption throughout their journeys.
2011-09-21
North Korean prison camp survivors describe their sufferings to U.S. lawmakers.
2011-08-24
North Korea says it is prepared to impose a nuclear moratorium if six-party talks resume.
2011-08-10
The artillery exchange appears to have been triggered by Pyongyang's drills.
2011-08-01
North Korea may have doctored an image in an effort to collect disaster insurance.
2011-07-24
A flurry of diplomatic actions are being taken to restart six-party talks aimed at disbanding North Korea's nuclear arsenal.
2011-07-01
North Korean universities are shut down to enlist student labor in infrastructure projects.
2011-06-21
North Korea may be suffering from farm crop failures but poppy fields are booming.
2011-06-13
The U.S. Navy turns around a North Korean ship believed to be carrying weapons to Burma.
2011-06-07
Washington will insist that North Korea improve its rights record as the two nations hold dialogue.
2011-05-25
North Korea has more cell phone users than ever before, but who is making the calls?
2011-05-20
North Korean leader’s China visit comes amid a U.S. announcement of a food aid assessment trip to Pyongyang.
2011-05-12
North Korea’s practice of abducting foreigners may have been wider in scope than previously thought.
2011-05-04
Satellite images show North Korea's political prison camps have mushroomed under 'horrific' conditions .
2011-04-10
Foreigners are sought to teach the language in schools.
2011-03-29
They agree on joint research into potential hazards from any eruption of a North Korean volcano.
