After a year of saber-rattling, North Korea may be adopting a softer tone
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North Korea Fires Missiles Off Eastern Coast
The apparent test coincides with joint U.S.-South Korea military drills that have drawn the ire of the North.
North Korea Seeks U.N. Help After Foot and Mouth Outbreak
But Pyongyang remains unresponsive to an offer of help from South Korea
What It’s Like to Meet a Brother You Haven’t Seen in Six Decades
Koreans from North and South can only meet at sporadic official reunions, where numbers are strictly limited. At each bittersweet gathering, family members ponder the historical forces that tore them apart
North and South Korean Families Reunite
South Koreans crossed the border to meet family members they had not seen since the 1950-53 Korean war. The reunion may have been the last chance for many to see their loved ones.
Even From Space, North Korea Looks Like a Dark Blotch of Despair
The lights are off, but everyone’s home
South Koreans Travel North for Emotional Family Reunions
First time seeing relatives in decades
North Korea Detains Another Christian Missionary
A 75-year-old Australian missionary has been detained in Pyongyang—his wife believes the arrest is due to the religious pamphlets he carried into the country
North Korea’s Kim Spending Big on Cars, Cognac, Pianos
State spending on luxury items rose from an average of $300 million a year under Kim Jong Il, to $645.8 million in 2012
Australian Missionary Arrested In North Korea
John Short, 75, has been detained since Sunday
Can Cartoons Explain the Horror of North Korea to the Chinese?
Sketches posted by the U.N. on Weibo to accompany a searing report on human rights in North Korea split opinion in the Middle Kingdom
South Korean Court Jails MP For Treason
Left wing politician handed 12-year sentence for plotting conspiracy
North Korean Atrocities Deserve Criminal Investigation, Says U.N.
U.N. Human Rights Council blasts Kim Jong Un’s regime for “crimes against humanity” in new report