Google is adding details to its online map of North Korea, which had previously appeared as a largely featureless void on the Google Maps service
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After Successful Missile Launch, North Korea Threatens New Nuclear Test
North Korea today declared it may soon carry out a third nuclear test as part of “a new phase of the anti-U.S. struggle”
In North Korea, Google Exec Sees an Internet Open for the Very Few
On Tuesday, Google exec Eric Schmidt and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson visited a computer lab in Pyongyang as part of a four-day trip to North Korea
North Korea’s Rocket Launch Riles Neighborhood, but Mild Response from China Expected
Days after it signaled that an upcoming launch might be delayed, North Korea fired a long-range rocket, heightening regional concerns about its growing ability to threaten neighbors
North Korea Plans Satellite Launch: Why Now?
The government led by Kim Jong Un has already attempted one launch, but plans to try again from Dec. 10 to 22
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Russia hosts APEC in its remote Far East; arms sales skyrocket in 2012; the rest of the world yawns at the U.S. election
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Today’s essential reading: a fishing dispute threatens bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka, the South Korean government has been ordered to pay $2 million to a man wrongly imprisoned as a North Korean spy for 15 …
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India’s Prime Minister flees another crisis, Mexicans loose faith in police reform and China outlines its booming mineral resources-driven business in North Korea.
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Military stakes set to rise in Asia-Pacific, Bangladesh forcefully tries to keep its place as a low-cost export powerhouse and fresh leaks on Iran’s nuclear program.
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Today’s required reading: reports on and from inside Syria, Burma’s slow march towards media freedom and Chinese scorn for U.S. military moves in Asia.
The Dictator’s Bride: Kim Jong Un Debuts His First Lady
A day after Kim Jong Un’s marital status was officially announced, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released images of North Korea’s Supreme Leader touring an amusement park with his blushing new bride, Ri Sol Ju, in …
Propaganda Campaign Grows in North Korea as Kim Jong Un Consolidates Power
Wednesday’s announcement, combined with a pervasive propaganda push, suggests that the new leader is firmly in control
North Korea’s Young Marshal: Lil’ Kim Outmaneuvers the Military
The announcement seemed to come suddenly, but it signaled the continued ascendance of Kim Jong Un and the apparent decline of the old guard, the hard-line military