Canadian pastor reported missing after trip to North Korea
On January 30, Lim traveled to North Korea from China with a companion from the church who last spoke with him the following day, on January 31. Lim was scheduled…
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North Korea Launches 2 Missiles Into Sea to Protest U.S. War Games With South
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea flouted United Nations resolutions on Monday by launching two Scud-type ballistic missiles toward the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, as the United…
North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Missiles Off Coast
SEOUL, March 2 (Reuters) – North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, a South Korean military official said, a move seen as a protest against…
South Korean President Urges Japan to Admit Past Wrongs
SEOUL, South Korea — President Park Geun-hye of South Korea urged Japan on Sunday to have the “courage and honesty” to admit to its historical wrongdoings against Koreans and other…
Tensions set to rise on Korean peninsula as annual war games near
The drills, involving thousands of troops and state of the art military hardware, don’t go down well with North Korea. “Each year, Pyongyang complains and demands a stop to these…
Fearing Ebola, North Korea Bars Tourists From Capital Marathon
Further restricting travel to the already isolated country, North Korea barred foreigners from one of its most popular tourist events — the annual Pyongyang marathon — because of concerns over…
Does Kim Jong Un’s new look reflect a new attitude?
And maybe that’s what the reclusive leader of North Korea was going for when he modified his almost boyish over-the-top-flop to a higher, angular, more severe cut. The look first…
North Koreans Toil in Slavelike Conditions Abroad, Rights Groups Say
SEOUL, South Korea — When the North Korean carpenter was offered a job in Kuwait in 1996, he leapt at the chance. He was promised $120 a month, an unimaginable…
Presidents Cup in South Korea May Lack Native Sons
LOS ANGELES — The golf calendar is stuffed fuller than a pro-am goody bag, with 43 PGA Tour events, including the four majors, plus the FedEx Cup playoffs. But…
How North Korean defector’s story unraveled
Shortly after escaping from North Korea, Shin Dong-hyuk formulated what he called a “sanitized” version of the his life, which he repeated for almost 10 years and subsequently became a…
A Korean Auto-Racing Debacle, but Hope Around the Bend
YEONGAM, South Korea — Eight years ago, the South Korean province of South Jeolla, which includes this sleepy coastal county, cleared 1,000 acres of rice paddies and embarked on a…
North Korea’s biggest party: Celebrating Kim Jong Il’s birthday
To mark the 73rd anniversary of the birth of late dictator Kim Jong Il (who died in 2011) on Monday, North Korea will stage a military parade, patriotic chants, dance…
North Korea: Fairyland or ‘country of mushrooms?’
Published by the state-controlled KCNA news agency, the slogansmore than 300 in totalwere prepared by the Workers’ Party of Korea and called for “painstaking efforts” to improve the livelihoods of…
Chris Marker’s Groundbreaking Photos Illuminate Life In North Korea
First released in 1989, Noonbit Publishing’s The People of the North (also titled Coréennes, which is French for “Korean”) was an immediate hit in South Korea’s photography community for its…
Mad about free speech and North Korea? Hack back, says group
The comedy lampoons North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whose dynasty she loathes. Her father died in custody of North Korean security forces, who tied him by his wrist in…
Best of Busan: What to do in Korea’s ‘second city’
50 reasons why Seoul is the world’s greatest city In the more low-key Busan, a night out usually means drinking soju with friends on the beach while watching kids play…
Mermaids, abalone and a very local breakfast in Busan
“She’s late,” says a fellow patron when she notices me staring. “All the other haenyeo have already finished their diving and delivered their catch.” Like their more famous Jeju Island…
Gamcheon: Is this Asia’s artsiest town?
Instead, the eerily quiet village is a destination for a different type of travelerone that’s not driven by foodie discovery or lazing on the beach, the primary reasons Koreans vacation…
North Korea flaunts its ‘cutting-edge’ missiles
But some analysts are saying North Korea’s touted missiles appear to be Russian designs. The announcement of the tests also occurs just weeks before the annual joint U.S.-South Korea military…
North Korea Launches 5 Short-Range Missiles
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its eastern coast on Sunday in a demonstration of its improving missile technology, the South Korean Defense Ministry said….
North Korea Test-Fires New Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
North Korea said Saturday that it has test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile, a move experts in Seoul viewed as an attempt to raise tensions ahead of joint military drills…
North Korea Says It Has Tested New Antiship Missile
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Saturday that its leader Kim Jong-un had overseen the test-firing of a new antiship missile, weeks before planned joint military exercises by South…
North Korea issues new threat to U.S. bases
Angered by tougher U.N. sanctions and joint military exercises by the United States and South Korea, Pyongyang has issued a range of bombastic threats in recent weeks. North Korea’s threats:…
Lawmakers Push For More Sanctions Against North Korea
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to broaden sanctions against North Korea by imposing stiffer punishments on international companies that do business…
South Korea Vows ‘Strong Crackdown’ on Uber
SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean government on Thursday rejected a regulatory compromise suggested by Uber and vowed a “strong crackdown” on its ride-hailing services. During a news conference…
Uber Tries to Ease South Korean Concerns
SEOUL, South Korea — Uber, the ride-hailing service, said on Wednesday that it was asking the South Korean government to register Uber drivers so that it could overcome legal challenges…
Israel welcomes resignation of head of U.N. inquiry into Gaza war crimes
He said the report, due to be presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council in March, should be shelved. “This is the same council that in 2014 made more decisions…
South Korean sergeant sentenced to death for killing members of his unit
The sergeant, surnamed Lim, threw a grenade and shot at his fellow soldiers at a base in a remote area near the heavily fortified border with North Korea in June….
North Korea Sought Talks and Attached a Hefty Price Tag, South’s Ex-Leader Says
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea repeatedly but unsuccessfully pushed for a summit meeting with the former South Korean leader Lee Myung-bak, demanding a huge aid package, including $10 billion…
North Korean Leader to Visit Russia in May
MOSCOW — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, plans to visit Moscow this May in his first trip abroad since assuming power in 2011, a Kremlin spokesman announced on Wednesday. The…