2015-07-14 UN: Drought Affected North Korea Cuts Food Rations
Officials at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization say North Korea has reduced the amount of food it gives to its people. Cristina Coslet is the FAO’s Global Information…
2015-06-24 North Korea Could Face Food Shortage
North Korea could face more food shortages later this year if a drought continues. That is what the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said last week. A drought means…
2015-05-13 South Korea Concerned Over North’s Submarine Missile Launch
South Korean officials stated their concerns about North Korea’s first missile test launch from a submarine. The test does not immediately change the military situation on the Korean peninsula. However,…
2015-04-01 North Korea Takes Steps Toward Long-Range Missiles
A top United States intelligence official says that North Korea has made progress in developing long-range missiles. This comes as the possibility of deploying a U.S. missile defense system in…
2015-03-18 Expert Questions Report on North Korea Nuclear Arms
A former International Atomic Energy official has raised questions about claims made in a new report on North Korea. The report warns that North Korea could manufacture 100 nuclear weapons…
2015-03-17 North Korea Reacts to US-South Korea Exercises
The United States and South Korea are carrying out their yearly joint military training. North Korea has reacted to the exercises, as in years past, with missile launches. However, a…
2015-03-02 Can North Korea Build More Nuclear Weapons?
A new report says North Korea could have as many as 100 nuclear weapons by 2020. That includes the 16 to 20 such weapons the report’s writer says the closed…
2015-02-26 Will North Korea Follow Vietnam, Myanmar?
South Korea has called for North Korea to follow the reform model of two other Asian countries. But observers say North Korea will likely reject the idea. South Korean President…
2015-02-19 Rights Groups: N. Korean Leader Abused His People
North Korea honored its former leader Kim Jong Il this week on what would have been his 73rd birthday. Officials in the country praised Mr. Kim for his political skills…
2015-01-25 S. Korean Businesses Want to Ease Trade Restriction with North
Business leaders in South Korea are urging President Park Geun-hye to ease trade restrictions with North Korea. South Korea put the restrictions in place in 2010 after the sinking of…
2015-01-23 Defector’s Story Raised Questions on Report of Abuse in North Korea
Recent comments of a man who fled North Korea are raising questions about the U.N. report on human rights abuses in the country. The man gave information to U.N. investigators.…
2015-01-18 North Korea Offers Nuclear Talks with Conditions
This week, North Korea offered direct talks with the United States. The North Korean offer came days after the U.S. government rejected an earlier offer by the Asian nation. North…
2014-12-22 Reports Say North Korea Hit by Internet Outage
North Korea appears to be experiencing a widespread Internet outage. The cause of the outage is not clear. However, hours earlier, President Barack Obama warned that the U.S. would answer…
2014-12-05 Could North Korea Have Hacked Sony Pictures?
United States federal agents have joined an investigation of an attack on computers belonging to Sony Pictures Entertainment. The Federal Bureau of Investigation says the cyber-attack on the film producer…
2014-11-27 North Korea Warns of Punishment for US, Allies
North Korea has warned several countries about their support of a United Nations condemnation of North Korea’s human rights record. North Korea’s National Defense Commission released a statement that called…