2014-11-01 North Korea Extends Missile Reach
North Korea experts say the country has made progress in missile launch systems. They say its launch systems could send a nuclear bomb as far as the United States. The…
2014-10-21 North Korea Plans to Keep Nuclear Program
A North Korean official says his country plans to keep its nuclear program. He says the North Korean government could re-examine its policy toward the United States if U.S. officials…
2014-10-19 Activists to Continue Launching Balloons into North Korea
Activists in South Korea are working to bring news and information to North Koreans. Recently, a group of activists launched balloons full of leaflets into North Korean airspace. The pieces…
2014-08-26 Tunnel Warfare: From Gaza to North Korea
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has received much attention for its use of tunnels in its war with Israel. But the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip is not the only place where…
2014-08-25 Is North Korea Preparing to Strike US Electric Grid?
A longtime national security advisor to the United States Congress has said the country’s electric system — called a “grid” — is mostly unprotected. Peter Vincent Pry believes North Korea…
2014-06-29 North Korea for Your Next Vacation?
Are you bored with all the beaches and European tours? Are you looking for a different place to go for your next vacation, a place that is “off the beaten…
2014-03-12 UN Says North Korea Guilty of Crimes against Humanity
Hello and welcome back. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. On today’s program, we talk about two serious subjects. The United Nations says some very bad things have been happening to…
2014-02-25 Separated Families Meet in North Korea for a Rare Reunion
Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Mario Ritter in Washington. Today, we hear about a group of Koreans who recently were reunited with family members for…
2014-02-05 Rare Minerals May Be in North Korea
Hello and welcome back. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we are going to talk about something that is worth a lot of money, and it is buried in the…
2020-04-24 Coronavirus Threatens North Korea’s Weak Health System
North Korea is among a small number of countries in the world reporting to be free of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The country is also among…