Kim Jong Un
September 12, 2012
PYONGYANG--Deep in the North Korean countryside, in remote villages that outsiders seldom reach, farmers are now said to be given nearly one-third of their harvests to sell at...
September 11, 2012
SEOUL--Impoverished North Korea has accepted an offer of aid from rival South Korea after devastating summer floods, the South said on Sept. 10, the first time the new...
September 07, 2012
When the Unhasu Orchestra held performances in Pyongyang to celebrate the new year in January and February 2011, an unknown female singer appeared both times on stage in what...
September 06, 2012
Kenji Fujimoto was nervous about returning to Pyongyang, fearing he could be punished because of his actions 11 years ago. Adding to his unease in the North Korean capital was...
September 05, 2012
SEOUL/BEIJING--North Korea attacked charges on Sept. 5 that it was a "nightmare" to do business in, complaints that threaten desperate attempts to boost investment from...
September 04, 2012
SHENYANG, China--North Korean authorities have decided to grant state-run enterprises and shops free discretion over a large portion of their profits, North Korean government...
September 01, 2012
Japan and North Korea ended three days of talks in Beijing on Aug. 31 with agreement to hold a second round of talks on a range of bilateral issues, including Pyongyang's past...
August 24, 2012
BEIJING -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seeking an ice-breaking trip to key ally Beijing next month to meet China's outgoing and new leaders, a source with ties to...
August 23, 2012
SEOUL -- North Korea's figurehead leader, not supreme leader Kim Jong Un, will attend a summit of non-aligned developing nations in Iran next week, Pyonyang's official KCNA...
August 20, 2012
RASON, North Korea -- North Korea is staging its second international trade fair in the special economic zone of Rason this week just days after a top official went to China to ...
August 18, 2012
BEIJING--Senior North Korean official Jang Song Thaek, who heads the country's economic policy, attended meetings with Chinese leaders Aug. 17 in Beijing, marking one step...
August 15, 2012
SEOUL--South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Aug.15 said North Korea should face reality and consider bringing about a "transformation", adding that Seoul will monitor...
August 14, 2012
BEIJING--A senior North Korean official who is believed to be heading the country's economic policy arrived in Beijing on Aug. 13 to discuss joint development of areas along...
August 14, 2012
SEOUL--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle -- the man seen as the power behind the young and untested dictator -- went to Beijing on Aug. 13 in the latest signal that the...
August 06, 2012
SEOUL--North Korea's new and untested leader, Kim Jong Un, seems to be getting the equivalent of a Saatchi & Saatchi image makeover--courtesy of his sister.
August 05, 2012
BEIJING--The former Japanese chef to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was recently reunited with Kim Jong Un, the third son who now leads North Korea, and also met his...
August 04, 2012
SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Jong Un the marshal became Kim Jong Un the statesman as he met with Chinese political dignitaries in meetings that marked his first official foray...
August 02, 2012
To fend off starvation, North Korea will introduce bold agrarian reforms that will allow farmers to dispose of part of their harvests as they see fit.
July 30, 2012
SEOUL -- Widespread flooding in North Korea appeared to worsen on July 30 after 24 hours of torrential rain hit the impoverished state which even in times of good harvest is...
July 29, 2012
SEOUL -- Severe flooding across North Korea has killed 88 people and left tens of thousands homeless, state media reported late on July 28, threatening to make the...