“A mass exodus of North Korean workers from the Far East of Russia is under way, according to reports coming out of the region. As the two Koreas edged towards the … [Keep reading >>]

For the second or third time in recent months cities in China have been hit with super-deluges and catastrophic flooding.  [See also Tennessee, below] Earlier in August massive mudslides killed … [Keep reading >>]

A careful but still harrowing account by Laura Ling and Euna Lee of their five months in North Korean prisons, their attempts to eat some of their notes and video … [Keep reading >>]

“A North Korean cargo ship shadowed by a United States Navy destroyer was reportedly steaming toward Myanmar on Sunday, posing what could be the first test of how far the … [Keep reading >>]

” North Korea adamantly denied for seven years that it had a program for making nuclear weapons from enriched uranium.

But on Saturday, a few hours after the U.N. Security Council … [Keep reading >>]

The February 2009 U.S. Department of State’s Report on North Korea cited this in section 1.c.

The penal code prohibits torture or inhumane treatment; however, many sources continued to confirm their … [Keep reading >>]

“China suspended government exchanges with North Korea after Kim Jong-Il’s regime last week tested a nuclear device and fired short-range missiles, Yonhap News said.

“China has halted plans to send … [Keep reading >>]

“Pyongyang today lashed out at both Seoul and Washington, warning that it would attack South Korea if any of its ships were intercepted as part of a U.S.-led initiative to … [Keep reading >>]

Monday morning brings the unwelcome news that North Korea has tested another nuclear device, followed by the firing of three 80 mile missiles into the western Pacific. Measurement and … [Keep reading >>]

North Korea is going to shoot one of it’s medium long range ballistic missiles, a Taepodong-2, some time next week. As currently believed to be configured it has a … [Keep reading >>]

North Korea has placed a long-range missile capable of reaching the US on a launch pad as the Stalinist state prepares for what it claims is a satellite launch in … [Keep reading >>]

Very interesting story from Sidney, Australia, about the recent North Korea-US nuclear agreement — on, then off, then on again.

Mike Chinoy, the former CNN chief Asia correspondent and author of … [Keep reading >>]