North Korea News

China and the United Nations UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour inked a memorandum of understanding with Assistant Foreign Minister Shen Guofang to help China deal with economic, cultural and ...

ONE question occupies our mind this week. Not, "By how many goals will Wales lose to England on Saturday?" Or even, "Is cricket actually a sport worth watching after all?" It is, "Is Google Earth the best thing ...

The divided Koreas began construction Wednesday on a reunion center at the North's Diamond Mountain resort where families separated by the heavily fortified border splitting the peninsula can meet.

DIGITAL DISNEY: Kudelski, a Swiss provider of security for digital pay television, has set up a joint venture with Walt Disney to develop and market a video-on-demand system for digital television operators ...2.7

Be careful what you say about kimchi in Pyongyang In North Korea, it may be a crime to speak ill of the Dear Leader, but visitors are also advised not to badmouth the beloved national dish.

On August 31, the would-be successor of the former ambassador to the U.S., Hong Seok-hyun, who resigned, was disclosed to be Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Tae-shik. The Korean government is said to be asking the ...2.7

On August 31, a North Korean supporting squad, which will join the 16th Asian Athletics Championships, is heading for its bus and waving the Korean peninsula flag.2.9

It could be a dream or a nightmare -- scientists have created a robotic dog that tells you when ... Italian minister defends keeping wolves as pets ROME (Reuters) - An Italian minister who revealed he is keeping wolves as pets told authorities on Wednesday to feel free to come and investigate as he always needed "fresh meat".2

North Korean sites such as its main nuclear research facility at Yongbyon are also displayed on the service, which was launched in June.

THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER ARE OVER by COMMENTARY Greetings in the Name of Him Who Is Almighty! The dog days of summer are over.

A typical South Korean graduate student, Lee Choon-han spends most of his free time online at home, but he is not satisfied with what he says are slower broadband Internet connections.2.7

TRUE TO widespread "predictions" the so-called Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has hiked fuel prices yet again.2.7

Supreme Court nominee John Roberts suggested a conservative Ronald Reagan supporter go soak his head after he criticized the White H ... More Gunman kills 4, himself SASH, Texas - A gunman killed four people ...

EagleForce database helped BTK detectives in hunt for serial killer: Technology that helped crack the BTK case could be put into wider use after impressing authorities involved in the intense manhunt for the ...

The stock market posted better performance during the first half of the Roh Moo-hyun administration compared to the previous governments as a gradual recovery in the domestic economy and better corporate ...2.9

When I was in Europe, my impression on Korea, if I have to put it in a word, was "dynamism." I felt especially so while watching on TV the crowd of "Red Devils" soccer fans gathered in front of the Seoul City ...2.7

A gunman remained at large Sunday after wounding rap mogul Marion Knight at a party coinciding with the MTV Video Music Awards, police said.

Conditional talkswith Europe rejected TEHRAN -- Iran rejected yesterday what it termed conditional negotiations with Europe over Tehran's nuclear program and said it wanted to have talks with the UN's ...

A lingerie model and an English teacher are the latest Australians arrested by police in Asia and charged with drug offenses.

Today is Monday, August 29, the 241st day of 2005. There are 124 days left in the year.

Hyundai Asan Corp., spearheading inter-Korean economic projects, is likely to launch a trial tour to North Korea's highest peak, Mount Paekdu, late next month, a senior company official said Monday.2.7

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Shi'ite-dominated parliament has completed its work on a constitution that was at once rejected by minority Sunnis, who said it would be thrown out in an October referendum.2.7

Category 5 Katrina packing high winds Mayor Ray Nagin ordered an immediate mandatory evacuation Sunday for all of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina bore down with wind revved up to nearly 175 mph.

Days before U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert left on a visit to China this month, his home state of Illinois got a gift: word from Beijing that Chinese airlines would seal a deal to buy 50 jets from ...4

You're John G. Roberts, circa 1982 to 1986, and life is looking momentous indeed: You're a hotshot lawyer in your late twenties or early thirties, working in the White House -- the White House -- for a ...

Col. Hervey Bennett Whipple was made logistics officer for U.S. Forces in the Southwest Pacific, operating from bases in Australia, in February 1942.2.7

Quick hit This sweet, melancholy tale of two young city men who fall in love with the same country girl during China's Cultural Revolution is a rare case of the writer of a best selling novel directing a film ...

The Finnish digital television channel Taivas TV7, which focuses on Christian programming, announced on Thursday that it was suspending broadcasts of the US-produced programme "The 700 Club" because of a call ...2.7

Iraq indefinitely postponed a key parliament session that had been due to be convened to approve the final draft of a new constitution, while violence continued with the discovery of 37 dead bodies, apparently ...

MR. MCCORMACK: Good afternoon. Welcome to the last briefing of the week. I don't have any - that's true, last planned briefing.

There is a problem in advertising in Korea that needs to be addressed: It is trendy for big companies to use English slogans, but too many mistakes are being made.2.7

Driving on Pugak Skyway through Pugak Mountain in central Seoul, you will see a huge traditional Korean building nestled on the mountain side.3.5

The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund announced its first round of grants for 2005.

United States--Statistics Source: Transactional Records Clearinghouse Just Released, Prosecution of Immigration Cases Surge in U.S. "The Department of Homeland Security recommended the prosecution of 65% more ...

A Korean ancient ship has been discovered in the country, and excavations have already been started to unearth this vessel, which is said to be the biggest and the most well-preserved among the ships already ...2.7