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Asia's hottest property market is also its most unlikely - North Korea Reuters March 26, 2014, 8:05 am North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the construction site of the apartment houses for scientists close to completion in this undated file photo released by North Korea's Korean Central...

Japan should press 'changing' North Korea to find closure over abductees By Elaine Lies TOKYO Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:03am EDT Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe poses for photos as he attends a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo March 20, 2014, after Japan's parliament enacts a...

Anti-China sign hung at N. Korean military academy – Chosun Ilbo Messages blasting North's long-time ally have been hung before during periods of tension March 24th, 2014 Kang Tae-jun A sign with an anti-China message has been hung at North Korea’s Gang Gun Military Academy, a conservative...

Released missionary thinks hunger strike helped end N. Korean imprisonment Australian speaks with Australian newspaper about his 15-day interrogation process March 24th, 2014 Ole Jakob Skåtun John Short, in his first long-form interview since being released from North Korean custody earlier...

N.Korea Fires 46 Rockets in 2 Days englishnews@chosun / Mar. 24, 2014 09:34 KST North Korea 46 short-range rockets into open waters in the East Sea on the early morning of Saturday and Sunday. A spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff here said the North launched 30 short-range rockets into...

N.Korean Military Warned Not to Trust China englishnews@chosun / Mar. 24, 2014 11:42 KST North Korea's Kang Kon Military Academy, which trains the country's top officers, has hung up signs with a quote from nation founder Kim Il-sung that China is a "turncoat and our enemy." Kim made the...

Re: Kim Jong-il: the life and times of the leader of North Korea Seoul Asks Pyongyang to Repay for Loan in 2007 [2014-03-21, 18:25:47] The South Korean government has asked North Korea to repay a loan from 2007 worth 80 billion won. The Korea Exim Bank extended the loan in the form of raw...

Was defector-turned-spy a trained saboteur or maladjusted refugee? Hankyoreh investigation casts doubt on prosecution’s claims about motivations March 22nd, 2014 Jee-yeon Shin SEOUL – Questions have emerged as to whether a notorious espionage case involved a trained spy or a maladjusted...

Newly elected assembly to meet April 9 Parliament expected to approve personnel changes following Jang purge March 21st, 2014 Rob York The first session of the newly elected 13th Supreme People’s Assembly, with Kim Jong Un and several of his favored officials as members will convene April...

N.Korean Propaganda Against the South Is Failing englishnews@chosun / Mar. 22, 2014 08:13 KST North Korean textbooks describe South Korea as a "fascist, military dictatorship" filled with "poverty and starvation," but fewer and fewer North Koreans are buying the propaganda. ◆ "Living Hell"...

North Korea fires 30 short-range rockets: Yonhap SEOUL Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:56pm EDT North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) provides field guidance during a visit to a machine plant managed by Kang Thae Ho in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in...

Kim Jong Un’s sister and Megumi Yokota’s daughter worked together – reports Abduction victim's daughter may have known Kim Yo Jong from Kim Il Sung University March 18th, 2014 Kosuke Takahashi Japanese media on Tuesday reported that the younger sister of North Korea’s leader may have worked...

US Seals take control of rogue North Korea-flagged oil tanker in Libya PUBLISHED : Monday, 17 March, 2014, 4:58pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 18 March, 2014, 1:31am Agence France-Presse in Tripoli A US Sea Hawk helicopter drops supplies to amphibious assault ship USS Bataan. US Navy Seals took...

Re: N.Korea builds 'shrine' to leader's likely successor Border Areas Fearful as Investigators Remain Kang Mi Jin | 2014-03-14 08:09 Daily NK has learned that crackdowns in North Korea’s border regions with China have restarted after being temporarily suspended in the lead up to the...

Unification Committee Slated for April Lee Sang Yong | 2014-03-14 13:25 A national committee to prepare for unification of the two Koreas could be established as early as mid-April, the Blue House announced today. The government plans to systematically prepare for the unification of the...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Kyong-hui Kim Kyong-hui's political career began in 1971 with a position in the Korean Democratic Women's Union, and in 1975 she was transferred to the post of vice-director of the International Liaison Department of the Workers' Party of Korea, promoted to...

100% of the Vote "Only Possible in North Korea" Kang Mi Jin | 2014-03-14 09:23 A number of defectors now living in the South believe that Kim Jong Eun’s 100% approval rating at last week’s election is a feat “only possible in a society like North Korea.” At least half of the delegates would...

Analysts predict North Korea could launch fourth rocket test in show of nuclear strength Pyongyang could launch fourth atomic rocket test after issuing defiant statement warning US PUBLISHED : Sunday, 16 March, 2014, 5:13am UPDATED : Sunday, 16 March, 2014, 5:13am Agence France-Presse in...