CBS News South Korea's Lee Meets Myanmar's Suu Kyi Wall Street Journal By EVAN RAMSTAD SEOUL—South Korean President Lee Myung-bak wrapped up a two-day trip to Myanmar on Tuesday by meeting with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and securing promises from the country's leaders to release a North Korean defector and stop … South Korea says Myanmar has promised to stop buying arms from North Korea Washington Post Burma Halts Arms Buys from North Korea TIME Seoul: Burma to Comply with UN Resolutions on Pyongyang Voice of America all 474 news articles
South Korea’s Lee Meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi – Wall Street Journal
North Korea Tries to Drum up Investment in Southeast Asia – Voice of America
Jakarta Globe North Korea Tries to Drum up Investment in Southeast Asia Voice of America Kim Yong-nam, left, North Korea's president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono walk to a greeting ceremony at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, May 15, 2012. JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Kim Yong-nam … N. Continue reading
Anju, May 15, 2012
SPLITTERS! ________________________________ THE WORLD’S LEAST REASSURING THEME PARK: “It’s a shame that North Koreans are treated by their rulers as basically an expendable race of people. Before we were allowed on the ride, the guys in charge sent a few terrified farmers on test runs like a shipment of human flour sacks.” Read the whole thing . ________________________________ CAT-AND-MOUSE JOURNALISM IN CHINA: For all the kvetching I’ve done lately about junk reporting from Pyongyang, it’s easy to forget that some dedicated and intrepid journalists are working hard and taking risks to enlighten us about our world Continue reading
Seeking logic in North Korea’s mass spectacles – Fox News
CBS News Seeking logic in North Korea's mass spectacles Fox News PYONGYANG, North Korea – From across the city, they are summoned to pay reverence. So on a chilly April evening, tens of thousands of people come to honor their new ruler, as towering statues of his father and grandfather are unveiled on a Pyongyang .. Continue reading
North Korean nuclear program still high on the agenda – The Voice of Russia
The Voice of Russia North Korean nuclear program still high on the agenda The Voice of Russia The press keeps repeating that there is still high chance that North Korea could test another one of its nuclear devices. So, the issue of North Korean nuclear program is still high on the agenda Continue reading
Anju, May 14, 2012
CHRISTINE AHN ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA: OK, it’s a few months old , but I can’t help myself. Have a wastebasket handy when you click this, preferably not one made of wicker or wire mesh. The fact that Ahn explicitly (if ever so briefly) acknowledges that there are human rights violations in North Korea somehow manages not to make her sound like any less of a tool. Continue reading
North Korea Executes Three (We Know About) for Cannibalism
My first reaction to these reports years ago was skepticism, but if you hear enough people say the same thing (see here and here ), you start to think they can’t all be lying: North Korea has held public executions of at least three people on charges of cannibalism in recent years, a South Korean state-run institute said Thursday, the latest development that could support what has long been rumored in the isolated country. Continue reading
China, Japan, S. Korea Warn North to Stop Provocations – Voice of America
AFP China, Japan, S. Korea Warn North to Stop Provocations Voice of America The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea say they will not tolerate further provocation from North Korea , amid fears that Pyongyang is preparing for a new nuclear test Continue reading
China, South Korea and Japan Seek Trading Pact
The leaders of China, South Korea and Japan said they would begin negotiations to establish a free-trade area that could help the region recover from the global slowdown. Continue reading