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Hello? Pyongyang? Can You Hear Me Now? – New York Times (blog)

HONG KONG — Regular visitors to North Korea have reported in recent months that they’ve been noticing more and more cellphones being used in the capital, Pyongyang. At a soccer match, one visiting American professor said, he watched three teenage boys huddled excitedly over a phone.They were sending text messages.Orascom, …

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Blog Buzz, Sino NK Blog

We’re off to an excellent start in the Kim Jong Un era at SinoNK.com, about six weeks after the site officially launched on December 19, 2011.  Foremost,

Think-Tank Watch, by Steven Denney

Steven Denney is editor-in-chief  of PEAR, Yonsei University’s graduate journal, a leading voice at the Political Cartel (East Asia) blog, and a master’s student in Global Studies

North Korean accordion players are a YouTube hit

A group of North Korean accordion players is proving to be an unlikely hit on YouTube, attracting nearly 320,000 viewings in five days with their spirited version

North Korea tours offered on founder’s birthday

Foreign travel agencies specializing in North Korea tourism have started offering tour packages that give travelers a peep into April events being prepared to celebrate the 100th

North Georgia Alum Malcom Speaks About Korean War – The Saint

Col. Ben Malcom (center) with two 'White Tigers' during the Korean War (Photo courtesy of Col. Ben Malcom) During the Korean War, a group of mostly North Korean

Bush’s ‘evil’ trio holds sway over US decade later – Press News

It was the first State of the Union address after the 9/11 attacks, and America was leading an invasion of Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden. Fittingly,

Japan indicts two over PC exports to North Korea

Japanese prosecutors have indicted two people over alleged exports of personal computers to North Korea, Kyodo news agency reported Wednesday. The two are accused of exporting 8.2 million

Kim Jong-il tweet: South Korean Park Jeonggeun held – BBC News

2 February 2012 Last updated at 08:10 ET Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of a South Korean man detained for repeating North Korean

Stolen Bag Found to Contain Party ID

The recent discovery of a Chosun Workers' Party ID card in a bag in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province was caused by an act of juvenile thievery, according