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N. Korea upgrades Rason border to national level access point

N. Korea upgrades Rason border to national level access point

New rules mean that travel from Pyongyang to Rason now possible

N. Korea upgrades Rason border to national level access point
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 31, 2014
N. Korean website hosts S. Korean song to highlight comfort women issue

N. Korean website hosts S. Korean song to highlight comfort women issue

Two Koreas share same perspective on issue of comfort women and Liancourt rocks

N. Korean website hosts S. Korean song to highlight comfort women issue
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun January 31, 2014
North Korean diplomats conduct rare media outreach campaign

North Korean diplomats conduct rare media outreach campaign

Outreach campaign includes one-on-one interview with North Korea's ambassador to the UK

North Korean diplomats conduct rare media outreach campaign
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 30, 2014
N. Korean media slams Japan’s Comfort Women denial

N. Korean media slams Japan’s Comfort Women denial

Rodong Sinmun joins S. Korean press in attacking NHK head's justification of sexual slavery

N. Korean media slams Japan’s Comfort Women denial
Joseph Sugarman
Joseph Sugarman January 30, 2014
N. Korea assisting Syria in improving missile capabilities: report

N. Korea assisting Syria in improving missile capabilities: report

Jane's Defence Weekly report argues North Korea in violation of sanctions

N. Korea assisting Syria in improving missile capabilities: report
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 30, 2014
Kim Jong Un grandfather grave moved after Choson Ilbo story

Kim Jong Un grandfather grave moved after Choson Ilbo story

Local police believe the media storm contributed to the removal of the grave

Kim Jong Un grandfather grave moved after Choson Ilbo story
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun January 29, 2014
Pro-DPRK Koreans in Japan protest Asahi Shimbun coverage

Pro-DPRK Koreans in Japan protest Asahi Shimbun coverage

Groups alleges inaccuracy in report on post-Jang Song Thaek purges

Pro-DPRK Koreans in Japan protest Asahi Shimbun coverage
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun January 29, 2014
Kim Kyong Hui in Switzerland since December: Japanese news

Kim Kyong Hui in Switzerland since December: Japanese news

Reports suggest Kim Jong Un's aunt seeking treatment for undisclosed illness

Kim Kyong Hui in Switzerland since December: Japanese news
Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi January 29, 2014
Rodong Sinmun: Special forces buildup a prelude for war

Rodong Sinmun: Special forces buildup a prelude for war

State media claims increase is aimed at destabilizing North ahead of invasion

Rodong Sinmun: Special forces buildup a prelude for war
Joseph Sugarman
Joseph Sugarman January 29, 2014
Another Jang associate executed – News agency

Another Jang associate executed – News agency

Latest target reportedly a member of Worker’s Party Central Administrative Department

Another Jang associate executed – News agency
Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi January 28, 2014