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Kenneth Bae could be freed, pending Robert King visit to N. Korea

Kenneth Bae could be freed, pending Robert King visit to N. Korea

Interview suggests Ambassador King could visit North Korea as soon as Monday

Kenneth Bae could be freed, pending Robert King visit to N. Korea
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun February 7, 2014
Chinese company helped build Masik Pass ski resort

Chinese company helped build Masik Pass ski resort

Website details involvement of Shenyang based Ya Ho Skiing Services

Chinese company helped build Masik Pass ski resort
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun February 7, 2014
North Korea replaces lights with new LED tech

North Korea replaces lights with new LED tech

North Korea implements a country-wide program to replace light bulbs with newer, more efficient LEDs.

North Korea replaces lights with new LED tech
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun February 7, 2014
Advert promoting unification appears in Times Square

Advert promoting unification appears in Times Square

Korean American businessman pays for billboard, wishing to draw attention to presidential speech

Advert promoting unification appears in Times Square
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun February 7, 2014
North threatens to cancel planned family reunions

North threatens to cancel planned family reunions

Citing upcoming military drills, North threatens to nix get-togethers one day after date was set

North threatens to cancel planned family reunions
Rob York
Rob York February 6, 2014
No Arirang Mass Games this year

No Arirang Mass Games this year

Beijing based tour company confirms the DPRK's Arirang Mass Games will not be held in 2014

No Arirang Mass Games this year
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne February 6, 2014
Approx. 100 N. Koreans granted temporary asylum in Russia

Approx. 100 N. Koreans granted temporary asylum in Russia

“Only a few” were granted permanent refugee status, Migration service says

Approx. 100 N. Koreans granted temporary asylum in Russia
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun February 6, 2014
Two Koreas agree to family reunion date

Two Koreas agree to family reunion date

Agreement comes amid tensions over joint U.S.-ROK military manoeuvres

Two Koreas agree to family reunion date
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham February 5, 2014
N. Korea denies visas to two American Christian professors

N. Korea denies visas to two American Christian professors

Religious activities may have contributed to visa decision

N. Korea denies visas to two American Christian professors
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun February 5, 2014
North Korea fails to qualify for Winter Olympics

North Korea fails to qualify for Winter Olympics

Head of People's Assembly still plans on attending Games' opening

North Korea fails to qualify for Winter Olympics
Joseph Sugarman
Joseph Sugarman February 4, 2014