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Ex-wrestler wants to help mend ties between N. Korea and Japan

Ex-wrestler wants to help mend ties between N. Korea and Japan

Inoki wants to "create an environment where one-on-one talks could be held"

Ex-wrestler wants to help mend ties between N. Korea and Japan
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 6, 2013
North Korea continues silence on Kaesong complex talks

North Korea continues silence on Kaesong complex talks

"The danger with ultimatums is what do you do if they are not accepted"

North Korea continues silence on Kaesong complex talks
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 5, 2013
N. Korean video criticizes S. Korea for OPCON delay request

N. Korean video criticizes S. Korea for OPCON delay request

Uriminzokkiri says delay request shows allies "ambitions to invade the North"

N. Korean video criticizes S. Korea for OPCON delay request
Rob York
Rob York August 2, 2013
North Korean nuclear backpacks likely “stuffed with rags”

North Korean nuclear backpacks likely “stuffed with rags”

But North Korean interlocutor claims they contain "hazardous material" suits

North Korean nuclear backpacks likely “stuffed with rags”
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 1, 2013
Panama postpones UN review of seized weapons

Panama postpones UN review of seized weapons

Meanwhile, Panamanian newspaper refers to President's actions as "media show"

Panama postpones UN review of seized weapons
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 1, 2013
S. Korean charged with giving N. Korean spies server access

S. Korean charged with giving N. Korean spies server access

South Korean paper claims over 100,000 'zombie PCs' could be used to launch massive cyberattack in South

S. Korean charged with giving N. Korean spies server access
Susan Ahn
Susan Ahn July 31, 2013
North Korea to open two luxury hotels on East Coast

North Korea to open two luxury hotels on East Coast

Has KPA retained management control of buildings to raise hard currency?

North Korea to open two luxury hotels on East Coast
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 31, 2013
Air Koryo introduces Yanji to Pyongyang service

Air Koryo introduces Yanji to Pyongyang service

90-minute flight scheduled to take off twice a week between Chinese-Korean region and N. Korean capital

Air Koryo introduces Yanji to Pyongyang service
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 30, 2013
Exclusive: Defector plans to send message by returning to N. Korea

Exclusive: Defector plans to send message by returning to N. Korea

Son Jong-hun has spent 11 years in South Korea, but despairs over the treatment of North Koreans here

Exclusive: Defector plans to send message by returning to N. Korea
Hyowon Shin
Hyowon Shin July 29, 2013
Sugar, bees and Korean slow search on N. Korean cargo ship

Sugar, bees and Korean slow search on N. Korean cargo ship

Ministry of Health now having to fumigate seized ship on daily basis due to uncontrollable swarms of bees

Sugar, bees and Korean slow search on N. Korean cargo ship
James Pearson
James Pearson July 29, 2013