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S. Korean activists vow to continue sending anti-N. Korea leaflets

South Korean activists said Tuesday they will continue sending anti-North Korea leaflets across the border despite Pyongyang's threats to cut all ties with South Korea unless the leaflet spreading is stopped. ''We, at one...

S Korea regrets over DPRK's decision of restricting inter-Korean programs

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government on Monday expressed "serious regret" over Pyongyang's decision of restricting inter-Korean economic cooperation programs. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)...

N. Korea repeats rejection of sampling to check nuclear information

North Korea's official media on Monday repeated the country's rejection of sampling at its nuclear facilities to verify information, signaling a continuing rift among countries over methods for checking Pyongyang's nuclear...

North Korean Army announces five measures for boosting ties with South Korea

Pyongyang, Nov. 24 (ANI): The head of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) delegation to the inter-Korean general-level military talks Monday announced five measures on the bilateral ties with South Korea, which include...

N.Korean Orchestra Could Get New York Outing

North Korea¡¯s state symphony orchestra may perform in New York City this coming March. Radio Free Asia reports that the performance will be in response to the one given by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang earlier this...

North Korea will formalise steps to end nuclear scheme

The five countries working to dismantle North Korea's nuclear programme plan to meet in early December with Pyongyang to formalise the process it will follow to verify it has abandoned atomic weapons, US officials said on...

Top delegates to 6-way nuke talks to meet in Beijing Dec. 8

Chief delegates to the six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea will meet in Beijing from Dec. 8 to try to put in writing a scheme for verifying the information provided by Pyongyang on its nuclear programs,...

Byzantium 1200

— computer reconstructions of Byzantine monuments in Byzantium in 1200 AD — is hella, hella cool. Pretty cool. It would be nice if someone could do the same thing for Pyongyang 667 AD or Gyeongju 880 AD or Puyo 660 AD or...

In North Korea, an offbeat festival of foreign films

After more than a decade of natural disasters, famine and economic mismanagement, everyday life is no laughing matter for the 23 million Koreans north of the demilitarized zone, which has separated the Koreas since the end of...

Diamond Mountain a flaw in Korean relations

When Northern soldier shot tourist, South suspended three joint projects By JAE-SOON CHANG Associated Press AHN YOUNG-JOON ASSOCIATED PRESS South Korean tourists peer at Diamond Mountain in North Korea. Ten years ago, people...