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PHOTOS: A Fascinating Look Inside North Korea's Mass Spectacles

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.17.2012

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-- The world knows North Korea through its gigantic public displays. There are the immense military parades, with tens of thousands of soldiers poun...

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Imminent Rocket Liftoff

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 04.12.2012

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PYONGYANG, North Korea — Fighter jets roared through the skies over downtown Pyongyang on Thursday as the world watched to see whether North Kor...

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PHOTOS: Glimpse Into The Hermit Kingdom

Posted 04.10.2012

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Associated Press photographer David Guttenfelder has released a series of photographs that provide a fascinating glimpse into one of the most secluded...

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PHOTOS: First Day Of School In North Korea

AP | Posted 04.06.2012

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PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korean students in Pyongyang celebrated the first day of their new school year this week with flowers and confetti. I...

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Why North Korea's Planned Rocket Test Matters

AP | FOSTER KLUG | Posted 05.23.2012

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea may have the bomb, but it hasn't perfected ways to put one onto a missile that could strike faraway enemies lik...

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Associated Press Opens North Korea Bureau

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.16.2012

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NEW YORK -- When Associated Press executives and journalists attempted to open a North Korean bureau last month, they arrived in Pyongyang just hours ...

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READ: North Korea's Statement On The Death Of Kim Jong Il

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 02.18.2012

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-- Text of the statement issued Monday by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency announcing the death of Kim Jong Il, who led the country,...

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Successor Son Remains Enigma

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 12.10.2011

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PYONGYANG, North Korea — The Illustrious General has had a busy year. Since making his international debut a year ago Monday, Kim Jong Un has b...

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REPORT: North Korean Hacking Increases

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has been hacking into South Korean government computer networks with greater frequency to gather information on nex...

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North Korea Is in China's Strategic Backyard: It Should Deal With It

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leon T. Hadar

The most effective way for the U.S. to help achieve a stable balance of power in the Korean Peninsula is not by sending more war ships, but by providing incentives to the Chinese to stop making excuses for the North Koreans.

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Korea Attack: Yeonpyeong Island Shelled By North Korea (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

AP/The Huffington Post | HYUNG-JIN KIM and KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 05.25.2011

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INCHEON, South Korea — North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Tuesday after the North shelled an island near their disputed sea border, ...

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U.S. State Department Uses Twitter To Get North Korea's Attention

switched.com | By Amar Toor on September 1, 2010 at 10:10 AM | Posted 05.25.2011

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While most other American officials struggle to substantially advance diplomatic relations with North Korea, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley h...

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New Journalism: Page Views Dictate Content Which Means More Lady Gaga Stories!

Harmon Leon | Posted 05.25.2011

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New Journalism is still in a Wild West transitional stage. With the collapse of the publishing industry the rules have yet to be defined--and so far...

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North Korean Ship May Have Turned Around Because Of Burma's Rejection

AP | KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean ship monitored for more than a week by the U.S. Navy has changed course and is heading back the way it came,...

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North Korea Warns US Of "Thousand-Fold" Military Action Day After Obama Meeting

AP | MIKE ECKEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — Russia and China urged North Korea on Wednesday to return to the negotiating table on the fate of its rogue nuclear programs _ an unusu...

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North Korea Sanctions Expanded By U.N. Security Council

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.25.2011

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council imposed punishing new sanctions on North Korea Friday, toughening an arms embargo and authorizing shi...

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North Korea Threatens "Merciless Offensive" With Nuclear Weapons If Provoked

AP | KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has informed the U.S. of up to 20 North Korean bank accounts suspected of being involved in counterfeiting, mon...

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Kim Jong Un Named Successor In North Korea: Reports

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — One photo shows a chubby-cheeked boy with an impish grin. Former classmates at a Swiss boarding school describe a shy stude...

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North Korea Test-Fires Missile, Vows To Retaliate If Provoked

AP | ERIC TALMADGE and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened to retaliate if punitive U.N. sanctions are imposed for its latest nuclear test, and U.S. officials ...

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North Korea Test-Fires 2 More Missiles: South Korean Press

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has restarted a weapons-grade nuclear plant and fired five short-range missiles in two days, news reports and S...

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US Destroyers Set Sail Ahead of North Korean Launch

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — Japanese, South Korean and U.S. missile-destroying ships set sail to monitor North Korea's imminent rocket launch, as Pyong...

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Before Clinton's South Korea Visit, North Korea Steps Up War Rhetoric

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea stepped up its war rhetoric Thursday, saying its troops are "fully ready" for war with South Korea, just hours ...

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