“When the plane landed, nobody moved. Everyone was quiet. It was the first sign to me that we were really in North Korea.” Auke Boersma is a Dutch advertising executive who recently travelled to North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang as … Read More
A website registered in North Korea appeared on the Internet Friday. It was a social network that looked almost exactly like Facebook: a blue and white color scheme, a newsfeed, the ability to add friends, post statuses, like, comment and … Read More
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says it has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine and strengthened its nuclear attack capabilities. Hours before the announcement by North Korea’s state media Sunday, South Korean military officials said the North … Read More
Most pictures available outside North Korea are of Pyongyang. That’s because tourism is restricted to the capital, and border control staff check — and delete— “unauthorised” photos from devices leaving the country. But in a twist of luck, Beijing-based Getty … Read More
SEOUL — A North Korean launch of a missile on the birthday of its revered founder appears to have failed, South Korean and U.S. defense officials said Friday. The officials provided few details, including the type of missile, of what … Read More
Here’s a bit of Super Bowl trivia: North Korea’s newest satellite passed almost right over the stadium just an hour after it ended. Whatever motives Pyongyang may have about using its rocket launches to develop nuclear-tipped long-range missiles, it now … Read More
In spite of North Korea’s recent nuke test, the world has not forgotten that it’s Kim Jong-un’s birthday. However, as with much of North Korea, the exact date of Kim’s birthday is shrouded in mystery and has never been officially … Read More
On Friday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un turned 33, but unlike the loud birthday parades held for his father and grandfather, the young Kim’s big day will likely be a quieter affair in comparison. For one, his birthday is marked … Read More