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Rival Koreas restart talks, pull back from brink — for now

August 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge and Foster Klug Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — For the moment, North and South Korea have pulled back from the brink and on Sunday resumed a second round of talks that temporarily pushed aside vows of imminent war on the peninsula. The first round of marathon talks on Aug. 22 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Defense Ministry, Foster Klug, Hwang Pyong So, Kim Jong-un, Kim Kwan-jin, Kim Yang Gon, Korean People, Korean War, Min Kyung-wook, North Korean, PYONGYANG, Rival Koreas, South Korean, Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4, Workers Party

Holiday in socialist fairyland? North Korea woos tourists

June 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — If you’re still looking for somewhere exotic to go this summer and don’t mind a vacation that comes with a heavy dose of socialist propaganda and leader worship, North Korea says it’s just the place for you. Fresh off a drastic, half-year ban that closed […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Associated Press, China, Kim Jong-un, Kim Sang Hak, Kim Yong Il, North Koreans, PYONGYANG, Russia, South Koreans, Southeast Asia, State Department, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

S Korea hoists national f lag in Pyongyang

September 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — South Korean weightlifters marched with their national flag at the start of an international competition hosted by bitter rival North Korea — something of a milestone for two countries that were trading war threats this spring. It’s the first time South Korean athletes have attended […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2013, Asian Cup, Associated Press, Hyung-jin Kim, Korean Peninsula, North Korea, PYONGYANG, South Korean, Vol 32 No 39 | September 21 - September 27

Despite tensions, N. Korea lets tourists, athletes through borders

April 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Despite North Korea’s warnings that the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula is so high it cannot guarantee the safety of foreign residents, it literally trotted out athletes from around the world on Sunday, April 14 — suggesting its concerns of an imminent […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Air Koryo, Andrea Lee, Beijing, Chang Chia-che, China, Fumio Kishida, Kim Il Sung Stadium, Kim Jong-un, North Korean, PYONGYANG, Sandra Cook, South Korea, United States, Uri Tours, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, japan

N Korea says it has detained a US Citizen

January 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that it has detained an American citizen who has confessed to unspecified crimes.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, China, Korean American, Korean Central News Agency, North Korea, PYONGYANG, Pae Jun Ho, South Korean, State Department, Sweden, Swedish Embassy, United States, Vol 32 No 2 | January 5 - January 11

North Korean TV shows Disney characters

July 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Associated Press Staff PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh took the stage in North Korea during a concert for new leader Kim Jong Un in an unusual performance featuring Disney characters.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Associated Press, China, Early Sunday, Featuring Disney, Hyung-jin Kim, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Koh Yu-hwan, Mickey Mouse, North Korean, PYONGYANG, Snow White, South Korea, TV, United States, Vol 31 No 29 | July 14 - July 20

New North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un gives first public speech

April 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jean H. Lee The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s new leader addressed his nation and the world for the first time Sunday, vowing to place top priority on his impoverished country’s military, which promptly unveiled a new long-range missile.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Associated Press, Cha Myong Hui, Hajime Izumi, Kim Il Sung Square, Kim Jong-un, New North Korean, North Koreans, PYONGYANG, Punctuating Kim, Shizuoka University, South Korea, Soviet Union, TV, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27, japan, technology

N. Korean rocket a suspected ruse for missile testing

April 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jean H. Lee The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean space officials said all assembly and preparations for this week’s planned satellite launch have been completed and denied it is a cover for a missile test.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Air Force, Associated Press, Brian Weeden, Foster Klug, Korean People Army, North Korea, PYONGYANG, President Kim Il Sung, Ryu Kum Chol, Secure World Foundation, South Korea, Space Command, Vol 31 No 16 | April 14 - April 20, Workers Party, japan, technology

A rare glimpse at a different, kinder side of North Korea

October 21, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea may be struggling to feed its people, but there was no shortage of mouthwatering options on the menu at our guide’s favorite restaurant:

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Chinese, Comrade Kim Jong Il, Coney Island, Country Kitchen, Covering North Korea, Joining Kim, Kim Il Sung Plaza, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, North Koreans, PYONGYANG, President Bill Clinton, Taedong River, Triumph Children, Two American, Vol 29 No 43 | October 23 - October 29, Young General, Young Kim Jong Un

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