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North Korea explodes myth of Kim dynasty

December 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Foster Klug Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea’s propaganda machine has long kept alive the myth of a serene, all-powerful ruling dynasty that enjoyed universal love and support at home. In a single stroke last week, that came crashing down.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Alexandre Mansourov, Associated Press, Beijing, Bruce Cumings, Jang Song Thaek, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, North Koreans, SEOUL, Vol 32 No 52 | December 21 - December 27

North Korea proposes high-level talks with US

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jean H. Lee The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s top governing body on June 16 proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Dongguk University, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-un, Kim Yong-hyun, Korean Peninsula, Korean War, NDC, National Defense Commission, National Security Council, North Koreans, South Korean, US, United States, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28, Youkyung Lee

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

North Korea to issue special pardons for convicts around Lunar New Year

January 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will issue special pardons for convicts to commemorate milestone birthdays of its two late leaders, state media said, in the first such dispensations in more than six years.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Justice Ministry, KCNA, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, Lunar New Year, North Korea, SEOUL, South Korea, Supreme People, Unification Ministry, Vol 31 No 4 | January 21 - January 27, japan

All wait with bated breath for a post-Kim Jong-il world

December 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In the early 1990s, when North Korea opened its borders a tiny bit to Americans, Seong Suk Kim, also known as Joan, sought the opportunity to visit her siblings — two brothers — and their children, Kim’s nieces and nephews, whom she had never met. During the Korean War, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Democratic People, Jang Song Thaek, KCNA, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Kyong Hui, Korean Peninsula, Korean Studies, Korean War, North Koreans, Party Delegates Conference, President Barack Obama, Seong Suk Kim, United States, Whereas South Korea

A glimpse into daily life in North Korea

August 6, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jean H. Lee The Associated Press Editor’s note: Jean H. Lee, The Associated Press bureau chief in Seoul, and David Guttenfelder, AP’s chief Asia photographer, have made numerous reporting trips to North Korea in recent years. They were granted unprecedented access on their latest journey to Pyongyang and areas outside the nation’s showcase capital. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, AP, Chief Asia, China, Cultural Palace, David Guttenfelder, Great Leader, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Mickey Mouse, Mount Myohyang, Sim Chung, South Koreans, State Department, Ten North Koreans, Vol 30 No 32 | August 6 - August 12, Young Pioneers, italy, technology

Top North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop dies at 87

October 14, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — He was the intellectual force behind the philosophy of self-reliance that guided North Korea and a top official in the Workers’ Party

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Beijing, China, Grand National Party, Human Rights, Hwang Jang-yop, Hyung-jin Kim, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Young-sam, North Koreans, Philippines, SEOUL, South Koreans, Two North Korean, Two South Korean, Vol 29 No 42 | October 16 - October 22, Workers Party, japan

Koreas meet to discuss family reunions

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Red Cross officials from the two Koreas tried to narrow differences on Friday, Sept. 25. They discussed how they can restart a stalled program

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Defense Ministry, Diamond Mountain, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, North Korean, SEOUL, South Korean, Unification Ministry, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, reunion

American sees changes in his North Korean hometown

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Daniel Chun peers out of the window of the Air Koryo turboprop from China as it touches down outside Pyongyang, his former home. It has taken him less than two hours to go back nearly 60 years.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2012, Air Koryo, Central Bank, China, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Korean War, Mansudae Hill, Mass Games, Moran Hill, North Koreans, Pyeongwha Motors, Pyongyang Times, South Korean, TV, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, Yanggakdo Hotel

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