Losing a wife and family – the high price of a Korean defection

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The terrible price of a Korean defection

China’s President Hu Jintao stresses friendship with Pyongyang, as the US asks China to explain the origins of North Korea’s missile launcher.

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TOKYO — North Korea issued an ominous new threat Monday in its campaign against South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, vowing to carry out a special military attack that would reduce parts of Seoul to ash “in three or four minutes . . . by unprecedented peculiar means and methods of our own style.” Read full article > >

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N. Korea threatens military strike against S. Korean president

North Korea on Monday accused the South’s government and news media of slandering its leadership and threatened “special actions” by the military.

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North Korea Threatens Seoul With Military Action

It’s often been reported that North Koreans are a few inches shorter than their counterparts south of the border. Is that true?

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Are North Koreans really three inches shorter than South Koreans?

An American priest’s holy death in the Korean War

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Recognition finally for a warrior priest’s heroics

The UN Security Council condemns last week’s failed rocket launch by North Korea and says it will impose further sanctions.

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UN condemns North Korea launch

The UN Security Council condemns last week’s failed rocket launch by North Korea and says it will impose further sanctions.

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UN condemns North Korea launch

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un makes his first televised speech, as the country marks the centenary of the birth of its founder, Kim il-Sung.

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N Korean leader speaks publicly

SEOUL — New North Korean leader Kim Jong Eun spoke publicly for the first time Sunday, telling tens of thousands at a parade in Pyongyang that he’d honor the legacy of his father and grandfather and prioritize the country’s military strength. Read full article > >

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New N. Korean leader Kim speaks publicly for first time

The wave of promotions comes as North Korea’s young leader deals with the aftermath of an embarrassing failure of a rocket launching.

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Kim Jong-un Seeks to Consolidate Grip on Power

North Korea has staged a mass rally to show support for the country’s new young leader Kim Jong-un, just a day after a failed rocket launch that provoked international criticism.

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VIDEO: ‘Mass show of loyalty’ in N Korea

The U.N. Security Council will meet Friday to discuss North Korea's botched missile launch — an act U.N. officials called deplorable and destabilizing despite its failure.

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Security Council ‘deplored’ NK launch

There has been international condemnation after North Korea launched a long range rocket this morning amid claims it was a cover for testing missile technology.

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VIDEO: N Korea ‘quiet’ as rocket fails

The UN Security Council deplores the launch by North Korea of a rocket and satellite which broke up shortly after take-off.

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