...which may dispense a few more sweeteners to Pyongyang in the waning days of the Bush administration. Q - How far will North Korea go? A - The North, which tested a nuclear device in October 2006, could try to ratchet up security concerns on the...
...tactic designed to change Seoul's hardline policy toward its destitute neighbour. The move comes just a week before North Korea discusses a disarmament deal it reached with five regional powers that promises Pyongyang economic and energy aid in exchange...
...North Korea now is complicated by US differences with South Korea on handling the rogue state, as well as ill health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and the lack of a clear succession plan. In this YaleGlobal article, Beck offers five recommendations...
...North Korea â About 35,000 North Korean workers make clothes, shoes, watches and other light goods at a sprawling, modern industrial park just across the border from South Korea. U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens, left, holds a watch which...
Background
North Korea, officially The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is an East Asian country situated on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital is Pyongyang. Its northern border is shared mostly with China, although 18.3 km (11.4 mile) is shared with Russia along the Tumen River, in the far northeast corner of the country. To the south, it is bordered by South Korea, with which it formed one nation until the division following World War II.
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