Tag: North Korea
Chinese honor Kim Jong Il's rule of North Korea
For China, there's no reason to hope that North and South Korea will unify, because that would put a major U.S. ally on their border. But they also don't want to see North Korea dissolve into a humanitarian crisis on their border. So they play a delicate balancing game in supporting designated successor Kim Jong Un....
Some North Korean experts say now is time for U.S. to boost engagement.
With questions surrounding the transition of power with the death of Kim Jong Il, some experts on North Korea are saying this is the perfect time to boost contacts with the reclusive country — not only to seek change but simply to find out what's going on there....
South Korea on alert as North Korea mourns passing of Kim Jong Il
As North Koreans mourn the death of their dictator, people in South Korea are trying to figure out how their lives may change with the new leadership, presumably of Kim Jong Un, the dictator's son....
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies
Kim Jong Il, the 69-year-old leader of North Korea, who had become increasingly ill and reclusive in recent years, died on Sunday....
South Korean officials trying to convince youth of importance of unification
As American and North Korean officials try to return to nuclear disarmament talks, South Korean officials are using online video and entertainment to try to convince their young people reunification with North Korea is important....
Grandson of North Korean leader makes waves by attending Bosnian high school
Kim Han Sol, grandson of Kim Jong Il, just started his last two years of high school and he's not doing it in North Korea. He's in Mostar, in Bosnia....
North and South Korea united in augmented reality app
An app allows people to see a united Korea through augmented reality. ...
North Korean defectors can't join South Korea's army
North Korean defectors want to join in the fight against their former comrades. But South Korea's government says no....
To be or not to be: Kim Jong Il's successor
Reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il appointed his youngest son Kim Jong Un as successor....
The Koreas: So close, so uneasy
North Korea no longer considers itself bound by the terms of the armistice that ended war between the Koreas five decades ago. ...
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