John Sudworth

North Korea's angry rhetoric better viewed with understanding, than comedy

North Korea's young ruler has a singular mission, experts say, preserve the family dynasty. And in that context, Kim Jong Un's sabre-rattling and his invitation to have Dennis Rodman visit the isolated country all makes sense.

North Korea's angry rhetoric better viewed with understanding, than comedy

North Koreans Mourn Kim Jong-il

North Koreans Mourn Kim Jong-il

Uprising Against Gadaffi in Libya Continues

Uprising Against Gadaffi in Libya Continues

Update: Dispatch from Cairo

Update: Dispatch from Cairo

Tahrir Square: A People's Parliament

Tahrir Square: A People's Parliament
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North Korean leader promotes youngest son

Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has promoted his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, to the rank of general. The move added to speculation that Kim Jong-un will take over for his ailing father in the future.

North Korean leader promotes youngest son
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Geo answer

The answer to today's Geo quiz is North Korea, where there are reports that the North Korean soccer team is being punished by the government for losing all its matches at this summer's World Cup. The BBC's John Sudworth has the story.

Geo answer
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Takeouts: tension on the Korean peninsula, listeners on the first synthetic living cell

Takeouts: tension on the Korean peninsula, listeners on the first synthetic living cell
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Overwhelming evidence finds North Korean torpedo sunk South Korean warship

An international investigation has concluded that there's overwhelming evidence that a North Korean torpedo sunk a South Korean warship in March. We hear more from the BBC's John Sudworth on the incident.

Overwhelming evidence finds North Korean torpedo sunk South Korean warship
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Surviving without the internet in South Korea

Could you live without the internet for a whole week? Two families in South Korea, the 'most wired' nation in the world, do just that as part of the BBC's 'Superpower' season, which is looking at how the internet has changed the world.

Surviving without the internet in South Korea
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North Korea: When is a satellite not a satellite?

The North Koreans have launched what they say is a 'communications satellite' into orbit. The BBC's John Sudworth and Brian Myers of Dongseo University join The Takeaway to discuss the implications of this launch.

North Korea: When is a satellite not a satellite?
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Tensions rise as North Korea prepares for satellite launch

Tensions are rising in Seoul and Pyongyang, that have been building since North Korea started to prepare to launch a satellite. Some countries say they're concerned that the launch will be a long-range missile test.

Tensions rise as North Korea prepares for satellite launch
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In three-day trip, U.S. envoy pressed North Korea to give up nuclear program

U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill spent three days of talks in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. He was there to try to break the deadlock in the faltering negotiations aimed at persuading North Korea to give up its atomic weapons program.

In three-day trip, U.S. envoy pressed North Korea to give up nuclear program
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Where's the beef? (And when will it be back in South Korea?)

Where's the beef? (And when will it be back in South Korea?)