Story Archive
2009-12-26
Friends say the Korean-American who walked into North Korea was a committed Christian activist.
2009-12-04
A steep increase in the value of North Korea’s currency appears aimed at choking off one of the country’s most reliable sources of goods.
2009-11-22
An elite North Korean defector says bribery is just business as usual.
2009-11-19
North Korea may curb mining ventures with China to develop its own industry.
2009-11-18
The Obama administration faces new calls for a more robust stance toward Pyongyang.
2009-11-16
Hundreds of bunkers are decoys, a defector says, while hundreds more contain material for a possible invasion.
2009-11-05
More North Korean missile tests miss the mark.
2009-10-29
Thai authorities detain a group of would-be North Korean defectors.
2009-10-09
Like instant noodles, instant coffee now has an elite following in North Korea.
2009-10-06
A probe into North Korea's mining industry is under way in a bid to reduce graft.
2009-10-05
Defectors give an account of how and why they fled North Korea.
2009-09-28
As China tightens security ahead of a major anniversary, North Korean refugees are even less welcome.
2009-09-22
A budget food item in South Korea is now a prized gourmet item across the border.
2009-09-11
Poetry by teenage North Korean defectors, translated into English for the first time.
2009-09-11
A U.S. aid worker gets a rare glimpse of the lives of North Korean refugees living illegally in China.