Story Archive
2009-04-09
Was North Korea's missile launch meant to send a message abroad or to address internal issues?
2009-04-06
Kim Jong Il may not have placed a satellite into orbit, but his missile launch has played well domestically, given him the initiative, and exposed divisions at the U.N. Security Council.
2009-04-05
By launching its rocket despite international warnings, North Korea makes sure all eyes are on the Stalinist state.
2009-03-25
North Korea has stopped receiving U.S. food aid, but a U.S. official says it could re-start immediately.
2009-03-20
Tense relations between North and South Korea have forced separated families to travel to a third country to see long-lost relatives.
2009-03-19
Top brass in the U.S. military say they can probably shoot down any North Korean missile. But will they?
2009-03-12
North Korea announces an upcoming missile launch. But will it have the effect the isolated Stalinist country wants?
2009-03-10
Life in hardscrabble North Korea gets harder, as authorities crack down on a key segment of the unofficial economy.
2009-03-05
North Korean defectors say tattoos mark them as foreign. Now they have help in removing them.
2009-02-27
The new U.S. envoy on North Korea will head to Asia as Pyongyang readies a rocket launch.
2009-02-26
North Korea increases demands on South Korean firms in the Kaesong industrial complex.
2009-02-06
A North Korean defector endured nine years of labor camp because of her friendship with a mistress of former supreme leader Kim Il Sung.
2009-02-02
Young North Korean defectors adjust to life and learning in the South with the help of alternative schools.
2009-01-23
North Korea's thriving black-market economy now includes real estate.
2009-01-08
More North Koreans are gaining access to foreign media broadcasts despite official crackdowns.