North Korea Marks ‘Victory Day’
In heavy rain, North Koreans put down their umbrellas to bow before the mausoleum of founder Kim Il Sung and his son on Thursday as the country marked the end of the Korean War, which it calls...
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Fire, Smoke and Metal At North Korea Steel Plant
A crane moves a giant bucket brimming with 40 tonnes of molten steel towards a gangway in North Korea's Chollima Steel Complex. Flames, smoke and a shower of sparks erupt as a worker thrusts his...
‘Saigon’ Brings Exiles’ Loss and Longing To the Stage
A hugely moving debut drama about exile set in a Vietnamese restaurant has become a surprise hit at the world's biggest theatre festival, with standing ovations every night and the audience in tears....
Explosions In Sky As Pyongyang Celebrates ICBM Launch
Fireworks lit up the sky over Pyongyang's Juche Tower as North Korea celebrated its launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, a milestone in its decades-long weapons drive. The stone monument...
Warmbier Travel Agency Stops North Korea Trips For Americans
The tour agency that took US student Otto Warmbier to Pyongyang said Tuesday it would stop taking Americans to the reclusive state after the 22-year-old died following 18 months in North Korean...
Vietnam Revokes Citizenship of French Dual National Dissident
Vietnam has stripped a French-Vietnamese former political prisoner and mathematics lecturer of his citizenship, according to an official letter seen by AFP. Pham Minh Hoang, 62, who has dual...
China’s Military Pact With N.Korea Looks Shaky
When North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung visited Beijing to sign a mutual defence pact with China in 1961, he was comforted by the military protection promised by his fellow communist neighbours. But...
Kim Family Values On Show At North Korea Parade
Before tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians marched before him, along with some of the most fearsome weapons at his command, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and his audience were shown...
North Korea ‘ready For Nuclear Attack’
North Korea has warned the US not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is “ready to hit back with nuclear attacks”. The comments came as North Korea marked the 105th anniversary of...
China Warns of War As N.Korea Vows ‘merciless’ Response To US
China issued a stern warning Friday that a conflict over North Korea could break out "at any moment", as Pyongyang vowed a "merciless" response to any US military action. Tensions in the region have...
N.Korea Seeks To Brighten Image With White ‘fairyland’
The penthouse apartments at the top of the tallest tower in Pyongyang's showpiece development offer impressive views, ice green wallpaper and purple sofas - but had no hot water when the project...
Praise For Kim At Showpiece North Korea Project
With tens of thousands of adoring citizens looking on --along with invited international media -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Thursday opened a prestige housing project as he sought to burnish...
N. Korea Leader Oversees Special Forces Op As Tensions Soar
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has overseen a special forces commando operation, state media said Thursday, as tensions soar with Washington over Pyongyang's nuclear programme. President Donald...
North Korea Reforming Economy While Denying Change
On the side streets of Pyongyang, small traders sell vegetables from impromptu stalls. At markets, dealers offer imported household goods -- even Coca-Cola -- and in state-owned department stores...
High-Fives and Presidential Portraits At Pyongyang Marathon
Hundreds of foreigners lined up in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung Stadium on Sunday ahead of the Pyongyang Marathon, the highlight of the isolated country's annual tourism calendar. The 40,000-plus capacity...
US Sends Message To N. Korea, China With Syria Strike
The US missile strike on Syria contained a clear message for North Korea and its main ally China, but not one strong enough to push Pyongyang off its nuclear weapons path, analysts said Saturday....
Warhol Mao Portrait Goes Under the Hammer In Hong Kong
An Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong will be auctioned in Hong Kong in a landmark sale that could fetch $15 million -- but mainland buyers may be wary of putting in a bid. The...
Japanese Emperor Heads To Vietnam For First Time
Japan's emperor left for Vietnam on Tuesday to meet families of Japanese soldiers sent there by his father more than seven decades earlier during World War II. The 83-year-old Akihito and his wife,...
Red Blooms and Warm Glows At Pyongyang Flower Show
A humble two-room hut nestles beneath snow-laden trees, a warm red glow emerging from within, reminiscent of a Christmas Nativity. It is, according to North Korean orthodoxy, the mountainside...
Newlyweds and Soldiers At N.Korea Memorial To Kims
North Korean newlyweds, soldiers and children lined up to laud their country's rulers on Thursday, the birthday of the late Kim Jong-Il, father of both the current leader and the exiled renegade...