Alexander BesantApril 21, 2013 11:01

North Korea is said to have moved two missile launchers to the east coast of the country in a show of force.

Open to negotiations, North Korea says it will never forfeit nuclear weapons

Alexander BesantApril 20, 2013 08:37

North Korean officials reiterated Saturday that they would never agree to give up their nuclear deterrant.

John Kerry wraps up talks in China over North Korea

Ellen ConnollyApril 13, 2013 07:34

During his first trip to China as secretary of state, Kerry met with the country's top leaders in a bid to persuade them to get tough on North Korea.

Japan the target of North Korea's ire

Alexander BesantApril 12, 2013 15:04

North Korea said Friday that Japan was conspiring with the United States to threaten its security.

Kyle KimApril 4, 2013 12:24

This chart shows just how oppressive it is to be in North Korea

North Korea scored 1.5 measly points, putting the country dead last in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom.

It's one thing to come in last, but North Korea really came in last: there's a 27 point difference between the Hermit Kingdom and the second to last on the list Cuba. No other candidates in the list of 177 ranked countries have such a wide point margin.

Hackers hijack pro-North Korea website Uriminzokkiri

Jessica PhelanApril 4, 2013 09:19

Notably the hackers posted a cartoon wanted poster of Kim Jong Un – "aka Nuke Nuke Mickey Lover" – with a list of his alleged crimes, including "threatening world peace with ICBMs and nuclear weapons," "wasting money while his people starve to death," and "concentration camps and the worst human rights violation in the world."

Jessica PhelanApril 4, 2013 07:29

Chatter: US sends in reinforcements after North Korean threats

The US says North Korea's threats to attack must be taken seriously, Argentina mourns its flood victims, Connecticut gets tough on gun laws, and the highway to hell can be found in Turkey.

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Graphic. (Antler Agency/GlobalPost)

The US says North Korea's threats to attack must be taken seriously, Argentina mourns its flood victims, Connecticut gets tough on gun laws, and the highway to hell can be found in Turkey.

Katie CampoApril 7, 2013 09:18

What Switzerland, basketball and nuclear warheads have in common: Kim Jong Un

Commentary: Initial speculation of a less authoritarian North Korean leader now seems too optimistic.

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Kim Jong Un claps as he attends the unveiling ceremony of two statues of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on April 13, 2012. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)

A profound lover of American basketball who nevertheless threatens a nuclear attack on the US, Kim Jong-un is confounding every effort to understand his character.

Jessica PhelanApril 3, 2013 07:08

Chatter: North Korea blocks off industrial zone

North Korea bars South Koreans from entering their shared industrial park, President Barack Obama heads to Colorado to talk gun control, Nelson Mandela is "much better," and Germany's old bombs are everywhere.

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Geoffrey CainApril 3, 2013 10:36

North Korea halts access to industrial complex (again).

Following two months of war threats, North Korea blocked South Koreans from accessing its special industrial zone today. But how bad is the situation?

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The inter-Korean industrial complex of Kaesong is seen from a South Korean observation tower in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas on December 22, 2011. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

More bluster today: the wire services are reporting that North Korea, for now, isn't allowing South Korean businesspeople to enter the Kaesong industrial zone. That's the special administrative area north of the border where several hundred South Korean managers supervise some 50,000 North Korean laborers, who make garments and handbags.