Mariya Karimjee and Geoffrey CainJanuary 31, 2013 09:55

SEOUL — Tensions are, once again, rising on the Korean Peninsula. Kim Jong Un has told his frontline troops to prepare for war as North Korea is placed under martial law, South Korean media is reporting.

South Korea launches first space rocket, puts satellite in orbit

Jessica PhelanJanuary 30, 2013 09:34

The pressure was on to catch up with North Korea, which put its first satellite into orbit last month.

Google's North Korea map is its most detailed yet

Jessica PhelanJanuary 29, 2013 09:19

Our picture of North Korea just got clearer, thanks to a new Google Map. Live online from Tuesday, the map shows dozens of streets, place names and landmarks where previously there were only blanks.

New rumors surface of famine-induced cannibalism in North Korea

Faine GreenwoodJanuary 27, 2013 21:26

North Koreans may be turning to cannibalism for survival as serious food shortages continue to wrack the infamously oppressive Asian nation, some new reports suggest.

Jessica PhelanJanuary 24, 2013 08:04

Chatter: North Korea takes aim at US

North Korea threatens to carry out a new nuclear test, American women get permission to serve in combat, and Irish councilors say drink-driving is sometimes OK.

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North Korea threatens to carry out a new nuclear test, American women get permission to serve in combat, and Irish councilors say drink-driving is sometimes OK.

Love across the DMZ: Matchmaking, North Korea-style

Geoffrey CainJanuary 24, 2013 07:00

SEOUL — Four years ago, Kim Eun-seo, 40, fled political persecution and poverty in North Korea’s gritty far-north city, Chongjin. After dwelling secretly in China for a year, she escaped to South Korea where she married a southern man. Now, she and her husband run a popular dating service that matches South Korean men with North Korean women. The company, Nam Nam Buk Nyo, takes its name from a Korean proverb that says beautiful ladies come from the north, while dapper males live in the south.

North Korea responds to UN resolution by hinting at new nuclear test

Mariya KarimjeeJanuary 23, 2013 09:08

North Korea has vowed to boost their military and nuclear capabilities in an angry reaction to a UN Security Council resolution condemning their December rocket-launch.

North Korea drops $10m on museum near Cambodia's Angkor Wat

Talia RalphJanuary 10, 2013 15:24

North Korea has built a $10 million museum near Cambodia's ancient Angkor Wat temple, which is scheduled to begin operations in April 2013.

Kyle KimJanuary 8, 2013 15:07

People of North Korea: Happy birthday Kim Jong Un!

Kim Jong Un's birthday prompts a country-wide mission to make sure every child receives candy and puns.

Happy Birthday from your friends at GlobalPost.

Talia RalphJanuary 8, 2013 14:16

North Korea says Newtown shooting demonstrates poor quality of life in US

North Korea's official state newspaper Rodong Sinmun wrote a report on life in the US titled "Corrupt Society." Well, that's non-biased.

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Firefighters kneel to pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the school following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Mario Tama/AFP/Getty Images)

North Korea's official state newspaper Rodong Sinmun has taken a pretty low blow at the United States, using the recent school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut to illustrate the US' "poor quality of life."