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A North Korean soldier stands guard next to Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite at the Sohae Space Center on April 8, 2012

Unha-3 rocket sitting on a launch pad at the Sohae Space Center on April 8, 2012

© AFP 2013/ Pedro Ugarte

© AFP 2013/ Pedro Ugarte

China Voices Concern over N.Korea’s Planned Satellite Launch

05:45 03/12/2012

China has voiced its concern over North Korea’s announced plan to launch a carrier rocket with a satellite later this month, Xinhua news agency reported citing a Foreign Ministry official.

US Criticizes N.Korean Launch Plan
22:22 01/12/2012
The United States condemned on Saturday North Korea's plan to launch its rocket calling it "provocative".
North Korea Announces December Missile Test
15:21 01/12/2012
North Korea said on Saturday it will launch a "working satellite" later this month, sparking protests from neighboring South Korea.
Kim Jong-un: 'Sexiest Man Alive'
19:00 28/11/2012
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been named Sexiest Man Alive 2012, according to a joke report in the US news parody website The Onion that was reprinted as a straight news item in Renmin Ribao, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China.
N. Korea May Soon Launch New Long-Range Missile – Media
23:21 27/11/2012
North Korea may carry out a test launch of a long-range ballistic missile in the next two months, S. Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday citing recent intelligence data.
Japan ‘Closely Watching’ N.Korea Over Missiles
14:16 26/11/2012
The Japanese government will continue gathering information about a possible missile launch by North Korea and is ready to defend itself, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said on Monday.
N.Korea Builds Dome Over Nuclear Reactor - Reports
14:58 15/11/2012
North Korea has built a dome-shaped roof covering a light water reactor in Yongbyon, South Korea’s KBS TV channel reported on Thursday.
N. Korean Army General Executed by Mortar for Drinking
17:50 25/10/2012
A high-ranking North Korean Army official was reportedly executed with a mortar round for drinking liquor during the 100-day mourning period after Kim Jong-il's death, South Korean media reported on Thursday.
US to Include S.Korea in its Global Missile Shield - Panetta
05:07 25/10/2012
The United States will continue expanding its global missile shield in Asia, including in South Korea, to counter a possible missile threat from North Korea, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said.7
N.Korea Threatens to Strike South over Leaflets
12:18 19/10/2012
North Korea has threatened a military response if South Korean activists air-drop anti-North propaganda leaflets over its territory, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.
North Korean Charged in Kim Jong-il Son Plot
18:13 09/10/2012
South Korean prosecutors have pressed charges against a North Korean national tasked with injuring the eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, reports said on Tuesday.
N. Korea Says US Mainland Within Its Strike Range
07:20 09/10/2012
The North Korean military said on Tuesday that the US mainland was within the strike range of its strategic missile forces, Xinhua reported citing North Korea’s official KCNA news agency as saying.1
Russia and North Korea Agree Debt Write-Off Deal
11:12 18/09/2012
Russia and North Korea have signed a deal on settlement of the DPRK's $11 billion debts to Russia, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak told Prime news agency on Tuesday.
Japan to Install New U.S. Missile Radar
10:32 17/09/2012
Washington and Tokyo agreed on Monday to install a second radar-based defense system in Japan aimed at countering the potential missile threat from North Korea, the New York Times reported.
IAEA to Convene 56th General Conference
05:56 17/09/2012
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will convene its General Conference on September 17-21, the UN nuclear watchdog said on its website
Two Koreas Mingle in the Russian Far East
16:57 14/09/2012
Russian legislator Valentin Pak has a monument in his honor in North Korea – and another one in South Korea. Unostentatious support for Korea’s peaceful unification is just one of the services that the Russian Koreans render to their two – or, rather, three – home countries.
Moscow Denies Pyongyang Asked for APEC Invitation
11:32 30/08/2012
Japanese media reports claiming that Pyongyang asked Moscow to invite a North Korean delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC-2012) in Russia’s Vladivostok are false, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Floods Kill 169 People in North Korea
20:42 05/08/2012
Severe floods have killed nearly 169 people and injured 144 since July in North Korea, state KCNA news agency reported.
Rim Hands North Korea Third Weightlifting Gold
20:00 01/08/2012
Rim Jong Sim won North Korea's third weightlifting gold medal on Wednesday, storming to victory with a lift to spare in the women's 69kg catergory.
Record-Breaker Kim Lifts North Korea to Gold
01:19 31/07/2012
Kim Un Gak gave North Korea its second weightlifting gold of the London Olympics on Monday, breaking the men’s 62 kilogram world record along the way.

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