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US President Barack Obama will use his trademark direct diplomacy next week on a problem which plagued his predecessors for two decades -- North Korea's dogged drive for nuclear weaponry.
A South Korean-based coalition, acting on behalf of 150 refugees, is pushing the international court at The Hague to charge Kim Jong Il. It presents the refugees' accounts of the brutal regime. Lee Kyung-hee took a deep breath Thursday, and then she recounted the nightmare when her newborn was killed before her eyes in a North Korean prison.
North Korea Friday hailed efforts to build a strong socialist economy but kept silent about its shock currency revaluation which has reportedly sparked fury and frustration.
US envoy Stephen Bosworth will visit Pyongyang next week at the start of an Asia-Russia tour aimed at bringing North Korea back to nuclear disarmament negotiations, officials said Thursday.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A North Korean central bank official said the communist country has reformed its currency to tackle inflation and normalize the economy.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A trio of Swedish entrepreneurs launched a line of designer jeans made in North Korea, saying Friday they hope to help break the country's isolation by joining the handful of foreign manufacturers operating in the communist nation.
The communist government led by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il must be investigated for crimes against humanity for alleged human rights violations including extreme torture, sexual slavery and prison brutality, defectors said Thursday.
On Nov. 30, the North Korean regime decided to lop off two zeroes from the paper currency, the won, and gave North Koreans less than a week to exchange all their old notes for new ones
Given Pyongyang’s predilection for acting out when cameras are near, how will they react to taking part in the world’s most-watched sporting event?
A senior U.S. delegation will travel to North Korea next week for talks aimed at restarting nuclear- disarmament negotiations.
North Korea's military was on guard as public anger grew over the communist country's shock currency revaluation, reports said Thursday.
North Korean authorities threatened "merciless punishment" for defiance of new currency rules, activists said Thursday, as the change sparked panic and despair among merchants left with piles of worthless bills.
North Korea made an unlikely foray into designer denim on Friday as the "Noko Jeans" label was launched in Sweden. The brand is Swedish but the jeans are manufactured in North Korea, an experiment its creators described as a way to open doors to the reclusive communist country.
Seoul - North Korea on Friday indirectly confirmed the sudden introduction of a currency reform that took place earlier in the week. The pro-North Korean newspaper Choson Sinbo, which is published in Japan, quoted an official from the central bank in...
TOKYO -- Chaos reportedly erupted in North Korea on Tuesday after the government of Kim Jong Il revalued the country's currency, sharply restricting the amount of old bills that could be traded for new and wiping out personal savings.
North Koreans set piles of old bills alight in anger over their government's surprise move to redenominate the national currency, a report said, a sign of growing frustration among citizens left with hoards of worthless bills.
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