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  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Irked North Korea Fires Test Missiles

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 28, 08 3:50 AM CDT

      Irked North Korea Fires Test Missiles

      (Newser) - North Korea test-fired a number of short-range missiles into the waters off its west coast, according to South Korean officials, in an apparent show of anger at Washington and the new government in Seoul, Reuters reports. "We are monitoring the situation," said a South Korean presidential spokesman. The development comes at a key moment in the effort to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons, writes Bloomberg. More »

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      South Korea  • North Korea  • nuclear program  • Kim Jong Il  • nuclear disarmament  • Lee Myung-bak  • Six nation talks

    • Dressed-Up Pyongyang Hid Grim Reality

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 10, 08 3:05 PM CDT

      Dressed-Up Pyongyang Hid Grim Reality

      (Newser) - North Korea's capital was prettied up last month to show off the country's nonexistent prosperity to the New York Philharmonic and the accompanying press corps, the LA Times reports. The visitors to Pyongyang ate luxurious meals in newly painted hotels, but after they finished, the lights went out. "As soon as you guys left, it was pitch dark again," said the local director of the UN's World Food Program. More »

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      North Korea  • propaganda  • Kim Jong Il  • Pyongyang  • Communism  • humanitarian aid  • New York Philharmonic  • Kim Il Sung

  • February 2008

    • Clapton Invited to Pyongyang

      E! Online  |  Feb 27, 08 11:41 AM CST

      Clapton Invited to Pyongyang

      (Newser) - Kim Jong Il is a diehard Elvis fan, but the Great Leader's son is seriously into Eric Clapton, which could be why North Korea has invited Old Slowhand to play a concert in Pyongyang. Though the New York Philharmonic performed there yesterday, a Clapton appearance  would mark the first time a Western pop music star had been involved in a cultural exchange with the regime that more often treats rock 'n' roll as "pollution." More »

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      North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • Pyongyang  • rock and roll  • New York Philharmonic  • Eric Clapton  • cultural diplomacy

    • Are They Playing His Song?

      Reuters  |  Feb 25, 08 5:00 PM CST

      Are They Playing His Song?

      (Newser) - As the New York Philharmonic arrived in Pyongyang today, Kim Jong-Il still hadn't indicated whether he would attend the orchestra's historic concert, Reuters reports. ”It's kind of a win-win for Kim Jong-Il,” says a scholar of North Korean propaganda, because the visit will likely be portrayed as a sign of the West’s capitulation to the iron-willed dictator whether he turns up or not. More »

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      North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • New York Philharmonic

    • Giant Bunnies Hit Silver Screen

      Der Spiegel  |  Feb 18, 08 12:10 PM CST

      Giant Bunnies Hit Silver Screen

      (Newser) - Giant bunnies overran the 2008 Berlin Film Festival, reports Der Spiegel —in the form of a 5-minute documentary on the international intrigue that ensued when a German rabbit breeder sent a dozen of his 20-pounders to North Korea to be bred to help alleviate hunger. Instead, they met a tragic end as part of a birthday feast for playboy-dictator Kim Jong Il. More »

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      North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • East Germany  • Berlin Film Festival  • rabbits  • giant rabbits  • Karl Szmolinsky

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • US Places Diplomat in N. Korea

      Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)  |  Nov 26, 07 10:05 AM CST

      US Places Diplomat in N. Korea

      (Newser) - Washington has had a "permanent" diplomat stationed in Pyongyang since mid-month, a source tells the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, marking the first time a US official has been assigned full-time to North Korea. The move is seen as a precursor to possible normalization of relations between the US and North Korea. More »

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      North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • Pyongyang  • nuclear facilities  • diplomat  • Yongbyon

    • Korea Chiefs to Launch Border-Busting Railway

      Associated Press  |  Nov 16, 07 2:10 AM CST

      Korea Chiefs to Launch Border-Busting Railway

      (Newser) - In their latest step toward closer ties, the leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to establish a cross-border train system to strengthen economic connections. Beginning in December freight trains will follow a 16-mile track through the heavily patrolled border frontier to a joint industrial complex in North Korea's Kaesong. Two dozen South Korean companies employ some 20,000 North Koreans in the factory complex. More »

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      South Korea  • North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • shipping  • summit  • Roh Moo Hyun  • railway

    • North Korea's Dancing Agitprop

      Economist  |  Nov 3, 07 3:07 PM CDT

      North Korea's Dancing Agitprop

      (Newser) - The 2,000 Western tourists who managed to visit North Korea this year—four times as many as were allowed in 2002—offer a weirdly illuminating glimpse into the propaganda-saturated country closed to journalists, notes the Economist . Kim Jong-Il’s “Mass Games” performances—packed with synchronized dancing eggs and tens of thousands of gymnasts, make visits to the “basket-case state” unforgettable for the intrepid. More »

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      North Korea  • propaganda  • Kim Jong Il  • tourists  • resorts  • Kim Il Sung

  • October 2007

    • Korean Chiefs Sign Peace Pledge

      New York Times  |  Oct 4, 07 3:55 AM CDT

      Korean Chiefs Sign Peace Pledge

      (Newser) - In the culmination of the second summit ever in the history of their two nations, the leaders of South and North Korea signed a statement early today pledging to work toward a formal peace accord and join forces on economic projects. The South pledged to help develop a new highway and freight train service in the North, as well as provide aid to an enterprise zone. More »

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      South Korea  • North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • Korean War  • Roh Moo Hyun

    • Deal Struck, Kim Will Dismantle Nuke Plants

      Washington Post  |  Oct 3, 07 10:03 AM CDT

      Deal Struck, Kim Will Dismantle Nuke Plants

      (Newser) - Kim Jong-Il has reportedly agreed in six-party talks to begin disabling his nuclear facilities and revealing program details. In return—though not part of the agreement—the US will fast-track North Korea's removal from its terrorism list. The terms show new flexibility from a waning Bush administration, as well as relief from sanctions for Pyongyang, the Post reports. More »

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      Bush administration  • Japan  • North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • nuclear facilities  • US  • six party talks  • nuclear inspections

    • Korea Summit Runs Into 'Wall of Mistrust'

      Reuters  |  Oct 3, 07 6:44 AM CDT

      Korea Summit Runs Into 'Wall of Mistrust'

      (Newser) - Saying that he felt a "wall of mistrust" in talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the South Korean president, Roh Moo-hyu, has rejected Kim's invitation to extend the two leaders' summit, Reuters reports. News of the impasse comes as the US and North Korea, in separate talks, near an agreement on disabling North Korea's nuclear program. More »

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      South Korea  • North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • Roh Moo Hyun

    • South Korean Prez Meets Grim Kim in Historic Summit

      Reuters  |  Oct 2, 07 4:40 AM CDT

      South Korean Prez Meets Grim Kim in Historic Summit

      (Newser) - South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun crossed the border to be met by cheering crowds and grim-faced North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang today for the second summit ever between the two countries. Roh hopes to make progress toward a permanent truce between the nations but won't broach the touchy topic of nuclear disarmament, which will be left to six-party talks. More »

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      South Korea  • North Korea  • nuclear program  • Kim Jong Il  • Pyongyang  • Seoul  • Korean War  • summit  • Roh Moo Hyun

  • September 2007

    • End Iraq War? Korean War Isn't Over Yet

      Associated Press  |  Sep 7, 07 12:50 PM CDT

      End Iraq War? Korean War Isn't Over Yet

      (Newser) - President Bush got into an unusually undiplomatic tiff with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in Sidney today when the latter urged the US to declare a formal end to the Korean War that concluded with a truce—but no treaty—50 years ago. Bush said the US position is to wait until North Korea's Kim Jong Il gets rid of his nuclear program. Roh either didn't understand or didn't like the answer, and asked for clarification. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • South Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • Korean War  • Roh Moo Hyun

    • North Korea Off Terror List

      BBC  |  Sep 3, 07 8:44 AM CDT

      North Korea Off Terror List

      (Newser) - The US has agreed to remove North Korea from an official list of state sponsors of terror, according to the authoritarian country's foreign ministry. The BBC reports that the move followed bilateral talks last week, and was one of many provisions traded for a dismantling of Kim Jong-Il's nuclear program. More »

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      list  • terrorism  • North Korea  • nuclear program  • Kim Jong Il  • Axis of Evil

    • N. Korea Agrees to Ban Nukes

      BBC  |  Sep 2, 07 1:49 PM CDT

      N. Korea Agrees to Ban Nukes

      (Newser) - North Korea has promised to disable all of its nuclear facilities by the end of this year, the BBC reports, possibly paving the way for warmer relations between the US and a country it now lists as a supporter of terror. After meeting with representatives from the North, US negotiator Christopher Hill called the talks “very good and very substantive.” More »

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      China  • Russia  • Japan  • United States  • South Korea  • North Korea  • nuclear weapons  • Kim Jong Il  • Pyongyang  • nuclear reactor  • Yongbyon  • Christopher Hill

  • July 2007

    • IAEA Prepares for Return to Pyongyang

      BBC  |  Jul 9, 07 4:54 PM CDT

      IAEA Prepares for Return to Pyongyang

      (Newser) - The International Atomic Energy Association has approved its mission to North Korea, and could be inside the pariah nation this week, the BBC reports. Officials will oversee the closure of the Yongbyon nuclear reactor, a major concession the north made in February in exchange for economic and energy aid which has already begun trickling in to Pyongyang. More »

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      North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • nuclear proliferation  • IAEA

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