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Pyongyang stories: 60 news summaries

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 N. Korea Bans Fancy Hairdos 

Pyongyang decrees that hair is to be kept 'tidy and simple'

Dec 16, 09 2:07 PM CST

N. Korea Bans Fancy Hairdos

Pyongyang decrees that hair is to be kept 'tidy and simple'

(Newser) - North Korea's dear leader, who favors the bouffant, is laying down the law on haircuts. Men must keep their hair short, while women should keep their locks unstyled and pulled back. Above all, Koreans are to avoid "foreign" hairstyles. "To keep your hair tidy and simple is a... More »

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hair • Pyongyang • Kim Jong Il • hairstyle • hairdo

US, South Korea Offer North 'Grand Bargain' on Nukes

Obama's envoy heading to Pyongyang next month

Nov 18, 09 10:47 PM CST

US, South Korea Offer North 'Grand Bargain' on Nukes

Obama's envoy heading to Pyongyang next month

(Newser) - South Korea's president says he and President Barack Obama have agreed to offer North Korea a "grand bargain" aimed at ending the North's nuclear program. President Lee Myung-bak, speaking at a joint news conference today in Seoul, said the deal would be similar to his proposal for a package... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • nuclear program • Lee Myung-bak • President Obama • special envoy • Stephen Bosworth

 UAE Seizes Ship Bringing 
 N. Korean Arms to Iran 

Shipment violates UN ban on weapons exports from Pyongyang

Aug 28, 09 9:27 PM CDT

UAE Seizes Ship Bringing N. Korean Arms to Iran

Shipment violates UN ban on weapons exports from Pyongyang

(Newser) - Authorities in the United Arab Emirates today seized a ship carrying weapons from North Korea to Iran, the Financial Times reports—a violation of United Nations resolutions barring Pyongyang from exporting arms. The shipment was headed for a company linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which has previously been banned... More »

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Iran • North Korea • ship • Pyongyang • embargo • United Arab Emirates • UN resolution • arms embargo

Richardson Hails Warmer Signals From North Korea

(Newser) - The tentative thaw continues in North Korea relations. On the heels of Bill Clinton's trip, Bill Richardson hosted two high-ranking officials from the North today at the governor's mansion in New Mexico and declared that Pyongyang is sending a "positive vibration" about detente. “What I sense was, one,... More »

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North Korea • Bill Richardson • New Mexico • Bill Clinton • Pyongyang • governor • nuclear disarmament

 You, Too, Can Visit North Korea 

Prepare to be followed by officials everywhere you turn

Aug 6, 09 8:33 AM CDT

You, Too, Can Visit North Korea

Prepare to be followed by officials everywhere you turn

(Newser) - You don’t have to be an ex-president to visit North Korea: In fact, your average “private citizen” can make the trip, if he or she doesn't mind a few inconveniences, writes Christopher Beam for Slate. To head to Pyongyang, apply for a visa via North Korea’s UN... More »

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North Korea • travel • tourism • Bill Clinton • Pyongyang

Rescue Mission Puts Spotlight on Bill's Contacts

(Newser) - The same sprawling network of business and political contacts that caused trouble with Hillary Clinton's confirmation as secretary of state helped her husband secure the release of Euna Lee and Laura Ling, the Washington Post reports. Private donors paid for Bill Clinton's trip to North Korea, and the former president... More »

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Hillary Clinton • North Korea • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • Pyongyang • Current TV • Clinton Foundation • Obama administration • Euna Lee • Laura Ling • Steve Bing

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 Clinton Meets With Kim Jong Il 

Aug 4, 09 8:59 AM CDT

Clinton Meets With Kim Jong Il

(Newser) - Bill Clinton has met with reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, official state media reports. The Korean news agency described Clinton as "courteously" conveying a message from President Obama, saying he and Kim shared a "wide-ranging exchange of views." But the White House denied that Clinton... More »

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Hillary Clinton • North Korea • diplomacy • State Department • Bill Clinton • Pyongyang • Obama administration • Euna Lee • Laura Ling

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 Kim Jong Il's 
 3 Sons: Are 
 Any Fit for 
 Power? 

Experts question grit of trio, fans of Van Damme and Eric Clapton

Jul 19, 09 5:46 PM CDT

Kim Jong Il's 3 Sons: Are Any Fit for Power?

Experts question grit of trio, fans of Van Damme and Eric Clapton

(Newser) - Kim Jong Il has presided over North Korea’s closed, crooked government with an iron fist for decades. But as the Dear Leader’s health fades, anxious observers are analyzing his three heirs apparent—none of whom seem fit for the job, Evan Thomas and Suzanne Smalley write in Newsweek.... More »

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North Korea • nuclear weapons • Pyongyang • Kim Jong Il • gold • Kim Jong Chol • Kim Jong Nam • Kim Jong Un

US Journalists Held in Guest House, Not Labor Camp

(Newser) - North Korea has not yet sent Lisa Ling or Euna Lee to a prison labor camp, keeping them instead in a “guest house,” according to a University of Georgia political scientist who recently visited the country. It's a sign that Pyongyang still wants to negotiate the girls' fate... More »

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North Korea • Pyongyang • Current TV • Euna Lee • Laura Ling



 N. Korea Fires 
 2 Short- Range 
 Missiles: Reports 

Regime said to fire weapons off east coast

Jul 2, 09 4:58 AM CDT

N. Korea Fires 2 Short- Range Missiles: Reports

Regime said to fire weapons off east coast

(AP) - North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports that could not be immediately verified. As the AP reports, North Korea issued a no-sail zone in waters off its east coast through July 10, viewed as a prelude to such missile tests. A South Korean news... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • missile • weapons • test

North Korea Warns South of Nuclear 'Fire Shower'

(AP) - North Korea condemned a US pledge to provide nuclear defense of South Korea, saying the move boosts its justification to hold onto atomic bombs and invites a potential "fire shower of nuclear retaliation." The salvo in Pyongyang's main newspaper is the North's latest reaction to last week's summit... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • threats • Kim Jong Il

Kim Jong-Il's Son
'Visits China as Heir'

Ailing leader's youngest son meets with Chinese leaders to request aid

Jun 16, 09 6:37 AM CDT

Kim Jong-Il's Son 'Visits China as Heir'

Ailing leader's youngest son meets with Chinese leaders to request aid

(Newser) - The youngest son of Kim Jong-Il is believed to have visited China last week as the heir apparent to North Korea's leadership, Reuters reports. Kim Jong-Un was sent as his father's envoy on the secret visit, according to Japanese media, and met with top Chinese leaders to request emergency energy... More »

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China • North Korea • Pyongyang • Kim Jong Il • succession • Kim Jong Un

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 UN Imposes New 
 Sanctions on N. Korea 

Jun 12, 09 11:28 AM CDT

UN Imposes New Sanctions on N. Korea

(AP) - The UN Security Council today punished North Korea for its recent nuclear test, imposing new sanctions, expanding an arms embargo, and authorizing ship searches on the high seas. Russia and China joined Western powers and nations from every region in unanimously approving the resolution. North Korea has said it would... More »

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China • North Korea • United Nations • United States • Pyongyang • six party talks • UN sanctions • nuclear test • Rosemary DiCarlo

North Korea May Be Preparing Another Nuke Test

(AP) - Even as the UN considers sanctions against North Korea, Pyongyang may be prepping for its third nuclear test. The secretive regime conducted an underground explosion last month, its second since a 2006 atomic test. Though the move triggered international scorn, an anonymous US government official says it looks like the... More »

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North Korea • Pyongyang • UN sanctions • UN Security Council • nuclear test

Security Council Members Agree on N. Korea Sanctions

(Newser) - The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have agreed on a draft resolution to step up sanctions against North Korea in response to its nuclear testing, the BBC reports. With Japan and South Korea also on board, passage by the full 15-member council is all but assured. The... More »

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nuclear proliferation • North Korea • Pyongyang • UN sanctions • UN Security Council

US Journalists'
Trial Begins in Secret

Women face labor camps if found
guilty of 'hostile acts' in N. Korea

Jun 5, 09 2:34 AM CDT

US Journalists' Trial Begins in Secret

Women face labor camps if found guilty of 'hostile acts' in N. Korea

(Newser) - North Korea began the trial of two American reporters yesterday in a media blackout, AFP reports. Laura Ling and Euna Lee are charged with entering the country illegally and engaging in unspecified "hostile acts" and could be sentenced to up to 10 years in a labor camp. North Korea... More »

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North Korea • trial • Pyongyang • journalist • Euna Lee • Laura Ling

N. Korean Successor Likes Michael Jordan

(Newser) - News that Kim Jong Il has settled on his youngest son as eventual successor begs the question, what's the new guy like? Details are predictably scarce, but from his days at a Swiss boarding school, where he befriended the kids of US diplomats, we know that 26-year-old Kim Jong Un... More »

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North Korea • Pyongyang • Kim Jong Il • heir • Kim Jong Un

 US, South Korea on 
 High Military Alert 


Military organizations on highest alert since 2006 as North threatens to resume war

May 28, 09 3:08 AM CDT

US, South Korea on High Military Alert

Military organizations on highest alert since 2006 as North threatens to resume war

(Newser) - The US and South Korea have boosted their military status to high alert after North Korea's warning yesterday that it's scrapping the treaty that halted the Korean War, the BBC reports. Military officials are closely analyzing transmissions and movement from the North, which has threatened a  "powerful military strike"... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • Korean War • Proliferation Security Initiative

 North: Korean War Is Back On 

North declares end to peace deal, restarts its nuclear plant

May 27, 09 6:56 AM CDT

North: Korean War Is Back On

North declares end to peace deal, restarts its nuclear plant

(Newser) - North Korea warned today that it no longer considers itself bound by the 1953 truce that brought the Korean War to an effective—but not official—end. The country said South Korea's announcement yesterday that it is joining a US-led initiative to stop ships suspected of carrying weapons of mass... More »

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nuclear proliferation • North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • truce • Korean War • Proliferation Security Initiative

Defiant North Korea Fires Another Missile

(Newser) - So much for international outrage. North Korea fired off yet another short-range missile tonight, reports South Korea's Yonhap news agency. The missile is the third launched by Pyongyang since its nuclear test yesterday. Analysts suspect the North is engaging in a bit of saber-rattling, possibly to keep US and South... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • missile • nuclear test

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