Four Decades in North Korea

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How to Deal With North Korea & Q&A:
Should U.S. Launch Direct Talks with N.
Korea?

How to Deal With North Korea & Q&A:
Should U.S. Launch Direct Talks with N.
Korea? 03/19/2003 10:28 PM
Here are two thoughtful pieces on the North Korean Crisis.

From Foreign Affairs comes How to Deal With North Korea.

From the New York Times comes
Q&A: Should U.S. Launch Direct Talks with North Korea?

Here, by the way, is the fourth footnote from How to Deal With North Korea :

Had the Agreed Framework not been signed in 1994, the North's plutonium-based program would by today have produced enough plutonium for up to 30 nuclear weapons. Critics of the accord should not ignore this fact.

Explosion heard in North Korea, South
Korea denies

Explosion heard in North Korea, South
Korea denies 09/12/2004 06:45 AM
Maekyung Internet Sep 12 2004 11:16AM GMT

North Korea Said WHAT?!?

North Korea Said WHAT?!? 04/09/2004 11:50 PM
FilteredNewsFilter: The only headline about North Korea in most of the media is that the U.S. Wants North Korea Working Group Talks to Resume Before the End of April. But, if you live in Australia or parts of Asia, you will have heard about N.K.'s rather shrill official statement claiming that the U.S. is "dri ving the military situation on the Korean peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war" with "moves to put the strategy of pre-emptive nuclear attack into practice." Fighting words. How come nobody in the 'real media' around here seems to have noticed it yet?
I will withdraw my snark if BOTH stories make the morning papers tomorrow, but I doubt it.

Cunnilingus In North Korea

Cunnilingus In North Korea 11/06/2003 10:47 PM
Cunnilin gus In North Korea - Young-Hae Chang. [flash]

Korea to tap IT cooperation with North

Korea to tap IT cooperation with North 01/03/2005 07:31 AM
Maekyung Internet Jan 3 2005 11:04AM GMT

Aid crosses into North Korea

Aid crosses into North Korea 04/25/2004 02:49 AM
China sends its first convoy of aid to help the thousands affected by the massive train blast in North Korea.

North Korea seeks aid after blast

North Korea seeks aid after blast 04/23/2004 04:24 PM

First Outside Aid Sent to North Korea
Blast Site

First Outside Aid Sent to North Korea
Blast Site 04/25/2004 04:13 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 25 2004 7:46AM GMT

U.S. Proposing Aid in North Korea Talks
(AP)

U.S. Proposing Aid in North Korea Talks
(AP) 06/23/2004 08:20 PM
AP - The United States proposed on Wednesday that North Korea agree to a series of nuclear disarmament measures over a three-month period in exchange for economic benefits and an easing of its diplomatic isolation.

U.S.: North Korea works on new missiles

U.S.: North Korea works on new missiles 08/05/2004 07:29 PM

U.S. prepares offer of aid to North
Korea

U.S. prepares offer of aid to North
Korea 06/21/2004 05:15 PM

U.S. promises new North Korea proposal

U.S. promises new North Korea proposal 06/23/2004 10:59 AM

The Command Post - North Korea

The Command Post - North Korea 12/28/2004 02:49 PM
covering the devastating story of the Southeast Asia earthquake .. The Command Post's Global Recon blog .. hotspots .. section

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US presses China on North Korea

US presses China on North Korea 04/14/2004 09:18 AM
The US vice president shows China new evidence on Pyongyang's nuclear arms programme, a US official says.

North Korea station 'obliterated'

North Korea station 'obliterated' 04/24/2004 08:48 AM
Aid workers report devastation at the scene of North Korea's train blast which killed more than 150 people.

Nuclear Test in North Korea?

Nuclear Test in North Korea? 09/14/2004 05:15 AM
On September 11, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported a huge blast and a 2.5 mile diameter mushroom cloud in North Korea 6 miles southwest of Yongjori Missile Base...on Thursday.

Big blast reported in North Korea

Big blast reported in North Korea 09/11/2004 11:50 PM
A big explosion rocked a northern province of North Korea last week, South Korean media are reporting.

Mystery explosion in North Korea

Mystery explosion in North Korea 09/13/2004 10:31 AM
Xeni Jardin: In North Korea earlier this week: an explosion, a giant crater, and a "peculiar cloud." Both the South Korean government and the US government say they don't believe North Korea conducted a nuclear test.

The event took place on the day of North Korea's most important national holiday. September 9, 1948, is the day on which the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was founded.

President Bush and his top advisers have received intelligence reports in recent days describing a confusing series of actions by North Korea that some experts believe could indicate the country is preparing to conduct its first test explosion of a nuclear weapon, according to senior officials with access to the intelligence.

While the indications were viewed as serious enough to warrant a warning to the White House, American intelligence agencies appear divided about the significance of the new North Korean actions, much as they were about the evidence concerning Iraq's alleged weapons stockpiles.

Some analysts in agencies that were the most cautious about the Iraq findings have cautioned that they do not believe the activity detected in North Korea in the past three weeks is necessarily the harbinger of a test. A senior scientist who assesses nuclear intelligence says the new evidence "is not conclusive," but is potentially worrisome.

Link to Reuters report, reg-free Link to New York Times story

Update: News reports are now saying the blast may have been related to a dam-building project, or some similar public work.

North Korea discovers the internet

North Korea discovers the internet 12/29/2003 03:30 AM
iafrica.com Dec 29 2003 1:52AM ET

North Korea Accuses U.S. of Spy Flights
(AP)

North Korea Accuses U.S. of Spy Flights
(AP) 07/25/2004 09:04 AM
AP - North Korea on Sunday accused the U.S. military of conducting more than 1,200 spy flights over the communist country from January to June and claimed that Washington was looking for a chance to launch an attack.

Bush policy on North Korea: do nothing

Bush policy on North Korea: do nothing 03/11/2003 01:59 PM
According to the headline of the story I saw in McPaper this morning on the way to work, "U.S. will wait out N. Korea situation No military response to next nuclear step" The Bush policy towards North Korea, one administration official is quoted as saying, is that they have decided they "won't do anything." See the latest posting from Josh Marshall as to why that is a terrible idea. But as importantly, I want to understand: why is our policy towards North Korea so different from our policy towards Iraq? Is it just that Hussein tried to kill Daddy, while North Korea only kidnapped hundreds of Japanese citizens and lets millions of its own die? What is the difference here? As someone living within range of a North Korean nuclear tipped missile, I am seriously wondering....

US offers supplies to North Korea

US offers supplies to North Korea 04/26/2004 01:15 PM
The US pledges to join relief efforts as a UN official says North Korea may suffer from last week's blast for years.

Visitors See North Korea Nuclear
Capacity

Visitors See North Korea Nuclear
Capacity 01/10/2004 05:41 PM
The members of the delegation, speaking in Beijing, declined to give a description of the facilities they inspected until they had a chance to brief the Bush administration.

Japanese Leader Arrives in North Korea
(AP)

Japanese Leader Arrives in North Korea
(AP) 05/21/2004 08:13 PM
AP - Japan's prime minister arrived in North Korea on Saturday for a rare summit with leader Kim Jong Il, hoping to revive talks on normalizing relations and break an emotional deadlock over Japanese kidnapped a decade ago.

North Korea Introduces 'Secure' E-mail

North Korea Introduces 'Secure' E-mail 12/02/2003 12:12 PM
An anonymous reader sent in a strange little story running over at ZD that discusses North Korea's new secure email system. There's a lot of strange bits in ...

A flip-flop from Bush on North Korea?

A flip-flop from Bush on North Korea? 06/06/2005 12:00 AM
During the campaign, Bush told Kerry it would be a "big mistake" to give up on leverage from China. Guess who's giving up on leverage from China?

Powell Says Still No Date for North
Korea Talks

Powell Says Still No Date for North
Korea Talks 12/05/2003 11:16 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 5 2003 10:02PM ET

North Korea nuclear talks start

North Korea nuclear talks start 05/12/2004 01:18 AM
China hosts discussions aimed at dismantling North Korea's contentious nuclear programme.

Report: Trains Explode in North Korea
(AP)

Report: Trains Explode in North Korea
(AP) 04/22/2004 10:42 AM
AP - North Korea declared a state of emergency after as many as 3,000 people were killed or injured Thursday when two trains carrying oil and liquefied petroleum gas collided and exploded at a station near the Chinese border, South Korean media reported.

Report: North Korea bans cellphones

Report: North Korea bans cellphones 06/05/2004 01:00 AM
There are reports today that the government of North Korea has banned mobile phones. Details are sketchy.

The country banned the use of mobile phones in late May, according to reports quoting a North Korean official in the country's capital of Pyongyang. The ban may be due to the deadly train explosion in the country in April, which North Korean officials have said was triggered by a mobile phone. Mobile phones have been used to trigger explosions in other attacks across the world. (...)

By the middle of last year, the country counted 40 base stations and about 1,000 users. North Korea has a total population of about 22.5 million people. In contrast, South Korea counts 35 million wireless subscribers and a 75-percent wireless penetration rate (...)

Link, and BoingBoing reader Nym suggests this new flag.

North Korea Reports Outbreak of Bird Flu
(AP)

North Korea Reports Outbreak of Bird Flu
(AP) 03/27/2005 10:40 AM
AP - North Korea acknowledged an outbreak of bird flu for the first time, saying Sunday that hundreds of thousands of chickens were killed to prevent its spread, and the disease was not passed on to humans.

Avian Influenza Confirmed in North Korea

Avian Influenza Confirmed in North Korea 03/27/2005 03:48 PM
Technocrat.net Mar 27 2005 6:45PM GMT

North Korea wants tech-savvy citizens

North Korea wants tech-savvy citizens 12/26/2003 12:25 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 26 2003 11:17AM ET

North Korea Runs Hackers’ Unit

North Korea Runs Hackers’ Unit 05/28/2004 11:13 AM

Australia team visits North Korea

Australia team visits North Korea 08/07/2004 01:43 AM
Australia sends a delegation of officials to North Korea to try to diffuse nuclear tensions.

Rebecca launches a bl0g about North
Korea

Rebecca launches a bl0g about North
Korea 02/10/2004 02:51 AM

Rebecca, from CNN, who is now at Harvard on sabattical, has just launched a new blog about North Korea. It's an cool experiment in blogging/journalism by someone who has a lot of on-the-ground experience covering difficult topics like this.

This is an experiment in interactive, participatory journalism. And in the new age of internet web-blogging, we are ALL journalists.

NKzone is NOT a conventional news or information website. Our members will build NKzone collectively with unique, personal, and (whenever possible) first-hand insights about the world's most mysterious country. Please approach this site not as a "viewer" or "reader", but as a "participant" and "contributor." NKzone is non-partisan. It seeks to generate interest and debate about North Korea. It seeks to include many clashing views. It is not advocating a particular cause, other than the desire that people be better informed about North Korea.

North Korea Opens Official Website

North Korea Opens Official Website 07/17/2004 04:55 AM
Slashdot Jul 17 2004 9:14AM GMT

Steps at Reactor in North Korea Worry
the U.S.

Steps at Reactor in North Korea Worry
the U.S. 04/17/2005 09:20 PM
The suspected shutdown of a reactor at a nuclear weapons complex has raised concerns that North Korea could be preparing to harvest a new load of nuclear fuel.

"US government says not involved in
delegation to North Korea"

"US government says not involved in
delegation to North Korea" 01/03/2004 10:00 PM

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