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AP Opens Office in North Korea
For the Geo Quiz we want you to name the city where the Associated Press has just opened a full-time news bureau.
A Moment of Silence for Kim Jong-il
The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reflects on the power of silence after watching the broadcast of the memorial service for North Korea’s former leader Kim Jong-il.
South Korean Military Watchful of Changes in North
The World’s Jason Strother reports on how military conscripts in the South are following the events in Pyongyang with particular interest.
Reaction to the Funeral of Korean Leader Kim Jong Il
Lisa Mullins talks to The World’s Mary Kay Magistad in Beijing about the funeral of Korean leader Kim Jong-il and the reaction to it in Korea and beyond.
Atmosphere Tense Between Korean States After Kim’s Death
The South Korean government has asked an evangelical group to postpone lighting Christmas Trees along the North-South border, as North Koreans mourn the death of their leader, Kim Jong Il. But Seoul hasn’t stopped groups from sending leaflets into North Korea denouncing Pyongyang.
The Death of Kim Jong Il
North Korea’s Kim Jong Il has always been fodder for political cartoonists and his untimely death is no exception.
South Korea On High Alert After Death of Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s longtime dictator, has died of heart failure putting the South Korean government on high alert.
North Korea In Mourning
Since the announcement of the death of Kim Jong-Il by a weeping announcer on state television, North Korea has been seen to be grieving the passing of its leader.
New Jersey Man Praises North Korean Leader
New Jersey native Robert Egan serves as an “unofficial ambassador” for the government of North Korea.
Slideshow: American Tourist Photographs Closed North Korea
Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Sam Gellman, who took some rare photos of life in North Korea. Gellman recently toured North Korea as a tourist and his photos have received almost a million visits on online.
Korean ‘Poison Needle Plot’
South Korean officials have arrested a North Korean defector on suspicion of plotting to kill high-profile activist Park Sang-hak, reports from Seoul say.
North Korea’s cell phone network
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North Korea is often portrayed as a country in a time-warp. But as Jason Strother reports, the number of cell phone users has grown dramatically, since the arrival of an Egyptian mobile network in 2008. Download MP3
North and South Korea resume military talks
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Two months after North Korea shelled some South Korean islands, the people on those islands are still not ready to go back. They are living in government funded dwellings on the mainland, but their government support is about to run out. Jason Strother reports from Seoul. Download MP3
North Korea ‘to allow nuclear monitoring’
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who’s been visiting North Korea, says Pyongyang agreed to allow international inspectors to resume monitoring its nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, the United States has praised North Korea’s decision not to retaliate after a military exercise by South Korea (pictured) near their disputed sea-border. Lisa Mullins get’s the latest from The World’s Mary Kay Magistad in Beijing. Download MP3
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