10 June 2009 The US administration has signalled a more aggressive stance toward North Korea that will only compound an already tense situation in North East Asia. Speaking in France on Saturday, President Obama declared that the US would take “a very hard look” at its approach following North Korea’s... » read this article

27 May 2009 North Korea’s detonation of a small nuclear bomb on Monday provoked immediate condemnation by the UN Security Council and sharply raised tensions in North East Asia. Pyongyang had been warning of further nuclear weapon and ballistic missile tests for weeks, insisting that the UN had to apologise... » read this article

SEOUL, South Korea -- A line of mourners wound its way Sunday from Cheongye Stream in central Seoul to the entrance of Deoksu  Palace and an altar commemorating former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, whose suicide a day earlier has stunned the nation. Riot police in the hundreds were out... » read this article

Following North Korea’s nuclear test on Monday, South Korea announced yesterday that  it will join the Proliferation Security Initiative, a United States-led multinational  effort to curb trade in weapons of mass destruction. “To counter grave threats to the global peace and security that weapons of mass  destruction and proliferation of... » read this article

“So let me be clear…”   It was only a short news item, and it probably received much more commentary in the U.S. but on Canwest Global’s evening news (Sunday, April 05, Vancouver, Canada) was an item titled “Breaking the Rules”.  This is quoting Obama’s comment that “North Korea broke... » read this article

Pyongyang, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) US representative to the Beijing six-party talks, Christopher Hill, arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday to talk with DPRK authorities about denuclearization of the peninsula. Hill, who is Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, arrived to Pyongyang by land from Seoul after... » read this article

September 23, 2008 - At a time when speculation and rumors about events in North Korea abound, it should be noted how little of what one reads about that nation is grounded in concrete knowledge and experience. Partly this is due to the North Koreans’ tight hold on the dissemination... » read this article

President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea has called for measures to reduce the financial burden of private tuition. Latest estimates suggest South Korean households spend an average of $600 (£323) a month on private lessons. Figures from 2006 show expenses with extra-curricular tuition approaching $30bn (£16bn), nearly 4% of annual... » read this article

The steadfastness of the leaders and people of north Korea, combined with the message sent to their politicians by the masses in south Korea�through countless demonstrations, meetings, confrontations and through the polls�that they fervently want reunification and peaceful collaboration with their sisters and brothers in the north, were the necessary... » read this article

On March 6 2007, North Korea and the US concluded their first set of  normalisation talks, which are part of the agreement reached in Beijing last  month. Oddly enough the talks also coincide with American efforts to  establish cordial ties with Iran. In her testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Secretary... » read this article

"The North Korean Imbroglio: Who Gains?" Immanuel Wallerstein North Korea has joined the nuclear club, and everyone else claims they are upset. Are they really? There are five actors that really count in this affair: North Korea, the United States, South Korea, China,... » read this article

Since the successful testing of a nuclear weapon by the Democratic People�s Republic of Korea, there has been universal condemnation and a resolution passed by the Security Council of the United Nations which calls for even stronger sanctions and blockades than those already in place. Naturally, with the Western media... » read this article

Months before 9/11 and the �global war on terror� � and two years before the Iraq War � George W. Bush tested out his tough-talkin� diplomacy on communist North Korea. Bush combined harsh rhetoric and intimidating tactics to demonstrate to Pyongyang that there was a swaggering new sheriff in town.... » read this article

The belligerent response in Washington to a possible North Korean missile test has provided another graphic example of the way in which militarism and the manipulation of public fears play a central role in official American politics. Although evidence that North Korea was preparing for a missile test was known... » read this article

U.S has a full responsibility to clean up pollution of its military bases in SouthKorea   South Korea and USA have maintained a friendship for the purpose of the world peace, justices and liberty. However, the friendship between two countries is nowat risk. In order to keep two countries'friendship, we... » read this article

Introduction Below there is a short statement that SPARK (Solidarity for Peace and reunification of Korea) is sending out concerning the current situation in Pyeongtaek, a town south of Seoul where there is a large US base complex. The US wants to expand Camp Humphreys so that it can serve... » read this article

South Korea's government started to arrest farmers and villagers who are struggling to keep their land from the U.S. military. Four people were injured and 30 people were arrested, including a singer and painter who are supporting the villagers' struggle. The government wants the residents out so the U.S. military can... » read this article

Another translation for Axis of Logic by Tlaxcala!* (Translator�s note: �Strategic flexibility� is the official term used by military and political officials to refer to the concept of altering the mission of the United States Forces in Korea (USFK) so that they will be able to use the ROK as... » read this article

SAN FRANCISCO The Bush administration is drawing up plans to further tighten the noose around North Korea by barring financial firms investing in Pyongyang from conducting business in the United States. Washington is moving fast to capitalize on Pyongyang's alleged counterfeit dealings, but so fast that it is omitting a... » read this article

February 14, 2005 -- North Korea effectively scuttled attempts to restart six-party talks on its nuclear programs with a statement last Thursday declaring that it had �manufactured nukes for self-defence� and was suspending participation in negotiations �for an indefinite period�. No date had been set for a new round of... » read this article