December 5, 2015 Satellite photos showing North Korea rocket preparations raise speculation Rocket sections are apparently being trucked into North Korea's northwest launch site, but some analysts are asking whether it's just a calculated bluff meant to jangle the Obama administration and influence South Korean voters ahead of presidential elections in three weeks.
December 5, 2015 North Korea Proposes Early Opening of South Korea Peace Talks North Korea has proposed dialogue with South Korea to defuse high tension on the Korean peninsula.
December 5, 2015 North Korea reportedly relieves top army chief of posts North Korea says it has relieved its military chief, a key adviser to new leader Kim Jong Un, from all posts because of illness.
December 5, 2015 North Korea reportedly punishing those who didn't sufficiently mourn Kim Jong Il Following the mourning period for former leader Kim Jong Il, North Korean authorities have begun to punish citizens who did not display enough sadness at his death, The Daily NK reported Wednesday.
December 5, 2015 Ex-South Korea leader says Kim Jong-il demanded $10B in exchange for talks Late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il repeatedly pushed for summit talks with South Korea before his 2011 death but the plans failed because Pyongyang demanded $10 billion and large-scale shipments of food and fertilizer, a former South Korean president said in a memoir to be published next week.
December 5, 2015 North Korea Reforms May Languish Amid Leader Transition Tentative economic reforms in North Korea may languish as its next leader focuses on consolidating support in the wake of Kim Jong Il's death, experts said.
December 5, 2015 South Korea blames North for mine blast that injured 2 soldiers South Korea warned North Korea Monday that Pyongyang would face a "pitiless penalty" after it blamed the Communist nation for laying two land mines that maimed two South Korean soldiers last week.
December 5, 2015 North Korean regime moves on after failed rocket launch 50,000 North Korean troops and civilians gathered at Kim Il-sung Stadium Saturday in Pyongyang to cheer on their young leader Kim Jung-un. It was another warm-up event to Sunday’s parade and celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the birthday of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung.
December 5, 2015 Thousands participate in North Korea's mass games show opening night North Korea on Monday unveiled a new rendition of the "Arirang" mass games, the song-and-dance ensemble that has become its most famous tourist draw.
December 4, 2015 North Korea Shuts Down Universities to Send Students to Work North Korea has shut down its universities for the next 10 months so students can work in factories to help rebuild the country's depleted economy, according to the Daily Telegraph.
