North Koreans paying bribes to survive – U.N.
From The Star GENEVA (Reuters) – North Koreans are forced to pay bribes to officials to survive in their isolated country where corruption is “endemic” and repression rife, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday in a report that…
Trump-Kim summit breaks down after North Korea demands end to sanctions
From BBC A summit between Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended with no agreement after the US refused North Korean demands for sanctions relief, the US president has said. “It was all about the sanctions,” Mr…
Happy Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un looked really happy touring a fish-pickling factory By Ashley Collman From Business Insider North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently visited a fish-pickling factory, according to photos state media released on Wednesday. The photos of Kim beaming…
The Trump-Kim Summit was a great photo op, and maybe nothing more
By Jonah Shepp From New York Mag The 24-hour, by-the-minute news cycle never fares quite so poorly as it does in an event that is significant to the historical record but that produces very little actual news. The summit meeting…
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korea soldier flees across border
From WN South Korea’s military fired warning shots at North Korean border guards that were searching for a soldier who defected early on Thursday morning, according to BBC News. The North Korean soldier fled the reclusive country and crossed the…
Is This The Solution To The North Korea Crisis? Former US Navy SEAL May Have Answer
From BuzzFix Today When Jocko Willink was asked on Twitter how he would handle the escalating threat from North Korea he gave a surprising answer. Rather than using military moves or bomb strikes, Mr Willink said he would simply give…
Trump moving toward hard line with China on North Korea crisis
From Newsmax Donald Trump is grappling with the limits of his strategy to rely on China to get North Korea to limit its nuclear and ICBM programs following Kim Jong Un’s July 4 test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The…
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Boozy tours court trouble in the hermit kingdom
From The Australian Beer-soaked “booze cruises” down North Korea’s Taedong River. Scuba-diving trips off the country’s eastern coast. Saint Patrick’s Day pub crawls in Pyongyang featuring drinking games with cheery locals. Since 2008, the Young Pioneer Tours agency has built…
North Korea is on its ‘way to an arsenal of perhaps dozens’ of nuclear warheads
By Amanda Macias From Business Insider WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of North Korea’s latest nuclear test, a panel of experts discussed the possible implications of a nuclear weapons “no-first-use” policy on global security at the Heritage Foundation on Thursday….
North Korea closes only communications link with U.S.
From wn North Korea said Monday it has decided to close its only direct diplomatic link with Washington, CNN reports. The move was made days after the United States slapped sanctions on the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, and other…
