Worker at Gaeseong Site Diagnosed With H1N1 Flu
A 32-year-old South Korean worker at the Gaeseong Industrial Complex in North Korea has been diagnosed with influenza A, the first such infection to be detected north of the border, according to the Ministry of Unification, Monday.

Is Collapse of NK Regime Imminent?
A U.K. ― based Korea expert once asked to spy for the communist North claims the end of the Stalinist regime is imminent and the result will be a total collapse.

It’s Time for Real Change for North Korea
BEIJING ― It's time for North Korea to really think about joining the international community by implementing economic reforms and starting to network with various international actors. Countries should help in the process. But ultimately it is the..

English Learning Booming in NK
North Koreans are eager to learn English more than any other foreign languages, a monthly magazine published by a pro-North Korea newspaper reported in its November issue.

N. Korea Warns of Merciless Actions to Nullify Sea Border
North Korea warned Friday that it will take "merciless military measures" to draw a new inter-Korean border in the West Sea and South Korea will pay dearly for a recent naval skirmish there, according to Yonhap News.

Amid Authenticity Dispute, Kim Jong-il Makes Brisk Inspections
Amid some speculation that the Kim Jong-il that the former U.S. President Bill Clinton met this summer was a fake, the identity-disputed leader of the world’s most reclusive country made a series of brisk inspections to a newly constructed power pl..

U.S. Soon to Officially Announce Bosworth's Pyongyang Visit
The Barack Obama administration would be willing to hold bilateral talks with North Korea and will soon announce plans, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday, citing a senior U.S. State Department official.

Special Envoy Meets Spanish Prime Minister
Han Seung-soo, a special presidential envoy, met with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Louis Rodriguez Zapatero, Thursday, and delivered a letter from President Lee Myung-bak, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

N. Korean Mirage Collapses in Sakhalin
Nowadays, it's difficult to believe that North Korea, a brutal but impoverished dictatorship, once enjoyed great popularity among Asian countries and also in Korean communities overseas.

Seoul Indicates Inter-Korean Contacts Underway
The government hinted Friday that South and North Korean officials are making contact in a bid to prepare an inter-Korean summit amid rampant rumors on secret meetings in a third country.

Koreas Fail to Agree on Family Reunion
The two Koreas failed to produce an agreement on the resumption of cross-border family reunions, Friday, with the North linking it to the provision of humanitarian aid.

NK Expresses Regrets Over Flood Incident
North Korea expressed regrets over a flooding incident that killed six South Koreans last month and offered condolences to their bereaved families during working-level, inter-Korean talks Wednesday.

Separated Seniors Prepare for S-N Family Reunion Today
Two hundred family members from North and South Korea who have been separated since the Korea War (1950-53) will reunite for the next six days, starting today.