A Day of Contrast

A Day of Contrast

7.05.2013
Like all the other entrants in the Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year award, I have been moved to use my voice to highlight the plight...
North Korea Moves Missiles From East Coast

North Korea Moves Missiles From East Coast

7.05.2013
North Korea has removed two medium-range missiles from a launch site on its east coast, according to a US official. It is the first indication...
LOOK: Scary North Korean Dictator Does A Spot Of Gardening

LOOK: Scary North Korean Dictator Does A Spot Of Gardening

Christopher York  6.05.2013
If you're trying to cultivate an image of a maniacal dictator with your finger constantly hovering precariously above the nuclear button,...
North Korea Sentences US Citizen Kenneth Bae To 12 Years Hard Labour

North Korea Sentences US Citizen Kenneth Bae To 12 Years Hard Labour

2.05.2013
A US citizen detained in North Korea for nearly six months has now been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for crimes against the state,...
Wars of Words Are Violent, Too

Wars of Words Are Violent, Too

1.05.2013
The so-called war of words involving North Korea, South Korea and the United States, raises an important question for our time: how do...

Global Forecast: Softer Recovery Prospects

29.04.2013
Our latest global forecast for the world economy shows prospects for steady gains in global economic growth throughout 2013 fading, amid...
PHOTOS: If New York Was In North Korea..

PHOTOS: If New York Was In North Korea..

Jessica Elgot  29.04.2013
What would New York look like if it was magically transported 10,950 km to North Korea? There would be no iconic adverts in Times Square,...
North Korea Charges US Citizen With Threatening To Overthrow Government

North Korea Charges US Citizen With Threatening To Overthrow Government

27.04.2013
North Korea is to try a US citizen on charges of trying to overthrow the government, its official news agency has reported. Pae Jun-Ho,...
We Were Satisfied LSE Students Knew The Risks, Say BBC

We Were Satisfied LSE Students Knew The Risks, Say BBC

26.04.2013
New BBC director-general Tony Hall has defended the Panorama documentary on North Korea which was criticised for putting university students...
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: We Have More Work to Do

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: We Have More Work to Do

24.04.2013
North Korea's bellicose nuclear rhetoric has put sharply into the focus how some states are able to put world peace and security at risk...
Polvaulting - The Future of Satire?

Polvaulting - The Future of Satire?

22.04.2013
The Polvaulting story is not a straightforward relaying of the facts. It takes the bare premise of the facts as its starting point and...

The Real Victims of North Korea's Nuclear Aspirations

22.04.2013
Whilst we fret over all-out war, mutually assured destruction and ridiculous pictures of Kim Jong-Un sitting on assorted weaponry, we forget...
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il 'Feasted On Hippos, Snakes & Spiders'

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il 'Feasted On Hippos, Snakes & Spiders'

Sara C Nelson   22.04.2013
Late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il feasted on snakes, hippos and spiders, his former personal chef has claimed. Sushi chef Kenji Fujimoto...
Are the People of Seoul Worried About the Nuclear Threat From North Korea? Not a Bit

Are the People of Seoul Worried About the Nuclear Threat From North Korea? Not a Bit

22.04.2013
While US President Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye are due to meet in Washington DC on 7 May to hammer out a solution, the...