http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Korean_PoliticsFind stories, videos, and photos about Korean Politics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:54:46 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Korean_Politics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Korean Politics from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/obama.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/obama.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama, meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul on Thursday, said he will send envoy Stephen Bosworth to North Korea next month for bilateral talks on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear program.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/us.north.korea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/us.north.korea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. officials will soon meet unilaterally with North Korean representatives to facilitate the resumption of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Tuesday.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/koreas.naval.clash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/koreas.naval.clash/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth and South Korea said their naval forces clashed Tuesday in disputed waters, and each blamed the other for what is the first such violent incident in seven years.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has completed reprocessing thousands of spent fuel rods, producing plutonium which could be used in nuclear weapons, state-run media reported Tuesday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/nkorea.hyun.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/nkorea.hyun.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai group, Hyun Jeong-eun, faces business challenges few other executives can imagine.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/north.korea.us.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/north.korea.us.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea pressed for direct talks with the United States on Monday, saying the two need to settle their differences before meaningful multilateral nuclear discussions could proceed, state media reported.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/nkorea.apology/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/nkorea.apology/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's apology for a flooding incident that killed six people in the South shows a "willingness on the part of North Korea to improve relations," a South Korean presidential spokesman said.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il has again indicated willingness to participate in bilateral talks with the United States and return to six-party talks over its nuclear program, China's Xinhua news agency reported.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextCan Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao persuade North Korea to return to the six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program?Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit North Korea for two days next month, government officials and state-run media reported Monday.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/koreas.reunion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/koreas.reunion/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome families long separated by the Korean War saw their loved ones Saturday for the first time in years near the border between North and South Korea.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/14/magazines/fortune/pyongyang_university_north_korea.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/14/magazines/fortune/pyongyang_university_north_korea.fortune/index.htmJames Kim, an American businessman turned educator, once sat in the very last place that anyone in the world would wish to be: a cold, dank prison cell in Pyongyang, the godforsaken capital of North Korea.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a dramatic policy shift, the Obama administration Friday said it is willing to engage directly with North Korea as a way to bring the reclusive regime back to six-nation talks aimed at ending its nuclear ambitions.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's state-run news agency said Thursday that the country has sent a letter to the United Nations announcing that "reprocessing of spent fuel rods is at its final phase and extracted plutonium is being weaponized."Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/us.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/us.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration's point man on North Korea was due to arrive in Beijing on Thursday to start a tour of Asia -- the latest attempt to restart stalled nuclear negotiations with the reclusive state.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/koreas.normalization/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/koreas.normalization/index.html#cnnSTCTextCross-border traffic between North and South Korea returned to normal Tuesday, ending eight months of restrictions imposed by the North, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/north.south.korea.boat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/north.south.korea.boat/index.html#cnnSTCTextA South Korean fishing boat and its four crew members were heading home Saturday after being held for a month in North Korea, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/koreas.reunion.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/koreas.reunion.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth and South Korea reached an agreement Friday on reunions for families separated for decades by the Korean War, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/koreas.reunion.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/koreas.reunion.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth and South Korea will hold three days of talks on reunions for families torn apart by the Korean War and divisions between the two countries, South Korea's Unification Ministry said Tuesday.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/skorea.funeral.daejung/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/skorea.funeral.daejung/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea bade farewell to former President Kim Dae-Jung Sunday in a ceremony attended by thousands of citizens, dignitaries and politicians.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday met with a visiting North Korean delegation, and received a message from the North's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il, according South Korea's state media.Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/kim.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/kim.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextA North Korean delegation arrived in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday to mourn former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung, best remembered for trying to foster better relations between the two neighbors, the South's media reported.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/nkorea.hyundai/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/nkorea.hyundai/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea responded positively, but cautiously, to a joint agreement announced Monday between North Korea and the South's Hyundai Group to resume cross-border tourism, ease border controls and facilitate cross-border family reunions.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:46:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20295875,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20295875,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnLaura Ling and Euna Lee are pardoned after Bill Clinton visits the country and headed to Los Angeles to see their familiesWed, 05 Aug 2009 11:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/nkorea.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/nkorea.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. journalists who had been detained by North Korea were traveling back to the United States with former President Clinton hours after being pardoned, a Clinton spokesman said.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/04/clinton.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/04/clinton.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer President Clinton's trip to North Korea was the culmination of weeks of quiet diplomacy with Pyongyang and subtle public statements aimed at freeing American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/nkorea.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/nkorea.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton landed in North Korea early Tuesday on a mission to negotiate the release of two American journalists imprisoned there since March, according to the country's state news agency and a CNN source.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nkorea.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nkorea.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCTextBelow is a chronology of the development of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/north.korea.boat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/north.korea.boat/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korean officials confirmed that they have captured a South Korean vessel that had strayed into North Korean waters, the country's state-run news agency reported Saturday.Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea launched a scathing personal attack on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday after she likened the leadership in Pyongyang to "small children and unruly teenagers and people who are demanding attention."Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/north.korea.insults/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/north.korea.insults/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea on Thursday launched a scathing personal attack on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, raising comparisons with previous colorful comments about the West by the communist regime.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe State Department on Monday continued to publicly downplay the threat North Korea presents to the United States with spokesman P.J. Crowley telling reporters North Korea "represents an infinitesimal threat to the United States directly."Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/south.korea.kim.respirator/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/south.korea.kim.respirator/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former South Korea president who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fostering better relations between North and South Korea has been placed on a respirator in a hospital, a news agency reported Thursday.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/kim.jong.il.ill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/kim.jong.il.ill/index.html#cnnSTCTextA report in South Korean media is fueling the ongoing speculation about the deteriorating health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/kim.jong.il.appearance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/kim.jong.il.appearance/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's reclusive leader appeared in public Wednesday for the first time in months to commemorate the 15th anniversary of his father's death.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/nkorea.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/nkorea.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, an act that the U.S. watched closely and South Korea called provocative.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/nkorea.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/nkorea.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, an act that the U.S. watched closely and South Korea called provocative.Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/opinion.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/opinion.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe test of a nuclear device on May 25 and the subsequent test missile-launches by North Korea have jolted the international community into universal condemnation of such flagrant violations of the relevant United Nations resolutions. Even China, North Korea's traditional ally, has expressed unprecedented firm opposition to such violations and has joined the United Nations Security Council in its resolution condemning such violations.Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea is demonstrating an unwillingness to resume negotiations on its nuclear activities, the British ambassador to the country said Friday.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/nkorea.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/nkorea.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea test-fired a fourth short-range missile off its east coast Thursday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/30/us.nkorea.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/30/us.nkorea.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on an Iran-based company that it said is a cover for North Korea's missile proliferation network, the Department of the Treasury announced.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/nkorea.warning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/nkorea.warning/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea is warning the world to stay out of part of its eastern waters for 16 days, starting Thursday, saying it will hold a military drill, Japanese officials said.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/18/news/international/Treasury_warning_North_Korea/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/18/news/international/Treasury_warning_North_Korea/index.htmThe Treasury Department warned U.S. financial institutions Thursday that the North Korean government may resort to "deceptive financial practices" to get around economic sanctions.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextFamily members of two U.S. journalists imprisoned in North Korea said they are worried about the women's well-being and are pleading for their release.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's state media released a "detailed report" Tuesday claiming that American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee entered the country illegally in order to record material for a "smear campaign" against the reclusive communist state.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/U.S.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/U.S.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. intelligence community believes that North Korea tested a nuclear device last month with an explosive yield of several kilotons, considerably more powerful than its first test nearly three years ago.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea said Saturday it would strengthen its nuclear capabilities, a defiant protest against the U.N. Security Council's move to tighten sanctions against it.Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/12/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/12/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand and tighten sanctions on North Korea after that nation's recent nuclear test.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea may be preparing for a new atomic bomb test a month after its last test, a U.S. official said Thursday.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's recent nuclear test "in the strongest terms" in a draft resolution passed Wednesday.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/us.northkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/us.northkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will consider expanding its options in dealing with North Korea amid rising tensions, said President Barack Obama's envoy to the secretive communist state.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe families of two U.S. journalists sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea pleaded for clemency, urging the communist government to "show compassion" and release them.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:49:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20283993,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20283993,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThey call on North Korea to show compassion for the broadcaster's sister and her friendTue, 09 Jun 2009 11:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/north.korea.detained.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/north.korea.detained.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe families of two U.S. journalists detained in North Korea made public pleas for their release, as their trial and the threat of years in labor camps loom.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo American journalists will be tried in a North Korean court on June 4, Pyongyang's official news agency said Thursday.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/us.nkorea.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/us.nkorea.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter nearly three months of maintaining their silence, the families of two U.S. journalists detained in North Korea are taking to the airwaves this week to lobby for their release as the women go on trial Thursday.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/journalist.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/journalist.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the trial for two American journalists began Thursday in North Korea, a former Japanese journalist has recounted his experience while he was imprisoned in the country for about two years.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextObservers have been barred from a trial for two American journalists who were detained while covering the plight of North Korean defectors living along the China-North Korea border, a U.S. State Department spokesman said.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/01/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/01/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is working with its allies to send a "strong, unified" message to North Korea that its "belligerent" actions have consequences, the State Department said Monday.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/gates.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/gates.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear-armed state, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday at an international conference.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/28/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/28/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextA high-level U.S. delegation is going to Asia for "intensive consultations" on what North Korea's increasingly alarming behavior means for U.S. security alliances in the region, senior administration officials tell CNN.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/south.korea.roh.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/south.korea.roh.funeral/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith their nation under high security alert, South Koreans mourned a former leader at a funeral ceremony Friday morning.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/nkorea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/nkorea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. satellite imagery has spotted "vehicle activity" at a North Korean ballistic missile site, two Defense Department officials said Friday.Fri, 29 May 2009 22:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had strong words Wednesday for North Korea's nuclear activities and saber-rattling, saying the secretive communist nation "has ignored the international community" and "continues to act in a provocative and belligerent manner toward its neighbors."Fri, 29 May 2009 02:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/27/north.korea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/27/north.korea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen North Korea conducted a nuclear test in 2006, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice promised tough consequences for North Korea's actions but said the door was still open for negotiations.Thu, 28 May 2009 07:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/korea.newswrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/korea.newswrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's largest-ever nuclear test had little impact on a South Korean people fraught with sorrow and recrimination following the suicide of their former president, according to media and bloggers here on Tuesday.Wed, 27 May 2009 07:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/nkorea.test/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/nkorea.test/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has fired another short-range missile, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday.Wed, 27 May 2009 07:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/nkorea.nuclear.test.outrage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/nkorea.nuclear.test.outrage/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea formally announced Tuesday that it would join a U.S.-led effort to crack down on trafficking in weapons of mass destruction in response to North Korea's new nuclear test.Tue, 26 May 2009 15:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/carroll.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/carroll.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextReports of North Korea conducting a second nuclear test Monday have caused predictable alarm bells to ring in Washington, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and around the world.Tue, 26 May 2009 14:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/roh.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/roh.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun committed suicide Saturday by leaping to his death from a hill behind his house, the government announced.Tue, 26 May 2009 08:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/south.korea.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/south.korea.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea's government on Monday reacted harshly to Pyongyang's latest nuclear test.Mon, 25 May 2009 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/25/north.korea.nuclear.mullen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/25/north.korea.nuclear.mullen/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's reported nuclear test did not come as a surprise to the United States, the top-ranking U.S. military officer said Monday.Mon, 25 May 2009 12:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/north.south.korea.ultimatum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/north.south.korea.ultimatum/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea Friday unilaterally informed South Korea that all contracts relating to a jointly-run industrial complex along their border are null and void, according to South Korean officials.Fri, 15 May 2009 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that North Korea's announcement of a trial date for two American journalists could signal that their detention will be resolved soon.Fri, 15 May 2009 01:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/08/us.northkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/08/us.northkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States on Friday sent another long-range signal to North Korea that it is willing to talk one-on-one if that would restart negotiations on how to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.Fri, 08 May 2009 18:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/us.northkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/us.northkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is launching a diplomatic effort to get North Korean nuclear talks back on the rails.Wed, 06 May 2009 00:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea threatened to conduct a nuclear test and more ballistic missile tests if the U.N. Security Council doesn't withdraw its condemnation of Pyongyang's rocket launch earlier this month, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/nkorea.reprocessing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/nkorea.reprocessing/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has begun reprocessing fuel rods, its Foreign Ministry said Saturday, according to state-run media.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/nkorea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/nkorea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's announcement last week that it has begun reprocessing nuclear fuel rods at the Yongbyon nuclear facility about 60 miles (nearly 100 kilometers) north of the capitol, Pyongyang, raises questions about the secretive nation's agenda.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/nkorea.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/nkorea.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday for talks with North Korean officials, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/north.korea.south.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/north.korea.south.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextDetails emerged Wednesday from the first government-to-government talks between the two Koreas in more than a year.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextGovernment officials from South Korea arrived in the North on Tuesday for the first inter-Korean talks in more than a year.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/nkorea.nuclear.inspectors.out/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/nkorea.nuclear.inspectors.out/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs U.S. nuclear experts prepared to leave North Korea, the United States vowed consequences on Pyongyang for expelling them, along with U.N. nuclear inspectors. This is after the United Nations condemned North Korea's recent missile launch.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextGovernment officials from South Korea will visit North Korea on Tuesday to hold the first talks in a year, state media said.Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/nkorea.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/nkorea.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea said Saturday any sanctions or pressure applied against it following its rocket launch earlier this month will be considered a "declaration of war."Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House on Tuesday upbraided North Korea, calling on the communist nation "to cease its provocative threats, to respect the will of the international community and to honor its international commitments and obligations."Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/north.korea.un/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/north.korea.un/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.N. Security Council on Monday adopted a declaration condemning North Korea for launching a rocket earlier this month.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/north.korea.security.council/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/north.korea.security.council/index.html#cnnSTCTextA week after North Korea ignored international warnings and launched a long-range rocket, the U.N. Security Council is considering a draft statement -- signaling members may be close to taking a formal public stance against the incident.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.japan.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.japan.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan has tightened economic sanctions against North Korea to punish the communist regime for its recent rocket launch, Japanese government officials said Friday.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.russia.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.russia.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly a week after North Korea ignored international warnings and launched a long-range rocket, a Russian official said Thursday that Moscow opposes new sanctions against the communist nation.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/nk.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/nk.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new satellite image shows North Korea's rocket in flight soon after its launch a few days ago, experts said.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/un.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/un.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Japan met Monday for a second closed-door session to hammer out a response to North Korea's weekend rocket launch in defiance of international opposition.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nk.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nk.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTextBy all accounts, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday, ignoring international warnings against doing so. The question is: Where's the payload?Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/us.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/us.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. State Department said Monday that North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket on Sunday should not be seen as a victory for Pyongyang.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/amanpour.north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/amanpour.north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter a three-hour emergency session Sunday, the United Nations Security Council failed to come to any agreement on how to deal with North Korea's rocket launch over the weekend.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nkorea.worldreax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nkorea.worldreax/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council concluded Sunday without an official reaction to North Korea ignoring repeated international warnings and launching a long-range rocket, the council president told reporters.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Il expressed "great satisfaction" Sunday after his reclusive state launched a long-range rocket, according to state-run media.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/us.nkorea.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/us.nkorea.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerican officials condemned the North Korean launch of a long-range rocket Sunday, with President Obama calling it a "provocative act."Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/05/cirincione.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/05/cirincione.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's thinly disguised missile test violates U.N. resolutions and should be condemned. But it is not a serious threat to the United States, nor does it justify a crash program to deploy an expensive, unproven anti-missile system.Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea launched a long-range rocket Sunday in what U.S. and South Korean officials deemed a provocative act.Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:17:00 EDT