<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>North Korea: News &amp; Videos about North Korea - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/North_Korea</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about North Korea from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:40:24 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>North Korea: News &amp; Videos about North Korea - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/North_Korea</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about North Korea from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Obama to send envoy to North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/obama.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/obama.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. announces one-on-one talks with North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/us.north.korea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/us.north.korea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea produces plutonium with 'weapons potential'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea has completed reprocessing thousands of spent fuel rods, producing plutonium which could be used in nuclear weapons, state-run media reported Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Doing business in North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/nkorea.hyun.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/nkorea.hyun.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As the chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai group, Hyun Jeong-eun, faces business challenges few other executives can imagine.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea calls for direct talks with U.S.</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/north.korea.us.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/north.korea.us.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>South Korea accepts North's apology</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/nkorea.apology/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/nkorea.apology/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: North Korea open to nuke talks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Will Wen's visit bring North Korea back to the table?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Can Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao persuade North Korea to return to the six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program?</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: China's premier to visit North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit North Korea for two days next month, government officials and state-run media reported Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The capitalist who loves North Korea</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/14/magazines/fortune/pyongyang_university_north_korea.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/14/magazines/fortune/pyongyang_university_north_korea.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>James 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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. says it's ready for direct talks with North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In 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.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea 'in final uranium enrichment stage'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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."</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. North Korean envoy heads to Asia</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/us.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/us.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Freed U.S. journalists suspect they were 'lured into a trap'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/02/journalists.ordeal/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/02/journalists.ordeal/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The two U.S. journalists released from North Korea last month after five months in captivity said "the psychological wounds of imprisonment are slow to heal."</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reports: North Korea releases South Korean fishing boat</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/north.south.korea.boat/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/north.south.korea.boat/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A 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.</description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea Releases American Journalists</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20295875,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20295875,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Laura Ling and Euna Lee are pardoned after Bill Clinton visits the country and headed to Los Angeles to see their families</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: Clinton to North Korea -- a matter of respect</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/04/clinton.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/04/clinton.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former 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.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bill Clinton in N. Korea for journalists</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/nkorea.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/nkorea.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former 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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Timeline: N. Korea nuclear dispute</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nkorea.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nkorea.timeline/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Below is a chronology of the development of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: N. Korea captures S. Korean boat</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/north.korea.boat/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/north.korea.boat/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea seizes South Korean boat</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/koreas.boat/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/koreas.boat/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A North Korean patrol boat seized a South Korean fishing boat with four people onboard Thursday morning after it strayed into North Korean waters, the South Korean news agency Yonhap cited officials as saying.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea: Clinton 'funny lady, by no means intelligent'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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."</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea revels in insulting Western leaders</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/north.korea.insults/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/north.korea.insults/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>State Department: North Korea's direct threat to U.S. 'infinitesimal'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The State Department on Monday continued to publicly downplay the threat North Korea presents to the United States with spokesman P.J. 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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.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea unwilling to talk, British envoy says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea is demonstrating an unwillingness to resume negotiations on its nuclear activities, the British ambassador to the country said Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: North Korea test fires four missiles</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/nkorea.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/nkorea.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea test-fired a fourth short-range missile off its east coast Thursday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. puts sanctions on Iran-based company linked to N. Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/30/us.nkorea.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/30/us.nkorea.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea warns ships of impending drill</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/nkorea.warning/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/nkorea.warning/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Warning: Counterfeit dollars from N. Korea</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/18/news/international/Treasury_warning_North_Korea/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/18/news/international/Treasury_warning_North_Korea/index.htm</guid><description>The Treasury Department warned U.S. financial institutions Thursday that the North Korean government may resort to "deceptive financial practices" to get around economic sanctions.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Journalists' families appeal to N. Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Family 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.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea: U.S. journalists were creating 'smear campaign'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Koreans have made nuclear progress, experts say</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/U.S.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/U.S.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Defiant North Korea 'to weaponize plutonium'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.N. tightens sanctions on North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/12/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/12/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand and tighten sanctions on North Korea after that nation's recent nuclear test.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Source: N. Korea may be preparing for new nuclear test</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea may be preparing for a new atomic bomb test a month after its last test, a U.S. official said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/un.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Envoy: N. Korea claims on U.S. aggression 'groundless'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/us.northkorea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/us.northkorea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Families plead with N. Korea for release</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lisa Ling's Family 'Shocked and Devastated'</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20283993,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20283993,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>They call on North Korea to show compassion for the broadcaster's sister and her friend</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Families plead for reporters held in N. Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/north.korea.detained.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/north.korea.detained.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. journalists to be tried in N. Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two U.S. journalists will stand trial for alleged crimes in North Korea, the government announced Friday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea sets trial date for American journalists</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two American journalists will be tried in a North Korean court on June 4, Pyongyang's official news agency said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Families lobby media before journalists' North Korean trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/us.nkorea.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/us.nkorea.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>After 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Japanese researcher recalls imprisonment in North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/journalist.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/journalist.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea bars observers at reporters' trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Observers 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S., allies plan tough U.N. resolution on North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/01/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/01/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gates: Nuclear-armed N. Korea not acceptable</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/gates.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/gates.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear-armed state, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday at an international conference.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. officials headed to Asia for 'intensive' talks on North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/28/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/28/us.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Satellite spots activity at North Korean missile site, officials say</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/nkorea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/nkorea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. satellite imagery has spotted "vehicle activity" at a North Korean ballistic missile site, two Defense Department officials said Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 22:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton slams N. Korea's rhetoric, 'belligerent' actions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.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."</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 02:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: Has North Korea reached a 'tipping point'?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/27/north.korea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/27/north.korea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>When 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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 07:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: N. Korea fires another missile</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/nkorea.test/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/nkorea.test/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea has fired another short-range missile, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 07:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea nuclear test reverberates worldwide</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/nkorea.nuclear.test.outrage/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/nkorea.nuclear.test.outrage/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>South 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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: North Korea blast is a test for U.S.</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/carroll.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/carroll.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Reports 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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea's nuclear test denounced, ignored in South</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/south.korea.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/south.korea.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>South Korea's government on Monday reacted harshly to Pyongyang's latest nuclear test.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 17:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea's reported nuclear test no surprise, Mullen says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/25/north.korea.nuclear.mullen/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/25/north.korea.nuclear.mullen/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea's reported nuclear test did not come as a surprise to the United States, the top-ranking U.S. military officer said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 12:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Earthquake shakes North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/north.korea.quake/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/north.korea.quake/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit northern North Korea on Monday, the U.S. Geological survey reported.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 02:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton hopeful for detained U.S. journalists</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.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.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 01:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. indicates willingness to talk to North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/08/us.northkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/08/us.northkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 18:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. tries again on North Korean nuclear talks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/us.northkorea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/us.northkorea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The United States is launching a diplomatic effort to get North Korean nuclear talks back on the rails.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 00:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea demands apology, threatens nuke test</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea says it's reprocessing nuclear fuel rods</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/nkorea.reprocessing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/nkorea.reprocessing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea has begun reprocessing fuel rods, its Foreign Ministry said Saturday, according to state-run media.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea seen as using bargaining chips</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/nkorea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/nkorea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Journalists to be tried in N. Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/nkorea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea has concluded an investigation of two detained American journalists, and they will stand trial, according to the nation's state-run news service, KCNA.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Russian foreign minister in North Korea for talks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/nkorea.russia/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/nkorea.russia/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday for talks with North Korean officials, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Koreas hold first talks in more than a year</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Government officials from South Korea arrived in the North on Tuesday for the first inter-Korean talks in more than a year.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. issues warning to North Korea for expelling inspectors</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/nkorea.nuclear.inspectors.out/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/nkorea.nuclear.inspectors.out/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As 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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea: Sanctions a declaration of war</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/nkorea.threat/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/nkorea.threat/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea said Saturday any sanctions or pressure applied against it following its rocket launch earlier this month will be considered a "declaration of war."</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. decries N. Korea's 'provocative threats'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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."</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.N. condemns North Korean rocket launch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/north.korea.un/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/north.korea.un/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The U.N. Security Council on Monday adopted a declaration condemning North Korea for launching a rocket earlier this month.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Security Council may be close to formal stance on N. Korea launch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/north.korea.security.council/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/north.korea.security.council/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A 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.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Japan extends sanctions against North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.japan.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.japan.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Japan has tightened economic sanctions against North Korea to punish the communist regime for its recent rocket launch, Japanese government officials said Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Russia opposes North Korea sanctions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.russia.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.russia.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Nearly 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.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo reportedly shows N. Korean rocket in flight</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/nk.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/nk.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A new satellite image shows North Korea's rocket in flight soon after its launch a few days ago, experts said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Security Council wrestles with N. Korea launch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/un.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/un.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mystery over fate of N. Korean rocket</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nk.questions/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nk.questions/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>By all accounts, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday, ignoring international warnings against doing so. The question is: Where's the payload?</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rocket launch isolates North Korea, U.S. says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/us.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/us.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amanpour: Why did North Korea launch rocket?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/amanpour.north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/amanpour.north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>After 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>No accord at U.N. talks on N. Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nkorea.worldreax/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nkorea.worldreax/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An 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.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Satisfaction' from Kim over N. Korea launch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il expressed "great satisfaction" Sunday after his reclusive state launched a long-range rocket, according to state-run media.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: North Korean launch not a cause for panic</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/05/cirincione.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/05/cirincione.north.korea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North 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.</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>S. Korea: N. Korea launches rocket</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea launched a long-range rocket Sunday in what U.S. and South Korean officials deemed a provocative act.</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea: 'Satellite will be launched soon'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea has completed preparations for launching what it says is "an experimental communications satellite," the reclusive nation's state news agency reported early Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama slams North Korea's 'provocative' launch plans</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/north.korea.rocket.obama/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/north.korea.rocket.obama/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday sent a public warning to North Korea, calling on Pyongyang to back off plans to launch what the United States believes to be a missile.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: Not too hot, not too cold on North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/northkorea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/northkorea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. diplomats on the North Korea beat must have the same goal as Goldilocks -- not too hot and not too cold.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: Amid pending launch, N. Korea only shows half its hand</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/n.korea.military/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/n.korea.military/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The United States, Japan and South Korea can only wait and see what North Korea has up its sleeve.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. to North Korea: Don't launch your rocket</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/north.korea.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/north.korea.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The State Department on Thursday sent a blunt, public message to North Korea: Don't launch your rocket.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea warns Japan against targeting rocket</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea says it will attack the Japanese military and "major targets," if Japan shoots down a rocket Pyongyang plans to launch in the coming days, North Korea's state-run news service, KCNA, reported Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lisa Ling's Sister Facing Trial in North Korea</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269223,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269223,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>With an indictment looming, the US is using diplomacy to try to free journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>North Korea's bamboo curtain frontier</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/nkorea.china.border/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/nkorea.china.border/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea, formally called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is also known as the Hermit Kingdom for a good reason.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea: U.S., S. Korea sending spy planes</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/north.korea.spy.planes/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/north.korea.spy.planes/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea accused the United States and South Korea of sending spy planes on about 200 missions near the isolated communist nation ahead of a North Korea rocket launch scheduled for early April.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Image shows North Korea rocket on launch pad</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/30/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/30/north.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A North Korean rocket slated for launch sometime early next month can be clearly seen in a satellite photograph taken Sunday, the Institute for Science and International Security said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: North Korea planning to put American reporters on trial</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/30/north.korea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/30/north.korea.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two American journalists detained in North Korea entered the country illegally and intended "hostile acts," according to the nation's state-run news service, KCNA.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N. Korea defends right to 'explore space' amid missile claim</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/north.korea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/north.korea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea defended Thursday its right to explore outer space after reports that a rocket, believed by the United States to be a long-range missile, had been positioned on its launch pad.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. analyst warns of N. Korea missile</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/north.korea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/north.korea.missile/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korea has positioned what is thought to be a long-range missile on its launch pad, a U.S. counter-proliferation official said on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lisa Ling's Sister Arrested in North Korea</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267259,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267259,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee had been working on a story about North Korean refugees</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: U.S. journalists held in N. Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/n.korea.us.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/n.korea.us.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two Americans have been detained in North Korea for illegally entering the country, North Korean state media reported Saturday according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>