The Korea Herald

N.K. has 1 million tons of rice stockpiled for war: lawmaker

Apr 7, 2011

North Korea, which claims to be in dire need of outside food aid to feed its starving people, has some 1 million tons of rice stockpiled at its military warehouses to prepare for potential war or for...
Comic book unveils N.K. heir apparent

Apr 7, 2011

Author says father-to-son power succession in communist country likely to fail Although much is being said about reclusive North Korea’s likely next leader, few are familiar with Kim Jong-un’s perso...
Pyongyang to enjoy refreshing treats this spring

Apr 7, 2011

(MCT) “Bingsu,” a popular summer ice dessert in South Korea, is to be sold on the streets of Pyongyang. With North Korea’s biggest holiday coming up soon, the city plans to open 100 bingsu vendors....
NK opens parliament amid attention on leader's son

Apr 7, 2011

North Korea was to convene its rubber-stamp parliament Thursday amid keen interest on whether its ailing leader, Kim Jong-il, would promote his heir-apparent son to another top post. The session com...
‘N.K. will never admit ship sinking’

Apr 7, 2011

North Korea remains adamant that it will never apologize for the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship last year, according to an academic who visited the communist nation this month. South Korea...
North Korea masterminded March cyber attacks: police

Apr 6, 2011

South Korean police said Wednesday that North Korea was behind the massive cyber attacks that severely slowed and disrupted dozens of South Korean government and business websites last month. The si...
U.S. finds no evidence to relist N.K. as terrorism sponsor

Apr 6, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The Obama administration said Tuesday it has not yet found enough evidence to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. “There’s a very specific procedure, thoug...
N. Korea tests new submarine in naval drills

Apr 6, 2011

North Korea has strengthened the intensity of its naval drills this year by deploying a new submarine, prompting South Korea’s military to raise its level of vigilance, a government source here said ...
Seoul to foster N.K. defectors as unification force

Apr 5, 2011

Four-month program to train 1,000 young people from N. Korea South Korea will open a program aimed at training young North Korean defectors to be resourceful workers after the reunification of the t...
North Korea desperate for outside food aid

Apr 3, 2011

Seoul, Washington reluctant to resume full-scale assistance Facing ongoing international isolation and experiencing a wobbly power transfer from its ailing leader to his young son, North Korea is es...
U.S. legislators move to redesignate N. Korea as terror sponsor

Apr 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― A bipartisan group of congressmen will soon submit legislation to redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism for its torpedoing of a South Korean warship and s...
U.S. confident on ability to intercept N.K. missiles

Apr 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The U.S. has the capability to intercept ballistic missiles from North Korea, a senior U.S. official has said. Patrick O’Reilly, director of the Missile Defense Agency, ma...
N. Korea's parliamentary speaker asks Britain to send food aid: report

Apr 2, 2011

North Korea's parliamentary speaker asked Britain to send food aid to his country in the midst of a deepening food shortage, saying the upcoming two months would be the most difficult, a report said ...
Dictator Kim becomes popular drink’s model

Apr 1, 2011

Sprite advertisement (YouTube) Although Kim Jong-il is the most influential and even sacred figure in North Korea, he is treated as a hilarious icon outside of the hermit kingdom. A new Sprite adve...
South Korea willing to hold military talks with North: minister

Mar 31, 2011

South Korea’s defense minister said Thursday his military was willing to hold low-level military talks with North Korea if the North suggests such a meeting again, but insisted that no progress would...