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>NKorean propaganda mill serves up soft side of Kim

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The outside world focuses on the messages of doom and gloom from North Korea: bombastic threats of nuclear war, fantasy videos of U.S. cities in flames, digitally altered...

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Propoganda shows Kim Jong Un's softer side

SEOUL, South Korea — The outside world focuses on the messages of doom and gloom from North Korea: bombastic threats of nuclear war, fantasy videos of U.S. cities in flames, digitally altered photos...

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North Korean propaganda shows Kim Jong Un's 'soft side'

THE outside world focuses on the messages of doom and gloom from North Korea: bombastic threats of nuclear war, fantasy videos of US cities in flames, digitally altered photos of leader Kim Jong Un...

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North Korea ups the ante in war of words, threatens to attack US bases

March 26, 2013 -- Updated 2304 GMT (0704 HKT) Technicians check the North Korean satellite launch vehicle Unha-3 on the launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Launching Center on April 8. The usually...

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NKorean propaganda mill serves up soft side of Kim

SEOUL, South Korea - The outside world focuses on the messages of doom and gloom from North Korea: bombastic threats of nuclear war, fantasy videos of U.S. cities in flames, digitally altered photos...

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North Korea Marine Landing Photoshop: AFP Pulls Photo, Cites Evidence Of...

North Korea's rhetoric might be getting increasingly bellicose, but it's now being undercut by what might be a Photoshop gaffe. The Agence France Presse recently released a photo from North Korean...

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Behind the veil: A rare look at life in North Korea

March 26, 2013 -- Updated 0248 GMT (1048 HKT) Images like this one -- which demonstrates precision choreography at the Arirang Mass Games held in the capital of Pyongyang -- are often the only views...

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U.S. deploys stealth fighter jets to South Korea

April 1, 2013 -- Updated 0244 GMT (1044 HKT) Kim Jong Un is briefed by his generals in this undated photo. On the wall is a map titled "Plan for the strategic forces to target mainland U.S." Kim Jong...

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First-class vs. business: Is it worth the extra cost?

March 26, 2013 -- Updated 0231 GMT (1031 HKT) Business class looks bearable on Qantas. But some prefer not to slum it so shamelessly. (CNN) -- If you want to fly nonstop first class from Tokyo to...

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My Miserable Week in North Korea as a VIP Guest

After 10 years of on again, off again invitations by North Korea's United Nations delegation and after a highly publicized (via a Huffington Post blog) "non-public visit" by North Korean Foreign...

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North Korean propaganda mill serves up soft side of Kim

SEOUL, South Korea — The outside world focuses on the messages of doom and gloom from North Korea: bombastic threats of nuclear war, fantasy videos of U.S. cities in flames, digitally altered photos...

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Diplomatic and missile drama in North Korea

April 6, 2013 -- Updated 0847 GMT (1647 HKT) South Korean soldiers stand guard at a sentry post at the border with North Korea in the Demilitarized Zone near Imjingak, South Korea, on April 5, , as...

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Seoul believes Kim may test a missile this week

April 7, 2013 -- Updated 0644 GMT (1444 HKT) South Korean soldiers with K-55 self-propelled Howitzers stage at a military training field in the border city of Paju on Friday, April 5, as tensions...

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North Korea says it's pulling workers out of joint industrial zone

April 8, 2013 -- Updated 1042 GMT (1842 HKT) South Korean soldiers with K-55 self-propelled Howitzers stage at a military training field in the border city of Paju on Friday, April 5, as tensions...

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North Korea shows signs of preparing for new nuclear test, South says

April 8, 2013 -- Updated 0628 GMT (1428 HKT) South Korean soldiers with K-55 self-propelled Howitzers stage at a military training field in the border city of Paju on Friday, April 5, as tensions...

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North Korean Propaganda Targets South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-Jin...

North Korean propaganda showed an effigy of South Korean defense minister Kim Kwan-Jin getting torn apart by military attack dogs. North Korean state media appear to have released another bizarre piece...

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Don't be afraid, Seoul's message to tourists

April 9, 2013 -- Updated 0213 GMT (1013 HKT) Chinese and South Korean tourists at the DMZ at Imjingak on Saturday. Westerners were noticeably fewer in number over the weekend, but others still flocked...

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North Korea border crossing shut to tourists: China official

Dandong: The biggest border crossing between North Korea and China has been closed to tourist groups, a Chinese official said Wednesday as nuclear tensions mounted, but business travel was still...

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N. Korea border crossing shut to tourists: China

DANDONG, China: The biggest border crossing between North Korea and China has been closed to tourist groups, a Chinese official said Wednesday as nuclear tensions mounted, but business travel was...

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North Korean tourism: Holidays in a secretive republic

The British Foreign Office has said it is considering changing its advice for tourists travelling to North Korea as international tension grows. But what exactly is it like to go on holiday to North...

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China shuts key North Korea border crossing at Dandong

THE biggest border crossing between North Korea and China has been closed to tourist groups, a Chinese official has said as nuclear tensions mounted, but business travel was still allowed. "Travel...

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North Koreans appear calm despite Pyongyang's bellicose rhetoric

While officials say safety of diplomats in Pyongyang cannot be guaranteed, visitors describe calm atmosphere A dance held in Pyongyang to celebrate the 20th anniversary of late leader Kim Jong-il's...

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Northeast Asia on edge ahead of possible North Korean missile test

April 10, 2013 -- Updated 1032 GMT (1832 HKT) Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences. (CNN) -- Countries in northeast Asia remained on edge Wednesday amid warnings from U.S. and...

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South Korea Bracing for North Korean Missile Test 'Anytime Soon'

Share 0 The South Korean military is on high alert today preparing for North Korea's possible mid-range missile test "anytime soon," while Pyongyang seeks to grab international attention and build an...

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DMZ: Tensions high at knife-edge of Korean conflict

April 10, 2013 -- Updated 2242 GMT (0642 HKT) Panmunjom, Korean border (CNN) -- Just ahead of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates North and South Korea, the world's most tense border, South...

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Few tourists and sadness over divided Korea at Kim holiday villa

GOSEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - Endless stretches of beach and lush forested hills long made a small South Korean border town the traditional playground of the elite in divided North and South Korea....

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