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Open Sources: North Korea - Analysis

Japan reconfirmed support for South Korea's stance on Cheonan sinking

more The President of South Korea met with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday (Jun. 26)on the sidelines of the G-20 Financial Summit meeting in Toronto, Canada to discuss...

President Obama decided the continuation of National Emergency with respect to North Korea

more Because the existence and the risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national...

South Korea may exercise self-defense against armed provocation from North

more "From now on South Korea will not tolerate any kind of provocation from the North and will act according to the principle of proactive deterrence,” the President Lee Myung-bak said in a public address...

China and North Korea still work for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula

more The two sides also had a candid exchange of views on a number of other issues such as the international situation, the situation in Northeast Asia and the six-party talks. Both sides...

Cuba and North Korea strengthen bilateral relations

more Army Corps General Alvaro Lopez Miera, Deputy Minister and Chief of Staff of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) highlighted in Pyongyang the strengthening of...

Lee Myung-bak wants every detail concerning the cause of the sinking

more Korea's President told that he will resolutely deal with the outcome and make sure this sort of incident never recurs in the future. "We will safeguard our nation with watertight security...

G8 will talk about nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea

more Russian MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko told that time is reserved for discussing the situation around the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea. Regarding...

North Korea is no state sponsor of Terrorism, Obama decided

more Pursuant to section 1255 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84), and in order to keep the Congress fully informed, I am providing a...

North Korea needs to commit to abide by its commitments made in 2005 and 2007

more U.S. official Campbell: I think what we have tried to state very clearly is that we believe the central next step in diplomacy, in relation to North Korea, is a return to the Six-Party Talks. And...

UN political chief to start four-nation East Asian visit in North Korea

more The top United Nations political official is set to kick off a four-nation visit to East Asia in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), according to a...

North Korea is feeling far greater pressure, U.S. Amb. Rice declared

more Ambassador Susan E. Rice: "North Korea sanctions which are now the toughest sanctions on the books against any country in the world today, and they have been actively and forcibly implemented...

Conversations in Pyongyang were very useful, U.S. Envoy Bosworth

more Bosworth: I believe that this visit and my conversations in Pyongyang were very useful. And we were able to exchange views in a candid and business-like fashion. We identified some common understandings...

New resolutions condemned Burma and DPRK on human rights

more The international community has decisively condemned abusive human rights records in Burma and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. On 19 November 2009 the 192-member United Nations General Assembly Third Committee adopted two tough...

South Korean President called for swift launch of ASEAN+3 joint fund

more The President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday (Oct. 24) stressed close coordination between countries as the key to overcome the global financial crisis at the 12th ASEAN+3 summit meeting held in the Dusit Thani Hua Hin Hotel in Thailand. The leaders of Korea, China, Japan and 10 ASEAN nations gathered...

Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Changchun

more On August 27, 2010, Chinese President Hu Jintao, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), held talks with Kim Jong Il, general secretary of...

UN Security Council condemned recent sinking of Republic of Korea ship

more The Security Council condemned the recent sinking of a Republic of Korea (ROK) naval vessel, stressing the need to prevent further attacks both against the East Asian nation and...

North Korea may become a State Sponsor of Terrorism again

more The United States will follow the provisions of the law as the facts warrant, and if information exists which indicates that North Korea has repeatedly provided support for acts of...

Syrian FM Al-Moallem, North Korean VFM called for boosting up bilateral relations

more Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem on Sunday discussed with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Hyong Jun the bilateral...

South Korea, China, Japan to maintain close coordination on Cheonan incident

more The three leaders of Korea, Japan and China agreed to continue to discuss the sinking of the Korean naval ship Cheonan incident. This was decided at the third Trilateral Summit Meeting...

Russia investigates the "Chenoan" incident between South Korea and the North

more Russian officials acknowledged the situation on the Korean Peninsula has sharply deteriorated in the last several days. Russia decided to send to the Republic of Korea a group of highly qualified...

North Korea will pay a price corres-ponding to its provocative acts

more Following an international report saying the sinking of the South Korean military vessel "Chenoan" was caused by a North Korean torpedo, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak adopted a harsh tone...

North Korea undeniably violated its NPT safeguards obligations

more In a Statement, U.S. Department of State official told the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference that there is a relatively new Challenge to the NPT, namely the...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il made "Unofficial Visit" to Northeastern China

more General Secretary Kim Jong Il paid an unofficial visit to the People's Republic of China at the invitation of Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist...

The threat to the U.S. is most acute from North Korea and Iran

more Ballistic missiles are an increasing threat to the United States, and the Defense Department must keep up with them, the deputy undersecretary of defense for policy said . James N. Miller...

Resolution on North Korea's situation of Human Rights adopted

more Resolutions on the situation of human rights in North Korea had been adopted by a vote at the UN Commission on Human Rights, the predecessor of the Human Rights Council...

Human rights situation in DPR Korea is bleak

more The many instances of harrowing and horrific human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will continue unless certain measures at the national and international levels are taken, the United Nations...

Important for North Korea to make the correct choice going forward

more The United States has been fully supportive through the years of the World Food Program and its efforts in North Korea. And we regret – regretted the fact that North Korea...

UNSG’s Special Envoy B. Lynn Pascoe to visit North Korea

more The following statement was issued on Sunday, 31 January, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn...

North Korea fears "preemptive attack" from the South and warns of retaliation

more It was reported by foreign press that the south Korean authorities recently worked out what they called "Emergency Ruling Plan-Puhung" to cope with a sort of "emergency" in the DPRK. The south Korean...

Wen Jiabao answered questions on nuclear issue of North Korea

more On October 10, 2009, Premier of the State Council of China Wen Jiabao met the media together with President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Myung-bak and Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama following the second China-Japan-ROK summit...

U.S. President Barack Obama to visit South Korea on November

more President Barack Obama of the United States will visit Korea November 18-19 at the invitation of President Lee Myung-bak. The U.S. President is also scheduled to visit Japan, Singapore and China as part of an Asian tour. In their summit, the two Presidents will...

Putin and counterpart Wen Jiabao held joint press conference

more This year we are celebrating 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China. This is a crucial year for our shared efforts to overcome the global financial and economic crisis. This current visit to China by Russian Prime Minister Putin is particularly important. We...

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