N. Korean hell on earth: Purges, gulags for unconvincing mourning loom
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com The rise of the son as “supreme commander” of North Korea’s armed forces…
TOP STORY, 2000-2011 — Move over Tiger: N. Korea’s Kim shot 38 under par his 1st time out
Special to WorldTribune.com EAST-ASIA-INTEL.com Wednesday, June 16, 2004 South Korea’s Pyeonghwa (Peace) Motors Corporation plans to stage an inter-Korean golf…
Potentially explosive movements on a volatile Asian chessboard
Sol W. Sanders A new era of increasing instability is opening in East Asia. The death of North Korean leader…
The Kim is dead, long live the Kim!
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — The death of bouffant-coiffed, platform-heel wearing North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il…
Sharing a grave with evil aplenty
Wesley Pruden History loves irony, as Prof. Gingrich could (and no doubt will) tell us. Two men renowned for their…
N. Korean ruler Kim Jong-Il dead at 69
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Kim Jong-Il, North Korea’s mercurial and enigmatic leader, has died. He was 69. In a “special…
New Burma Road: Watch for the geopolitical landmines
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — With the historic visit of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Burma, the highest…
U.S. state media trumpets White House spin on Asia tour
Special to WorldTribune.com Based on an article by Cliff Kincaid for Accuracy in Media President Obama is being portrayed by…
Video backs reports N. Korea’s military ordered to shoot to kill refugees escaping into China
By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com North Korea’s military has been ordered to shoot anyone crossing the border into China, even if…
North Korean priorities: Neutrons over nutrition
UNITED NATIONS — There’s rarely good news from North Korea. The quaintly-titled Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is facing…