Kim Jong-Un’s frequent visits to front-line bases makes South anxious
Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea — North Korea’s youthful new dictator Kim Jong-Un’s frequent…
N. Korea’s new leader expected to announce economic reforms in shift from military supremacy
Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — North Korea has formed a task force to overhaul the reclusive…
Reports: Wiretap led to Ri’s ouster in N. Korea; firefight killed 20
Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — Ri Yong-Ho, the most ardent supporter of late North Korean ruler…
China constructing extensive transportation network along N. Korea border
Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com China is building a massive highway and rail network along the border with…
N. Korean defectors report starvation after harvests ‘taken forcibly by the ruling class’
Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com A growing number of North Koreans are starving to death, even in the…
Report: South Korean president approves major missile buildup
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com Seoul has approved an ambitious missile upgrade plan for additional 500-600 cruise and ballistic missiles during…
Piracy against China ships shows N. Korea’s military units are desperate, on their own
Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com North Korean troops deployed in a remote area hijacked Chinese fishing boats for…
Image campaign casts N. Korea’s young ruler as more outgoing, like Kim Il-Sung
Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com A campaign is in full swing in North Korea to craft the image…
Risky business: N. Korea making capitalist accommodations to win foreign currency
Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com North Korea’s youthful leader Kim Jong-Un is taking another risky step to win…
Seoul food: From mad cows to madder N. Koreans who might kill for any kind of beef
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — The sequence is simple: One more sick American cow, and the…