North Korea’s gulag: Never again? | The Economist

IN LABOUR camps across its remote northern reaches, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea detains an estimated 150,000-200,000 political prisoners. The regime claims to hold precisely none. Or rather, in the formulation of the late Kim Jong Il, punishing the enemies of the state protects the …

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North Korea’s botched “satellite” launch: Admission of failure | The Economist

IT WAS not necessarily a surprise that North Korea’s missile failed on April 13th to put a satellite into orbit; it has fluffed two previous attempts. But it is intriguing that, for the first time, Pyongyang appears to be admitting …

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North Korea Says It Will Launch Satellite Into Orbit – NYTimes.com

North Korea announced on Friday that it planned to launch a satellite into orbit next month, testing a technology that the United States and the United Nations Security Council have condemned as a cover for developing and testing …

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