Kim Jong-Un

North Korea Replaces Hard-Line Defense Chief

Scott Neuman — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:06:00 +0000

North Korea's hard-line army general, who is believed to have been responsible for attacks on South Korea in 2010 that killed 50 people, has been replaced by a relative unknown.

The move has analysts reading the tea leaves. The consensus is that the reshuffle at the top of the People's Armed Forces is part of a larger effort by leader Kim Jong Un to consolidate power over the military.

The promotion of Gen. Jang Jong Nam at the expense of now ex-Chief Gen.

'Do Me A Solid,' Diplomat Rodman Says To North Korea's Kim

Mark Memmott — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:47:00 +0000

America's unlikeliest link to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reached out to his friend in a bid to have an American citizen released from one of the communist nation's notorious labor camps.

"I'm calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him 'Kim', to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose," former basketball star Dennis Rodman tweets.

Bae was On this North Korean national holiday, "Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets," The Associated Press writes.

Will North Korea Claim Victory And Stand Down?

Mark Memmott — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:06:00 +0000

As the world waits for what's expected to be another ballistic missile test by North Korea sometime in the next few days, NPR's Frank Langfitt reports there's reason to think that tensions on the Korean Peninsula might soon ease.

On Morning Edition, Frank passed along analysis from