Kim Jong-un parades around in Mercedes-Benzes and a Rolls-Royce, despite sanctions intended to keep North Korea from importing luxury goods. We tracked how they get there.
Tag: North Korea
Student Deported From North Korea Says He’s ‘Pretty Obviously’ Not a Spy
Alek Sigley, 29, an Australian who sometimes wrote about his life in Pyongyang, was accused of “systematically collecting information” for news media outlets.
South Korean Defects to the North, Following in His Parents’ Footsteps
The son of a former South Korean foreign minister who fled to North Korea in the 1980s also defected last week, the North said.
North Korea Accuses Expelled Australian Student of Spying
Alek Sigley had admitted to “systematically” collecting information, the North said, and a state news agency reported that he had been “caught red-handed.”
Alek Sigley, Australian Student, Is Freed From Detention in North Korea
Mr. Sigley, whose family raised alarms last week after losing contact with him, declined to say on Thursday why he had been detained.
Amid Talks With U.S., Glimpses of New Futures for North Korea
Engagement has opened a set of once-closed possibilities, bringing risk and some opportunity for Kim Jong-un and the world.
In New Talks, U.S. May Settle for a Nuclear Freeze by North Korea
The idea taking shape inside the Trump administration would amount to negotiating a nuclear freeze that essentially enshrines the status quo, tacitly accepting the North as a nuclear power.
4 Takeaways From the Trump-Kim Meeting at the DMZ
A high-stakes encounter at the Demilitarized Zone turned chaotic at times, with the new White House press secretary emerging bruised, reporters said.
Trump Steps Into North Korea and Agrees With Kim Jong-un to Resume Talks
American and North Korean leaders shook hands at the line separating the peninsula for a camera-friendly demonstration of friendship intended to revitalize nuclear negotiations.
Trump’s Offer to Say ‘Hello’ to Kim at DMZ Carries Risks and Rewards for Both
A meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un at the fortified border between North and South Korea could serve the political interests of both men, but is unlikely to further denuclearization.