VOA慢速英语--North Korea Celebrates ICBM, US Calls for Global Action

The United States has called for the world to act after North Koreas leader celebrated the test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM. North Korea launched a long-range missile, known as the Hwasong-14, on Tuesday. The missile travelled 9

AS IT IS 2016-09-26 Travel Blogger Criticized for ‘Fun’ Trip to North Korea

AS IT IS 2016-09-26 Travel Blogger Criticized for Fun Trip to North Korea A popular travel blogger is being criticized for writing only good comments and posting fun videos from a trip to North Korea. British world traveler Louis Cole posted the vide

VOA标准英语2013--Improving North-South Korean Relations May Depend on China, US Says

Improving North-South Korean Relations May Depend on China, US Says South Korea's military remains on alert for a missile strike from the North. As long as North Korea does not completely withdraw its missiles, our army will keep our security posture

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Trump Meeting With South Korean Leader, A Chance To Reaffirm 'Ironclad' Ties

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: South Korea's new president visits President Trump today. They share a common problem - South Korea's neighbor, North Korea. Here's NPR's Elise Hu. ELISE HU, BYLINE: Listen closely to what U.S. leaders say about America's 60-plus

英闻天下——491 North Korea to Pull out Workers from Kaesong

The Chinese government is calling on North Korea to ensure the safety of Chinese diplomats in Pyongyang. The comments come after the North Korean government announced plans to suspend all operations at its Kaesong joint industrial zone with South Kor

VOA慢速英语--Report: Russia Set Up Secret Oil Shipments to North Korea

A South Korean research group says Russia exported more oil to North Korea than previously reported. A new report by the Seoul-based Asan Institute for Policy Studies suggests Russia set up a secret trading system to get around United Nations economi

VOA慢速英语2013 New Internet Rules Offer Window into North Korea

New Internet Rules Offer Window into North Korea From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. Foreigners in North Korea can now use Twitter, Facebook, and other social media on their mobile phones. A steady flow of twe

2006年VOA标准英语-US, South Korean Defense Chiefs to Meet Friday

By Al Pessin Washington 19 October 2006 Amid intense diplomacy in Asia over North Korea's nuclear test, the senior U.S. and South Korean defense officials will hold annual security talks in Washington on Friday. A senior U.S. defense official says t

VOA标准英语 Russian Official Visits North Korea in Attempt to Br

Russia's top diplomat says he is paying a visit to North Korea, in hopes of easing the North's resistance to talking to its neighbors. The North has pulled out of nuclear weapons talks and continues to detain South Korean and American nationals on p

VOA标准英语2010年-North Korea Scraps Military Safeguards

South Korean Navy Patrol Combat Corvettes stage an anti-submarine exercise at off the western coast town of Taean, 27 May 2010 In a sharp escalation of tensions with South Korea, North Korea says it is discarding military procedures the two sides hav

VOA标准英语2009年-US Considering Multilateral Response if North K

Secretary of State Clinton says parties to the Chinese-sponsored talks on North Korea are prepared to discuss a joint response, including possible U.N. Security Council action, if North Korea goes ahead with a threatened test of a long-range ballist

VOA标准英语2013--North Korea Offers Direct Talks with US

North Korea Offers Direct Talks with US North Korea says it is offering direct talks to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula. The United States says North Korea must first meet its international obligations to end its nuclear program. North Korea mu

美国国家公共电台 NPR Calm In Seoul As The North Korea Question Grows More Urgent

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: While the U.S. and China to sort out how to respond to North Korea's test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, little has changed in South Korea. NPR's Elise Hu reports from Seoul that life is more or less going on as normal

美国国家公共电台 NPR Remembering North Korea's Audacious Capture of the USS Pueblo

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This is a story about a standoff between the United States and North Korea. We are not talking about the current tensions over nuclear weapons. This standoff occurred 50 years ago today when North Korean forces attacked the s

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Spies Have A Leading Role In The North Korea Summit

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. So we are not sure yet whether President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are going to actually meet, but U.S. and Korean spy chiefs are set to have more face time today. And they have been playing leading role

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Urges North Korea to Continue Talks

UN political chief B. Lynn Pascoe speaks during a press conference at UNDP office building in Beijing, 12 Feb 2010 North Korea is not eager to return to six-party talks but has not rejected the idea, the U.N.'s top political official said on Friday f

VOA常速英语2007-North Korean Prime Minister Visits Vietnam

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 29 October 2007 North Korean Prime Minister Kim Yong Il ended his visit to Vietnam, where he traveled from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. Kim is responsible for running North Korea's economy, and is believed to want to apply less

2007年VOA标准英语-Envoys to N. Korean Nuclear Talks Turn to Chick

By Kurt Achin Beijing 14 February 2007 Explaining the painstakingly slow progress at the North Korean nuclear talks can be a complicated business. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Beijing that this week envoys found it useful to look for inspiration to

VOA标准英语2009年-Reports: North Korea Revalues Currency

N. Korea has sharply raised the value of its currency, causing confusion, and a sudden spike in demand in for Chinese yuan and US dollars Kurt Achin | Seoul 01 December 2009 North Korean banknotes are displayed at a souvenir shop in the Imjingak Pavi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Do Some South Koreans Believe A Myth That North Koreans Have Horns?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump will have his first face-to-face meeting with China's president this week. Front and center in that conversation will be what to do about the growing threat from North Korea. For more than two decades, the U.S. ha