VOA标准英语2012--North Korea Trying to Make Succession Look Solid

North Korea Trying to Make Succession Look Solid North Korea's efforts to solidify Kim Jong Un as the communist nation's new supreme leader appear to be intensifying. North Korea's state-run media Tuesday released video of the new leader rallying tro

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

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Keep Close Tabs on North Korean Missile

By Kurt Achin Seoul 28 June 2006 World leaders have expressed concern for weeks over the possibility of a North Korean missile test. Beyond satellite images of the missile launch base, however, relatively little is known about Pyongyang's prospectiv

2006年VOA标准英语-North Korean Missile Raises Speculation

By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 June 2006 Although concerns remain high that North Korea might soon fire a long-range missile, there are some doubts that a launch is imminent. The U.S. ambassador to South Korea warns that a missile launch would only further

VOA标准英语 Top UN Nuclear Official Optimistic About North Korea

The head of the United Nation's nuclear watchdog agency says he believes the international community's nuclear disagreements with North Korea and Iran can be resolved through dialogue, not confrontation. IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei in Beijing, 20 A

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-Japan Orders Possible North Korean Rocket

Japan's military is getting ready to shoot down part or all of the rocket North Korea is planning to launch, if it looks like it will land anywhere on Japanese territory. Meanwhile, senior regional envoys are heading to Washington to craft a diploma

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2011--Italy Growth Struggles to Bridge North-South Divide

Italy Growth Struggles to Bridge North-South Divide Italy is one of the most economically divided countries in Europe. The north - with cities like Milan and Turin - accounts for a large majority of the country's GDP, while the south often is viewed

VOA标准英语2010年-Former North Korean Soldiers Vow to Ov

A new organization in South Korea, claiming it includes more than 100 former North Korean military members, vows to end Pyongyang's government and unify the Korean peninsula. The North Korea Peoples Liberation Front also says it has support from curr

VOA标准英语2013--BBC Filming on North Korea Trip Sparks Anger

BBC Filming on North Korea Trip Sparks Anger Three BBC journalists entered North Korea, posing as students on a university trip organized by the London School of Economics. In secretly filmed footage, BBC reporter John Sweeney is seen walking in the

VOA标准英语2013--North Korea Marks Anniversary Without Missile Test

North Korea Marks Anniversary Without Missile Test North Korea celebrated the anniversary of what it calls the Day of the Sun with a festival of flowers and members of the military saluting statues of Kim Il Sung and the late leader Kim Jong-Il. Ther

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan, US Want G8 to Put More Pressure on North

By Scott Stearns Rostock, Germany 06 June 2007 Japan and the United States want the world's leading industrialized nations to put more pressure on North Korea to comply with an international agreement aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program. VOA

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标准英语10月-US Floats Ideas for Breaking North Korean Nuclear

State Department officials say a senior U.S. envoy is in Pyongyang, discussing ideas aimed at salvaging the troubled accord under which North Korea would scrap its nuclear program. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs Christopher Hill

2006年VOA标准英语-North Korea Says it Will Not Give Terrorists Nu

By Scott Stearns White House 19 October 2006 North Korea says it will not help terrorists acquire nuclear weapons. U.S. President George Bush says the United States would act to stop such a transfer if North Korea tries to export nuclear technology.

VOA标准英语2009-North Korean Leader Chooses Successor Amid S

The North Korean leader has apparently chosen person who will eventually succeed him. That news accompanies possible signs of North Korean mid-range missile tests, in addition to the long-range rocket the North may be planning to launch, later this

VOA标准英语2009年-S. Korea, US Concerned By North Korean Ura

North Korea has announced new progress in its nuclear weapons development, drawing expressions of regret and concern from the United States and its regional partners. A senior U.S. envoy is in the region discussing a response. South Korea vowed a st

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