North Koreans Arrive in South Korea for Olympics

Ten North Korean skaters and skiers arrived in South Korea on Thursday to take part in the Winter Olympics, which opens next week. Final preparations for the Olympics have brought a temporary reduction in tensions over the North Korean governments nu

VOA标准英语2010年-North Korean Defectors Not Surprised b

Many North Korean defectors living in South Korea said they are not surprised that a son of leader Kim Jong Il has been appointed to prominent party posts, a move thought to signal the start of a leadership succession. They also said they think ordin

North Korea Launches ‘Army of Beauties’

North Korea is sending a 230-member all-female cheerleading squad to the Olympics in South Korea. Some observers are using the term army of beauties to describe the group. North Koreans who fled the country have mixed feelings about the cheerleaders.

US Promises N. Korea Economic Investment after Nuclear Deal

The United States has said it may let American businesses invest in North Korea if the two sides reach a nuclear agreement. But even if U.S. economic restrictions against the North are lifted, the country would likely still present a difficult enviro

2006年VOA标准英语-World Media Gets First Glimpse of North-So

By Kurt Achin Kaesong, North Korea 28 February 2006 North and South Korea gave the international media their first up close look at a joint industrial complex - hailed as the economic future of the di

VOA慢速英语2015 朝鲜人50年来的饮食几乎无变化

AS IT IS 2015-02-09 Diet of North Koreans Has Changed Little in 50 Years 朝鲜人50年来的饮食几乎无变化 A study of United Nations data shows the diet of North Koreans has changed little over the past 50 years. The American-based magazine N

AS IT IS 2016-04-13 North Koreans Defect to South Korea

AS IT IS 2016-04-13 North Koreans Defect to South Korea South Korea says a high-ranking North Korean military officer defected to South Korea last year. South Koreas defense and unification ministries made the announcement Monday in Seoul. The unific

2006年VOA标准英语-US Envoy Says North Koreans Face 'Stark Choice'

By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 December 2006 United States Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow says it is possible to resolve financial issues holding up progress in dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons. In an exclusive interview, Alexander Ve

voa标准英语2008年-US Envoy to Meet North Koreans in New York

A senior U.S. diplomat will meet a North Korean foreign ministry delegation Thursday in New York to discuss the next steps for the six-party accord, under which Pyongyang is to end its nuclear program in return for aid and diplomatic benefits. VOA's

VOA标准英语10月-North Korea Warns South Over Leaflets From Privat

North Korea has warned South Korean military leaders it may suspend a key inter-Korean industrial project if South Korean civic groups do not stop launching leaflets into the North's territory. VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin reports. South Korea

VOA标准英语2012--Koreans, North and South, Train Cambodian Olympic Hopefuls

Koreans, North and South, Train Cambodian Olympic Hopefuls Chov Sotheara is one of only a few Cambodian athletes who could qualify for the London Olympics. Driven to win in a sport dominated by men, she says her strict North Korean coach, Pak So Nam,

VOA标准英语2009-Russia Offers Use of Territory for North Korean

Russia is a member of the six-party talks aimed at persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program. It has often sided with China to prevent tough U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang. Unused nuclear fuel rods are piled on shelves of wareh

VOA标准英语2009年-'Kimjongilia' Documents Suffering North Ko

By Kurt Achin Pusan, South Korea 22 October 2009 Human rights organizations say tens of thousands of North Koreans live in forced labor camps for political reeducation, where torture, starvation, and illness are commonplace. North Korean defectors s

VOA标准英语2008年-N. Koreans Face Famine, Applause South's US Bee

By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 June 2008 North Korea's official news media have recently been praising South Korean anti-U.S. beef protests, describing them as a popular struggle against a traitor president. But as VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the p

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 South Koreans Prepare For Rare Family Reunions With Long-Lost Relatives In The North

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Time now for this weekend's Long Listen - imagine living for nearly 70 years knowing your mom, dad, maybe brothers and sisters live just a few hours away across the most heavily fortified border in the world. Tensions are e

VOA常速英语2008年-South Korean Sled Dogs Race in North

By Kurt Achin Mount Kumgang, North Korea 18 February 2008 You may remember the ping-pong diplomacy between the United States and China back in the 1970s. Now, some South Korean athletes say they have introduced dog sled diplomacy to North Korea, as p

2006年VOA标准英语-North Koreans in Japan Demand Halt to Sanctions

By Steve Herman Tokyo 09 November 2006 A de facto spokesman in Tokyo for North Korea says Pyongyang now regards Japan as the most hostile nation in the world. The spokesman also says ethnic Koreans affiliated with the North have increasingly been th

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

美国国家公共电台 NPR In North Korea's Capital, More Abundance Than Expected In Everyday Life

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Consumers in North Korea can now buy a local version of Spam, not to mention Oreo-like cookies from Vietnam. And in the capital Pyongyang at least, everyone's looking down at their cell phones. These are things that journalist Je