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href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/12-years-of-change-brings-a-more-modern-Pyongyang"><img src="/web/20160505034915im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0504n/0504n-pyongyang/4450967-2-eng-GB/0504N-Pyongyang_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> PYONGYANG -- With North Korea gearing up for the first congress of its ruling Workers' Party in 36 years, this reporter returned here for the first time since May 2004 to find a capital transformed.Journalists from Japanese, European and American me</p> <div class="date-area">May 5, 2016 02:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/North-Korean-midrange-missile-tests-fail-Seoul">North Korean midrange missile tests fail: Seoul</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SEOUL -- A pair of North Korean intermediate-range ballistic missile launches apparently failed Thursday, South Korean military sources say.A projectile thought to be a Musudan missile was fired around 6:40 a.m. near the eastern coastal city of Wons</p> <div class="date-area">April 29, 2016 02:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/North-Korea-s-Kim-seen-consolidating-power-at-May-congress">North Korea's Kim seen consolidating power at May congress</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/North-Korea-s-Kim-seen-consolidating-power-at-May-congress"><img src="/web/20160505034915im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0427n/0427n-kim-jong-un/4420670-4-eng-GB/0427N-Kim-Jong-un_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SEOUL -- The upcoming congress of the Workers' Party of Korea has attracted much speculation, with some anticipating economic reforms and a generational change in the top ranks alongside Kim Jong Un's efforts to drive home his status as the North's </p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 03:43 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-says-no-plans-to-halt-nuke-tests-even-if-US-stops-drills">North Korea says no plans to halt nuke tests even if US stops drills</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea has no plans to suspend nuclear tests even if the United States stops its annual military exercises with South Korea, an aide to North Korea's foreign minister said Tuesday. "As to our proposal last year to halt nu</p> <div class="date-area">April 26, 2016 03:57 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korean-Musudan-missile-remains-ready-to-be-launched-Yonhap">North Korean Musudan missile remains ready to be launched: Yonhap</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SEOUL (Kyodo) --A North Korean intermediate-range Musudan ballistic missile remains ready to be launched, after the launch of another missile of the same type failed, Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday, citing a South Korean government official. </p> <div class="date-area">April 26, 2016 12:30 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-s-sub-based-missile-could-be-ready-by-2020-US-institute">North Korea's sub-based missile could be ready by 2020: US institute</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- North Korea could have a submarine-launched ballistic missile system ready by 2020 using solid fuel which is more reliable than liquid, a U.S. institute said Monday. The use of solid fuel shortens the range of future SLBMs </p> <div class="date-area">April 26, 2016 09:05 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-launches-missile-from-submarine">North Korea launches missile from submarine </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-launches-missile-from-submarine"><img src="/web/20160505034915im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0424t/northkorea22/4402642-1-eng-GB/northkorea22_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SEOUL (Dow Jones) -- North Korea appeared to have launched a missile from a submarine during a weekend test launch off its east coast, South Korea's defense ministry said, the latest attempt by Pyongyang to bolster its strategic military capabilitie</p> <div class="date-area">April 24, 2016 08:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-appears-to-fire-submarine-launched-missile">North Korea appears to fire submarine-launched missile </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SEOUL (AP) -- North Korea on Saturday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile from a submarine off its northeast coast, South Korean defense officials said, Pyongyang's latest effort to expand its military might in the face of pressure by its </p> <div class="date-area">April 23, 2016 08:59 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Pyongyang-defends-its-nukes-with-nukes-response">Pyongyang defends its 'nukes with nukes' response </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SEOUL -- North Korea's foreign minister tried to justify his nation's nuclear testing as the only response to the nuclear threat from the U.S. in a speech Thursday at the United Nations. "We were left with only one choice, which was to respond t</p> <div class="date-area">April 23, 2016 03:03 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/In-Cambodia-North-Korea-taps-its-artistic-side-for-cash">In Cambodia, North Korea taps its artistic side for cash </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/In-Cambodia-North-Korea-taps-its-artistic-side-for-cash"><img src="/web/20160505034915im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160421/ijuin1/4355473-1-eng-GB/Ijuin1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> PHNOM PENH -- Nearly three months after conducting its latest nuclear test, economic sanctions are making it harder for North Korea to sell everything from coal to cold noodles. A recent trip to Cambodia revealed how the regime of Kim Jong Un, d</p> <div class="date-area">April 21, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160421-AFTERSHOCKS/Politics-Economy/In-Cambodia-North-Korea-taps-its-artistic-side-for-cash">In Cambodia, North Korea taps its artistic side for cash </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160421-AFTERSHOCKS/Politics-Economy/In-Cambodia-North-Korea-taps-its-artistic-side-for-cash"><img src="/web/20160505034915im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160421/ijuin1/4355473-1-eng-GB/Ijuin1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> PHNOM PENH Nearly three months after conducting its latest nuclear test, economic sanctions are making it harder for North Korea to sell everything from coal to cold noodles. A recent trip to Cambodia revealed how the regime of Kim Jong Un, de</p> <div class="date-area">April 21, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/US-says-North-Korean-remittances-at-risk-if-it-conducts-nuclear-test">US says North Korean remittances at risk if it conducts nuclear test</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A fifth North Korean nuclear test could trigger new sanctions including an effort to choke off hard currency earnings by its workers abroad, the top U.S. diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region said on Tuesday. "Like a regi</p> <div class="date-area">April 20, 2016 01:20 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/N.-Korea-to-replace-ambassador-to-Germany-S.-Korea">N. Korea to replace ambassador to Germany: S. 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Speaking at a c</p> <div class="date-area">April 20, 2016 09:15 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Trilateral-meeting-yields-tough-response-to-Pyongyang-threats">Trilateral meeting yields tough response to Pyongyang threats</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Trilateral-meeting-yields-tough-response-to-Pyongyang-threats"><img src="/web/20160505034915im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0419n/0419n-japan-us-korea/4377901-1-eng-GB/0419N-Japan-US-Korea_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SEOUL -- Japan, the U.S. and South Korea agreed Tuesday to ramp up pressure on North Korea and to impose even harsher sanctions on the reclusive state -- seen on its way to a fifth nuclear test -- if it makes further provocations. 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The failed attempt took</p> <div class="date-area">April 15, 2016 04:08 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-may-resort-to-ultimate-scare-tactic">North Korea may resort to ultimate scare tactic</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505034915/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-may-resort-to-ultimate-scare-tactic"><img src="/web/20160505034915im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0414t/20160414_nkorea2/4355042-1-eng-GB/20160414_NKorea2_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- A series of nuclear and ballistic missile tests by North Korea's regime this year have tested the patience of the international community, but the scare tactics have failed to achieve regime's goal of bringing the world's major powers to th</p> <div class="date-area">April 14, 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