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Younger brother: new leader!
As new Labour leader Ed Miliband prepares to give his keynote speech to party members, Jon Snow looks at the unlikely contrast with another leadership succession.
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New documents released by Wikileaks suggest there has been a major shift in China’s position on North Korea, with cables appearing to show it is ready to accept reunification with the South.
The US has sent one of its aircraft carriers to South Korean waters today, in a show of solidarity after the artillery attack by North Korea on its southern neighbour.
An interesting article in today’s Asia Times may throw some light on today’s incident in the Yellow Sea off the two Koreas.
Today’s exchange of fire highlights increasingly sour relations between North and South Korea but of more concern is the possible size and viability of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal.
North Korea’s dear leader Kim Jong-il promotes his son to role of general as experts predict a family sucession, writes Nick Paton Walsh.
As new Labour leader Ed Miliband prepares to give his keynote speech to party members, Jon Snow looks at the unlikely contrast with another leadership succession.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il is poised to name his son as his successor, but it is difficult to tell what is really going on as a result of the country’s secretive regime, writes Nick Paton Walsh.
North Korea’s ruling party is set to hold its biggest meeting in decades to pick a new leader, state media reports, as current leader Kim Jong-il’s health deteriorates.
Foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman explains that the story of the Berlin wall needs to be explained again, not only to a new audience, but also to put the modern world into context.
Okay, so how scared should we be by North Korea’s nuclear brinksmanship? On the face of it, it’s not looking good. First, there’s the (still unconfirmed) nuclear test detonation on Sunday, followed by five short-range missile launches on Monday and Tuesday. And today, reports that North Korea may have restarted its Yongbyon plant which makes weapons-grade…