Topic: North Korea

US Institute: Satellite images show North Korea building light-water reactorA private American security institute says new satellite images and interviews with American experts show North Korea is constructing an experimental light-water nuclear reactor at its main Yongbyon atomic complex.The Washington-based Institute for ...

Telephone By 1970 automatic switching facilities were in use in Pyongyang, Siniju, Hamhng, and Hyesan. A few public telephone booths were beginning to appear in Pyongyang around 1990. Ordinary citizens do not have private telephone lines. There are international connections via Moscow ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea scrapped plans to launch a scientific satellite into orbit on Wednesday due to a glitch in the fire-extinguishing system on the launchpad in the latest setback for the country's space program.Last minute checks uncovered malfunctions, Ministry of ...

Si-un blended in with thousands of children in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea who suffered for the glory of their dear leader. The satellite images show a country without electricity in the midst of modern nations, belying the DPRK's self-proclaimed feats ...

Iran is building a new rocket launch site a short distance from an existing complex in the north of the country, and seems to be working with North Korea, information group IHS Jane's said Friday.Construction visible from satellite imagery of the new ...

The excitement of South Korea's historic launch of a space rocket earlier today came to a roaring halt--the mission, which was carrying a satellite to measure atmospheric radiation, failed to reach its intended orbit. The country has spent an estimated $402 million ...

GOHEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea launched its first space rocket on Tuesday but failed to put a scientific satellite into its planned orbit in a setback for the country's nascent space program.The launch was expected to rile prickly North Korea, ...

GOHEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea will try again on Tuesday to launch its first space rocket, a move that will be watched warily by reclusive North Korea, after halting last week's countdown minutes before lift-off.South Korea's space agency said the ...

All systems are go for the launch of South Korea's first rocket later Wednesday, experts said, as the nation prepares to join Asia's space race despite criticism from rival North Korea.The science ministry said blast-off was set for 5:00 pm (0800 GMT) ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is counting down to its first space launch on Wednesday that will likely open the door to its nascent rocket program and rile neighbor North Korea, hit by U.N. sanctions after its own rocket launch in April.South ...