Topic: Pyongyang

Telecommunications In North Korea

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 ...

NKorea preparing to launch satellite

North Korea said on Tuesday that it is preparing to launch a satellite, a move that the United States and its allies believe could actually be a long-range missile test that would deepen global tensions.Just days after new US Secretary of State ...

NKorea preparing to launch satellite: state media

North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite in " a great stride forward" for the communist nation, state media said Tuesday after weeks of foreign intelligence warnings of a long-range missile test.The national space committee said that preparations are "now making ...

NKorea fuels speculation over missile launch

North Korea on Monday fuelled speculation that it is preparing to test a long-range missile, signalling that it will go ahead with a rocket launch as part of a " "One will come to know later what will be launched in the ...

NKorea pursuing space programme: state media

North Korea on Saturday said it was actively pursuing a space programme, amid reports from US and South Korean officials that Pyongyang is preparing to test fire a long-range missile.Rodong Sinmun, the official daily of the ruling communist party, said the North ...