North replaces defense minister after 7 months

Kim Jong Un has sacked his hardline chief of defence, replacing him with an unknown army general, another purge in the young North Korean leader's inner circle as he makes firm his intent to stamp his own mark on government. The continued cabinet ...

On May 15, National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met 72 outstanding young pioneers of the Thousands of good deeds movement in Hanoi. The achievement-reporting and presenting certificates of merit ceremony was held at Ba Dinh Square, ...

by Sung Min Bae, Hee Jung Kim, Jun Beom Lee, Jae Bang Choi, Tae Young Shin, Hyun Na Koo, Jae Young Choi, Kwang Sik Lee, Yeon Ho Je, Byung Rae Jin, Sung Sik Yoo, Soo Dong Woo To enhance the production efficiency of foreign protein in baculovirus ...

Journal: International Journal of Urology Authors: Sey Kiat Lim, Kwang Hyun Kim, Tae-Young Shin and Koon Ho Rha The aim was to review the current status and evaluate the outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in comparison ...

Former North Korean armed forces minister Kim Kyok-sik has been posted as chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, a media report monitored in Seoul said Wednesday. The appointment was confirmed by the Korean Central Television ...

Reps. Choi Kyung-hwan, left, floor leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, and Kim Han-gil, right, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party, attend a memorial service for the fourth anniversary of the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun at ...

Choe Ryong Hae emerges as Kim Jong Un's right-hand man . MAY 23, 2013 04:21. . Choe Ryong Hae, 63, chief of the general politburo of the North Korean People's Army, visited China Wednesday as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's special envoy. Choe has ...

Veteran midfielder Kim Nam-il has returned to the national team for Korea's remaining 2014 World Cup qualifiers next month, raising his hopes of making a fourth consecutive World Cup appearance. Son Heung-min of Hamburg SV was also called up, while ...

It's a spring afternoon at the Heavenly Dream School in Songpa District, southeastern Seoul, and eight young defectors from North Korea are studying the basics of modern, capitalistic society. The teacher talks about gross domestic product, gives a ...