The first fast-food joint has opened in North Korea, serving up burgers, fries and beer in Pyongyang, and the locals are lovin' it so much that more are planned for the communist capital.

*You want kimchi with that? picked by kakana 4 months ago

After the U.S., Japan and South Korea publicly opposed North Korea's rocket launch last week, the UN has agreed to reinstate sanctions against the country. picked by brwneyedgrl08 8 months ago

Seismologists noticed an earthquake of 4.5 in South Korea, and minutes later North Korea confirmed having carried out a nuclear test underground. picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said Monday, days after new images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health might be worsening following a reported stroke last year. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

Collected here are a some recent photographs, looking into reclusive North Korea from the outside - and some of the reactions these observations induce. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Selig Harrison, one of the few U.S. scholars granted access to senior North Korean officials, said at a news conference in Beijing that the officials told him they had weaponized 30.8 kilograms of plutonium, enough for four or five warheads. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

North Korea has agreed in talks to cease its nuclear development programme by the end of the year.

This can only be good news. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

This has been brewing for several years, the following details the timeline of events from 2002 leading up to this picked by teaya21 3 years ago

And since North Korea always follows the recommendation of the UN..... picked by icepigs 3 years ago

Beer, beer, beer
We're going for a beer.
Beer, beer, beer.
I like drinking beer.
Lovely, lovely beer.

A Rob Manuel, Daniele Davoli and Joel Veitch collaboration. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Over the past week the talk of the international stage has been North Korean president Kim Jong Il and his testing of a nuclear weapon, which made its three neighbors, South Korea, China and Japan nervous and gave the Bush Administration one more headache. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Chinese banks have stopped financial transfers to North Korea under government orders as part of sanctions imposed for Pyongyang's nuclear test, bank employees said Friday, in a possibly serious blow to the country's frail economy. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Thanks to a softening in U.S. relations with North Korea, you could be in Pyongyang for the spring thaw. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Oh no, here we go. picked by jiggsy 3 years ago

Tensions mounted over North Korea's threat to test its first atomic bomb, with shots ringing out Saturday along the border with South Korea and Japan warning of harsh sanctions if Pyongyang goes nuclear. picked by Phildo 3 years ago

Australians, long regarded as a nation of beer drinkers rivalled only by the Germans, seem to be turning soft, or sober. After 113 years, the country's biggest selling beer, Victoria Bitter, or VB, is to be produced in a mid-strength version to keep pace with the country's fast-changing beer tastes. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday in what U.S. and South Korean officials deemed a provocative act. picked by orfnerwerdna 8 months ago

Good news for all beer lovers out there. A recent study has claimed that drinking beer does not cause pot bellies in drinkers.

According to the latest research, weight does not accumulate around a heavy drinker’s waist line, but tends to spread all over his body. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

There is fresh speculation about the health of North Korea's "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il, amid suggestions that an image of Mr Kim may have been doctored. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

North Korea threatens Japan over sanctions. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago