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N. Korea: No Talks With the US During Olympics

It's So Cold
in Pyeongchang
Skis Are Warping

THE RUNDOWN

Feb 8, 2018 5:25 AM CST

It's So Cold in Pyeongchang Skis Are Warping

And US-North Korea relations are just as icy

(Newser) - Vice President Mike Pence is in South Korea for the Pyeongchang Olympics—and he's probably not going to be talking to any North Koreans while he's there. Pence, who will be seated just a few feet away from Kim Jong Un's sister during Friday's opening ceremony,...

Member of Kim Dynasty to Enter S. Korea for First Time

N. Korea Announces
Surprise Member of
Olympic Delegation

Feb 7, 2018 6:14 AM CST

N. Korea Announces Surprise Member of Olympic Delegation

Kim's sister will be visiting South for first time

(Newser) - In a move seen as a sign that North Korea is serious about improving relations with the South—and about thumbing its nose at the US—Kim Jong Un's powerful younger sister will be visiting South Korea as part of the North's high-level Olympic delegation. Kim Yo Jong,...

What We Know About Kim's
Powerful Younger Sister

the rundown

Oct 9, 2017 1:58 PM CDT

What We Know About Kim's Powerful Younger Sister

Kim Yo Jong, around 28, has been appointed to the nation's politburo

(Newser) - North Korea's Kim Jong Un promoted his younger sister over the weekend, naming Kim Yo Jong, believed to be 28, to the nation's most important political body, the Workers Party's Politburo. It's a rare sign of trust by Kim in a family member, and the New ...

N. Korea Holds First Party Congress Since 1980

N. Korea to Unveil
'Miraculous Results'
at Rare Congress

May 6, 2016 3:44 AM CDT

N. Korea to Unveil 'Miraculous Results' at Rare Congress

Last Workers' Party meeting was 36 years ago

(Newser) - The last time North Korea held a political gathering this big, Jimmy Carter was the No. 1 Yankee imperialist to denounce. Pyongyang has been spruced up and thousands of delegates from the ruling Workers' Party have gathered for the first party congress in 36 years, and North Korea says "...

Defectors: Kim's Sister May Be Running North Korea

Oct 9, 2014 5:17 AM CDT

Defectors: Kim's Sister May Be Running North Korea

Rumors fly as leader remains out of sight

(Newser) - As Kim Jong Un remains out of sight —and North Korean officials do unusual things like admit the country has labor camps —Pyongyang-watchers are starting to wonder who's running the place. Amid rumors of a "palace coup," a think tank run by North Korean defectors...