CBC News Indepth: North Korea

INDEPTH: NORTH KOREA
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CBC News Online | August 1, 2006

Soldiers clash at Korean border (July 31, 2006)

UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile tests (July 15, 2006)

Your actions harming region's stability, South Korea tells North (July 11, 2006)

North Korea condemns Japanese penalties over missile testing (July 7, 2006)

N. Korean missile tests could threaten Canada: Harper (July 6, 2006)

North Korea vows more missile tests (July 6, 2006)

North Korea preparing to launch more missiles: reports (July 6, 2006)

North Korea launches test missile into sea (July 4, 2006)

North Korea threatens nuclear war against U.S. (July 3, 2006)

Washington warns N. Korea not to test missile (June 18, 2006)

North Korea set to test missile that could reach U.S.: reports (June 17, 2006)

WFP approves new aid for North Korea (Feb. 24, 2006)

North Korea undermines nuclear deal reached earlier (Sept. 19, 2005)

North Korea pledges to abandon nuclear arms development (Sept. 19, 2005)

North Korea resumes nuclear talks (July 26, 2005)

Pyongyang calls on Washington to improve 'ties of confidence' (July 18, 2005)

South Korea says it will supply North with electricity (July 12, 2005)

N. Korea rejoins nuclear talks (July 9, 2005)

U.S. donates food aid to keep North Koreans from starving (June 22, 2005)

North Korea may scrap missiles if U.S. improves ties: report (June 20, 2005)

U.S. says North Korean offer lacks 'realism' (June 17, 2005)

North Korea might renounce nuclear arms but wants respect (June 17, 2005)

North Korea calls Cheney 'bloodthirsty beast' (June 2, 2005)

North Korea test-fires short-range missile (May 1, 2005)

North Korea offers to widen nuclear talks (April 1, 2005)

North Korea admits it has nuclear weapons (Feb. 10, 2005)

North Korea says explosion was part of hydro project (Sept. 13, 2004)

U.S. says 'no indication' North Korean explosion was nuclear (Sept. 12, 2004)

Explosions caused mushroom cloud over N. Korea: source (Sept. 11, 2004)

200 North Koreans defect to South Korea (July 26, 2004)

N. Korea says 'No' to disarmament call (July 24, 2004)

Powell tells North Korea no reward without action on nuclear program (July 1, 2004)

North Korea's nuclear test comments not a threat: U.S. (June 25, 2004)

U.S. tells North Korea aid tied to nuclear program (June 22, 2004)

U.S. plans to pull 12,500 troops from South Korea (June 7, 2004)

North, South Korea in naval encounter hours after agreeing to ease tensions (June 3, 2004)

North Korea frees Japanese abductees' children (May 23, 2004)

North Korea proposes meeting with South (May 12, 2004)

North Korea blast victims suffer burns, blindness (April 27, 2004)

Aid workers describe devastation after North Korean train disaster (April 26, 2004)

Relief supplies arriving at N. Korean disaster site (April 25, 2004)

Dynamite blamed in North Korean train blast (April 23, 2004)

Chinese doctors told to prepare for thousands of casualties from North Korean train disaster (April 22, 2004)

North Korean leader visits China amid secrecy (April 21, 2004)

China to press North Korea over nuclear ambitions (April 19, 2004)

Human rights, North Korea on agenda for Cheney (April 13, 2004)

North Korea offers to end 'nuclear activities' (Feb. 26, 2004)

North Korea nuclear talks begin (Feb. 24, 2004)

Millions of North Koreans face food shortage (Feb. 9, 2004)

North Korea agrees to new nuclear talks (Feb. 3, 2004)

N. Korea shows 'nuclear deterrent' to U.S. team (jan. 10, 2004)

North Korea offers nuclear freeze, U.S. 'encouraged' (Jan. 6, 2004)

N. Korea vows nuclear freeze for U.S. aid (Dec. 9, 2003)

North Korean defector calls for 'regime change' in Pyongyang (Oct. 31, 2003)

North Korea reverses position on U.S. offer (Oct. 25, 2003)

North Korea extracts plutonium for nuclear weapons (Oct. 2, 2003)

North Korean parliament approves nuclear buildup (Sept. 3, 2003)

U.S., North Korea meet face-to-face (Aug. 27, 2003)

China brings North Korea closer to talks (July 18, 2003)

N. Korea's nuclear program moves forward: report (July 13 2003)

North Korea ups nuclear activity: Seoul (July 9, 2003)

N. Korean newspaper claims nuclear program (June 18, 2003)

Congressman says North Korea admits to nukes (June 2, 2003)

Washington to increase military presence in South Korea: official (June 2, 2003)

Bush promises 'tougher measures' against North Korea (May 23, 2003)

South Korea cautions North to remain peaceful (May 19, 2003)

Presidents Bush and Roh united on Korean disarmament (May 14, 2003)

N. Korea confirms it has nuclear weapons: U.S. (April 24, 2003)

North Korea would see UN sanctions as 'act of war' (Jan. 22, 2003)

U.S. considered attack on N. Korea - South's president-elect (Jan. 18, 2003)

North Korea raises spectre of 'Third World War' (Jan. 10, 2003)

Alarm raised over North Korea's nuclear plan (Dec. 23, 2002)

Diplomacy needed to solve N. Korea nuclear conflict: Bush (Oct. 17, 2002)

N. Korea has nuclear program, U.S. official says (Oct. 16, 2002)

Kidnapped Japanese reunite with families in Japan (Oct. 15, 2002)

Two Koreas work to connect border (Sept. 18, 2002)

North Korea admits some kidnapped Japanese still alive (Sept. 17, 2002)

North Korea, Japan start talks (Sept. 16, 2002)

North and South Korea agree to family reunions (Aug. 14, 2002)

North and South Korea open talks (Aug. 12, 2002)

North Korea offers to reopen talks with U.S. (July 31, 2002)

Powell chats with North Korean counterpart (July 31, 2002)

Tensions between Koreas increasing in wake of naval battle (July 2, 2002)

North, South Korea clash at sea (June 29, 2002)

Bush takes hard line on North Korea as he leaves for Asia (Feb. 16, 2002)

North Korea to stick to missile moratorium (Aug. 4, 2001)

Canadian ambassador notes North Korea's 'paranoia' (March 4, 2001)

Canada to establish diplomatic relations with North Korea (July 26, 2000)

Flights resume between Japan and North Korea (April 26, 2000)

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Population: 22 million

Area: 121,000 square kilometres, about twice the size of Nova Scotia

Borders: China, Russia and South Korea

Languages: Korean

Religion: Mostly Buddhist and Confucianist.

Government: authoritarian socialist; one-man dictatorship

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