N Korean 'Mata Hari' faces trial after years of spying

Oct. 8, 2008

SHE'S ACCUSED of being the Mata Hari of North Korea, a temptress-spy who for years seduced secrets from South Korean military officers.

North Korea restricts border crossings

KAESONG, North Korea, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- North Korea has moved to severely curtail the number of South Koreans it allows into the country for joint industrial and tourism projects, officials said.

Seoul prepares for border restrictions

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- South Korean officials said they were preparing Sunday for a planned cutback in border crossings and economic contacts with their North Korean neighbors.

N. Korea says Japanese crackdown political

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- North Korea accused Japan Saturday of engaging in an "unpardonable politically motivated crackdown" on groups that support it.

S. Koreans leaving Kaesong facility

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- South Koreans working at an industrial facility jointly run by North Korea are returning home as relations between the neighbors worsen, officials say.

N. Korea outlines border closing

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- North Korean officials Monday detailed plans to close its border with South Korea as a protest of the South's plans to tie investment to nuclear disarmament.

N. Korea warned against border closing

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- South Korea Thursday warned North Korea against carrying out its threat to close the inter-Korean land border.

N. Korea vows to close Korea border

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- North Korea Wednesday threatened to close its overland border with South Korea Dec. 1 after accusing the South of not abiding by inter-Korean agreements.

Seoul hopes for economic gains with North

BEIRUT, China, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says Asian and European leaders should help him entice North Korea into demilitarizing through economic cooperation.

North Korean alert raises Kim speculation

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The North Korean government has ordered its diplomats to remain near their embassies for an important message, raising speculation about the president's health.

Seoul skeptical of Kim Jong Il appearance

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- South Korean officials say they are skeptical that ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il actually made a public appearance as reported by Pyongyang.

Report: North Korea's Kim seen in public

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly has made his first public appearance since apparently suffering a stroke.

Little progress in Korea military talks

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The first military talks in eight months between the two Koreas Thursday at Panmunjom ended without much headway, an official told Yonhap.

Two Koreas schedule military talks

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea is set for the first military dialogue between the two counties in more than eight months, officials said.

N. Korea's Kim's health said to be better

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has recovered enough from his illness that he can brush his teeth on his own, a South Korean official said Friday.

North Korea: U.S. military drills a threat

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- An official North Korean newspaper Wednesday said military drills involving South Korea and the United States increase the possibility of a nuclear war.