/tags/kim-jong-un Kim Jong-Un en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:53:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-12-20/hollywood-pros-fear-a-chilling-effect-after-sony-bows-to-hackers Some in the entertainment industry are wondering if they'll have to be careful now about the stories they tell or the jokes they make in the wake of Sony's withdrawal of The Interview. Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:53:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-12-20/hollywood-pros-fear-a-chilling-effect-after-sony-bows-to-hackers Nathan Rott /npr-news/2013-09-03/the-worm-returns-to-north-korea-rodman-visits-again Retired basketball star Dennis Rodman called Kim Jong Un an "aweseome" man after a visit earlier this year. His trip there this week follows a prediction by Rodman that he would persuade Kim to release Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae. But Rodman says that's not the purpose of his visit. Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:55:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-03/the-worm-returns-to-north-korea-rodman-visits-again Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-08-30/defectors-think-most-north-koreans-approve-of-kim-jong-un A survey shows that most of them believe three meals a day has helped boost the leader's popularity, despite the country's continued economic woes. Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:05:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-30/defectors-think-most-north-koreans-approve-of-kim-jong-un Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-08-19/no-ski-lift-for-you-swiss-government-tells-kim-jong-un A multimillion-dollar deal to provide ski lifts for a resort in North Korea has been cancelled, after Switzerland's government decided the deal violated U.N. sanctions forbidding the export of luxury items to the country. Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:49:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-19/no-ski-lift-for-you-swiss-government-tells-kim-jong-un Bill Chappell /npr-news/2013-06-19/book-news-kim-jong-un-reportedly-gave-mein-kampf-as-gifts Also: The folly of marathon readings; Tom Wolfe has a new book; VICE apologizes for tasteless photo spread. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:56:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-19/book-news-kim-jong-un-reportedly-gave-mein-kampf-as-gifts Annalisa Quinn /npr-news/2013-05-13/north-korea-replaces-hard-line-defense-chief Pyongyang's top military commander, who is thought responsible for deadly attacks on South Korea, is replaced by a relative unknown. Mon, 13 May 2013 18:45:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-13/north-korea-replaces-hard-line-defense-chief Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-05-08/do-me-a-solid-diplomat-rodman-says-to-north-koreas-kim Dennis Rodman, America's unlikeliest link to Kim Jong Un, wants his friend to release Kenneth Bae. A 44-year-old U.S. citizen, Bae was this month sentenced to 15 years in a North Korean labor camp for unspecified "hostile acts." Wed, 08 May 2013 13:45:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-08/do-me-a-solid-diplomat-rodman-says-to-north-koreas-kim Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-04-15/threats-and-crises-are-just-normal-north-korean-diplomacy "The world media run headlines about the Korean peninsula being on the brink of war. Of course it's not on the brink of war, it's just [the] normal show," says Andrei Lankov, who has studied in the North and follows it closely from Kookmin University in Seoul. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:15:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-04-15/threats-and-crises-are-just-normal-north-korean-diplomacy Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-04-11/will-north-korea-claim-victory-and-stand-down The North is expected to test another ballistic missile in the next few days. Its rhetoric has been hot in recent weeks. But there's a case to be made that once the U.S. and South Korea wrap up military exercises, the North will declare it won this war of words. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:45:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-04-11/will-north-korea-claim-victory-and-stand-down Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-04-03/north-koreas-brinksmanship-same-as-before-more-dangerous-or-both The North's move to block South Korean workers from getting to a jointly run factory park is a familiar way for the communist state to show its displeasure. But it comes at a time when tensions are as high as they've been in years. And the North's new leader is inexperienced at this diplomatic game. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:45:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-04-03/north-koreas-brinksmanship-same-as-before-more-dangerous-or-both Mark Memmott