Pyongyang earns about $100 million a year from project, making it an important source of hard currency
The size of the rocket appears to be the same as the Unha-3, fired in 2012
Pyongyang had notified International Maritime Organization and ITU of plan to launch 'Earth observation satellite' between Feb. 8 and Feb. 25, but has now changed the dates
Some analysts in Seoul wonder if Kim Yang Gon's death was planned; others say North Korean leaders' reaction leaves little room for foul play
Zone, which covers area near eastern coastal city of Wonsan, effective from November 11 to December 7, officials said this week
President Park Geun-hye, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to meet in Seoul Monday for rare chance at hashing out differences face to face
Some 250 S. Koreans returned home Monday afternoon after rare week-long event that allowed hundreds of elderly North and South Koreans to reunite after six decades of separation
Isolated communist nation celebrates 100th anniversary next week of birth of country's founderKim Il Sung