Matthew Little
The Epoch Times
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Author: The ‘Most Remarkable’ Resistance Movement in the History of Humankind
Sheng Xue, an award-winning journalist and author who fled China for Canada after the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989, has followed the persecution campaign against Falun Dafa since it began in China in 1999. She was an unexpected guest at the Falun Dafa Day celebrations on Parliament Hill on May 9, and said she came … → Read More
Sanctions Bite North Korea as US Allies Set to Weigh Naval Blockade
With sanctions now sinking their teeth into North Korea, the United States and its allies will discuss a naval blockade that could end North Korean smuggling, bringing the maximum pressure campaign towards its endgame. The United Nations Security Council passed a new round of tougher sanctions just before Christmas, ratcheting down permitted North Korean trade … → Read More
Satellite Photos Reveal North Korea Developing Nuclear Test Site
North Korea appears be doing the ground work for another nuclear bomb test at its infamous Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, according to newly released satellite photos. An analysis of recently taken commercial satellite imagery shows personnel and excavation work at the site, according to three experts working with 38 North, a website publishing expert information … → Read More
North Korea Irate Over Japanese Military Upgrades
North Korea is fuming over news Japan is making a series of investments in its self defense force that give it better offensive capabilities in the face of threats from North Korea. Among the upgrades, Japan could convert its helicopter carriers into aircraft carriers with the purchase of F-35B vertical-takeoff strike fighters. The Japan Times … → Read More
New Year Sees Surge in Attempted Defections From North Korea
A surge of North Koreans tried to flee the prison state over the New Year, hoping security would be lightened during celebrations, according to sources in Ryanggang Province, in the northeast of North Korea. Many of them were arrested. Defections from the hermit kingdom have plummeted under Kim Jong Un since 2012 as border security … → Read More
Talks With North Korea A Farce, Say Experts
News Analysis North Korea’s new willingness to hold talks with South Korea is either a ploy to buy time or hold off a possible U.S. invasion or both, according to two experts. Much has been made of North Korea’s sudden willingness to talk to South Korea. Some credible commentators are calling it a diplomatic breakthrough. … → Read More
Treat Kim Like A Criminal To Fix The North Korea Problem, Says Expert
North Korea is a regime sustained largely on criminal enterprises, from slavery to illegal arms deals, with a carnivorous economy now left gnawing at bones due to international sanctions. A hint at the size of the problem comes from Kim Jong Un’s recent New Year’s speeches where he mentioned his recent nuclear advances just 42 … → Read More
Elite North Koreans Seeking Out Forbidden Fortune Tellers Amid Turbulent Times
Strict information control in North Korea prohibits residents from getting information from anything but official sources. While South Korean dramas are a particularly sought-after indulgence, some cadres worried about getting caught up in one of Kim Jong Un’s purges or falling out of favor amid interparty jockeying are looking for reassurance from an unlikely illicit … → Read More
North Korea’s Diplomatic Effort: Gambit or Game Changer?
North and South Korea will sit down for high-level talks next week in what optimistic observers hope could be a turning point in the current standoff. While some experts believe Pyongyang is making a genuine effort at diplomacy, others say the North Korean regime is simply changing tactics. They hold that Pyongyang intends to leverage … → Read More
Sanders Right to Criticize Obama’s Handling of North Korea
Views expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. → Read More
Trump Tweets ‘Bigger & More Powerful’ Nuke Button After North Korea Threat
President Donald Trump held up the tit-for-tat that has marked his administration’s policy towards North Korea by warning the North Korean leader that he too has a nuclear button. Trump maxed out Twitter’s 280 character limit in a brief response to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who warned of a nuclear attack against the … → Read More
How China Might Respond To War On Korean Peninsula
News Analysis If war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula, the Chinese regime will play a decisive role in the fate of its communist cousin. But what China will do in defense of North Korea will hinge largely on who shoots first and what Russia does or doesn’t do. North Korea’s fate has resided in … → Read More
US Names North Korea Cyber Attacker in ‘WannaCry’ Attack
The United States is calling out North Korea for the WannaCry malware attack that infected 230,000 computers in 150 countries—an attack made more disturbing because the attack was aimed at inflicting maximum damage, rather than making money. However, the attack may have marked a turning point in how the U.S. government deals with threats and … → Read More
The Dangerous Appetites of North Korea’s Dictator
North Korea’s rotund leader inherited his father’s tyrannical appetite, with a love for expensive champagne and women that have little choice but do as he wants. Few men have gotten close to Kim Jong Un and lived to tell of it outside North Korea. But one man did, and he’s made a living out of … → Read More
Many North Korean Women Face Forced Marriage in China, Or Rape In North Korean Prisons
Of all the illegal trade between China and South Korea, China’s import of enslaved North Korean women is among the darkest. For many women, leaving North Korea is the best way to escape rampant sexual abuse and degradation in Kim Jong Un’s prison state where rape is one of the ways officials use their power … → Read More
Russia and China Send Message to US, North Korea With Military Drills
As tensions mount on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea’s two major backers—Russia and China—have kicked off a series of joint air defense exercises that could be sending a message to the United States and North Korea. China’s Ministry of National Defense said the exercises will help China and Russia strengthen cooperation in air and missile … → Read More
Experts say Future Tests Likely at North Korean Nuclear Test Site
New satellite images indicate the North Korea regime is working on its nuclear test site despite ongoing tremors suggesting the region has been destabilized by previous underground tests. According to recent commercial satellite photos and an analysis shared by 38 North—which specializes in information about North Korea—the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site is receiving significant tunnel … → Read More
Trump Doubts Sanctions Will Deter North Korea’s Kim
President Donald Trump told a Florida rally he has doubts that sanctions would work to stop North Korea from its current direction even as a senior United Nations official returns from the communist country warning that time is running out. Trump told supporters at a rally in Pensacola, Fla. that sanctions needed to be attempted … → Read More
The Sad State of North Korea’s Starving Soldiers
Sources inside North Korea say the regime has ramped up ideological and military training recently, but have not supplied the food and supplies soldiers need, causing morale to plummet. The story comes a few weeks after a North Korean soldier defected to South Korea by running across the demilitarized zone, getting shot five times in … → Read More
North Korea's Missile Tests Give U.S. Missile Defense a $12 Billion Boost
Kim Jong Un’s race for a nuclear missile could become a lesson in unintended consequences as the United States and other nations try to prepare for the possibility of another Korean War. The communist regime’s successful missile test on Nov. 28, came 12 days after Congress approved a $700 billion defense budget that slotted $12.3 … → Read More