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Construction is under way along railway lines linking tracks in Rason in far northeastern North Korea with Russian rail lines. The port of Rajin and the neighboring city of Sonbong together compose the Rason special economic zone being developed with help from foreign investment, particularly from China. (Associated Press)
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Trucks are exhibited Monday at the Rason International Trade Fair in North Korea. The Stalinist country is staging its second such trade fair in the special economic zone of Rason this week just days after a top North Korean official went to China to drum up support for the region. (Associated Press)
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Construction is under way on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, along railroad lines linking tracks in Rason in far northeastern North Korea with Russian rail lines. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)
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The Rev. Sun Myung Moon was born in this home in North Korea in 1920. (Courtesy H.S.A.-U.W.C.)
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China reportedly has told North Korea’s Kim Jong-un not to provoke South Korea militarily until after China’s leadership change this fall. (Associated Press)
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associated press A North Korean man cooks at a makeshift shelter set up in a riverbed in Songchon County, North Korea, on Monday. He and others from his village are working to rebuild the road and riverbank that was destroyed by July flooding. Floods killed at least 169 North Koreans nationwide and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. Corn, rice and soybean plants lay withered and stunted a month before harvesting season is set to begin.
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In Seoul on Monday, Kim Young-hwan, a South Korean critic of the repressive regime in North Korea, said that he was tortured during his captivity in China for information on North Korean dissidents. (Associated Press)
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United States' Abby Wambach (14) celebrates with teammates after scoring against North Korea during their group G women's soccer match at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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North Korea's Kim Su Gyong, bottom, fights for the ball against United States' Tobin Heath, left, as Carli Lloyd watches during their group G women's soccer match at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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Residents wait on the roof of a flooded building in Anju City, South Phyongan province, North Korea on Monday. Officials said 1,000 houses and buildings were destroyed and 5,683 acres of farmland were completely submerged in the city. (Associated Press)
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FILE - This is a file photo made available on Monday July 9, 2012 by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Ri Sol Ju as they clap with others during a performance by North Korea's new Moranbong band in Pyongyang, North Korea earlier in July. North Korea's new, young leader Kim Jong Un is married, state TV reported Wednesday July 25, 2012 for the first time in a brief and otherwise routine announcement that ends weeks of speculation about a beautiful woman who has accompanied him to recent public events. Kim toured an amusement park with his "wife, comrade Ri Sol Ju" on Tuesday, while a crowd cheered for the leader, the news anchor said without giving any more details about Ri, including how long they had been married. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, File)
