Incoming South Korean President Steps Up Criticism of North Korea

Any hopes that the first year of the young North Korean dictator's reign would signal a departure from his father Kim Jong Il's hardline policies have been dashed. The boyish looking (and, indeed, seriously young -- probably

Over the next days, we'll learn more vital details about Tuesday's nuclear test by North Korea. We'll discover how powerful the blast was — Pyongyang's first test in 2006 was widely seen as a partial dud. Its second in 2009 was more impressive but

Any hopes that the first year of the young North Korean dictator's reign would signal a departure from his father Kim Jong Il's hardline policies have been dashed. The boyish looking (and, indeed, seriously young -- probably

Published: February 13, 2013. China takes a dim view of North Korea's nuclear test. Patrick Chappatte is an editorial cartoonist for the International Herald Tribune. View more of his work, visit his Web site or follow him on Twitter.

North Korea said the test had "greater explosive force" than those in 2006 and 2009. Its KCNA news agency said it had used a "miniaturised" and lighter nuclear device, indicating it had again used plutonium, which is suitable for use as a missile warhead.