North Korea to hear outside broadcasts

A US-funded radio broadcaster, Open Radio, will this week transmit speeches to North Korea by South Korean presidential candidates. It is unclear just how many North Koreans will hear the broadcasts by the Seoul-based radio station because they are officially banned from listening to outside news. But defectors say a growing number of people are listening to foreign news and communicating with the outside world, mostly using cell phones through Chinese communication networks. (Via AP/Google)