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North Korea Fires Projectile into Eastern Waters
(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same...
SKorea Says NKorea Fires 3 Short-Range Missiles
(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests...
North Korea Replaces Hard-line Defense Chief
(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea has replaced its hard-line defense chief with a little-known army general, according to a state media report Monday, in what...
U.S. Asks North Korea for Amnesty on Detained American
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is calling for North Korea to grant an amnesty for the immediate release of a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years hard labor for...
North Korean Amusement Park To Feature Big Ben and Eiffel Tower
North Korea is planning on building a replica of Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower in a miniature theme park scheduled to open in the capital later this year. Last...
Hurdles to Talks High After North Korea Threats
(PYONGYANG, North Korea) -- After weeks of fiery rhetoric, military posturing and threats that it's willing to strike back hard if provoked, North Korea appears...
NKorea Charges U.S. Man in Plot to Overthrow Regime
(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korea announced Saturday that an American detained for nearly six months is being tried in the Supreme Court on charges of...
NKorea Charges U.S. Man of Plot to Overthrow Regime
(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korea announced Saturday that an American detained for nearly six months is being tried in the Supreme Court on charges of...
A Look At North Korea’s Military Capabilities
(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea's military, founded 81 years ago Thursday, is older than the country itself. It began as an anti-Japanese militia and is now...
South Korea to Withdraw Workers at Factory in North Korea
(SEOUL, South Korea) — Seoul says it has decided to withdraw the roughly 175 South Koreans still at a jointly run factory complex in North Korea. The statement...
China Says New North Korea Nuclear Test Possible
(BEIJING) — China's top general said a fourth North Korean nuclear weapons test is a possibility that underscores the need for fresh talks between Pyongyang and...
N. Korea Lashes Out Anew Over Protest in Seoul
(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korea said it was open to talks, but not as long as the United States is "brandishing a nuclear stick," while Washington...
North Korea Sets Preconditions for Talks’ Restart
(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korea on Thursday demanded the withdrawal of U.N. sanctions and the end of U.S.-South Korea military drills as preconditions for...
North Korea Marks Founder’s Birthday, Issues More Ire
(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korea quietly marked a second day of celebrations for its first leader's birthday and issued prickly new rhetoric Tuesday...
An Earlier North Korea Provocation Remembered
TOKYO – With North Korea still issuing threats and invective, it’s worth turning attention to the U.S. air base in Misawa, Japan. That’s where a memorial service...
BBC Accused of Endangering Students in North Korea Trip
The BBC is under fire for sending three journalists, posing as students from a prestigious British university, on a trip to North Korea to film an undercover...
U.S. and China Pledge to Work Toward a Non-Nuclear North Korea. Does That Matter?
On his first trip to Beijing as U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry came with an entreaty. As war-mongering from North Korea reaches ear-splitting levels, Kerry...
Amid Nuclear Talks, A Chinese Beer Business Fails in North Korea
It is not that easy for the Chinese to cater to North Korea's growing beer demand.
N. Koreans Mark Key Holiday, Oblivious to Tensions
(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday...
Party in Pyongyang: Amid Tension, North Korea Celebrates Kim Il Sung’s Birthday
The 101st anniversary of the birth of the country's venerated founding father, the late dictator Kim Il Sung, is a pointer to the regime's current state of mind...
