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North Korea's deputy ambassador in London defected to South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said North Korea's deputy ambassador in London, Thae Yong Ho, had arrived with his family in South Korea, making him the highest-ranking diplomat ever to defect to the...
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15 fascinating facts about North Korea
Everyone has heard a thing or two about North Korea.The country frequently makes headlines, with recent notable examples such as its support of Donald Trump and its claims about planning to travel to...
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North Korea says it restarted plutonium production, has no plans to stop...
TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea said it has resumed plutonium production by reprocessing spent fuel rods and that it has no plans to stop nuclear tests as long as perceived U.S. threats remain, Japan's...
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Inside North Korea's first ever beer festival, where visitors thank Kim...
North Korea is hosting its first ever beer festival in the city of Pyongyang. The 20-day long event is taking place on the banks of the Taedong river in a floating restaurant and is an opportunity for...
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A tiny island in the middle of the Pacific just became even more crucial to...
A tiny island roughly five times smaller than Rhode Island in the middle of the Pacific is hosting all three types of America's strategic bombers and the most advanced missile-defense system on the...
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A look at America's top missile defense systems
The THAAD, Patriot, and Aegis platforms are America's top missile-defense systems, using powerful radars, an advanced network of sensors, and missiles that can hunt incoming targets.Here's a brief look...
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North Korea threatens to turn US and South Korea into ‘heap of ashes’
North Korea warned Monday that it would launch a preemptive nuclear attack against the US and South Korea if they showed the “slightest sign of aggression” toward Pyongyang while conducting their...
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Why the hype around military drills is bogus
Between rival states, military exercises almost always provoke condemnation, but virtually never wars, and a new study seems to offer some insight as to why.In 2015, Russia strongly condemned NATO's...
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Meet the group trying to take down North Korea with USB sticks
A human-rights organization is trying to influence people living in one of the most closed societies in the world with nothing more than USB sticks.Earlier this year, the Human Rights Foundation...
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North Korea launches a submarine-based ballistic missile
The audacious ballistic-missile tests from the Hermit Kingdom continue.South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports that the North has reportedly fired a submarine-based ballistic missile off the country's...
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North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch reveals its alarming progress
The defiant ballistic-missile tests from the Hermit Kingdom continue.On Wednesday at approximately 5:30 a.m. local time, North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) near the coastal...
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Rare joint statement from Japan, China, South Korea: North Korean missile...
TOKYO (AP) — The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea made a rare display of unity Wednesday to sharply criticize North Korea's latest submarine missile test.Japanese Foreign Minister...
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Netflix had the perfect response to the so-called 'Netflix of North Korea'
Netflix (the real one) isn't too worried about the so-called "Netflix of North Korea" that was announced last week.State-run North Korean media unveiled a new set-top box last Tuesday called "Manbang"—...
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Pentagon: If North Korea doesn't behave, THAAD deployment to South Korea is...
WASHINGTON, DC— Critics of Seoul and Washington's decision to deploy America's most advanced missile-defense system to South Korea are pointing to North Korea's latest submarine-launched...
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The UN slams North Korea over latest ballistic missile launches
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning four North Korean ballistic missile launches in July and August, calling them "grave violations" of a ban on all ballistic missile...
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China's in the hot seat on 2 major foreign-policy issues
As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to host the annual G20 summit next month, two major foreign-policy challenges have begun to simmer between the US and China: The deployment of America's most...
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JIM ROGERS: 'If we all bought North Korean currency, we'd all be rich someday'
Jim Rogers is nothing if not a contrarian, and one of his boldest moves is trying to bet on North Korea. The famous investor, who cofounded legendary hedge fund Quantum with George Soros, spoke to Real...
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North Korea publicly executed two officials for disobeying leader Kim Jong Un
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea publicly executed two officials in early August for disobeying leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean newspaper reported on Tuesday, in what would be the latest in a series of...
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These images show the US-South Korean exercise North Korea threatened with a...
From August 22 to September 2, the Republic of Korea and the US Combined Forces Command (CFC) have been conducting their annual exercise, Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG).With the exercise drawing to an...
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North Korea is reportedly keeping a dirty secret from the oil industry
A series of news reports coming out of Norway claim to connect a Norwegian shipping company that operates seismic vessels for the oil industry to slave labor benefitting high-level officials in North...
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