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These 3 maps explain North Korea's strategy
To understand North Korean strategy today, we must first understand the implications of its geography.Korea is a peninsula jutting southward from Manchuria surrounded by the Yellow and Japan seas. It...
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A 'close friend and comrade': North Korea is mourning Fidel Castro
Pyongyang (AFP) - North Korea began three days of official mourning on Monday for late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, remembering him as a "close friend" and heroic ally in a joint struggle against US...
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China is seriously concerned by the Japan-South Korea military intelligence pact
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Defence Ministry on Wednesday expressed serious concern about South Korea and Japan signing a military intelligence pact to share sensitive information on the threat posed...
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The UN hit North Korea with tighter sanctions over nuclear testing
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday that aim to cut the Asian state's annual export revenue by more than a quarter in...
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As North Korea gets more ambitious with its missiles, Japan may look to the...
WASHINGTON, DC — The tensions that led to calls for THAAD deployment to South Korea are also helping make the case for sending the missile-interceptor system to the US's other major ally in the region...
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Despite a brewing political scandal, the US's powerful missile-defense system...
WASHINGTON, DC — As the bizarre scandal over South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's relationship with a family friend snowballs toward her possible impeachment or resignation, US commitment to deploy...
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What President Trump could mean for North Korea
WASHINGTON, DC — As the world adjusts to America's newest commander in chief, uncertainties about what policies President-elect Donald Trump will pursue — toward North Korea in particular —...
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'What kind of odds are you comfortable with?': The North Korean nuclear...
WASHINGTON, DC — The only nation to have used nuclear weapons this century will be able to strike Seattle in four years, former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden said on Wednesday."I really do think...
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US warns China it will blacklist companies that do illicit business with...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has warned China it will blacklist Chinese companies and banks that do illicit business with North Korea if Beijing fails to enforce U.N. sanctions against...
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North Korea suspected in hack of South Korea's cyber command
North Korea is the prime suspect in a hack of South Korea's cyber command that resulted in the theft of confidential military documents, Yonhap News Agency reported."It seems the intranet server of the...
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North Korean experts explain what Kim Jong Un wants
WASHINGTON, DC — In the next four years, North Korea may join China and Russia as the only countries with the ability to reach the US's West Coast with nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles."Over the past...
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A look at the missiles Kim Jong Un has in his arsenal
WASHINGTON, DC — Upon taking the highest office in the land, President-elect Donald Trump will need to address the growing North Korean missile threat "almost immediately.""More often than not, we...
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A look at the missiles Kim Jong Un has in his arsenal
WASHINGTON, DC — Upon taking the highest office in the land, President-elect Donald Trump will need to address the growing North Korean missile threat "almost immediately.""More often than not, we...
View ArticleWhat it's like to fly on North Korea's one-star airline
Air Koryo is an airline run by the North Korean government, and it's consistently rated as the worst airline in the world. In fact, it's the only airline with a one-star rating on airline-review site...
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China: Our relationship with the US is 'too big to fail'
BEIJING (Reuters) - When Donald Trump becomes U.S. president next month, one issue above all others could force his new administration to work closely with China and underscore why he and Beijing need...
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A defector has vowed to expose North Korea's 'gruesome' reality
Seoul (AFP) - Top-ranking North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-Ho, whose recent defection gifted a major propaganda coup to the South, vowed Monday to devote himself to exposing the cruelties of the...
View ArticleA North Korean defector tells us how she escaped and survived
North Korean defector and author of "The Girl With Seven Names" Hyeonseo Lee explains how she escaped the country and survived.Jenner Deal contributed reporting on an earlier version of this...
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North Korea is planning a 'prime time' nuclear weapons push in 2017, a top...
Seoul (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is planning a "prime time" nuclear weapons push in 2017 to take advantage of leadership transitions in South Korea and the United States, a high-ranking...
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This is what North Korea's military arsenal looks like
North Korea's military escapades were back in the headlines in December, after state media in the secretive country reported news of two large-scale military drills involving rocket launchers and...
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US warns against 'provocative' actions after Kim Jong-un claims North Korea...
Washington (AFP) - The United States on Sunday sharply condemned a North Korean plan to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile and warned Pyongyang against "provocative actions." The toughly...
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