Polaroids of North Koreans show a chilling and rarely seen side of the...
There's so much we don't know about North Korea.Very few people ever see inside the oppressive regime, and even fewer manage to escape it, so we rely on the accounts of those who've experienced it...
View ArticleNorth Korea calls Warmbier's death a 'mystery to us as well'
North Korea said on Friday the death of US university student Otto Warmbier soon after his return home was a mystery and dismissed accusations that he had died because of torture and beating during his...
View ArticleNorth Koreans' answer to this simple question offers a terrifying insight...
For the past three years Associated Press photographer Wong Maye-E has been working to gain the trust of those she photographs in North Korea. In the authoritarian country that has zero tolerance for...
View ArticleAfter high-level diplomatic talks, US and China agree on goal of 'complete,...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States agreed that efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula should be "complete, verifiable and irreversible", Chinese state media said on Saturday,...
View ArticleCIA Director Pompeo: Trump asks me about North Korea every day
CIA Director Mike Pompeo addressed the imminent nuclear threat from North Korea during an interview with MSNBC's Hugh Hewitt which aired Saturday, saying the topic was "at the top" of President Donald...
View ArticleHere's why China's supposed influence over North Korea is a bluff
The US is pushing China deeper into a corner over the crisis with North Korea. It wants the Chinese to persuade the North Koreans to give up their nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.The...
View ArticleThe new US ambassador to China says stopping North Korea is a top priority
BEIJING (Reuters) - The new U.S. ambassador to China has said that stopping the threat posed by North Korea will be a top priority, along with resolving the U.S.-China trade imbalance, according to a...
View ArticleThis video shows missile defense is basically useless against Russian or...
The US has spent billions of dollars developing a complicated network of sensors, radars, and interceptor missiles to thwart nuclear missile attacks on the homeland, but a simple, cost effective step...
View ArticleJapan is so worried about North Korea's missiles, there's a waiting list for...
People in Japan have been rushing to buy nuclear bomb shelters and air purifiers because of a fear that North Korea may launch a missile attack without notice.Now the country's suppliers are struggling...
View Article'The ultimate cyberweapon for espionage': The 'Petya' cyberattack is...
Analysts at several cybersecurity firms have confirmed that a cyberattack that struck Europe on Tuesday is using a powerful and dangerous cyberweapon created by the National Security Agency and leaked...
View ArticleThe massive health disparity between North and South Korea
The wildly differing trajectories of North and South Korea since they were divided at the end of World War II are well known.Slightly murkier are the very human statistics illustrating the differences...
View ArticleJapan is reportedly arming its F-35 fighters with a missile perfect for...
Japan has previously resisted the temptation to purchase air-to-surface missiles for its fighters out of concern that its neighbours would accuse Tokyo of deploying an offensive military capability....
View ArticleUS and Japanese fighters are reportedly getting missiles ideal for striking...
US F-16s in South Korea and Japanese F-35s are both set to get long-range missiles that are ideal for striking North Korean mobile missile launchers.The US Air Force in South Korea recently increased...
View ArticleSouth Korea's new government wants to sign a peace treaty with North Korea —...
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's new government will seek to sign a peace treaty with the North if it abandons its nuclear weapons, a minister said Thursday.Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-Sung's...
View ArticleThe US military has prepared a new set of options for Trump on North Korea
After US spy satellites picked up a rush of activity around North Korea's underground nuclear testing site, the US military has prepared a new set of options for President Donald Trump on how to deal...
View ArticleNorth Korea is nearing its goal: a thermonuclear bomb that can hit the US
North Korea has spent decades developing nuclear devices and the missiles to launch them while threatening to flatten cities in the US, Australia, and Asia.Though experts in the past could credibly...
View ArticleNorth Korea is sitting on a stockpile of minerals worth trillions
North Korea is notorious for its totalitarian regime and human rights violations. Fewer people may realize the secretive country is also sitting on trillions in untapped wealth.Embedded deep beneath...
View ArticleUS hits 2 Chinese nationals, one shipping company with sanctions over ties to...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Chinese citizens and a shipping company for helping North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and accused a Chinese bank of...
View ArticleNorth Korea will be the elephant in the room between South Korea's president...
When the White House announced new South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Washington, D.C. earlier this month, it described the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea as...
View ArticleBarclays UK CEO on cyber security: 'Our vigilance is as high as it can be'
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The CEO of Barclays UK says the bank is working "very, very closely with the government" to guard against cyber attacks, amid a recent ratcheting up of suspected state-sponsored...
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