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As tensions soar, South Korean media urge nuclear arms
The South, which hosts US 28,500 troops on its soil to defend it from the North, is banned from building its own nuclear weapons.
11 Aug 2017 12:51 PM
North Korea finalizes a plan to fire four missile salvo towards Guam
South Korea's military responded by saying North Korea will face a 'stern and strong' response from Washington and Seoul.
10 Aug 2017 2:54 PM
N Korea releases jailed Canadian pastor on medical grounds
Hyeon Soo Lim, 61, was freed on 'sick bail', the agency announced after a Canadian govt delegation arrived in Pyongyang to discuss the case.
09 Aug 2017 6:07 PM
North Korea vows harsh retaliation against new UN sanctions
The US envoy to UN, Nikki Haley, called the US-drafted resolution 'single largest economic sanctions package ever leveled against' N Korea.
07 Aug 2017 6:44 PM
North Korea isolated but gets what it needs from neighbours
A relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons has been a major source of the country's ability to pull in aid and concessions.
01 Aug 2017 3:37 PM
South Korea began to review of sex slavery deal with Japan
The plight of the so-called "comfort women" is a hugely emotional issue that has marred relations between the Asian neighbours for decades.
31 Jul 2017 4:13 PM
Missile test 'warning' against US sanctions push: North Korea
Technical details of Friday's launch suggested it was significantly more powerful than the first ICBM test on July 4.
30 Jul 2017 7:21 PM
South Korea speeds up US missile defence over North's missile test
A senior official at the presidential Blue House said Seoul had also informed Beijing of the decision.
29 Jul 2017 1:13 PM
All US within range: N Korea claims 2nd Intercontinental ballistic missile test
'Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un expressed great satisfaction with the perfectly successful test and praised its developers,' KCNA said.
29 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
North Korea snubs Seoul’s proposal for military talks to ease tensions
North Korea’s silence was a setback for President Moon Jae-in’s hope of engaging Pyongyang in dialogue.
21 Jul 2017 6:30 PM
North Korea: Public executions for theft, watching South Korea media
The commission detailed abuses including large prison camps, systematic torture, starvation, executions comparable to Nazi-era atrocities.
19 Jul 2017 12:35 PM
South Korea proposes military talks with Pyongyang to stop hostile acts
The South Korean Red Cross proposed talks with the North to discuss reunions of families separated during the Korean War.
17 Jul 2017 9:26 AM
N Korea says to take 'corresponding measures' if UN adopts sanctions
The United States has been trying to get China and Russia to back a new UN Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea.
14 Jul 2017 6:50 PM
N Korea accuses US-Seoul military drills of fuelling nuclear war tension
The drill, designed to respond to potential missile launches by the North, saw 2 US bombers destroy ‘enemy’ missile batteries.
09 Jul 2017 1:20 PM
US bombers drill in Korean Peninsula in show of force to North Korea
US, Japan and South Korea issued a joint statement condemning the North's recent test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
08 Jul 2017 3:40 PM
North Korea says it's just 'piece of cake' to destroy 'gangster' South Korea
Left-leaning Moon condemned the launch and joined calls for tighter sanctions on Pyongyang.
08 Jul 2017 3:11 PM
Kim Jong Un vows North Korea will 'demonstrate its mettle to US'
Kim told 'scientists and technicians that the US would be displeased to witness the DPRK's strategic option' on its Independence Day.
06 Jul 2017 8:17 AM
N-tipped ICBM triggers reaction
US calls for global action to hold North Korea accountable for pursuing N-arms.
06 Jul 2017 3:17 AM
North Korea says tested ICBM capable of 'large, heavy nuclear warhead'
North and South Korea have been divided since the war on the peninsula ended in 1953 with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
05 Jul 2017 12:40 PM
N Korea's missile test 'gift to American bastards', will break boredom: Kim Jong-Un
Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim Jong-Un said American bastards would be not very happy with this gift
05 Jul 2017 7:48 AM
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