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Reaction to North Korea's ballistic missile launch
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan’s prime minister said, fuelling tensions ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ramping up pres...
By Duyeon Kim
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Denuclearisation of what? U.S. switch on North Korea wording raises debate
Officials with U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration have begun emphasising the “denuclearisation of North Korea”, rather than the whole peninsula, in a subtle but noticea...
By Duyeon Kim
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Biden team's China focus puts South Korea on the spot ahead of talks
For the first time in years there are liberal presidents in South Korea and the United States, but the change in U.S. administrations hasn’t made it any easier for Seoul to ba...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea Rules Out U.S. Talks in Jab at Visiting Biden Envoys
North Korea ruled out further talks with the U.S. for now, as Kim Jong Un’s regime sought to raise pressure on top Biden administration officials visiting Seoul.A senior North...
By Duyeon Kim
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U.S., South Korea reach military cost-sharing agreement after deadlock under Trump
The United States and South Korea announced that they have reached a cost-sharing agreement for U.S. troops stationed on the Korean Peninsula, breaking through a deadlock stem...
By Duyeon Kim
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As Biden Mulls North Korea, Some Urge Arms Control Approach
Former U.S. President Donald Trump tried threats of "fire and fury,” followed by personal letters and made-for-TV summits to convince North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to give u...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump's Gone, But North Korea Tensions Still Loom in US-South Korea Alliance
After U.S. President Joe Biden took office last week, perhaps no world leader breathed a bigger public sigh of relief than South Korean President Moon Jae-in. “America is bac...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea’s Kim could be planning missile launch to welcome Biden administration
North Korea appears to be taking steps toward a new test of a powerful submarine-launched missile, U.S. weapons experts said, as it steadily dials up the pressure on President...
By Duyeon Kim
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If Kim Jong Un destroyed North Korea's economy to keep Covid-19 out, will sanctions stop him from pursuing nuclear weapons?
After arguably the most challenging year of his near-decade rule of North Korea, Kim Jong Un is sticking to his guns. Kim announced last week at the Eighth Workers' Party Cong...
By Duyeon Kim
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'Your move, Mr President': North Korea sets the stage for Biden
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un celebrated his birthday with a long wish-list of new weapons. It included more accurate long-range missiles, super large warheads, spy satellit...
By Duyeon Kim
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South Korea urges Kim Jong Un to return to nuclear talks
South Korean president Moon Jae-in has urged Kim Jong Un to return to talks with Seoul and Washington, as uncertainty builds over how Joe Biden's incoming administration will ...
By Duyeon Kim
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Kim Jong Un to unveil new economic plan as North Korea crisis deepens
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will chair a five-year gathering of senior officials early in the new year, state media said, which is expected to include the unveiling of a n...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea prepares for major party congress amid growing challenges
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will convene a rare congress of the ruling party in early January, where he will seek to rally public support and outline new long-term economi...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump will leave office foiled by the North Korea nuclear problem. Will Biden fare better?
President Trump’s cool-headed nuclear envoy told the North Koreans it was “a window of opportunity.” Here was a U.S. president willing to venture far outside traditional diplo...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea detention like the ‘dark ages’, report says
North Korea’s pretrial detention system is rife with forced labour, sexual abuse and filthy prison conditions, according to testimony obtained by Human Rights Watch. The new ...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea parades huge new ICBM, but Kim Jong Un stresses deterrent nature
North Korea showed off what appeared to be a huge, new intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade Saturday, although leader Kim Jong Un stressed the deterrent nat...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea, emboldened by Trump peril and Chinese allies, tries harder line
Successful sanctions evasion, economic lifelines from China and U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment woes may be among the factors that have emboldened North Korea in nuc...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump Won’t Let Latest North Korea Missile Test Halt Nuke Talks
The U.S. and North Korea are set to meet for the first time in months for working-level nuclear discussions, with President Donald Trump saying Pyongyang’s most provocative mi...
By Duyeon Kim
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A Top Defector Says the U.S. Must Levy Tougher Sanctions on North Korea to Prevent a New Nuclear State
The U.S. needs to wake up to the reality that its policy on North Korea is not working and quickly impose harsher sanctions if the world is going to avert the birth of a new n...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korean cryptocurrency heists net estimated $2 billion: UN report
North Korea earned as much as $2 billion dollars through large-scale cyber attacks to help fund its weapons programs, a United Nations panel alleges in a new report. The find...
By Duyeon Kim