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Cuban President meets North Korea's Kim Jong Un to boost bilateral ties

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un upon his arrival to Pyongyang on Sunday (November 4) to boost bilateral ties.

News | 2018-11-05 13:47

Sex abuse 'routine' in North Korea - report

Sexual abuse by officials in positions of authority in North Korea appears to be widespread, according to Human Rights Watch Executive Director, Kenneth Roth.

News | 2018-11-04 10:16

North Korean leader criticizes sanctions at a resort construction site

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned international sanctions on the country's nuclear program while he visited a resort construction site, North Korean state media reported on Thursday (November 1).

News | 2018-11-01 14:09

China eases ban on trade of rhino and tiger parts

China has allowed the use of rhino and tiger products in medicine, alarming conservationists who say it will hamper efforts to protect them from extinction.

News | 2018-11-01 10:19

Japan denounces South Korean court decision as "unthinkable"

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday (October 30) that a South Korean court's order to a Japanese firm to compensate wartime forced laborers was "unthinkable."

News | 2018-10-31 11:44

$87,000 each: Japanese firm ordered to compensate wartime forced laborers

South Korean court orders Nippon Steel to compensate WWII workers

South Korea's top court ruled on Tuesday (October 30) Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. should compensate four South Koreans for their forced labor during World War Two, a decision that could freeze ties between the uneasy neighbors.

News | 2018-10-31 10:43

South Korea exhumes remains of soldiers in DMZ

South Korea exhumed the remains of two soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) during its demining operation this week, the South's defense ministry said on Thursday.

News | 2018-10-28 09:50

Sun, sea and microplastics: French Riviera hit by plastic pollution

French scientists believe that microplastics are now widespread in the Mediterranean sea, posing significant health, environmental and economic risks, according to a long-term study.

News | 2018-10-25 15:17

New study finds microplastics in 90% of salt

Researchers from South Korea and Greenpeace East Asia have found that 90% of table salt sold around the world are contaminated with microplastics.

News | 2018-10-25 10:35

Migrants halted on bridge at Mexico border

Hundreds of Central American migrants remain camped on a bridge separating Guatemala and Mexico on Saturday, as efforts to halt a trek north by the caravan gathered pace under U.S. pressure.

News | 2018-10-22 12:55

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