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North Korea destroys guard posts in DMZ

North Korea destroys guard posts in DMZ

North Korea blew up guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Tuesday after last month's agreement between the two Koreas to "completely destroy" those sites located near their heavily-fortified border.

Choi Won-suk | 2018-11-22 12:26

North Korea says it has a new 'tactical' weapon

North Korea says it has a new 'tactical' weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited the test site of a new tactical weapon in his first public “field inspection” since last year, hailing it as a “display of our rapidly-growing defense capabilities,” according to state media.

Choi Won-suk | 2018-11-18 12:56

North Korean leader watches 'Mass Games' with Cuban President

North Korean leader watches 'Mass Games' with Cuban President

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel watched a massive performance known as the 'Mass Games' alongside North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, state media reported on Tuesday (November 6).

Choi Won-suk | 2018-11-07 12:07

South Korean first lady inaugurates memorial to first century queen in India

South Korean first lady inaugurates memorial to first century queen in India

South Korean First Lady, Kim Jung-sook, inaugurated a memorial of a first century queen, Heo Hwang-ok, in the northern temple town of Ayodhya on Tuesday (November 6).

Choi Won-suk | 2018-11-07 12:01

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

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.

Choi Won-suk | 2018-11-05 13:47

Sex abuse 'routine' in North Korea - report

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.

Choi Won-suk | 2018-11-04 10:16

North Korean leader criticizes sanctions at a resort construction site

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).

Choi Won-suk | 2018-11-01 14:09

China eases ban on trade of rhino and tiger parts

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.

Choi Won-suk | 2018-11-01 10:19

Japan denounces South Korean court decision as 'unthinkable'

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."

Choi Won-suk | 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 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.

Choi Won-suk | 2018-10-31 10:43

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