North Korea

2022-05-19 North Korea Fights COVID with Leaves and Tea

Most of the world has been dealing with COVID-19 since early 2020. But North Korea only recently admitted it is…

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2022-05-16 North Korea Reports Widespread Sickness for First Time in Pandemic

North Korea is reporting widespread disease and at least 50 deaths related to a “fever” for the first time during…

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2020-10-20 Will North Korea’s New Missile Push US to Expand Missile Defenses

North Korea showed off a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a big military parade earlier this month. Security experts say the…

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2020-09-12 North, South Korean Couples Deal with Cultural, Language Differences

A year ago, Kim Seo-yun gave some very important personal information to her South Korean love interest. She had fled…

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2020-08-30 What Will US Policy Toward North Korea Be After the Election?

America's two main presidential candidates have expressed different ideas about policy toward nuclear-armed North Korea. President Donald Trump has expanded…

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2020-07-27 Defector Accused of Rape at Center of North Korea’s COVID Claim

South Korea has reacted to North Korean claims that a man who fled the North was infected with the coronavirus…

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2020-06-16 North Korea Destroys Empty Liaison Office

North Korea destroyed the Inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the border with South Korea on Tuesday. Some considered the act…

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2020-01-16 South Korea’s Moon Still Pushing for Talks with North Korea

South Korea recently gave a message to North Korea from the United States. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turned…

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2019-12-23 Experts: North Korea May Be Misreading the 2020 US Election

Some North Korea experts are worried that leader Kim Jong Un might become too sure of his ability to affect…

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2019-12-21 Report Describes North Korea’s Efforts to Ban Outside Information

Officials in North Korea are trying to develop new ways to stop outside information from spreading inside the country. A…

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2019-10-27 North Korea Weak Link in Fight Against Swine Flu

South Korea is creating traps and using unmanned aircraft and expert gunmen in an effort to stop wild pigs from…

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2016-03-09 North Korea Says It Has Small Nuclear Weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Wednesday his country has developed nuclear weapons of a size small enough for…

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2016-03-07 N. Korea Threatens Nuclear Strike, US, S. Korea Begin Drills

North Korea has threatened a preemptive nuclear strike as the U.S. and South Korean forces began their largest joint military exercises ever.…

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2016-03-03 North Korea Flies Missiles After UN Sanctions

North Korea launched several short-range missiles from its eastern coast Thursday. The action took place one day after the United…

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2016-02-16 UN: Kim Jong Un Could Be Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

A United Nations expert on human rights in North Korea has warned that the country's dictator, Kim Jong Un, could…

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