North Korea

2015-07-14 UN: Drought Affected North Korea Cuts Food Rations

Officials at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization say North Korea has reduced the amount of food it gives…

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2015-06-24 North Korea Could Face Food Shortage

North Korea could face more food shortages later this year if a drought continues. That is what the United Nations World Food…

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2015-05-13 South Korea Concerned Over North’s Submarine Missile Launch

South Korean officials stated their concerns about North Korea's first missile test launch from a submarine. The test does not…

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2015-04-01 North Korea Takes Steps Toward Long-Range Missiles

A top United States intelligence official says that North Korea has made progress in developing long-range missiles. This comes as…

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2015-03-18 Expert Questions Report on North Korea Nuclear Arms

A former International Atomic Energy official has raised questions about claims made in a new report on North Korea. The…

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2015-03-17 North Korea Reacts to US-South Korea Exercises

The United States and South Korea are carrying out their yearly joint military training. North Korea has reacted to the…

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2015-03-02 Can North Korea Build More Nuclear Weapons?

A new report says North Korea could have as many as 100 nuclear weapons by 2020. That includes the 16…

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2015-02-26 Will North Korea Follow Vietnam, Myanmar?

South Korea has called for North Korea to follow the reform model of two other Asian countries. But observers say North Korea…

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2015-02-19 Rights Groups: N. Korean Leader Abused His People

North Korea honored its former leader Kim Jong Il this week on what would have been his 73rd birthday. Officials in…

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2015-01-25 S. Korean Businesses Want to Ease Trade Restriction with North

Business leaders in South Korea are urging President Park Geun-hye to ease trade restrictions with North Korea. South Korea put the restrictions…

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2015-01-23 Defector’s Story Raised Questions on Report of Abuse in North Korea

Recent comments of a man who fled North Korea are raising questions about the U.N. report on human rights abuses…

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2015-01-18 North Korea Offers Nuclear Talks with Conditions

This week, North Korea offered direct talks with the United States. The North Korean offer came days after the U.S.…

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2014-12-22 Reports Say North Korea Hit by Internet Outage

North Korea appears to be experiencing a widespread Internet outage. The cause of the outage is not clear. However, hours…

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2014-12-05 Could North Korea Have Hacked Sony Pictures?

United States federal agents have joined an investigation of an attack on computers belonging to Sony Pictures Entertainment. The Federal Bureau of…

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2014-11-27 North Korea Warns of Punishment for US, Allies

North Korea has warned several countries about their support of a United Nations condemnation of North Korea's human rights record.…

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