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North Korean Defectors Launch Anti-Pyongyang Balloons Across Border

Jul 15, 2014 02:19 AM EDT

South Korean activists launched balloons across the North Korean border on Tuesday in protest against a series of missile test launches carried out by Pyongyang in recent weeks.

North and South Koreas Will Meet, North To Join Asian Games In Seoul

Erika Villanueva |

Jul 14, 2014 04:14 AM EDT

North and South Korea convened in a border village and agreed to meet on Thursday, July 14, to discuss North Korea's participation in the 2014 Asian Games that Seoul will host.

North Korea Slams U.S. For Interfering in Korean Peninsula

Christl Leong |

Jul 12, 2014 03:59 PM EDT

North Korea slammed the U.S. on Saturday after one of its warships arrived on South Korea's port, calling it a "reckless" act of "grave unpardonable provocation" intended to block the improvement of north-south relations.

North Korea Fires Short-range Missiles to Salute Deceased Top Missile Expert

Erika Villanueva |

Jul 09, 2014 03:21 AM EDT

North Korea launched two short-range missiles early Wednesday off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula to salute a former North Korean missile expert who died.

Kim Jong Un Getting Sick, Seen Limping in Public

Ana Verayo |

Jul 09, 2014 01:59 AM EDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen with a mysterious limp in public due to an unknown illness.

China’s President Xi Visits South Korea To Strengthen Ties

Bianca Ortega |

Jul 03, 2014 06:35 AM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on a visit to South Korea on Thursday in a bid to strengthen ties with Seoul and discuss the nuclear ambitions of North Korea.

Japan Intends to Lift Some Sanctions on North Korea

Erika Villanueva |

Jul 03, 2014 01:49 AM EDT

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that the Japanese government has decided to remove some sanctions it has imposed on North Korea in return for the latter’s agreement in setting up an investigation about Japanese abductions done by the North Korean regime in the 1970s and 1980s.

North Korea Demands Cancellation of South Korea-US Military Drills

Bianca Ortega |

Jun 30, 2014 08:16 AM EDT

North Korea’s National Defense Commission wants South Korea to cancel its annual military drills with the US to promote reconciliation ahead of the Asian Games which will commence September.

North Korea Threatens Retaliation Over Release Of 'The Interview'

Christl Leong |

Jun 25, 2014 02:40 PM EDT

North Korea threatened the U.S. on Wednesday, promising "merciless" retaliation over the release of a Hollywood action-comedy film about a plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong Un.

Korean War’s 64th Anniversary Commemorated By Rival Nations

Bianca Ortega |

Jun 25, 2014 02:24 PM EDT

Rival nations North and South Korea separately commemorated the 64th anniversary of the Korean War by holding a rally in Pyongyang and a ceremony in Seoul.

North Korea Mobilizes Army as Nation Faces Worst Drought in Over Three Decades

Katie Collom |

Jun 25, 2014 06:57 AM EDT

As the possibility of food shortages caused by the worst drought North Korea has seen in several years looms heavy, the nation has mobilized its army in an attempt to protect the country's crops.

U.S. Tourist Detained in North Korea for Unspecified Crimes

Christl Leong |

Jun 06, 2014 08:24 AM EDT

An American tourist was detained by North Korean authorities for unspecified crimes, Korean Central News Agency announced on Friday.

North Korea May Have Nuke-Tipped Missiles, China Not Happy

Robert Sarkanen |

May 22, 2014 07:13 AM EDT

Experts on North Korea report that the communist nation may be nearing use of nuclear warheads on missiles as China warns against further nuclear testing.

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