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6th test brings North Korea closer to becoming full-fledged nuke stateNorth KoreaSept 3, 2017With Sunday’s nuclear test, North Korea is seen drawing increasingly closer to becoming a full-fledged nuclear weapons state, which would further unsettle Northeast Asia’s geopolitical landscape and ... -
Moon appeals for Latin America’s support in NK issuesNorth KoreaAug 31, 2017President Moon Jae-in on Thursday requested Latin American countries to pay greater attention and provide support for containing North Korea’s nuclear program, saying it is not just an issue of major... -
ASEAN culture house to open in BusanForeign affairsAug 31, 2017The Foreign Ministry will unveil an institute on Friday in Busan designed to promote the cultures of Southeast Asian countries and joint academic research as part of efforts to deepen sociocultural e... -
NK confirms missile as Hwasong-12, threatens more testsNorth KoreaAug 30, 2017North Korea on Wednesday confirmed it employed the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile in its test a day earlier, threatening to launch even more weapons targeting the Pacific. Leader Ki... -
North Korea fires missile over Japan, dashing hopes for talksNorth KoreaAug 29, 2017North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan into the sea in an aggressive test Tuesday, prompting scathing criticism from Seoul and Washington just one day after the allies sought to renew hopes... -
Seoul U-turns, says NK’s projectiles were short-range ballistic missilesNorth KoreaAug 28, 2017South Korea’s military and spy agency said Monday that North Korea is believed to have employed short-range ballistic missiles in its test over the weekend, revising an initial assessment following c... -
Talks possible if no NK provocations until October: KangNorth KoreaAug 28, 2017Despite unabated tensions, denuclearization talks with North Korea would be possible if Pyongyang refrains from additional provocations until its major holidays in October, South Korea’s Foreign Mini... -
North Korea’s short-range missile launch sparks flurry of speculationNorth KoreaAug 27, 2017North Korea`s advanced 300-milimeter multiple launch rocket system is seen during a military parade in Pyongyang in October 2015. (Kyodo-Yonhap) North Korea fired three short-range rockets into the ... -
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[Newsmaker] THAAD deployment to be completed as early as next weekDefenseAug 25, 2017South Korea is poised to complete the installment of a US missile shield next week, officials said Friday, despite unabated controversy over the Moon Jae-in government’s flip-flopping on the timing o... -
Mexican diplomat accused of sexual abuseForeign affairsAug 16, 2017A Mexican diplomat has been accused of sexually harassing a Korean-Paraguayan woman while working together at the Mexican Embassy in Seoul, Foreign Ministry officials here said Wednesday. The diplom... -
Moon proposed trilateral talks with China, US on THAAD: sourcesForeign affairsAug 16, 2017President Moon Jae-in proposed a trilateral discussion with the US during a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping last month in a bid to ease Beijing’s resistance to the deployment of a US missile... -
No military action without Seoul’s consent: MoonNorth KoreaAug 15, 2017President Moon Jae-in pledged Tuesday to do “all it can” to prevent war on the peninsula, saying South Korea is the only country to make a decision on any military action and the crisis must be tackl... -
Moon breaks silence, urges North Korea to halt threatsNorth KoreaAug 14, 2017President Moon Jae-in on Monday urged North Korea to cease its provocations and threats, breaking weekslong silence on the skyrocketing tension that has been fanning fears of military conflict and wi... -
Fire and fury maybe wasn’t tough enough for North Korea: TrumpNorth KoreaAug 11, 2017In a third day of a blistering salvo against North Korea, US President Donald Trump said Thursday his “fire and fury” comment may have not been “tough enough” because Pyongyang should be “very, very ... -
North Korea threatens ‘enveloping fire’ with four missiles around GuamNorth KoreaAug 10, 2017North Korea on Thursday threatened to fire four missiles around Guam in a detailed outline of attack on US territory as an escalating war of words fans fears over an armed clash. A report by the Nor...
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