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South Korea, US and Japan hold aerial drill in demonstration of strength against North Korea
Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese military officers are urging North Korea to cease all unlawful activities that threaten ...
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Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week
The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week. ------------ N. Korea touts robust ties with China on anniv. of key treaty signing SEOUL -- North Korea's state media on Friday ...
South Korea, Japan and US conduct air drill as defence chiefs meet
South Korea, Japan and the United States conducted a joint air drill on Friday involving a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber and fighter jets of the three allies over international waters, the South's ...
North Korean avoids land mines to cross DMZ into South Korea as Seoul softens stance on Pyongyang
A North Korean man crossed the DMZ on foot before midnight Thursday, asking South Korean troops for help in a rare defection ...
South Korea repatriates 6 rescued North Koreans across sea border
South Korea on Wednesday repatriated six North Koreans across the maritime border in the East Sea, months after they drifted ...
South Korea struggles with uncertainty over U.S. trade negotiations
Trump wants to impose a 25% tariff on South Korea, but it's been postponed. Will three more weeks be enough time to negotiate ...
In a Good-Will Gesture, South Korea Returns Stranded Fishermen to the North
The fishermen’s boats had drifted into South Korean waters, officials said. The South’s new president has been trying to ...
North Korean man avoids military and landmines to cross border into South Korea
The mission to safely guide the man to the South involved a considerable number of South Korean troops and took around 20 ...
South Korea returns six North Koreans stranded at sea this year
South Korea returned on Wednesday six North Koreans who had become stranded at sea earlier this year after their vessels had ...
North Korean man crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea
The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military identified and tracked the individual near the central-west section of ...
North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but ...
Seoul asks North Korea for advance notice of dam release
South Korea's Unification Ministry on Friday asked North Korea to give advance notice before releasing water from a dam ...