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US, South Korea Scale Down Joint Military Drills As China Prepares Trump Trip
The US and South Korea reduced the scale of annual springtime joint military drills long denounced by North Korea, as Seoul attempts to ease tensions with Pyongyang ahead of President Donald Trump's planned visit to the region.
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross Border
South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday, as tensions have spiked with the trading of trash-filled balloons and loudspeaker messages.
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North, South Korea Inaugurate Rail, Road Project; Sanctions Delay Construction
The two Koreas held a ceremony on Wednesday for a project to reconnect rail and road links, although construction cannot begin while sanctions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes remain in place, officials said.
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Watch: Dramatic Footage Shows North Korea Defector's Border Dash
Dramatic footage of a North Korean soldier's defection released Wednesday showed him racing across the border under fire from former comrades, and then being hauled to safety by South Korean troops.
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Amid US Pressure, North Korea Says Chinese Envoy Stressed On Developing Relations
China's special envoy on North Korea met high-ranking North Korean official Choe Ryong Hae after he arrived in the capital, Pyongyang, the North's official KCNA news agency said today.
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Gold Prices Go Up On Rising US-North Korea Tensions
North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.
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North Korea Calls South Korea's Leader 'Psychopath' Over Missile Row
North Korea on Wednesday labelled South Korean President Park Geun-Hye a "psychopath" after she made a speech slamming Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions and defending the deployment of a US anti-missile system.
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US Urges North Korea To Curb Actions That Raise Tensions In Northeast Asia
The United States on Tuesday condemned an attempted missile launch by North Korea and urged Pyongyang to refrain from actions that create tensions in northeastern Asia.
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North Korea Fires Artillery Rounds Near Border With South
North Korea fired a few artillery rounds during an apparent military drill near a frontline island on Saturday, a military spokesman from the South said, as tensions run high following nuclear and missile tests by Pyongyang.
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South Korea To Impose Further Access Limit To Joint Factory Park With North
South Korea said today that the government would impose tougher entry restrictions to a joint factory park run with North Korea, limiting its workforce staying in the park to "minimum necessary level" from January 12.
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The days when North Korea could create a crisis and elicit concessions are over: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and South Korea are fully capable of defending themselves.
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North Korea rejects South's 'fraudulent' talks offer
North Korea on Friday rejected South Korea's proposal for talks on the future of the Kaesong joint industrial zone, despite Seoul's warning of "significant measures" if Pyongyang declined.
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North Korea suspends joint projects, Vladimir Putin cites fear of Korea becoming another Chernobyl
North Korea, after weeks of threats against the United States and South Korea, suspended its sole remaining major project with the South on Monday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin said any nuclear conflict may make Chernobyl look like a fairy tale.
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South Korea: North Korea may be preparing to test missile
A top South Korean national security official said on Sunday that North Korea may be setting the stage for a missile test or another provocative act with its warning that it soon will be unable to guarantee diplomats' safety in Pyongyang. But he added that the North's clearest objective is to extract concessions from Washington and Seoul.
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Fidel Castro advises friend North Korea against war
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned ally North Korea against war on Friday and described the current tensions on the Korean Peninsula as one of the "gravest risks" for nuclear holocaust since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
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US, South Korea Scale Down Joint Military Drills As China Prepares Trump Trip
The US and South Korea reduced the scale of annual springtime joint military drills long denounced by North Korea, as Seoul attempts to ease tensions with Pyongyang ahead of President Donald Trump's planned visit to the region.
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross Border
South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday, as tensions have spiked with the trading of trash-filled balloons and loudspeaker messages.
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North, South Korea Inaugurate Rail, Road Project; Sanctions Delay Construction
The two Koreas held a ceremony on Wednesday for a project to reconnect rail and road links, although construction cannot begin while sanctions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes remain in place, officials said.
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Watch: Dramatic Footage Shows North Korea Defector's Border Dash
Dramatic footage of a North Korean soldier's defection released Wednesday showed him racing across the border under fire from former comrades, and then being hauled to safety by South Korean troops.
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Amid US Pressure, North Korea Says Chinese Envoy Stressed On Developing Relations
China's special envoy on North Korea met high-ranking North Korean official Choe Ryong Hae after he arrived in the capital, Pyongyang, the North's official KCNA news agency said today.
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Gold Prices Go Up On Rising US-North Korea Tensions
North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.
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North Korea Calls South Korea's Leader 'Psychopath' Over Missile Row
North Korea on Wednesday labelled South Korean President Park Geun-Hye a "psychopath" after she made a speech slamming Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions and defending the deployment of a US anti-missile system.
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US Urges North Korea To Curb Actions That Raise Tensions In Northeast Asia
The United States on Tuesday condemned an attempted missile launch by North Korea and urged Pyongyang to refrain from actions that create tensions in northeastern Asia.
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North Korea Fires Artillery Rounds Near Border With South
North Korea fired a few artillery rounds during an apparent military drill near a frontline island on Saturday, a military spokesman from the South said, as tensions run high following nuclear and missile tests by Pyongyang.
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South Korea To Impose Further Access Limit To Joint Factory Park With North
South Korea said today that the government would impose tougher entry restrictions to a joint factory park run with North Korea, limiting its workforce staying in the park to "minimum necessary level" from January 12.
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The days when North Korea could create a crisis and elicit concessions are over: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and South Korea are fully capable of defending themselves.
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North Korea rejects South's 'fraudulent' talks offer
North Korea on Friday rejected South Korea's proposal for talks on the future of the Kaesong joint industrial zone, despite Seoul's warning of "significant measures" if Pyongyang declined.
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North Korea suspends joint projects, Vladimir Putin cites fear of Korea becoming another Chernobyl
North Korea, after weeks of threats against the United States and South Korea, suspended its sole remaining major project with the South on Monday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin said any nuclear conflict may make Chernobyl look like a fairy tale.
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South Korea: North Korea may be preparing to test missile
A top South Korean national security official said on Sunday that North Korea may be setting the stage for a missile test or another provocative act with its warning that it soon will be unable to guarantee diplomats' safety in Pyongyang. But he added that the North's clearest objective is to extract concessions from Washington and Seoul.
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Fidel Castro advises friend North Korea against war
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned ally North Korea against war on Friday and described the current tensions on the Korean Peninsula as one of the "gravest risks" for nuclear holocaust since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
