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Dec 18 2023
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North Korea launches ballistic missiles after US and South Korea bolster nuclear deterrence plans
North Korea has tested a long-range ballistic missile that is theoretically capable of striking anywhere on the US mainland, Japan officials said, in the regime’s first round of missile tests for about a month.
The missile appeared to have flown about 1,000km (620 miles) and reached a maximum altitude of more than 6,000km before landing in the sea east of the Korean peninsula on Monday
The GuardianApr 24 2024
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South Korea begins the first public hearings on a climate lawsuit in Asia
South Korea begins the first public hearings on a climate lawsuit in Asia
South Korea begins the first public hearings on a climate lawsuit in Asia Audio will be available later today.
The plaintiffs argue that by not effectively tackling climate change, their government is violating its citizens' human rights.
NPR Fact CheckApr 10 2020
Background
North Korea
North Korea (Korean: 조선; MR: Chosŏn or literally 북조선; MR: Pukchosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or DPR Korea; Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, with Pyongyang as its capital and the largest city in the country. To the north and northwest, the country is
WikipediaJan 12 2024
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North Korea poised to admit first known tourists since 2020
A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from Russian provincial authorities and a Western tour guide.
North Korea imposed some of the strictest border controls in the world during the spread of Covid-19, and has yet to fully reopen to foreigners.
The trip,
NBC News (Online)Aug 16 2023
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North Korea: US soldier who fled to North Korea wants refuge from mistreatment, racism in US
SEOUL — North Korea has concluded that U.S. soldier Travis King wants refuge there or elsewhere because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the U.S. and the military, state media said on Wednesday. It was the North's first public acknowledgment of the army private's crossing from South Korea on July 18 while on a civilian tour of the Joint Security Area on the heavily
KSLDec 13 2023
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North Korea confronts a modern-day challenge: a declining population
Last week, an unusual array of vivid colors filled the seats at a North Korean political event. The all-woman audience and their traditional Korean dresses were a rare departure from the dull-colored suits and uniforms of typically male-dominant crowds on such occasions.
The event, the 5th National Meeting of Mothers, was the first to be held since 2012 and the first to be attended by
NPR (Online News)Apr 23 2024
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US and South Korea to hold talks in Hawaii on cost sharing for American troops
• U.S. and South Korean officials are meeting in Hawaii this week to discuss sharing the cost of American troops in South Korea. • The talks aim for a fair outcome to strengthen the alliance, officials say. • The meeting, held in Honolulu, focuses on the 12th ROK-U.S. Special Measures Agreement. U.S. and South Korean officials will meet in Hawaii this week for talks on sharing the cost of
Fox News (Online News)Aug 18 2023
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U.S., Japan and South Korea Boost Alliance to Counter China, North Korea
The U.S., Japan and South Korea agreed to strengthen cooperation, forging a firmer three-way alliance at a time of growing assertiveness by China and belligerence from North Korea.
The higher-level partnership struck Friday at a landmark summit binds the U.S. and its two closest Asian allies more closely together after years in which antagonism between Japan and South Korea
Wall Street Journal (News)