South Korean presidential debate mired in top contender’s alleged link to North Korea
TAIPEI, Taiwan – The final televised presidential debate ahead of South Korea’s June 3 election was dominated by fierce scrutiny over the leading candidate from...
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Fears of a purge in shipyard town after North Korea destroyer launch goes wrong
SEOUL – The mood in the North Korean port city where a warship launch went badly wrong last week is grim, local residents say, as...
North Korean POWs in Ukraine excluded from Moscow-Kyiv prisoner swap: South lawmaker
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Two captured North Korean soldiers fighting with Russia in its war against Ukraine were not among the 1,000 prisoners of war recently...
Too big to conceal: North Korea fesses up to botched warship launch
SEOUL/WASHINGTON – Notoriously secretive North Korea quickly owned up to the botched launch of a 5,000-ton naval destroyer ship that listed sideways in front of...
North Korean warship tough to salvage after launch failure, analysts say
A newly built North Korean destroyer that was damaged during a launch attempt this week may have suffered irreparable harm, analysts said, as the communist...
North Korean escapees speak at UN General Assembly, drawing anger from Pyongyang
One North Korean woman described how her father died of starvation. Another said her friends were publicly executed for watching and sharing South Korean television...
North Korea deploys handheld signal detectors to crack down on cross-border calls
SEOUL – North Korean authorities have distributed high-performance handheld radio signal detectors to border security agents as part of an intensified campaign to block residents...
North Korea could have 50 long-range missiles by 2035: US intel
SEOUL/WASHINGTON – North Korea currently has up to 10 intercontinental ballistic missiles and could expand its arsenal to 50 ICBMs within a decade, according to...
North Korea’s 1st daughter makes debut at diplomatic event with Kim Jong Un
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang on May 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet...
Homes destroyed after North Koreans balk at paying for fire trucks to put out blaze
A fire that broke out in an apartment complex in North Korea’s Sinuiju city spread to neighboring homes, destroying over 10 units, after residents hesitated...
