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Vietnamese accused of killing N. Korean to testify in March
Kyodo News, Published on 28/01/2019
» SHAH ALAM, Malaysia: A Vietnamese who is one of two women accused of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is set to testify before a Malaysian court in March, her lawyer said Monday.
Moon in N.Korea to boost waning de-nuke hopes
Kyodo News, Published on 18/09/2018
» SEOUL/PYONGYANG: South Korean President Moon Jae In was warmly welcomed Tuesday as he became the country's third president to visit Pyongyang, amid drastic changes in the situation surrounding efforts to denuclearise North Korea since the beginning of this year.
US government shuts down
Associated Press, Published on 20/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration in a striking display of Washington dysfunction.
Philippines to protest to China over manmade island ‘airbase’
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2018
» MANILA: The Philippines will make a diplomatic protest to China, which the southeast Asian nation's defence minister described as having reneged on a promise not to militarise artificial islands in the busy South China Sea waterway.
149 dead as 7.1 quake crumbles Mexican buildings
Associated Press, Published on 20/09/2017
» MEXICO CITY: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake stunned central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 149 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped.
Outcry follows N.Korea's missile launch over Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 29/08/2017
» TOKYO -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Tuesday that flew over Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido before falling into the Pacific Ocean in defiance of international sanctions and criticism of Pyongyang's continued nuclear and missile development.
Malaysian assassination victim's identity confirmed by DNA
Kyodo News, Published on 16/03/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police have confirmed that a man murdered last month in Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, based on DNA samples obtained from his child, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Wednesday.
Malaysia to end visa-free entry for N Koreans
Kyodo News, Published on 02/03/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has decided to end visa-free entry for North Koreans, effective on March 6, following the assassination in mid-February of the estranged half-brother of the reclusive country's leader Kim Jong Un, local media said on Thursday.
Seoul suggests N.Korea suspension from UN
Kyodo News, Published on 01/03/2017
» GENEVA - South Korea called on the international community Tuesday for "collective measures" against North Korea, including possible suspension of its UN membership, citing the recent use of a chemical substance to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a Malaysian airport.
Police urge suspects possibly at N. Korean embassy to come out
Kyodo News, Published on 23/02/2017
» KULA LUMPUR - Malaysia's police chief on Thursday urged two North Korean men, possibly hiding at the reclusive country's embassy in Kuala Lumpur, to come forward and assist with the ongoing investigation into last week's death of Kim Jong Nam.