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North Korea claims 'abuse, racism' drove US soldier to defect
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» SEOUL - Travis King defected to North Korea to escape "mistreatment and racial discrimination in the United States Army", state media said Wednesday, Pyongyang's first official confirmation they are holding the American soldier.
N. Korea's Kim berates officials over storm damage
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated "irresponsible" officials for failing to prevent damage from a tropical storm that swept through the Korean peninsula last week, state media said Monday.
N. Korea's Kim dismisses military chief, calls for war preparations
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed his top general and called for stepping up war preparations "in an offensive way", including boosting weapons production and conducting more drills, state media reported Thursday.
North Korea woos foreign golfers
Published on 09/08/2023
» SEOUL: North Korea has invited foreign golfers to a tournament in Pyongyang, another tentative step in the reclusive country’s reopening after Chinese and Russian officials attended a military parade last month.
Kim Jong Un oversees military parade with new drones, ICBMs
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» PYONGYANG: Flanked by visiting Russian and Chinese officials, Kim Jong Un oversaw a North Korean military parade featuring new attack drones and Pyongyang's nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), state media reported Friday.
Kim Jong Un meets Russian defence minister
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» SEOUL: Kim Jong Un met the Russian defence minister and a high-ranking Chinese delegation in Pyongyang ahead of major Korean War anniversary celebrations, state media said Thursday, the leader's first known foreign guests since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Korean War veterans dream of real peace on divided peninsula
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» SEOUL - Korean War veteran Ryu Jae-sik has had a bullet fired by a Chinese soldier lodged in his chest for 70 years, a constant reminder of the conflict that never ended.
Russian, Chinese officials to visit North Korea
Published on 25/07/2023
» SEOUL: North Korea will this week welcome Russia’s defence minister and a high-level Chinese delegation to Pyongyang for Korean War armistice anniversary celebrations, state media said Tuesday, marking a key shift in the nuclear-armed country’s stringent Covid-19 border restrictions.
‘Get him!’ US soldier’s dash to North Korea recalled
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» SEOUL: When a member of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border suddenly sprinted away from the pack, a US soldier shouted: "Get him!" But it was too late.
North Korean missile test snubs dialogue
Oped, Published on 21/07/2023
» North Korea's unannounced launch of another ballistic missile early this week became a ho-hum event, given the rash but predictable actions by Pyongyang. After all, we have seen this bellicose stunt many times before and thus have become dangerously numb and nearly indifferent to its ultimate threat and consequence.