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NKorea urges foreigners in SKorea to evacuate
North Korea is urging all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate because it says the rival Koreas are on the eve of a nuclear war.
SKorea: 'Indication' NKorea prepping for nuke test
South Korea's point man on North Korea said Monday there is an "indication" that Pyongyang is preparing for a fourth nuclear test, a day after another ...
China's Xi offers to reduce friction over hotspots
With pressure growing on Beijing to get North Korea to step back from its war-like footing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that no one country ...
Despite threats, risks temper Korea war tensions
As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to avoid an all-out war. The last one, six decades ...
Made in Korea: Rare look at jointly run factories
There is a North Korean factory with no portraits of the country's late leaders on the walls, no North Korean flags, no hand-painted posters screaming ...
More SKoreans leave NKorean factory park under ban
The North Korean factory park that is the last vestige of cooperation with the South moved closer to paralysis Saturday as nearly 100 South Korean ...
NKorea warns embassies it can't guarantee safety
North Korea has warned diplomats in Pyongyang that it can't guarantee the safety of embassies in the event of a conflict and suggested they may want ...
Pyongyang rumblings have little effect on SKoreans
Outsiders might hear the opening notes of a war in the deluge of threats and provocations from North Korea, but to South Koreans it is a familiar ...
NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond
North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China — a potential silver ...
North Korea still far from backing up nuke threats
North Korea's vow to restart its mothballed nuclear facilities raises fears about assembly lines churning out fuel for a fearsome arsenal of nuclear ...
NKorea clears its military to attack US with nukes
North Korea warned Thursday that its military has been cleared to attack the U.S. using "smaller, lighter and diversified" nuclear weapons, while the ...
US missile defense shield to counter NKorea threat
The Pentagon said Wednesday it was deploying a missile defense shield to Guam to protect the U.S. and its allies in the region in response to ...
US institute: Work under way at NKorea reactor
North Korea has already begun construction at a shuttered plutonium reactor that it is vowing to restart and it could be back in operation sooner than ...
Timeline: A month of provocations from North Korea
North Korea has delivered a drumbeat of war threats and ominous announcements since March 7, when the United Nations Security Council imposed ...
Kerry warns NKorea on 'reckless' provocations
Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday warned North Korea to halt a recent spate of rhetoric and actions, calling them provocative, dangerous and ...
NKorea taps reformist premier amid nuclear tension
North Korea's parliament approved the appointment of a new premier seen by outside experts as an economic reformer one day after top party officials ...
White House: No military moves seen in N. Korea
The White House says that despite bellicose rhetoric from North Korea the Obama administration has not seen changes in the regime's military posture.
NKorea's parliament meets amid nuclear tension
After weeks of war-like rhetoric, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session taking place ...
NKorea says it is in a 'state of war' with SKorea
North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered "a state of war" and threatened to shut down a border factory complex ...
White House takes North Korea's threats seriously
The White House said Saturday it is taking seriously new threats by North Korea but also noted Pyongyang's history of "bellicose rhetoric." North ...
Analysis: NKorea threat may be more bark than bite
Across North Korea, soldiers are gearing up for battle and shrouding their jeeps and vans with camouflage netting. Newly painted signboards and ...
NKorea orders rocket prep after US B-2 drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Friday that his rocket forces were ready "to settle accounts with the U.S.," unleashing a new round of ...
Mass rally in Pyongyang in support of Kim Jong Un
Thousands of North Koreans have turned out for a mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader's call to arms. Chanting "Death ...
Hagel: B-2s not intended to provoke North Korea
America's unprecedented decision to send nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers to drop dummy munitions during military drills with South Korea this week ...
Stumbles of SKorean leader distract month into job
South Korean President Park Geun-hye's honeymoon was over before it even began. Only a month on the job, Park has stumbled repeatedly in the face of ...