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NKorea denies cyberattack on SKorean companies
North Korea has denied involvement in a cyberattack that shut down nearly 50,000 computers and servers at South Korean broadcasters and banks last ...
Kerry tamps down anxiety over NKorea missile power
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a stark warning to North Korea on Friday not to test-fire a mid-range missile, while tamping down anxiety ...
PSY's new single steals attention away from NKorea
South Korean pop star PSY's first new single since his viral hit "Gangnam Style" is stealing attention from inter-Korean tensions. YG Entertainment, ...
Despite tensions, NKorea readies for festivities
As the world watches to see what North Korea's next move will be in a high-stakes game of brinksmanship with the United States, residents of its ...
Kerry heads to East Asia, seeks help on NKorea
John Kerry had been secretary of state for little more than a week when North Korea tested a nuclear bomb. He gathered top aides together for a ...
NKorea fury at joint war games goes back decades
The names of U.S.-South Korean war games staged over the years don't sound all that threatening: Team Spirit, Ulchi Focus Lens, Key Resolve ...
SKorea says NKorea behind computer crash in March
North Korea was responsible for a cyberattack that shut down tens of thousands of computers and servers at South Korean broadcasters and banks last ...
Factories that ran on Korean cooperation go silent
A few hundred South Korean managers, some wandering among quiet assembly lines, were all that remained Tuesday at the massive industrial park run by ...
North Korea urges foreigners to vacate South Korea
Scores of North Koreans of all ages planted trees as part of a forestation campaign — armed with shovels, not guns. In the evening, women in ...
White House: Pyongyang using 'unhelpful rhetoric'
The White House says North Korea's threat of nuclear war and warnings to foreigners to evacuate the South Korean capital of Seoul is "more unhelpful ...
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 ...
US preparing for possible further NKorea actions
The top U.S. military officer said Sunday the Pentagon had bolstered its missile defenses and taken other steps because he "can't take the chance" ...
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 ...
SKorea: North Korea moved missile to east coast
After a series of escalating threats, North Korea has moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said ...
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 ...
NKorea refuses to let SKoreans enter joint factory
In past deadly confrontations between North and South Korea, a jointly operated industrial park stayed open, churning out goods. But in the latest ...
US moves on NKorea aimed at deterring new leader
The parading of U.S. air and naval power within view of the Korean peninsula — first a few long-range bombers, then stealth fighters, then ships — is ...
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 ...