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September 16, 2017

Defiant N. Korea leader says he will complete nuke program

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is nearing its goal of "equilibrium" in military force with the United ...

September 15, 2017

North Korea fires missile over Japan in longest-ever flight

North Korea conducted its longest-ever test flight of a ballistic missile Friday, sending an intermediate-range weapon ...

September 15, 2017

North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan

North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean on Friday, U.S. and South Korean ...

September 12, 2017

Report: Egypt cuts military ties with North Korea

Egypt's defense minister, on a visit to Seoul, announced that his country has cut military ties with North Korea, according ...

September 08, 2017

S. Korea braces for another possible N. Korea missile test

South Korea is closely watching North Korea over the possibility it may launch another intercontinental ballistic missile as ...

September 08, 2017

Court orders S. Korea to compensate former salt farm slave

The South Korean government must pay 37 million won ($33,000) to a man who was enslaved on a salt farm for several years and ...

September 08, 2017

The Latest: Mexico expels North Korea's ambassador

The Latest on tensions on the Korean Peninsula (all times local): 7:15 a.m. Mexico's government is expelling the ambassador ...

September 07, 2017

US adds launchers to THAAD as dozens hurt in SKorea protests

Dozens of people were injured in clashes between South Korean protesters and police Thursday as the U.S. military added more ...

September 07, 2017

The Latest: Moon, Abe call for stronger sanctions on NKorea

The Latest on North Korea's nuclear test (all times local): 10:55 a.m. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime ...

September 05, 2017

Global stock markets subdued amid Korea jitters

Stock markets were subdued on Tuesday after South Korean warships carried out military exercises amid tensions over North ...

September 05, 2017

Asian stocks mixed amid Korea jitters

Stocks in Tokyo and South Korea declined for a second day Tuesday while Chinese shares advanced as South Korean warships ...

September 04, 2017

Mattis: NKorea threat would bring massive military response

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday shot back at North Korea's claimed test of a hydrogen bomb with a blunt threat, saying ...

September 03, 2017

The Latest: US, South Korea speak after North's nuclear test

The Latest on the tensions on the Korean Peninsula (all times local): __ 4:10 p.m. South Korea's presidential office says the ...

September 03, 2017

North Korea conducts 6th nuclear test, says it was H-bomb

North Korea said it set off a hydrogen bomb Sunday in its sixth nuclear test, which judging by the earthquake it set off ...

August 31, 2017

N. Korea threatens S. Korean reporters over book review

North Korea on Thursday vowed to execute reporters from two South Korean newspapers, saying they insulted the country's ...

August 30, 2017

The Latest: China recommits to sanctions on North Korea

The Latest on North Korea firing a missile over Japan (all times local): 1:50 p.m. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says his ...

August 07, 2017

Nations race to prevent backsliding on North Korea sanctions

Armed with extraordinary new U.N. sanctions, nations raced Monday to ensure that North Korea's biggest trading partners ...

August 04, 2017

Asian stocks mixed as US jobs, politics in focus

Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors awaited the monthly U.S. jobs report and developments in the U.S.

July 29, 2017

The Latest: Seoul, Washington to talk over missile limits

The Latest on North Korea's launch of its second intercontinental ballistic missile (all times local): 3:55 p.m. South Korea ...