China Seeks to End Conflict between U.S. and North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump have discussed the situation with North Korea and the Chinese president expressed his desire for a diplomatic solution.
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump have discussed the situation with North Korea and the Chinese president expressed his desire for a diplomatic solution.
Read MoreNorth Korea launched a ballistic missile test in defiance of U.N. resolutions, and in line with the abandoning of strategic patience, the United States, is considering a number of additional options including shooting down North Korean ballistic missiles that are to be used in future tests.
Read MoreAccording to Korean law, a new president must be elected within sixty days of the ruling, a unanimous court ruling approved the South Korean National Assembly’s December vote to impeach former President Park Geun-hye.
Read MoreWhile in Tokyo, Tillerson announced that there needed to be a different approach to handle North Korea’s increasing nuclear threat, but the idea of direct negotiations is very unlikely unless North Korea agrees to give up its nuclear weapons program.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump reportedly accused North Korean leader Kim Jon Un of “acting very, very badly” amid reports of North Korea testing a new long-range rocket engine.
Read MoreChina, North Korea’s only ally, has loosened the nation’s leash to see how world leaders, especially the new U.S. president, would react.
Read MoreKim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un, was killed in broad daylight in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur National Airport
Read MoreChinese government, in an effort to show its commitment to the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, announced a ban on North Korean coal imports
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Read MoreFor the first half of 2016, the number of detections totaled 814, an annual increase of 15 percent. The plethora of defections has followed an increase in tension between North and South Korea following the North’s nuclear testing. The number of defectors used to reach over 2,000 a year, but after Kim Jong-un reached power, the number of defectors was cut in half. It appears to have been due to more difficulty in escaping and increased punishment, rather than better conditions. Park said in her speech that the increase in 2016 has been due to an increase in oppression and widespread hunger.
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