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.
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North Korea Missile Test Fails as U.S. Signals Policy Shift
North 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.
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Campaigning Begins to Replace Ousted South Korean President
According 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.
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U.S. Open to New Approach to North Korea
While 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.
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Trump Blasts Kim Jong Un for Long Range Rocket Testing
President 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.
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Goodwill Between North Korea and China Will Not Last
China, North Korea’s only ally, has loosened the nation’s leash to see how world leaders, especially the new U.S. president, would react.
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North Korean Nationals Linked in Assassination of Kim Jong Nam
Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un, was killed in broad daylight in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur National Airport
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China to Spearhead UN Sanctions on North Korea
Chinese 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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Cut Russia Some Slack; China, North Korea Hacked Worse
By Vincent Maresca Staff Writer Americans who voted for Trump and the Republican platform will most likely appreciate the people
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South Korea Promises Open Road to Northern Defectors
For 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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