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South Korea Presidential Candidate Lee Says to Restore Hotline With North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's liberal presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said in a Facebook message on Monday he would ...
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Families demand North Korea return all Japanese abductees
The rally, organized mainly by the family group and an organization supporting such families, brought together about 800 ...
Nuclear-Armed North Korea Issues Warning to US Ally
Pyongyang has carried out frequent missile tests in violation of United Nations Security Council sanctions and continues to build out its nuclear weapons program. The Kim Jong Un regime insists both ...
Japanese abductees' kin urge N. Korea's Kim to return loved ones
Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea pleaded with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, to return their loved ...
The Japan Times22h
Three detained and blamed for North Korean warship accident
The ultimate fate of the three who were blamed for the accident remains unclear, but leader Kim Jong Un has a history of ...
South Korea’s defense ministry says no talks held with U.S. on troop withdrawal
SEOUL--South Korea’s defense ministry said on Friday that Seoul and Washington had not had discussions about the withdrawal ...
North Korea’s second naval destroyer is damaged in a failed launch attended by Kim
It's not common for North Korea to acknowledge military-related setbacks, but observers say the disclosure of the failed ship ...
Japan Prime Minister Ishiba pledges utmost efforts to resolve abduction issue
Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has met with relatives of Japanese citizens who were abducted by North Korea. He pledged to make his utmost efforts to resolve the issue as soon as possible while ...
Purely business or sinister security risk? Chinese ‘land grabs’ spook US allies Japan, South Korea
Question remains over what extent background checks is feasible.. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...