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NKorea sentences American to 15 years labor
An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of "compulsory labor" for unspecified crimes against the state, Pyongyang announced Thursday. The sentencing of Kenneth Bae, described by friends as a devout Christian and a tour operator, will further complicate already strained relations ...
US institute: NKorea reactor nearing completion
North Korea is nearing completion of a light-water reactor that is primarily intended to generate electricity but which could add to concern over its nuclear program, a U.S.-based institute said Wednesday. Satellite photos, the latest taken this month, show the North appears to be putting finishing external touches to the ...
Most South Koreans leave North Korean factory
Most South Koreans who had remained at an industrial park in North Korea had returned home by early Tuesday morning, officials said, leaving a final seven behind to negotiate unpaid wages for North Korean workers. The Unification Ministry in Seoul said 43 South Koreans began departing from Kaesong late Monday ...
Hurdles to talks high after North Korea threats
After weeks of fiery rhetoric, military posturing and threats that it's willing to strike back hard if provoked, North Korea appears to be taking a bit of a breather. The U.S.-South Korea war games it despises are winding down, and feelers are out in diplomatic circles that it might be ...
NKorea charges US man in plot to overthrow regime
North Korea announced Saturday that an American detained for nearly six months is being tried in the Supreme Court on charges of plotting to overthrow the government, a crime that could draw the death penalty if he is convicted. The case involving Kenneth Bae, who has been in North Korean ...
Majority of SKoreans in NKorean factory to return
Roughly three quarters of the 175 South Koreans still at a shuttered factory park in North Korea are scheduled to return Saturday after Seoul decided to withdraw them over Pyongyang's rejection of its demand for talks on the last symbol of inter-Korean cooperation, the government said. The industrial complex in ...
Lawmakers introduce tough NKorea sanctions bill
Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the House are proposing to step up sanctions against North Korea by punishing companies, banks and governments that do prohibited business with it. The bill crafted by leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and introduced Friday is modeled on sanctions in force against Iran. ...
US, Japan military chiefs vow defense cooperation
The military chiefs of Japan and the United States on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate closely on defense measures in order to deal with threats of missile and nuclear tests from North Korea. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff, met with Japan's top defense ...
North Korea ignores Seoul deadline for talks
South Korea says Pyongyang has ignored Seoul's deadline for responding to a demand for talks on a shuttered inter-Korean factory park. Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-suk said Friday that Seoul is considering countermeasures but refused to discuss what they might be. Pyongyang barred South Korean managers and cargo from entering ...
A look at North Korea's military capabilities
North Korea's military, founded 81 years ago Thursday, is older than the country itself. It began as an anti-Japanese militia and is now the heart of the nation's "military first" policy. Late leader Kim Jong Il elevated the military's role during his 17-year rule; South Korea estimates he boosted troop ...
SKorea demands talks with NKorea on closed factory
South Korea on Thursday warned of an unspecified "grave measure" if North Korea rejects talks on a jointly run factory park shuttered for nearly a month — setting up the possible end of the last remaining major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. In a televised briefing with reporters, Unification Ministry spokesman ...
NKorean soldiers put down arms to help plant crops
The North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone is a hive of activity — not of fighting, but of farming. Beyond the barbed wire, ruddy-faced North Korean soldiers put down their rifles Wednesday and stood shoulder to shoulder with farmers as they turned their focus to another battle: the spring ...
US urges China collaboration on cyber intrusions
The top U.S. military officer said Wednesday that he has called on China to be more transparent about cyberattacks and boost collaboration with the U.S. to tackle a common threat to their economies. Gen. Martin Dempsey said tackling cyber intrusions featured in his talks with his Chinese counterpart and other ...
NKorea vows to bolster nuclear arms over US report
North Korea is vowing to bolster its nuclear program in response to a U.S. State Department report accusing Pyongyang of human rights abuses. Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called the annual U.S. report proof of a hostile policy by Washington that's aimed at toppling North Korea's leadership. The State Department ...
China says new North Korea nuclear test possible
China's top general said a fourth North Korean nuclear weapons test is a possibility that underscores the need for fresh talks between Pyongyang and other regional parties. Chief of the General Staff Gen. Fang Fenghui said Beijing firmly opposes the North's nuclear weapons program and wants to work with others ...
US to press China over repatriation of NKoreans
The United States will press China over its forcible repatriation of refugees to North Korea, a U.S. human rights envoy said Monday. He likened the North's vast gulag to that operated by the Soviet Union in the 1930s. Robert King is among U.S. officials meeting in Washington this week with ...
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