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North Korea's Kim Gives Nuclear Order

Kim said the "security environment" around North Korea is "getting more serious day by day" and "requires us to make a ...

North Korea's Kim calls for rapid nuclear buildup amid U.S.-South Korea exercises

Pyongyang regularly criticizes such drills as rehearsals for invasion and sometimes responds with weapons tests, but Seoul ...

North Korea's Kim calls for rapid nuclear buildup

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country needed to rapidly expand its nuclear armament and called U.S.-South Korea ...

President Trump must not be persuaded by President Lee's views on 'respect' for the North Korean political system

David Maxwell urges U.S. President Donald Trump not to be swayed by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's stance on "respect ...

South Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats

South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with ...

South Korea's Lee orders partial phased implementation of existing North Korea pacts

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who has been seeking to improve strained relations with Pyongyang, ordered on Monday ...

As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?

South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional ...

North Korea denies loudspeaker removal, rejects Seoul outreach

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday denied Seoul's claim that the North had begun removing ...

North Korea and Russia reaffirm alignment over Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

During the call with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the “bravery” of North Korean ...

North Korea must ‘rapidly expand’ its nuclear arsenal, says Kim Jong-un

Kim criticises joint military drills between US and South Korea, accusing them of being ‘hostile and confrontational’ ...

Nothing beats a North Korean holiday

But now, a notice on North Korea's tourism website says that foreigners are "temporarily" not allowed to visit. Russian tourists appear to be the exception. We speak to Rachel Lee, a BBC reporter in ...

North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces to counter rivals, state media said Tuesday, as he ...