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More Defections by Well-off N. Koreans

2016-08-04

The decline trend of North Koreans escaping the country since the start of the Kim Jong-un regime has taken a turnaround this year. According to the ...

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North Korean Economy Declines for the First time in Five Yrs

2016-07-28

The Bank of Korea has estimated that the North Korean economy saw a negative growth last year for the first time in five years. The central bank in Seoul ...

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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles into East Sea

2016-07-21

Early Tuesday morning, North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles capable of striking targets anywhere in South Korea. The missile ...

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S. Korea, US Agree on THAAD Deployment

2016-07-14

North Korea has threatened to take physical action against the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense or THAAD battery in South Korea. On July 11, North ...

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N. Korea’s Latest Government Overhaul

2016-07-07

North Korea has traditionally convened the Supreme People’s Assembly to give administrative support to a personnel reshuffle and new policies ...

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N. Korea Fires Musudan IRBM Missiles

2016-06-30

The U.S. Defense Department has confirmed that North Korea’s Musudan missile reached space and reentered Earth’s atmosphere. Pentagon spokesman ...

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North Slams South’s Crackdown on China’s Illegal Fishing

2016-06-23

North Korea criticized the South Korean military police operation to repel illegal fishing activities by Chinese boats, in neutral waters of the ...

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Strategic Relations between N. Korea and China

2016-06-16

N: According to Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, Chinese authorities have arrested a North Korean spy living in Dandong, a border city in Liaoning ...

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Chinese President Meets Key N. Korean Official

2016-06-09

Ri Su-yong, vice chairman of the North Korean Workers’ Party’s Central Committee, paid a surprise visit to China for three days from May 31. The international ...

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N. Korea Pushes for another Work-Hard Drive

2016-06-02

North Korea has declared a 200-day campaign, only one month after the nation wrapped up a similar, work-hard campaign called “70-day battle” ahead ...

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