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Women Accused of Kim Jong-Nam Murder To Enter Pleas

Two women accused of the Cold War-style assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader in Malaysia are...

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Fire, Smoke and Metal At North Korea Steel Plant

A crane moves a giant bucket brimming with 40 tonnes of molten steel towards a gangway in North Korea's Chollima Steel...

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Panama Opens Embassy In China After Cutting Taiwan Ties

Panama announced Tuesday it has opened an embassy in China after cutting diplomatic ties with Taiwan in June. "The...

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‘We Don’t Care’ About US Travel Ban

Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea will have no effect on the country's tourism industry and...

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China Defends Repatriation of North Koreans

China on Monday defended its repatriation of North Koreans who have escaped across its border after a United Nations...

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US To ‘ban Americans From Visiting’ North Korea

The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a...

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UN Envoy Urges China Stop Repatriating N.Korea Refugees

The UN's human rights envoy to North Korea on Friday urged China to stop repatriating escaped defectors to the North,...

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US Bans Travel To North Korea After Warmbier Death

The United States will bar Americans from travelling to North Korea in the coming weeks, two travel agencies said...

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N. Korea Economy Grows At Fastest Pace In 17 Years

Despite global sanctions over its weapons programmes, North Korea's economy grew at the fastest pace in 17 years thanks...

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S. Korea Urges North To Respond To Military Talks Offer

South Korea urged the North on Friday to break its silence on an offer of military talks aimed at easing simmering...

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No Response From North Korea As Proposed Talks Loom

North Korea has not responded to South Korea's offer to hold military talks Friday, Seoul said, dimming prospects of...

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Surf’s Up! N. Korea Tourism Agency Tries To Woo Foreigners

North Korea's tourism agency has launched a website offering holiday options ranging from surfing to rice planting,...

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S. Korea Probes N. Korea Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’

South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...

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South Korea Probes N. Korean Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’

South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...

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S. Korea Seeks Rare Talks With North To Ease Military Tensions

South Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with the North, aiming to ease tensions after Pyongyang...

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Over 800 Ghanaians In Saudi Arabia To Return Home

About 800 Ghanaian migrants living in Saudi Arabia illegally have turned themselves in at Ghana’s mission there to be...

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S.Korea Raises 2017 GDP Growth Forecast To 2.8%

South Korea's central bank on Thursday tweaked upwards its growth forecast for Asia's fourth-largest economy this year,...

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N. Korean Defectors Down As Border Tightened

The number of North Koreans escaping to the South declined sharply in the first half of this year as Pyongyang...

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S. Korea’s First Black Model Faces Widespread Racism

Teenage male model Han Hyun-Min's long legs and powerful strut have made him a rising star on South Korean catwalks,...