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Trump Accepts ‘milestone’ Meeting With Kim
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump are to meet in person by May, it has been announced, an...
North Korea To Field Paralympics Team
North Korea will participate in the Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, according to South Korea’s news agency....
S. Korea Starts Review of ‘comfort Women’ Deal With Japan
South Korea Monday began an official review of a controversial agreement with Japan over Second World War sex slaves,...
S. Korea Speeds Up US Missile Defence Over North’s Missile Test
North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test has prompted the South to speed up the deployment of a US...
Britain Makes Pitch For Massive Australia Warship Contract
Britain's defence secretary Wednesday made a strong push to build Australia's next fleet of warships, saying the...
China Urges US To Stop ‘unfriendly’ Recon Flights
China on Tuesday called on the United States to stop "unfriendly" and "dangerous" military flights after two Chinese...
Two Chinese Warplanes Buzz US Recon Plane
A US surveillance plane was forced to take evasive action after two Chinese fighters intercepted it over the East China...
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...
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...
No Visitors Allowed On Japan’s Men-Only UNESCO Island
Visitors will not be allowed to set foot on a men-only UNESCO World Heritage island in Japan from next year, an...
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...
US Conducts Successful Missile Intercept Test Amid NKorea Tensions
The US military has conducted a successful test of a missile intercept system, officials said Tuesday, as tensions soar...
Japan Protests S.Korea’s ‘comfort Women’ Heritage Bid
Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest with South Korea over its support for registering with the United Nations...
Japan’s Men-Only Island Gets UNESCO Nod
A men-only island in Japan where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its...
US To Test Anti-Missile System Amid N Korea Tensions
The US Missile Defense Agency said Friday it would soon test an anti-ballistic missile system, days after North Korea...
US Warplanes Fly Over Disputed South China Sea
US warplanes have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the US Air Force said Friday, a move aimed at asserting...
Trump Calls On the World To Act Against North Korea
President Donald Trump on Thursday called North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test 'very, very bad...
Trump Weighs ‘severe’ Response To N. Korea ICBM Test
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was considering a "pretty severe" response to North Korea's intercontinental...
Could America Shield Alaska From A N.Korean Missile?
It is every Alaskan's nightmare: finding themselves within range of a North Korean missile. As that fear came one step...