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China’s Trade With N.Korea Falls As Pressure Mounts

China's imports from North Korea fell in April to a near three-year low, data showed Tuesday, as Beijing faces calls to...

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North Korea Declares Medium-Range Missile Ready For Deployment

North Korea on Monday declared its medium-range Pukguksong-2 missile ready for deployment after a weekend test, the...

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N. Korea Confirms ‘successful’ Launch of Ballistic Missile

North Korea on Monday confirmed the "successful" launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, Pyongyang's state media...

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Tillerson Says US Pressure On North Korea In ‘early Stages’

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Sunday that the United States was still in the "early stages" of applying...

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Olympic Games Chief Shrugs Off Korean Tensions

Military tensions on the Korean peninsula should not prevent the nuclear-armed North sending a team to the 2018 Winter...

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US Military Chief Warns Against War With North Korea

US defence chief James Mattis delivered a sombre caution on North Korea saying any military attempts to resolve the...

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China’s Xi Calls For S. Korea Ties To Get Back On Track

Chinese President Xi Jinping told a South Korean envoy on Friday he was willing to put relations back on a "normal...

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Russia Launches Ferry Connection With North Korea

The first ever ferry service linking Russia and North Korea was launched on Thursday, the company operating it said,...

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China Urges S.Korea To ‘remove Obstacles’ To Good Ties

China's foreign minister urged South Korea's new government on Thursday to remove "obstacles" to good relations amid...

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S.Korea, Japan Seek To Lower Tensions Over ‘comfort Women’

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with a senior South Korean envoy on Thursday, as the two countries try to lower...

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Putin Warns Against ‘intimidating’ North Korea After Latest Missile Launch

Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned North Korea's latest missile launch as "dangerous" but warned against...

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North Korea Says New Rocket Can Carry Nuclear Warhead

North Korea said on Monday it had successfully launched a new type of ballistic missile in its latest test which it...

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North Korea Test-Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea on Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile, the Seoul army said, the first since South Korea's new president...

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Xi, Moon Agree Denuclearising North Korea ‘common Goal’

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and new South Korean president Moon Jae-In agreed on Thursday that denuclearising North Korea...

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Moon, Trump Agree On Close Cooperation On N. Korea

South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In and US President Donald Trump agreed Wednesday on "close cooperation" in...

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South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Willing To Visit North Korea

Moon Jae-in, South Korea's new president, has declared his willingness to visit the nuclear-armed North, moments after...

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South Korea’s New Leader Moon Jae-In Sworn In

South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North...

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South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Sworn In Vowing To Address North

South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North in...

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China Says It Tested New Missile Near Korean Peninsula

Chinese defense chiefs say the country's military has successfully tested a new kind of guided missile near the Korean...