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NKorea ‘clearly’ Has Range To Hit US

North Korea "clearly" has the range to hit parts of the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile -- but...

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Japan Says Time For Pressure, Not Dialogue With N.Korea

Japan on Monday downplayed South Korea's offer to hold military talks with North Korea, saying the priority should be...

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EU Raises Prospect of New Sanctions Against NKorea

European Union member states agreed Monday to consider imposing new sanctions on North Korea after it tested its first...

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South Korea Proposes Rare Military Talks With North Korea

South Korea has proposed holding military talks with the North, after weeks of heightened tension following...

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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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Chinese Duo Strike Gold In 10m Synchro Platform

China maintained their two-decade dominance in the women's 10 metre synchronised platform at world aquatics...

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Guam Eyes End To US Colonial Rule

As Guam prepares to celebrate Liberation Day this week, political leaders on the Pacific island say it's time to decide...

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US-China Rifts Widen Despite Economic Headway

Three months after US President Donald Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his...

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N. Korea Likely Has More Plutonium Than Previously Thought

New images of North Korea's main nuclear facility show that the isolated regime has apparently produced more plutonium...

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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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US Seeks To Renegotiate S.Korea Free Trade Deal

The United States formally declared Thursday it wants to renegotiate its free trade agreement with South Korea, as the...

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China Says Trade With N.Korea Up 10.5% In First Half

China's first-half trade with North Korea rose 10.5 percent year-on-year, Chinese officials said Thursday, as the US...

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NKorea Quake ‘not A Nuclear Test’

An undersea earthquake off the coast of North Korea was not caused by a nuclear test, the South's media reported...

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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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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...

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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...

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San Diego ‘likely’ In Range of N.Korea ICBM In 2 Years

North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile is "likely" to be able to deliver a 500 kilogram warhead to San Diego...

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Beijing Says US Apologises For ‘Republic of China’ Gaffe

China said Monday the United States apologised after Beijing officially protested a White House statement that...

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US Vows To Press China To Enforce NKorea Sanctions

The United States will crank up pressure on China to ensure that it implements sanctions against North Korea over its...