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More Than 60 Years of Tensions Between the Two Koreas

Tensions have remained high in the more than 60 years since North and South Korea fought a fierce war from 1950-53....

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US Skeptical About N. Korea Talks, Says Kim Jong-Un Not ‘rational’

The United States on Wednesday voiced skepticism about calls for talks with North Korea, saying leader Kim Jong-Un was...

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Kim Jong-Nam Death: Mystery Video of Son Emerges

A video has emerged of the son of Kim Jong-nam, the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. In the...

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Taiwan Badminton Star Tai Digs Deep In All-England Opener

World number one Tai Tzu Ying overcame an early wobble to reach the second round of the All-England Open in Birmingham...

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S. Korea Court To Rule On President Park Impeachment Friday

The political fate of South Korea's scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye will be decided by the country's highest court...

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China Calls On N Korea To Suspend Missile and Nuclear Tests

China has proposed that North Korea suspend its tests of missile and nuclear technology to “defuse a looming...

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Video Emerges of ‘son’ of Assassinated Kim Jong-Nam

Video has emerged of a man claiming to be the son of Kim Jong-Un's murdered half brother after the family was...

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N. Korea Goes ‘my Way’ With Missiles and Murder Row

Dealing with a notorious murder by detonating a huge diplomatic row, and firing missiles as a practice assault on US...

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China ‘comfort Women’ History Buried As Brothels Fall

With its red-painted window frames and sooty facade, the empty two-storey building on Gongping Road is typical of many...

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Video Emerges of ‘son’ of Assassinated Kim Jong-Nam

A video of a man describing himself as the son of assassinated North Korean exile Kim Jong-Nam emerged on Wednesday,...

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Kuwait Turns Silk Road Into A Massive Causeway

Kuwait is building one of the world's longest causeways to its remote north where it will pump billions into "Silk...

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Top US Diplomat To Visit Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing After NKorea Test

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit South Korea, Japan and China, the State Department announced Tuesday,...

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China Urges US, N. Korea Steps To Avoid ‘head-On Collision’

China on Wednesday called on North Korea to suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for the US and South...

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UN Security Council Strongly Condemns N.Korea Missile Launches

The UN Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches and expressed...

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Missile Tests Put North Korea On Trump’s Front Burner

President Donald Trump is facing his biggest foreign policy challenge yet after North Korea fired a ballistic missile...

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State Department Hold First News Briefing of Trump Era

After 45 days of silence the US State Department held its first news briefing of Donald Trump's presidency on Tuesday,...

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Dozens of Lotte Stores Suspended In China Amid Missile Row

South Korean retail giant Lotte has been forced to shut down dozens of stores in China, it said Tuesday as diplomatic...

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China Vows `resolute’ Measures After THAAD Deployment

China said Tuesday it would "resolutely" defend its security interests as the US began deploying the THAAD...

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N. Korea’s Art of Brinkmanship

Pyongyang's travel ban on Malaysians leaving North Korea sharply escalated the already-high tensions with Kuala Lumpur...