Citing Pandemic Fears, North Korea Says It Won't Attend Tokyo Olympics
Pyongyang will skip the games, shattering South Korea's hopes that the games might revive stalled peace talks between the bitter rivals.
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Ballistic Missile Launch Near Japan Pushes Tensions With North Korea
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan Thursday, in its first provocation of the Biden White House.
North Korea Tests Short-Range Missile But White House Keeps Door Open To Talks
The Biden administration is in the final stages of reviewing its North Korea policy, and sees the recent test as on the "low end" of a "familiar menu of provocations."
U.S. Officials Reassure S. Korea On Visit, But Differences Emerge On N. Korea Policy
The trip showed different policy approaches between the U.S. and allies such as South Korea and Japan to two big issues: North Korea's growing nuclear arsenal and China's growing assertiveness.
North Korea's Network Of Prison Camps Funds Weapons Programs, Rights Group Says
A South Korean human rights group sheds light on how North Korean prison camps help the country support its military operations through "mafia-type" tactics.
North Korea Defector Swims To South, Evading Border Guards For 6 Hours
The man's daring escape, and the failure of South Korean guards to detect him, is the second embarrassing breach of the heavily fortified DMZ in recent months.
North Korea's Kim Talks Of New Weapons, But Leaves Door Open For Biden
Kim Jong Un calls for beefing up his country's nuclear and military capabilities, but appears to be leaving open the possibility for negotiation with the incoming Biden administration.
Kim Jong Un Calls U.S. North Korea's 'Biggest Enemy,' Vows To Advance Nuclear Arsenal
Kim's comments come just days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. Biden has promised "principled diplomacy" with North Korea, implying a break with Trump's high-stakes summits.
In Rare Display Of Contrition, North Korean Leader Admits Failures
At a party congress gathering in Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un acknowledged that policies of the past five years had been an abject failure.
'God ... Let Us Survive': Remembering Korean War's Chosin Battle And Evacuation
Seventy years on, war participants are drawing starkly differing conclusions from the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The decisive conflict's lasting legacy is still visible on the Korean Peninsula.