North Korea

North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads as tensions with South Korea soar

1:01am October 15, 2024

Destroying the roads would be in line with Kim Jong Un's push to cut off ties with South Korea and abandon the decades-long objective to seek a peaceful unification.

U.S. Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion, lawyer says

11:36am August 27, 2024

Travis King’s attorney says the U.S. Army private intends to admit guilt to a total of five military offenses, including desertion and assaulting an officer.

Table Tennis - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 4

North and South Korean athletes share an Olympic podium — and take a selfie

12:29pm July 31, 2024

by Bill Chappell

The players had just received their medals for the mixed doubles competition in table tennis when one of the South Korean athletes produced a cellphone for a modern Olympic tradition: a group photo at the podium.

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Meet the North Koreans who haven't been able to return home in over 70 years

9:34am June 25, 2024

by Hannah Yoon

On the 74th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the residents of Abai Village, in the coastal South Korean city of Sokcho, reflect on what their community still means to them.

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Concerns mount as Russia and North Korea commit to a mutual defense pact

4:45pm June 20, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a treaty upgrading their relationship and pledging military assistance if either one is attacked, drawing criticism from NATO, South Korea and other countries.

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Opinion: Putin and Kim forge closer ties, resuscitating a defunct Stalinist alliance

5:01am June 19, 2024

by Sergey Radchenko

As Russia's leader visits North Korea, Johns Hopkins professor Sergey Radchenko offers insights into the fascinating history of twists and turns in relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.

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South Korean troops fired warning shots after brief border incursion from North

1:29am June 11, 2024

by The Associated Press

While Sunday's incident happened amid simmering tensions between the two Koreas, observers say it won't likely develop into another source of animosity.

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South Korea to restart loudspeaker broadcasts into North to combat trash balloons

3:15am June 09, 2024

by Associated Press

South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash on the South with balloons.

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South Korea says it will suspend peace deal with North Korea over balloon launches

4:46am June 03, 2024

by Associated Press

South Korea’s presidential national security council said it has decided to suspend a 2018 inter-Korean agreement aimed at easing animosities, until mutual trust between the two Koreas is restored.

North Korean Defectors Release Propaganda Balloons In Protest Against Nuclear Test

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Opinion: It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's trash and tunes in the air

8:32am June 01, 2024

North Korea has reportedly sent balloons carrying trash and excrement into South Korea. NPR's Scott Simon has details — smelly and otherwise — on how both countries have used balloons over the years.

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