North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a screen at the Seoul Railway Station on Aug. 24, 2023.
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Amid signs of growing domestic disquiet over his repressive regime, North Korea’s leader is trying to deflect scrutiny by upping war rhetoric.
Kim Jong Un remains focused on reunifying Korea – on his terms.
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A recent barrage of nuclear-capable missile tests and a change in law setting out the conditions for a nuclear strike show that North Korea’s leader is intent on reunification on his terms.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un called Trump a ‘dotard.’
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The latest salvo of insults and threats between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim brought the region a little bit closer to war. China, North Korea’s closest trading partner, may be the only way out.
North Korean soldiers participate in a target-striking contest in August this year.
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North Korea’s legitimacy derives almost wholly from its subjects’ perception of perfect strength and resolve. This makes it harder for Pyongyang to back down.
Apple’s products would be a lot more expensive if the U.S. didn’t trade with China.
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The president said he’s considering ending trade with any country that does business with North Korea. Here’s why that will never happen.
Back with a bang.
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Pyongyang’s latest test isn’t the great leap forward it purports to be.
South Korea’s Meteorological Administration, on the case.
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Within hours of North Korea’s latest underground nuclear test, Japan and South Korea were both able to independently confirm it had happened. How?
Images of Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are shown on a news program in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017.
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The international community has been trying to stop North Korea from developing long-range missiles for decades. So how did North Korea get them?
People watch news on missile launch in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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Refresh your knowledge on the origins of North Korea’s nuclear threat and the options world leaders have to deal with it.
Moonraker movie poster from 1979 created by Dan Gouzee.
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The tensions between North Korea and the US over its long range ballistic missile programme echo a well-known James Bond plot.
Chinese President Xi Jinping may be the only person able to rein in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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China is North Korea’s biggest trading partner by far, giving the former a great deal of leverage over the behavior of its neighbor.
A North Korean government picture claiming to show the country’s first successful ICBM test.
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Intentionally or not, Trump’s approach to North Korea makes more sense than many people think.
Testing.
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Pyongyang’s latest missile test sparked a surprising reaction from the Russian leader.