North Korea
U.S. envoy on North Korea speaks with Chinese counterpart
By Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top envoy for North Korea spoke with his...
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S. Korea is to get 700,000 COVID-19 vaccines doses from Israel
By Josh Smith and Dan Williams SEOUL/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -South Korea said it will receive 700,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine...
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S.Korea’s few surviving ‘comfort women’ face life’s end as political fight rages on
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - Fighting disease, death and disillusionment, members of South Korea’s rapidly dwindling sisterhood of surviving...
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S.Korea’s Moon and North’s Kim exchanged letters ahead of Biden summit -newspaper
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged letters exploring prospects for a summit with North Korean leader Kim...
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Analysis-Kim’s reshuffles serve to keep North Korea elite in line as crises mount
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -What may be the most significant reshuffle of top North Korean officials...
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North Korea’s Kim says ‘great crisis’ caused by pandemic lapse
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the failure to implement measures to tackle the...
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Analysis-North Korea sees ‘propaganda value’ in slimmer Kim, analysts say
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - A rare mention in North Korean state media of leader Kim Jong Un's health...
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Factbox-North Korea’s history of secrecy over leaders’ health
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - The health of North Korea's leaders is typically a tightly held state secret in...
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S.Korea to develop ‘Iron Dome’-style defence system to counter North’s artillery
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea approved plans on Monday to pursue a $2.6-billion artillery interception system, similar...
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North Koreans worry over ’emaciated’ Kim Jong Un, state media says
SEOUL (Reuters) - Everyone in North Korea is heartbroken over leader Kim Jong Un's apparent weight loss, said an unidentified...
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