North Korea
Penthouses in North Korea are mainly for the unfortunate few
By SungHyuk An, Yeni Seo and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - For people in many countries, living in a penthouse...
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U.S. special representative for N.Korea to visit Seoul to discuss missile launches
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea will visit Seoul next week for meetings with South Korean counterparts...
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South Korea official signals leaflet balloons might again float over the North
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean official likely to oversee North Korean ties said on Thursday he...
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U.S. pushes U.N. to cut N.Korea oil imports, ban tobacco, blacklist Lazarus hackers
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is pushing the U.N. Security Council to further sanction North...
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S.Korea’s Yoon picks veteran lawmakers as foreign, unification ministers
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol picked close adviser Park Jin to be foreign...
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Japan may set up Biden meeting with families of N.Korea abductees
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government will work toward realising a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and families of...
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U.S. crypto researcher sentenced to five years for helping North Korea evade sanctions
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - A former researcher at a high-profile cryptocurrency group was sentenced to five years and three...
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U.S. aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions with North
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is operating in waters off the Korean peninsula, the...
Read moreN.Korea minister denounces U.N. suspending Russia from human rights body
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's minister of foreign affairs on Monday denounced last week's suspension of Russia from the U.N....
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N.Korea celebrates 10 years of Kim Jong Un as top party leader
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea praised Kim Jong Un's leadership in developing nuclear weapons, touted his political...
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S.Korea’s president-elect vows ‘strong deterrence’ amid N.Korea nuclear test signs
By Soo-hyang Choi (Reuters) - South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said on Thursday strong deterrence was crucial in the face...
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S.Korea’s incoming president faces backlash from BTS fans
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Unhappy fans of South Korean boy group BTS accused President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol of trying...
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S.Korea’s president-elect wants U.S. nuclear bombers, submarines to return
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Advisers to South Korea's president-elect sought redeployment of U.S. strategic assets, such as nuclear...
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S.Korea’s cabinet clears way for presidential Blue House move
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's cabinet approved nearly $30 million on Wednesday to help president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol...
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N.Korea says it will strike with nuclear weapons if South attacks -KCNA
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea opposes war but would use nuclear weapons if South Korea attacked, Kim Yo...
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S.Korea president-elect’s team visits U.S. with eye on early Biden summit
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A team of foreign policy and security advisers to South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol...
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N.Korea condemns S.Korea’s remarks on military ability, warns of destructive action
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea on Sunday condemned the South Korean defence minister's remarks about its ability to...
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U.S. issues fresh North Korea sanctions after recent missile launches
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on five entities it accused of providing support...
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Mid-air collision of S.Korean trainer planes kills four
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Two South Korean air force planes collided in mid-air on Friday during a training exercise,...
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N.Korea may be preparing new nuclear tests to improve arsenal, U.S. and allies say
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - There are increasing signs that North Korea could soon test a nuclear weapon for...
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