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Fri, February 28, 2020 | 09:40

Americans 'waiting' for North Korea's gift

Americans 'waiting' for North Korea's gift

SEATTLE - Christmas has come and gone, but North Korea has yet to carry through on its ominous threat of a “Christmas gift” to the U.S. And the late delivery has Americans wondering.

2019-12-30 13:36

Kim Jong-un discusses 'offensive measures' to ensure NK security: state media

Kim Jong-un discusses 'offensive measures' to ensure NK security: state media

"Emphasizing the need to take positive and offensive measures for fully ensuring the sovereignty and security of the country as required by the present situation, he indicated the duties of the fields of foreign affairs, munitions industry and armed forces of the DPRK," the Korean Central News Agency said without elaborating on what the "offensive measures" would be.

2019-12-30 09:56

Kim Jong-un's right-hand man missing from key party meeting. What happened to him?

N. Korea holds party meeting to discuss 'important policy issues'

N. Korea holds party meeting to discuss 'important policy issues'

"The immediate orientation of the struggle of the Party of Korea WPK (Workers' Party of Korea) and the state and important policy issues for new victory in our revolution under the present situation were brought up as agendas of the plenary meeting," KCNA said. The meeting was held to "overcome the manifold and harsh trials and difficulties and further accelerate the developm...

2019-12-29 10:04

US base in South Korea accidentally blares emergency siren: reports

US base in South Korea accidentally blares emergency siren: reports

A U.S. Army base in South Korea accidentally sounded an emergency siren Thursday night, sending some soldiers into a frenzy amid threats of an unwanted "Christmas gift" from North Korea, news reports said. The incident occurred at Camp Casey in Dongducheon, 40 kilometers north of Seoul, the closest U.S. Army base to the North Korean border.

2019-12-28 10:12

Unification minister calls for interim deal in US-NK nuclear talks

Unification minister calls for interim deal in US-NK nuclear talks

Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul has called on the United States and North Korea to reach a tentative deal in their nuclear negotiations to keep the momentum for dialogue alive amid concern Pyongyang could return to a provocative tack next year. The minister made the remark during a press conference in Seoul on Thursday, as North Korea was set to hold a plenary meeting of t...

2019-12-27 13:56

North Korean defectors sense job opportunities in coffee

North Korean defectors sense job opportunities in coffee

Cho Kyung-ja (alias), a 33-year-old North Korean defector, is busy operating an espresso machine, preparing four cappuccinos, grinding, temping, frothing and sometimes wiping away beans that scatter here and there. As she lays the four cups down on a table, she shyly smiles as she says, "Excuse me. Here they are." She returns to the coffee machine and an alarm clock goes off ...

2019-12-27 09:37

North Korea's 'new way' can be late Christmas gift

North Korea's 'new way' can be late Christmas gift

Days ahead of the year-end deadline set by North Korea for its denuclearization negotiations with the United States, experts raised speculations Tuesday that what North Korea has described to be a “Christmas gift” for the U.S. could be a declaration of the country's “new way” of its diplomacy with the U.S. and other neighboring countries. They said it would be revealed at a p...

Jung Da-min | 2019-12-26 14:16

US flies spy planes again over Korean Peninsula

US flies spy planes again over Korean Peninsula

The United States has flown spy planes over the Korean Peninsula again, an aviation tracker said Thursday, amid speculation that North Korea could carry out a major provocation amid stalled denuclearization talks.

2019-12-26 13:48

US ready for North Korea's 'Christmas gift' threat

US ready for North Korea's 'Christmas gift' threat

US ready for North Korea's 'Christmas gift' threat

The United States and its allies stand ready to defend themselves even on Christmas day, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday, as officials remained on alert for a threatened "Christmas gift" from North Korea. The "gift" was widely expected to be an intercontinental ballistic missile launch after Pyongyang twice conducted apparent rocket engine tests at its western satellite l...

2019-12-26 09:58

US flies spy planes again over Korean Peninsula

NK seeks to diversify revenue sources amid international sanctions

NK seeks to diversify revenue sources amid international sanctions

North Korea is likely trying to diversify its revenue sources from overseas amid sanctions imposed by the United Nations.

Park Ji-won | 2019-12-25 17:18

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