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North Korea Devastated by Flood, Drops Tough Guy Act and Requests International Assistance

By Anna Ridle - Sep 13, 2016 05:00 PM EDT

North Korea is asking for international aid to assist more than 100,000 residents displaced from their homes because of flooding, at a time when they are deliberately provoking the west with nuclear testing.

Obama Inflicts New Sanctions against North Korea

By Lord Justin Castillo - Mar 16, 2016 11:31 PM EDT

Obama inflicts new sanctions against North Korea

North Korean leader says country will conduct nuclear, missile tests

By Lord Justin Castillo - Mar 15, 2016 07:32 AM EDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would soon conduct a nuclear warhead test and a test launch of ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

China May Be Building Radar System In South China Sea's Disputed Islands

By Jenn Loro - Feb 26, 2016 10:37 AM EST

A new troubling report revealed satellite images showing China’s newly-installed "high-frequency radar installation" purportedly to enhance Beijing’s ability to monitor surface and air traffic in the hotly disputed South China Sea.

U.S., China Agree on Tougher Sanctions for North Korea

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 25, 2016 12:54 PM EST

The United States and China have finally arrived at an agreement to impose new and tougher sanctions on North Korea.

North Korea Executes Army Chief Ri Yong-gil for Corruption

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 10, 2016 01:48 PM EST

North Korea reportedly executed army chief Ri Yong-gil for corruption.

South Korea Closes Down Shared Factory after North Korea Launches Rocket

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 10, 2016 12:44 PM EST

South Korea announced on Wednesday that it has closed down its operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex, a factory it runs with North Korea.

North Korea Launches Rocket On Sunday

By Jenn Loro - Feb 07, 2016 06:00 PM EST

North Korea has just test fired a rocket which is widely regard as part of a covert weapons program to develop a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile capable to reaching the United States.

U.S. will Track North Korea’s Satellite with the Help of South Korea, Japan

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 05, 2016 03:03 PM EST

The United States announced that it will be deploying missile defense systems aimed to track North Korea's satellite.

North Korea Pursued Plans Rocket Despite South Korea And Japan's Warnings

By Jenn Loro - Feb 04, 2016 10:17 AM EST

Japan promises decisive military response to North Korea’s provocative ballistic missile test veiled as a rocket launch for putting an observation satellite into outer space.

North Korea Announces Plans to Launch a Satellite

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 02, 2016 03:56 PM EST

North Korea has plans to launch an observational satellite before the end of February.

Failed Hydrogen Bomb Test by North Korea Possible, US Official Thinks

By Jenn Loro - Jan 31, 2016 03:11 PM EST

Based on new intelligence reports, the US government now thinks that North Korea might have carried out a failed test of hydrogen bomb components.

U.S., China Agree to Find a U.N. Solution for dealing with North Korea

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 27, 2016 02:21 PM EST

The United States and China have met to discuss how they should handle North Korea after the country carried out an unsanctioned nuclear test.

North Korea Detains American Student for a ‘Hostile Act’

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 22, 2016 02:55 PM EST

The North Korean state news media said the country has detained an American student.

U.S. Sniffer Jet Heading to Korea after North Korea’s Alleged H-Bomb Test

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 07, 2016 01:51 PM EST

The United States might be sending a "sniffer" jet to the Korean peninsula to investigate whether or not North Korea detonated a hydrogen bomb.

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