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'PYONGYANG OLYMPICS?' BACKLASH REVEALS CHANGING ATTITUDES IN SOUTH KOR
South Korean President Moon Jae-in signs an autograph on a ice hockey stick during his visit to Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, South Korea January 17, 2018... READ MORE›
EVIDENCE SANCTIONS 'REALLY STARTING TO HURT' NORTH KOREA
Tillerson Evidence sanctions 'really starting to hurt' North Korea... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S SURPRISE TURNAROUND ON NORTH KOREA
Asked by the WSJ if he thought North Korea was trying to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul, Trump replied I will let you know... READ MORE›
BITCOIN SLIPS AFTER FRANTIC RALLY AS TRADERS AWAIT FRESH SIGNALS
Bitcoin's gyrations in early 2018 has investors, regulators and onlookers debating whether the speculative bubble has popped after a 1,400 percent ascent last year... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS RUSSIA HELPING NORTH KOREA SKIRT SANCTIONS
Russia is not helping us at all with North Korea, Trump said during an Oval Office interview with Reuters... READ MORE›
KOREAS TO FIELD JOINT HOCKEY TEAM, MARCH UNDER SINGLE FLAG
The joint industrial park, which deployed South Korean capital and management together with North Korean labor, was closed by Seoul in 2016 amid inter-Korean tensions... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA CONSIDERING SHUTTING DOWN ALL VIRTUAL CURRENCY EXCHANGES
South Korea's financial regulator chief said the government is considering shutting down all local virtual currency exchanges in a national policy committee meeting on Thursday... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA 'CLEAR-EYED' ABOUT NORTH TALKS
North Korea crisis South to continue talks with 'clear eyes'... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS US 'PLAYING HARD GAME OF POKER' WITH NORTH KOREA
Washington US President Donald Trump has accused Russia of helping North Korea get supplies in violation of international sanctions, while risking a nuclear war... READ MORE›
STANLEY CUP WINNER PAEK RETURNS TO KOREA FOR PYEONGCHANG TILT
By Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber MOSCOW Reuters - Jim Paek, head coach of the South Korean men's national ice hockey team, is a man of two Olympic... READ MORE›
2 KOREAS TO FORM 1ST JOINT OLYMPIC TEAM, MARCH TOGETHER IN OPENING CEREMONY
South Korean media have predicted only up to 10 North Korean athletes will end up being covered by an additional quota from the IOC... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA AGREE TO FORM FIRST UNIFIED OLYMPIC TEAM
According to South Korea and Japan's officials, North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile off its east coast early Aug 3, 2016... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA TO FIELD JOINT ICE HOCKEY TEAM
North and South Korea to form first joint Olympics team and march together under one flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
KOREAS TO CARRY SINGLE FLAG AT OLYMPICS
But the South's liberal President Moon told South Korean Olympic athletes on Wednesday that the North's participation in the Games would help improve inter-Korean relations... READ MORE›
WILL THIS NORTH KOREAN BAND BRING HITS LIKE 'OUR COMRADE KIM JONG UN' TO SOUTH KOREA?
Now South Korean media are speculating that she might make the trip to Seoul with the orchestra... READ MORE›
PLAN FOR JOINT OLYMPIC TEAM WITH NORTH KOREA GETS ICY RECEPTION IN SOUTH
A spokesperson for the Blue House, the South Korean president's office, referred questions to the ministries involved in the talks with North Korea... READ MORE›
KOREAN WAR ALLIES CONSIDER FURTHER SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA
Diplomats from 20 countries agreed to consider fresh sanctions against North Korea at a U.S.-Canadian summit in Vancouver on Tuesday... READ MORE›
TILLERSON WARNS THREAT OF NORTH KOREA WAR GROWING DESPITE TALKS
Those discussions have been limited to planning for North Korea to send a delegation to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea... READ MORE›
A NUCLEAR NORTH KOREA IS BRINGING BACK COLD WAR PARANOIA
But essentially nothing tangible can be achieved on North Korea without buy-in from the Russians and Chinese... READ MORE›
BITCOIN FALL EXTENDS TO 25% AS FEARS OF CRYPTO CRACKDOWN LINGER
Bitcoin Fall Extends to 25 percent as Fears of Crypto Crackdown Linger... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA TO SEND CHEERING SQUAD IN OLYMPICS DELEGATION
A detailed makeup of the North Korean Paralympics delegation will be determined in further talks between the Koreas, it said... READ MORE›
JAPAN WARNS OVER N KOREA 'CHARM OFFENSIVE'
Japan has told an international meeting on North Korea that the world should not be blinded by Pyongyang's recent charm offensive ... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA IMPOSES MORE DEMANDS ON SOUTH KOREA OVER THE OLYMPICS
Despite an agreement to send a delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, North Korea's demands put a pall on talks with the South... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCH? FALSE ALARM SET OFF BY JAPANESE BROADCASTER
Another false alarm about a North Korean ballistic missile, and this time in Japan... READ MORE›
NATIONS TO CONSIDER MORE NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS, U.S. WARNS ON MILITARY
Nations to consider more North Korea sanctions, U.S. warns on military option... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS CRISIS AT A 'TENUOUS STAGE,' TILLERSON SAYS
When asked directly whether Americans might soon be at war with North Korea, Tillerson did not offer easy reassurances... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S PUBLIC BROADCASTER SENDS FALSE ALARM ABOUT NORTH KOREAN MISSILE
Local time alert said North Korea appears to have launched a missile ..... READ MORE›
CHINA HEAPING SCORN ON NORTH KOREA MEETING NEXT WEEK IN VANCOUVER
That will ultimately decide whether the government views the Vancouver meeting as a success... READ MORE›
CHINA, RUSSIA NOT INVITED TO SUMMIT ON NORTH KOREA IN CANADA
Foreign ministers from 20 countries are meeting in Vancouver, Canada, to discuss the North Korean nuclear threat... READ MORE›
US FRIENDS MEET ON N.KOREA BUT CHINA ABSENCE LOOMS
North Korea boycotted the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul but it will send athletes, an orchestra and high-level officials to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea... READ MORE›
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SOUTH KOREA'S MOON JAE-IN CREDITS DONALD TRUMP WITH 'HUGE' CONTRIBUTION TO NORTH KOREA TALKS
South Korea's Moon credits Trump with 'huge' contribution to North Korea talks... READ MORE›
LAVROV BERATES US FOR 'DESTABILIZING' WORLD
Trump has openly ridiculed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Twitter over Pyongyang's missile and nuclear testing and threatened military intervention... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA BEGIN FIRST DIRECT TALKS IN YEARS
To get the North Koreans to participate, South Korean officials must nail down the travel route, lodging and other logistics of a North Korean Olympic delegation... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA'S MOON SAYS TRUMP DESERVES 'BIG' CREDIT FOR NORTH KOREA TA
South Korea's Moon says Trump deserves 'big' credit for North Korea ta... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA'S 'GIFT' TO SOUTH KOREA
The demonstrators demanded the reopening of the inter-Korean industrial zone in Kaesong, which married North Korean labor with South Korean capital... READ MORE›
'WHO KNOWS WHERE IT LEADS?'
This initial round of talks is for the improvement of relations between North and South Korea... READ MORE›
TRUMP 'DESERVES CREDIT' FOR KOREA TALKS
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in says his US counterpart, Donald Trump, deserves big credit for talks between South and North Korea... READ MORE›
EX-GENERAL SAYS HE KNOWS HOW POWERFUL KIM JONG UN'S MILITARY IS
LONDON -- One of the most distinguished officers in South Korea's military history gave a rare detailed account here late Wednesday of North Korea's military capabilities... READ MORE›
PUSH TO END SOUTH KOREA ABORTION BAN GAINS STRENGTH AND SIGNATURES
Push to End South Korea Abortion Ban Gains Strength, and Signatures... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREAS LEADER CREDITS TRUMP FOR NORTH KOREA TALKS
Improving inter-Korean relations and resolving the North Korean nuclear issue... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA BEGIN OLYMPIC TALKS
Last year, a North Korean defector made a dash through the DMZ, managing to cross over to the South Korean side of Panmunjom... READ MORE›
FIRST HAWAII, NOW JAPAN SENDS A FALSE ALARM ABOUT INCOMING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE
North Korea fired two missiles over the Japanese island of Hokkaido last year, triggering the expansion of the system... READ MORE›
HAWAII FALSE ALARM: JAPAN TV ALSO SENDS ERRONEOUS ALERT OVER MISSILE LAUNCH
Patterns of North Korean missile launch is erroneous, the correction notice said... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA TO SEND TEAM TO OLYMPICS IN PYEONGCHANG
South Korea's Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung confirmed Pyongyang's participation in the Pyeongchang games on Tuesday during the first high-level talks between the two rivals since 2015... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS 'PROBABLY' HAS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH NORTH KOREA'S KIM
Trump told a news conference in Washington on Wednesday the United States would be willing to speak to Pyongyang under the right circumstances... READ MORE›
BURNING IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS AFTER JANUARY 6 ACCIDENT
Burning Iranian oil tanker sinks after January 6 accident Chinese state TV... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT CREDITS TRUMP WITH BRINGING NORTH KOREA TO THE TABLE
A military strike on North Korea would have devastating consequences for South Korea... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA AGREE TO HOLD TALKS ON REDUCING MILITARY TENSIONS
South Korea has unilaterally banned several North Korean officials from entry in response to Pyongyang's ramped-up missile and nuclear tests, held despite international pressure... READ MORE›
HAWAII CHANGES PROTOCOLS FOR ALERTS AFTER MISSILE FALSE ALARM
North Korea has participated in every Summer Games since 1972, except the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Games, which it boycotted... READ MORE›
KOREAS AGREE MILITARY TALKS TO DEFUSE BORDER TENSION
North and South Korea have agreed to hold military talks to defuse border tension, after their first high-level meeting in two years... READ MORE›
CHINA ABSENCE LOOMS OVER CANADA MEETING ON HOW TO PRESSURE NORTH KOREA
Another challenge in Vancouver will be the absence of China, which has significant influence in North Korea... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA AGREES TO SEND ATHLETES TO OLYMPICS, SOUTH SAYS
If they want to drive a wedge into the alliance between the United States and South Korea, this could just be their opening gambit, he said... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS AFTER EXPLOSION SHOOTS FLAMES UP TO 1KM HIGH
The Sanchi, owned by National Iranian Tanker Co, was carrying almost 1 million barrels of condensate, an ultra-light crude oil, to South Korea... READ MORE›
FIGURE SKATING COULD HELP EASE KOREAN TENSIONS AND MONTREAL PLAYED A ROLE
North korean figure skaters qualified for olympic games after training under bruno marcotte in montreal... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA DISCUSS TROUPE'S OLYMPICS VISIT
Just ahead of Monday's meeting, North Korea issued a statement criticising South Korea's President Moon Jae-in for praising Trump's role in helping restart talks... READ MORE›
AS RIVAL KOREAS THAW RELATIONS BEFORE THE WINTER OLYMPICS, U.S. COULD GET FROZEN OUT
The North Koreans realize that if Trump appears unstable, it makes more South Koreans sit up and become shy of this particular White House, Noerper said... READ MORE›
COLLISION NEAR CHINA LEAVES IRANIAN OIL TANKER IN FLAMES
That area of the East China Sea is frequently crossed by ships traveling to China, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan... READ MORE›
TRUMP LEAVES IRAN DEAL INTACT BUT SETS OVERHAUL DEADLINE
Young South Koreans, in particular, view Mr. Trump's threats of war on North Korea with alarm... READ MORE›
EAST CHINA SEA OIL TANKER BURNS FOR THIRD DAY AS WINDS, HIGH WAVES LAS
East China Sea oil tanker burns for third day as winds, high waves lash rescuers... READ MORE›
BURNING IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS OFF CHINA AFTER COLLISION, REPORT SAYS
The tanker, owned by National Iranian Tanker Co., was carrying almost one million barrels of condensate, an ultra-light crude oil, to South Korea... READ MORE›