Korea
Seoul declares national disaster as winds fan giant forest fire
World
April 5, 2019
Seoul declares national disaster as winds fan giant forest fire
A giant forest fire swept across swathes of South Korea Friday, as authorities declared a rare national disaster, deploying 900…
S. Korea to launch world’s first national 5G networks
Technology
April 3, 2019
S. Korea to launch world’s first national 5G networks
South Korea launches the world’s first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks Friday, a transformational leap that already has superpowers sparring for…
Kim assassination suspect to be freed as murder charge dropped
World
April 1, 2019
Kim assassination suspect to be freed as murder charge dropped
A Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother is to walk free after Malaysia dropped murder charges…
N. Korea calls Madrid embassy raid a ‘grave terrorist attack’
World
March 31, 2019
N. Korea calls Madrid embassy raid a ‘grave terrorist attack’
North Korea on Sunday described the February raid on its embassy in Madrid by a dissident group as a “grave…
Dissident group claims responsibility for raid on N. Korea’s Madrid embassy
World
March 27, 2019
Dissident group claims responsibility for raid on N. Korea’s Madrid embassy
A shadowy group committed to overthrowing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed responsibility Wednesday for a raid on the…
Trump drops new N.Korea sanctions because he ‘likes’ Kim: W.House
World
March 23, 2019
Trump drops new N.Korea sanctions because he ‘likes’ Kim: W.House
President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly announced the cancellation of sanctions imposed by his own Treasury Department to tighten international…
Time for N. Korea to take concrete steps: Moon adviser
World
March 19, 2019
Time for N. Korea to take concrete steps: Moon adviser
North Korea should take “actual action” towards giving up its nuclear weapons to break the deadlock in talks with Washington,…
Democracy, DPRK style: North Korea holds election
World
March 10, 2019
Democracy, DPRK style: North Korea holds election
North Koreans went to the polls Sunday for an election in which there could be only one winner. Leader Kim…
US, South Korea to end key joint military exercises
World
March 3, 2019
US, South Korea to end key joint military exercises
The US and South Korea announced Sunday an end to key annual large-scale military exercises in support of diplomatic efforts…
Do you want fries with your North Korea-US summit?
World
February 25, 2019
Do you want fries with your North Korea-US summit?
One of the closest things to an example of American culture in Pyongyang is the Green Leaf Coffee Shop —…