Aug 23 North Korea launches rocket, likely 2nd attempt on spy satellite By Associated Press South Korea’s military said in a statement that the launch involved what the North called “a space launch vehicle.”… Continue reading
Aug 16 North Korea says U.S. soldier Travis King who crossed border was disillusioned with American inequality By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The soldier's family said his mother is appealing to North Korea to treat her son humanely. Continue reading
Aug 10 UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017 By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Thomas-Greenfield said the council "must address the horrors, the abuses and crimes being perpetrated" by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's regime against its own people as well as the people of Japan and South Korea. Continue reading
Aug 06 Kim Jong Un tours North Korean weapons factories, urges ‘rapid expansion’ of production By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured the country’s key weapons factories, including those producing artillery systems and launch vehicles for nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, and pledged to speed up efforts to advance his military’s arms and war readiness, state media… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Democrats warn that asylum-seekers in custody aren’t getting legal counsel In our news wrap Tuesday, dozens of congressional Democrats are petitioning to end expedited screening of asylum-seekers in Border Patrol custody because they are not getting access to legal counsel as promised. Also, France, Italy and Spain moved to begin… Continue watching
Jul 26 Both Koreas mark 70th armistice anniversary in two different ways that highlight rising tensions By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turns 70 on Thursday and the two Koreas are marking the anniversary in starkly different ways, underscoring their deepening nuclear tensions. Continue reading
Jul 24 North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in latest weapons test By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The test is apparently in protest of the United States sending major naval assets to South Korea in a show of force. Continue reading
Jul 24 American-led UN Command says it’s communicating with North Korea about U.S. soldier By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The American-led U.N. Command says it has started a conversation with North Korea about a U.S. soldier who ran into the North last week across one of the world's most heavily fortified borders. Continue reading
Jul 22 North Korea fires more cruise missiles, but stays silent on U.S. soldier who crossed its border By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, marking the second launch event this week, apparently in protest of the docking of a nuclear-armed U.S. submarine in South Korea. Continue reading
Jul 20 North Korea unresponsive to requests to discuss soldier who crossed border, U.S. says By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Pvt. Travis King, who was supposed to be on his way to Fort Bliss, Texas, after finishing a prison sentence in South Korea for assault, ran into North Korea while on a civilian tour of the border village of Panmunjom on Tuesday. Continue reading