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North Korea's Kim signals he's willing to talk in letter to China's Xi
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday personally received a handwritten letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, signaling a possible rapprochement after months of estrangement between the communist allies. The contents of the letter...
Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kim Jong Il, China, Wars and Interventions
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sends envoy to China
PYONGYANG, North Korea — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most...
Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Xi Jinping, Politics, Nuclear Policy, Japan
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North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast
BEIJING — North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...
Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), United Nations, South Korea, Seoul (South Korea), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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North Korea missile launches follow months of threats [Timeline]
BEIJING -- North Korea's latest missile launch comes after months of fiery rhetoric directed against South Korea, Japan and the United States, including threats of an imminent nuclear war. The provocations eased with the conclusion of annual joint...
Tags: United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, U.S. Department of Defense, Petroleum Industry
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Dennis Rodman asks buddy Kim Jong Un to release Kenneth Bae
Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong Un formed quite a bond earlier this year when the former NBA star visited North Korea and partied with the country's dictator, infamously telling him that he has "a friend for life." Well, that friendship is about to be put to...
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China closes down North Korean bank account
BEIJING -- China’s largest state-owned bank has closed the account of a North Korean bank accused of funding the North's weapons programs in an apparent sign of Beijing’s growing frustration with its ally. The Bank of China announced Tuesday...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, International Trade, Barack Obama, China
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Obama, South Korean leader offer united front
WASHINGTON – President Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye presented a united front in their warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying they would not bend to confrontational behavior and welcomed international pressure on the North’...
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Kerry visits China to urge action on North Korea
BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry arrived in Beijing on Saturday in hopes of turning the Chinese government's obvious frustration with North Korea's nuclear program into decisive action. Kerry's debut trip to East Asia as secretary...
Tags: Politics, Seoul (South Korea), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Kim Il Sung
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Kerry: Beijing to work with U.S. to quell North Korea nuke threat
BEIJING -- After meeting with top Chinese leaders Saturday, Secretary of State John Kerry said Beijing had pledged to work with the United States to urge North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. "There is no question in my mind that China is...
Tags: Politics, Hillary Clinton, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kim Jong Il, Human Rights
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North Korea's nuclear warheads fit on a missile, official says
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has developed nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday. At a House armed services committee hearing focused on the budget, Rep....Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Iran, Espionage and Intelligence
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In Seoul, Kerry stresses 'possibilities of peace' for Koreas
BEIJING -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry hinted at the possibility of dialogue with North Korea on the first leg of a sprint through East Asia that has been shadowed by threats from Pyongyang. At a Friday news conference in Seoul with South Korean...
Tags: G8, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Seoul (South Korea), NATO, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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North Korean motives, strategy remain mysteries
Contrary to the adage, what we don’t know about North Korea could hurt us. It’s not known whether the intermediate-range Musudan missiles poised for imminent firing could reach U.S. bases on Guam or Japan, though at least the latter is...
Tags: G8, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Kim Il Sung, China
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