John McCain: Trump's comments on Kim Jong Un are 'very disturbing'
Sen. John McCain rebuked President Donald Trump's "very disturbing" remarks towards controversial foreign leaders that have been widely admonished by lawmakers.Speaking to Joe Scarborough and Mika...
View ArticleChinese diplomat warns the US on North Korea: Talk or things may spiral out...
North Korea’s missile and nuclear technology might reach a tipping point if Washington and Pyongyang refuse to negotiate, a senior Chinese diplomat has warned.In an analysis piece published on Sunday...
View ArticleNorth Korea has confirmed the arrest of a US professor who was lecturing in...
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a US citizen who was lecturing in Pyongyang -- the third American held in the country amid growing tensions with Washington.Kim Sang-Duk,...
View ArticleKorea expert: There's only one logical conclusion for Trump's 'tough talk' on...
A longtime observer of the Korean conflict told Business Insider in a recent interview that there was only one logical conclusion for President Donald Trump and his administration's "tough talk" on...
View ArticleThese silicone masks are so detailed they look disturbingly realistic
The masks are all made by artist Landon Meier from the company Hyperflesh.He creates them by making digital 3D renders using reference photos from various different angles. Sculptures are then 3D...
View ArticleNorth Korea issued a rare statement attacking China — and China hit back
SEOUL — North Korean and Chinese media were at loggerheads Thursday after Pyongyang's official news agency issued a rare and stinging denunciation of its chief ally and diplomatic backer.Beijing should...
View ArticleNorth Korea is building artificial islands that could be used for missile...
North Korea is building artificial islands and what look like military installations in the Yellow Sea, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.Satellite images show that the North has been building...
View ArticleNorth Korea accused the CIA of plotting to assassinate Kim Jong-Un
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea on Friday accused the CIA of plotting with South Korea to assassinate leader Kim Jong-Un, amid soaring tensions in the flashpoint region.The CIA and Seoul's Intelligence...
View ArticleSouth Korea's leading presidential candidate wants to restart the 'Sunshine...
SEOUL (Reuters) - In February 2016, Yoo Chang-geun and around 120 other South Korean businessmen frantically pulled their staff out of the Kaesong Industrial Zone, jointly run with North Korea. Seoul...
View ArticleChina built a $350 million bridge that ends in a dirt field in North Korea
The New Yalu River Bridge was supposed to be a key link for trade between China and North Korea, replacing the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge built in 1943. It had a $350 million budget but construction...
View ArticleThere's a method to Kim Jong Un's madness
Kim Jong Un is a "smart cookie," President Donald Trump said recently of North Korea’s leader."He’s 27 years old," Trump mused. "His father dies, [he] took over a regime. So say what you want but that...
View ArticleState media: North Korea has detained another US citizen
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea has detained another US citizen for committing "hostile acts", it said Sunday, its second arrest of an American in a fortnight with tensions high between Pyongyang and...
View ArticleDennis Rodman says Kim Jong Un loves karaoke, TV theme tunes, and 80s music
Dennis Rodman has opened up about his unlikely friend, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, saying he loves karaoke, TV theme tunes and playing table tennis.The former basketball player, 55, described...
View ArticleFormer secretary of state Condoleezza Rice: Trump 'can't meet with Kim Jong Un'
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shared her thoughts on the latest North Korean provocations and President Donald Trump's controversial remarks toward the regime's leader, Kim Jong Un."I...
View ArticleSouth Korea is used to dealing with an unruly North, but they're worried...
When I returned to the United States recently after a few weeks in Seoul, I was surprised to find Americans in a state of panic about North Korea.Some of this came, as usual, from Pyongyang’s own...
View ArticleSouth Korea's new president is already making big moves — including...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some of the key policies of Moon Jae-in, who has assumed presidential duties after being declared winner of Tuesday's election:Engagement with North KoreaA former aide of late...
View ArticleNorth Korea demands handover of suspects in alleged CIA and South Korea...
SEOUL — North Korea demanded on Thursday the handover of "terror suspects" who plotted to kill leader Kim Jong Un with a biochemical substance, repeating accusations it made last week that US and South...
View ArticleNorth Korea accuses South Korea's spy chief of masterminding a plot to...
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea demanded on Friday the extradition of South Korea's spy chief, accusing him of being a mastermind of a plot to assassinate its leader, Kim Jong Un, with a biochemical...
View ArticleNorth Korea's latest missile test is a huge step forward
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's latest ballistic missile test may be nearly as big a deal as the country's propaganda machine claims.Though outside experts see several places where North Korea is...
View ArticleAnalysts say Beijing might want Pyongyang held accountable for increasing...
China might support a new round of UN sanctions against North Korea after Pyongyang launched another missile test just hours before Beijing held its biggest diplomatic event of the year, the belt and...
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