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95-year-old former North Korean soldier living in South campaigns to be repatriated to the North

Ahn Hak-sop volunteered to fight for the North Korean army in 1952 but was captured by South Korean soldiers in April 1953, ...

North Korea’s Top Officers Sent to Russia Are Abruptly Called Home

The Kim regime’s heavy combat involvement could be a complication in peace talks over the war in Ukraine.

Kim's sister says North Korea will never see the South as a diplomatic partner

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner for diplomacy ...

Kim Jong Un slams South Korea-US drills during an inspection of his most powerful warship

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid ...

North Korea is where this 95-year-old wants to die. South Korea won’t let him go

Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his communist beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak ...

North Korea dismisses South Korean president's 'gibberish' ahead of US summit

North Korea is stepping up criticism of South Korea's new President Lee Jae Myung as he prepares for his first summit with ...
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China’s North Korea Problem

Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on ...

California man who admitted shipping weapons to North Korea is sentenced to 8 years in prison

A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North ...

South Korea's Lee Intends to Retain 'Comfort Women' Pact With Japan, Paper Says

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he intended to stick to existing agreements with Japan tied to its colonial rule of the Korean peninsula, including one on the treatment of ...

Kim Jong Un's sister says South Korea will never be a diplomatic partner

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister repeated her dismissal of Seoul's outreach efforts, saying that South Korea "cannot ...

As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?

South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional ...