All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  The strange life, and sudden death, of a North Korean exile

  MACAU — The heavy-set man got out of a taxi one night last September and headed for the lobby bar of the swank Wynn Macau — a quiet place, where women are often in evening dresses and...

  • Posted February 28, 2017
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  Pentagon calls North Korean weapons ‘grave threat’ to US

  "North Korea openly states that its ballistic missiles are intended to deliver nuclear weapons to strike cities in the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan."

  • Posted February 13, 2017
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  North Korea test-fires missile, apparently challenging Trump

  The missile splashed down into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan

  • Posted February 12, 2017
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  North Korean Economics 101: How Much is a Dollar Worth?

  Most North Koreans don't have foreign currency to begin with and don't shop in upscale stores, so the system is fairly invisible most of the time

  • Posted February 6, 2017
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  Asian Stocks Up After Dow Breaks Through 20,000 Milestone

  Asian shares advanced Thursday as investors cheered the Dow Jones industrial average's first ever close above the 20,000 milestone

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  From Statues to Doormats, Here’s What Annoys Asian Nations

  How can you get under the skin of an Asian country? Diplomatic body searches, bomber flights, shrine statues and even doormats have set governments on edge. Here’s a nation-by-nation look at Asia’s figurative, and in one case...

  • Posted January 23, 2017
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  Trump Claim on N. Korean Nukes May Underestimate Program

  SEOUL, South Korea – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to vow that North Korea won’t develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the United States. But it might already have done so. Views...

  • Posted January 3, 2017
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  U.S., Japan, South Korea condemn nuke test by North Korea

  "We must make North Korea understand that repeated provocations will isolate them from the international community"

  • Posted September 18, 2016
• Seoul: North Korea’s 5th Nuke Test ‘Fanatic Recklessness’

  SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said it conducted a “higher level” nuclear test explosion on Friday that will allow it to finally build an array of stronger, smaller and lighter nuclear weapons. It was the North’s fifth...

  • Posted September 9, 2016
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  U.S., Japan and South Korea call for North Korea condemnation

  North Korea launched missiles while China was hosting the Group of 20

  • Posted September 6, 2016