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Biden Warns of North Korean Aggression if They Enter Ukraine
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Biden Warns of North Korean Aggression if They Enter Ukraine

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden has stated that Ukraine should strike North Korean troops if they enter the country to fight alongside Russia. The President expressed concern about the presence of North Korean soldiers in Russia and indicated that the US is committed to helping Ukraine defend itself and will continue to surge security assistance to Ukraine.

North Korea's Troop Presence in Ukraine: A Growing Concern for the Region
2 months ago

North Korea's Troop Presence in Ukraine: A Growing Concern for the Region

CNN  

Growing intelligence suggests that North Korea may be preparing to send troops to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly warned that North Korean troops are joining Russia's war, and South Korea's spy agency has also expressed concern. The deployment of North Korean troops could have significant implications for Europe and the Indo-Pacific, as it would be the first time …

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North Korea fascinates many people. For South Koreans, its threat is just part of life
3 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea fascinates many people. For South Koreans, its threat is just part of life

ABC  

It is a somewhat standard Thursday lunch at Oh Young Seok's restaurant near the border of South Korea and North Korea. It appeared to be North Korea "expressing extreme hostility toward the leaflet campaigns and to highlight the adversarial stance against South Korea". "We feel the threat from North Korea has increased over the past several months and especially after …

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How Los Angeles County became home to the biggest AAPI communities in the country
7 months, 1 week ago

How Los Angeles County became home to the biggest AAPI communities in the country

LA Times  

Los Angeles County is home to more Asian Americans than any other county in the United States. To understand the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora in Southern California, the Los Angeles Times analyzed 40 years of data from the Census Bureau. Coming from dozens of communities, most of them associated with the largest continent in the world, nearly a million …

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South Koreans stay calm as they see showmanship in the North’s escalating threats
10 months, 2 weeks ago

South Koreans stay calm as they see showmanship in the North’s escalating threats

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s recent escalation of threats and more tests of weapons aimed at South Korea haven’t done much to upset the calm in the nation’s capital. There’s widespread doubt that North Korea, an autocracy that values the survival of the Kim dynasty over anything else, would risk war with U.S.-backed South Korea. Since taking office in …

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South Koreans want their own nukes. That could roil one of the world’s most dangerous regions
1 year ago

South Koreans want their own nukes. That could roil one of the world’s most dangerous regions

Associated Press  

CHEORWON, South Korea — To the steady rat-tat-tat of machine guns and exploding bursts of smoke, amphibious tanks slice across a lake not far from the big green mountains that stand along the world’s most heavily armed border. An attack, said the now-retired Milley, “would spell the end of North Korea.” Asked about the South Korean public’s support for creating …

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Stay Away: Why US, Japan, South Korea want the world to strictly ban North Korean workers
1 year, 8 months ago

Stay Away: Why US, Japan, South Korea want the world to strictly ban North Korean workers

Firstpost  

The United States and its allies South Korea and Japan want the international community to bolster its efforts to ban North Korean workers. The development comes as top South Korean, US and Japanese nuclear envoys met in Seoul on Friday to deliberate on how to cope with North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal, reported Associated Press. In a joint statement, the …

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South Korea, US and Japan urge countries to return North Koreans illegally working abroad
1 year, 8 months ago

South Korea, US and Japan urge countries to return North Koreans illegally working abroad

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The US, Japan and South Korea urged countries to repatriate North Korean workers illegally sent abroad to earn cash for Kim Jong Un’s regime that continues to evade sanctions and pushes its unlawful weapons programme. But on Friday, Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington’s special envoys for North Korea said the country’s overseas workers were continuing to help fund Pyongyang’s …

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What the recent missile launches from North Korea could mean
2 years, 1 month ago

What the recent missile launches from North Korea could mean

NPR  

What the recent missile launches from North Korea could mean MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: North Korea's nuclear weapons program is, like most things in North Korea, shrouded in secrecy. And the only other objective I would add is that I think, by threatening the United States' homeland with nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, North Korea also wants to try to raise doubt …

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South Koreans abroad want probe into their past adoptions
2 years, 1 month ago

South Koreans abroad want probe into their past adoptions

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A group of South Korean adoptees in Europe rallied in Seoul with their local supporters on Tuesday, urging South Korean authorities to investigate their adoptions decades ago that they say were based on falsified documents and involved rights abuses. “We are now fighting for the rights to know our own true story.” Møller said his group …

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The fierce appeal of Yuh-Jung Youn: How the actress endeared herself to South Koreans years before Minari
3 years, 7 months ago

The fierce appeal of Yuh-Jung Youn: How the actress endeared herself to South Koreans years before Minari

Firstpost  

Yuh-Jung Youn’s life story and work made her Oscar win resonate deeply in South Korea, particularly among women who have long struggled under the country’s male-dominant hierarchical order. “This is our first time living this life, so we can’t help but feel regretful and hurt.” Youn’s Oscar acceptance speech went viral for a characteristic tongue-in-cheek attitude. But Youn struck a …

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North Korea cuts diplomatic ties with Malaysia over US extradition
3 years, 9 months ago

North Korea cuts diplomatic ties with Malaysia over US extradition

The Hindu  

North Korea on Friday announced the termination of diplomatic ties with Malaysia over its decision to allow the extradition of a North Korean criminal suspect to the United States. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the U.S.-imposed money laundering charges against a North Korean national living in Malaysia are an “absurd fabrication and sheer plot” orchestrated by …

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US charges three North Koreans for major hacks and cyber-thefts
3 years, 10 months ago

US charges three North Koreans for major hacks and cyber-thefts

Al Jazeera  

The United States Justice Department has charged three computer programmers working for the North Korean military with using cross-border cyberattacks to raise money for North Korea and its leader Kim Jong Un. “The scope of the criminal conduct by the North Korean hackers was extensive and long-running, and the range of crimes they have committed is staggering,” said acting US …

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Kim Jong Un thanks North Koreans for support ’in difficult times’
3 years, 11 months ago

Kim Jong Un thanks North Koreans for support ’in difficult times’

Live Mint  

Kim Jong Un thanked North Koreans for supporting his leadership in "difficult times" in a rare hand-written New Year letter released Friday ahead of a crucial ruling party congress that will set the country's economic goals. The personal message came after the isolated North put on a performance featuring fireworks, singing and dancing in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to …

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