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South Korea's Lee pledges to restore hotline with North Korea
The front-runner in South Korea's June 3 presidential election laid out a noticeably softer approach to the nuclear-armed ...
South Korea presidential candidate Lee says to restore hotline with North Korea
South Korea's liberal presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said in a Facebook message on Monday he would pursue the ...
Nuclear-Armed North Korea Issues Warning to US Ally
Pyongyang has carried out frequent missile tests in violation of United Nations Security Council sanctions and continues to build out its nuclear weapons program. The Kim Jong Un regime insists both ...
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Families demand North Korea return all Japanese abductees
The rally, organized mainly by the family group and an organization supporting such families, brought together about 800 ...
Japanese abductees' kin urge N. Korea's Kim to return loved ones
Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea pleaded with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, to return their loved ...
Japan buys advanced US jet fighters in face of North Korea aggression
Japan has stepped up its air defences amid rising tensions in Asia after acquiring three advanced F-35 Lightning II aircraft ...
Japan Prime Minister Ishiba pledges utmost efforts to resolve abduction issue
Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has met with relatives of Japanese citizens who were abducted by North Korea. He pledged to make his utmost efforts to resolve the issue as soon as possible while ...
North Korea detains 4 officials over the failed launch of a naval destroyer
SEOUL--North Korea authorities have detained four officials over the recent failed launch of a naval destroyer, an incident ...
Purely business or sinister security risk? Chinese ‘land grabs’ spook US allies Japan, South Korea
Question remains over what extent background checks is feasible.. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...