Are we on the brink of nuclear war with North Korea? Probably not.
We ask a range of experts in South Korea and in the United States how worried we should be about the latest tensions between Pyongyang and Washington.
View ArticleNorth Korea’s latest video tirade reignites missile threat against Guam
The latest video from North Korea suggests missiles will be heading toward Guam during the joint American-South Korean military exercises, which started Monday.
View ArticleAnother North Korean holiday? It’s probably time for another missile launch.
SEOUL — Saturday is the 69th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and neighboring countries are bracing for the rogue country to celebrate in a classic North...
View ArticleYouTube has shut down more North Korean channels — and researchers are livid
TOKYO — YouTube has shut down two more channels broadcasting North Korean content, frustrating researchers who say that the information is crucial for understanding North Korea’s leadership, economy...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s latest nuclear test was so powerful it reshaped the mountain...
SEOUL — New radar satellite images show the Sept. 3 nuclear test by North Korea was powerful enough to sink a roughly 85-acre area on the peak of a mountain above the tunnels where the test likely...
View ArticleTrump’s claim there were long gas lines in North Korea has residents puzzled
TOKYO — In his latest Twitter outburst against North Korea, President Trump said that “long gas lines [are] forming in North Korea,” adding an exclamatory “Too bad!” (In the same tweet, he bestowed a...
View ArticleKim Jong Un calls Trump a ‘mentally deranged U.S. dotard’
TOKYO — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned President Trump that he will make the U.S. leader “pay dearly” for his threat to totally destroy North Korea, in an unusual direct and angry...
View ArticleGermany is struggling to shut down a hostel funding North Korea. The hostel...
BERLIN — After successive rounds of U.N. sanctions cut off much of North Korea’s business dealings, some of the most public resistance has come from a rather surprising entity: a low-budget youth...
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