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Global News Blog As South Korea and US end military drills, how will North Korea react?
Many Korea watchers speculated that once joint military drills ended, so would increased tensions with North Korea. But at least one analyst says this might be the moment the North lashes out again.
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Terrorism & Security Seoul pulls workers out of North Korea factory complex, ending cooperative experiment
The last tangible thread of cooperation between Pyongyang and Seoul was cut today, with South Korea announcing it would pull the remaining workers from a sprawling factory complex in the North.
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North Korea's Kim Jong-un celebrates missile-free holiday (+video)
Officials in South Korea, the United States, and Japan say that intelligence indicates North Korea, which tested a nuclear device in February, is ready to test a medium-range missile.
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Opinion: Obama must throw North Korea a curve ball – a helping US hand
The US can exploit Pyongyang and Kim Jong-un's pride by shelving the nuclear issue for now, engaging in talks, and offering substantial aid and investments that boost North Korea's economy and helps its people 'help themselves.' This can break the cycle of threats and blackmail.
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Amid crisis, influential South Korean politician wants to deploy US nukes
A member of the South Korean National Assembly called for US tactical nuclear weapons on the peninsula. He also suggested that Seoul consider developing its own deterrent.
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Terrorism & Security North Korea: Foreigners on peninsula could get caught in conflict
Despite a series of increasingly dire North Korean prophecies, international reaction has been largely calm. Many suspect the North's threats are Kim Jong-un's way of proving himself.
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Why is North Korea's Kaesong industrial park closing?
The exceptional length of the shutdown so far could signal that inter-Korean relations have entered a new low.
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Terrorism & Security North Korea suspends last major project with South Korea
North Korea's decision to pull its workers from Kaesong industrial park coincides with speculation that it could carry out a missile test.
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Stay or go? Embassies in North Korea weigh warning.
North Korea is warning that it can no longer guarantee diplomats' safety in Pyongyang as international tensions mount.
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North Korea unexpectedly closes entry to key industrial park, upping tensions
The last time South Korean workers were denied entry to the jointly operated factories, a major source of income for North Korea, was in 2009, after North Korea’s second nuclear test.
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The Monitor's View: Amid another North Korea storm, look who's calm
South Koreans, unlike many around the world, don't react with fear to North Korea's verbal and nuclear threats. Why this wise reaction?
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Terrorism & Security Reality check? North Korean parliamentary session shifts tone
After weeks of belligerent talk, North Korea espoused a 'new strategic line,' saying its struggling economy as well as its military strength is a top priority.
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Briefing
North Korean war talk: hot air or serious threat?Pyongyang has cut the last military hotline to the South and says it's ready to target US bases in Hawaii, Guam, and South Korea. So why is there no sign the North is really girding for war?
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The catch in North Korea's scrapping of Korean War cease-fire: China
North Korea's declaration that the armistice is 'null and void' overlooks the significant point that China is also a signatory – and that it's not saying anything about nullifying it.
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Terrorism & Security North Korea leaves phone to South Korea off the hook (+video)
This follows threats from Pyongyang last week both to end the armistice and to 'exercise the right to a preemptive nuclear attack.'
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North Korea steps up rhetoric: How far will it push?
While North Korea does not have the capability to launch a nuclear strike against the US, analysts say they are paying attention to these new threats.
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North Korea sends its first tweet over 3G service
North Korea's 3G cellular network is up and running, as proven by a warm "hello" sent out through Twitter. 3G service is new to North Korea, but its own citizens cannot use it.
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North Korean soldier kills superiors, defects to South
The last defection across the Demilitarized Zone by a North Korean soldier occurred in 2010.
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On North Korea's border: foreboding about what's next
South Koreans wonder if North Korea’s new leader, Kim Jong-un, might cause more trouble abroad to divert attention from political instability at home.
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How North Korea has skillfully exploited a defector standoff with South
The ability of North Korea to turn the rescue by the South of a boat full of North Koreans into a propaganda coup has surprised observers.
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South Korea's mixed messages to North: anger, and a Christmas tree
South Koreans erected a huge Christmas tree that can reportedly be seen from the North's side of the demilitarized zone. But a sense of brotherhood has been sharply strained by the North's recent attack.
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North Korean attack on South Korea: 8 provocations of the past decade
North Korea shelled South Korea's Yeonpyeong island Tuesday, killing two South Korean marines and injuring more than a dozen people. South Korea returned fire. Both sides claimed that the other fired first. While the South has engaged in past attacks – notably in November 2009, when it fired on a North Korean patrol boat, and in June 1999, when it sunk a North Korean vessel – history shows that Pyongyang is often the instigator. A 2007 report from the US Congressional Research Service documents dozens of provocations, ranging from low-level naval warfare to assassinations of South Korean cabinet officers. Here are seven examples of the North's military provocations over the past decade.
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South Korea OKs humanitarian aid trip to North Korea
A South Korean doctor and two drivers are headed just across the line bearing antimalaria drugs next week, a move that may signal a slight shift in policy toward North Korea.
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South Korea dials back tough talk over Cheonan sinking
One day after China refused to take a stand against North Korea over the March 26 sinking of South Korea's naval ship, Cheonan, South Korea appears to be moderating its rhetoric against the North over the sinking.
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North Korea moves to cut remaining ties with South
Angered by charges that it torpedoed the Cheonan Navy ship, North Korea appears ready to shut down the Kaesong Economic Complex, the last point of contact between the two Koreas. Kaesong hosts some 100 South Korean factories and more than 40,000 North Korean workers.
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