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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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Terrorism & Security Armistice dead? US and South Korea dismiss North Korea's edict (+video)
Skepticism about the effect of the North's dismissal of a cease-fire is grounded in past experience.
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Propaganda or paranoia? North Korea threatens South Korea again
As South Korea and the US continue their annual joint military exercises Monday, North Korea cut off a phone hot line to the South and repeated its threat to nullify the Korean War armistice.
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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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South Korea blocks activists from air dropping leaflets over North (+video)
South Korean police unexpectedly blocked activists from sending pro-democracy leaflets across the border by balloon, after North Korea threatened a 'merciless' retaliation.
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Opinion: West must try a 'third way' to change North Korea
South Korea’s carrots and America's sticks have both failed to tame North Korea. There is another way. With a new regime and small, but positive changes stirring in North Korea, the international community should seize the chance and begin cultural exchanges with the North.
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Why is North Korea threatening to conduct a nuclear test? (+video)
First, to make up for the embarrassment of the failed missile; second, the regime's past nuclear tests didn't go very well.
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North Korea threatens to take 'special actions' against South Korea (+video)
North Korea today threatened to take 'special actions' against the South. The rising rhetoric comes as US and South Korean forces devise ways to coordinate closely in the event of battle with the North.
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North Korea threatens to attack South Korea over routine drills
Soon after South Korea announced their annual military drills, North Korea's military issued a warning statement.
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High-seas stabbing of Korean commando worsens ties with China
The killing of a Korean coast guard commando by a Chinese commercial fishing captain is just the latest in a series of clashes, and reinforces popular Korean belief that China is a threat.
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On Burma (Myanmar) visit, Hillary Clinton highlights North Korea determination
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Burma (Myanmar) to laud democratic reforms there, Burma’s ally, North Korea, proudly claims rapid progress on its nuclear program.
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South Korea approves free trade agreement with US despite deep divisions
South Korea's National Assembly gave the final nod Tuesday to a controversial US free trade agreement that is expected to boost bilateral trade of $88 billion last year.
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South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island one year after North Korea's attack
Residents of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island are confident enough to return to one year after North Korea's devastating attack, but still nervous.
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Leftist wins Seoul mayoral race: How it could alter South Korea's ties with North Korea
Voters in Seoul elected a leftist for mayor and showed their discontent with the status quo. The winner, Park Won-soon, ran on a message of 'change' that could affect South Korea's ties with North Korea.
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Visiting Russia, Kim Jong-il casts nervous eye on Tripoli
North Korea's Kim Jong-il is visiting Russia to bolster diplomatic support. A key issue is the ability of Kim's son and heir to rule with an iron hand – an issue getting renewed attention as Libyan rebels advance into Tripoli.
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North Korea and South Korea exchange fire after agreeing to peace talks [VIDEO]
North Korea and South Korea briefly exchanged fire Wednesday. One analyst suggested that the North is provoking the South in a calculated attempt to get a new peace treaty.
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East Asia's top 5 island disputes
East Asia is home to several territorial disputes, which occasionally escalate into regional violence. Many of the island territories are small, isolated from the countries’ mainlands, and sparsely populated. But strategic interests and abundant natural resources make them valuable. Here are five of East Asia’s flashpoints:
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North Korean official to visit US for preliminary talks
After successful talks between North and South Korea last week, the US has invited a North Korean official to New York to gauge if broader six-party negotiations should resume.
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South Korea shooting mishap highlights heightened tensions with North
South Korean marines mistakenly fired on a passenger jet owned by Asiana Airlines on Friday. They thought it was a North Korean fighter jet.
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South Korea war games put Yeonpyeong Island on edge
Four months ago, North Korea shelled South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, killing four people. War games around the island this week have residents a bit jumpy.
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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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North Korea's push-me, pull-you strategy
What does the North Korean regime want? More than anything it wants to preserve itself.
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North Korea walks out of talks. Is it setting the stage for more nuclear tests?
After walking out of a meeting meant as a preliminary step toward six-party nuclear talks, some worry North Korea may stage another nuclear test. Its first test came during a break in six-party talks in 2006.
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South Korea delivers setback to Somali pirates, and a warning to North Korea
Delivering what analysts saw as a thinly veiled warning to North Korea, South Korea President Lee Myung-bak praised his commandos' stunning rescue today of a freighter seized by Somali pirates.
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