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Digital infantry: N. Korea doubles size of cyber army to ‘paralyze’ the south
The North Korean military’s “cyber army” has boosted its numbers to 6,000 troops, the South Korean Defense Ministry said on Tuesday,...
N.Korea leader Kim Jong Un says open to summit with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was open to a high-level summit with neighbouring South Korea, days after a proposal from Seoul to resume dialogue.
Détente: South Korea proposes inter-Korea talks next month
A top South Korean official on Monday offered to hold high-level talks with North Korea in January to discuss “mutual concerns”, including...
N. Korea blames U.S. for Internet shutdown amid Sony hacking row
North Korea has hurled racial slurs against U.S. President Barack Obama while blaming the U.S.
In Asia, ‘The Interview’ is watched illegally online - and panned
Most viewers said they watched low-brow comedy The Interview because of the devastating cyber-attack on the Hollywood studio that produced it, Sony Pictures,...
N. Korea threatens strikes on ‘whole U.S. mainland’ over hacking claims
U.S. President Barack Obama is “recklessly” spreading rumors of a Pyongyang-orchestrated cyberattack of Sony Pictures, North Korea says, as...
Run-and-gun: Kim Jong Un game spoof ‘Glorious Leader!’ moving forward
The creator of a satirical video game that depicts Kim Jong Un as a gun-toting, unicorn-riding hero has no plans to cancel his zany creation following...
S.Korea to punish Korean Air over CEO’s daughter’s ‘nutty’ air rage tantrum
South Korea said on Tuesday it could fine Korean Air up to $2 million after the daughter of its chief executive delayed a flight by throwing a nutty tantrum.
'Nutgate' - Korean Air chief's daughter halts flight over macadamia mix-up
The daughter of the CEO of Korean Air forced the purser off a plane bound for Seoul from New York after she was incorrectly served some nuts, delaying...
North Korea denies Sony attack, but praises ‘righteous deed’
North Korea has denied orchestrating a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures in retaliation for an upcoming Hollywood movie that depicts an assassination plot...
U.S. joins desperate search for missing South Korean ship crew
US rescue teams have joined an increasingly desperate search for 52 people missing from a South Korean trawler that sank in freezing waters off Russia’s...
Sony investigating possible North Korean link to network hack
Sony Pictures Entertainment is looking into whether North Korea may have been behind a major cyberattack on the studio last week, a news website reported. The...
'Catastrophic consequences' over UN rights ruling, N.Korea warns
North Korea’s top military body Sunday warned of “catastrophic consequences” for supporters of the latest United Nations censure on its...
North Korea may be preparing bomb material amid nuclear test threats
New satellite imagery suggests North Korea may be firing up a facility for processing weapons-grade plutonium, as Pyongyang threatened on Thursday that...
UN to hold key vote on North Korea war crimes probe
The United Nations will on Tuesday confront North Korea over its dismal rights record with a key resolution that could compel Pyongyang to answer to charges...
True or false? The North Korean rumor mill is fueled by defectors
The rumors come fast and furious from North Korea, through networks of defectors determined to get out information on the authoritarian, highly insular...
S. Korea ferry captain sentenced to 36 years as search for victims ends
The captain of the South Korean ferry that sank in April was on Tuesday found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison.
S. Korea court to rule on possible death penalty for Sewol ferry captain
A South Korean court is set to rule on whether the captain of a ferry that capsized killing more than 300 people, most of them children on a school trip,...
Two Americans released by North Korea land in Washington
Two Americans released from captivity in North Korea returned to the United States Saturday night, landing at a Washington state military base after their...
State Department: U.S. prisoners freed by North Korea and returning home
U.S. citizens Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller have been freed from detention by the North Korean government and are returning to the United States,...
Japanese woman abducted by North Korea died of drug overdose in 1994: report
New findings have revealed that a Japanese national abducted by North Korean agents decades ago as a schoolgirl died from an overdose of medication in...
New North Korean uranium plant in operation, report says
Nuclear-armed North Korea has started operating a new plant inside its uranium enrichment complex, boosting its capacity to generate fuel that could be...
Lockdown: North Korea orders Ebola quarantine on all foreigners
North Korea will quarantine foreigners entering the country for 21 days over fears of the spread of Ebola, even though no cases of the disease have been...
South Korea spy agency says North hacking thousands of smartphones
North Korea attempted to hack tens of thousands of South Korean smartphones this year, using malware disguised in mobile gaming apps, the South’s...
North Korea proposes U.N. inspector visit to avoid Kim Jong Un trial
North Korea raised the possibility of allowing a United Nations human-rights investigator to visit the country for the first time if the world body backs...
Prosecutors demand death penalty for South Korea ferry captain
Prosecutors in South Korea revealed this morning they are seeking the death penalty for the captain of ferry MV Sewol that capsized off the SW coast of...
Japanese delegation in North Korea to discuss abductee issue
A Japanese government delegation will make a four-day visit to North Korea from Monday to assess Pyongyang’s investigation of the fate of Japanese nationals...
S. Korea activists, residents clash over anti-North leaflets
South Korean activists scuffled with egg-throwing residents of a border town Saturday as they attempted to launch propaganda leaflets into the North despite...
North Korea shuts borders to tourist groups over rising Ebola fears
North Korea is planning to stop foreign tourist groups from entering the country because of concerns over Ebola.
N. Korea frees one American prisoner, but two others face unsure future
The White House said on Tuesday that detained American tourist Jeffrey Fowle had been released from North Korea and was on his way home to be with his...
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