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North Korea sentences U.S. citizen Matthew Miller to six years hard labor

YoopyaSeptember 15, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 15, 2014July 16, 202303

(Reuters) – North Korea sentenced U.S. citizen Matthew Todd Miller to six years hard labor for committing hostile acts as a tourist to the country,...

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North Korea fires three short-range rockets as pope visits South Korea

YoopyaAugust 14, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 14, 2014July 16, 202306

(Reuters) – North Korea fired three short-range rockets off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said, shortly before Pope Francis arrived...

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North Korea: Why is Kim Jong-un always surrounded by people taking notes?

YoopyaApril 25, 2014September 7, 2023

by YoopyaApril 25, 2014September 7, 2023020

There’s a newly released batch of photographs of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on a series of site visits. The dozens of photos all have...

Asia World

Asia: North, South Korea trade artillery rounds into the sea

YoopyaMarch 31, 2014July 21, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 31, 2014July 21, 202302

(Reuters) – North Korea fired more than 100 artillery rounds into South Korean waters as part of a drill on Monday, prompting the South to...

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North Korea: Mandatory Kim Jong Un haircuts a baldfaced lie?

YoopyaMarch 27, 2014September 26, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 27, 2014September 26, 202304

TOKYO (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s distinctive hairstyle is the ‘do of the day on the Internet, thanks to a viral report...

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Family reunions for South Korea

YoopyaJanuary 27, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 27, 2014November 25, 202309

South Korea, today, proposed that the rival Koreas hold reunions next month for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, the latest response from a...

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Sister echoes apology of man held in North Korea

YoopyaJanuary 21, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 21, 2014November 29, 202304

SEATTLE (AP) — The sister of an American missionary detained for more than a year in North Korea echoed her brother’s apology to the nation...

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North Korea warns South and U.S. over “provocative” drills

YoopyaJanuary 16, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 16, 2014November 29, 2023020

(Reuters) – North Korea has demanded that South Korea and the United States halt annual military drills due in February and March, saying they were a direct...

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Rodman apologizes for not helping US missionary

YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 13, 2014November 26, 202300

BEIJING (AP) — Former basketball star Dennis Rodman apologized on Monday for not being able to help an American missionary detained in North Korea during...

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Apologetic Rodman heads for N.Korean leader’s ski resort

YoopyaJanuary 9, 2014December 10, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 9, 2014December 10, 202304

(Reuters) – Retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman was to visit a North Korean ski resort on Thursday, possibly along with dictator Kim Jong Un,...