In a surprising development, North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un has signaled that he is willing to enter into negotiations with United States about giving up his country’s nuclear and ballistic missile program. He also expressed willingness to suspend those …
Continue ReadingA high-ranking delegation from South Korea is in North Korea today and has met with that country’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Un, the South Korean government announced. The group, a 10-member delegation, was sent to Pyongyang by South Korean President …
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The North Korean government has made an overture to the U.S. for direct talks telling the South Koreans that they have “ample intentions of holding talks with the United States.”
The statement was made by a North …
Continue ReadingVice President Mike Pence had planned to secretly meet with North Korean officials while in South Korea a few weeks ago, but the North Koreans backed out of the meeting, according the Vice President’s office.
Pence was on a trip …
Continue ReadingA cybersecurity firm in California, FireEye, has concluded with high confidence that a North Korean cyber-espionage group known as APT37 has expanded its operations in both scope and sophistication, and that it’s working on behalf of the North Korean government, …
Continue ReadingVice President Mike Pence has relayed to South Korean President Moon Jae-in the U.S.’ approval of continued talks with the North Koreans, but stressed that the North would get no sanctions relief simply for continuing a dialogue. Pence lead …
Continue ReadingSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in has been invited to North Korea in what would be the first meeting between Korean leaders since 2007. The invitation was extended by Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong …
Continue ReadingNorth Korea held a large military parade in its capital today in advance of sending its athletes to South Korea for the Winter Olympics beginning there tomorrow. The parade, scheduled weeks ago, is seen as an attempt to taunt the …
Continue ReadingNorth Korea has earned nearly $200 million in 2017 from exports that violated sanctions according to report written by U.N. monitors.
The report, which has been sent to a U.N. Security Council sanctions committee, said North Korea had shipped coal …
Continue ReadingThe White House has announced its list of delegates to attend the opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games that are set to begin in South Korea in a little more than one week.
In addition to Vice President …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress last night and began by highlighting the accomplishments of his first year in office.
…Continue Reading“Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs,
The employee responsible for sending an emergency alert warning about an incoming ballistic missile to Hawaii has been fired it was announced today. The state’s Emergency Management Agency administrator Vern Miyagi also announced he will be resigning as a …
Continue ReadingThe nation’s top marine told a Washington think tank yesterday that planning is underway for possible war with North Korea. “I think the biggest thing everybody’s done is just look at, get familiar with the geography, get familiar with …
Continue ReadingNorth and South Korea have agreed to march under a single, unified flag at the Winter Olympics to be held next month in South Korea, it was announced today. It was also announced that they would field a joint women’s …
Continue ReadingA false alarm about a North Korean missile launch was sent out by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK today, just a few days after a false alarm was sent to residents in Hawaii. An alert reading “It appears that North …
Continue ReadingThe United States is bolstering its military presence on the Korean peninsula ahead of next month’s Olympic Games in South Korea. Stealth bombers, at least one extra aircraft carrier and a new amphibious assault ship are all heading to the …
Continue ReadingFormer Secretary of State and National Security Adviser to President George W. Bush Condolleezza Rice complimented Kim Jong-Un yesterday saying that he turned out to be cleverer than she thought. The North Korean leader is “turning, much more so …
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