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North Korea Dismisses South Korean President's 'Gibberish'

A 95-year-old North Korean prisoner of war wants to go back home to die but South Korea won’t let him

North Korean Ahn Hak-sop was captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political beliefs. Now aged 95, he has a single dying wish: to return home to be buried alongside his comrades.

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Kim's sister says North Korea will never see the South as a diplomatic partner

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North Korea dismisses South Korean president's 'gibberish' ahead of US summit

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Presidential office says peace overture aimed at stability for both Seoul, Pyongyang

"The Lee Jae Myung administration's proactive measures for peace on the Korean Peninsula are not moves made for one-sided interests or with anyone in mind, but for the stability and prosperity of bot...

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Lee meets business leaders ahead of summit in US

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Trump may want success in summit with Lee after no-deal meeting with Putin: expert

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California man who admitted shipping weapons to North Korea is sentenced to 8 years in prison

A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea that he said were to be used for a surprise attack on South Korea, author...

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Chinese man jailed in US for sending weapons to North Korea

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Chinese national who overstayed visa learns fate for exporting weapons to North Korea

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An unrepentant 95-year-old North Korean POW wants to walk back across the DMZ

Now 95 years old and living in South Korea, Ahn Hak-seop longs to return to North Korea so he can die there. There’s just one problem: no one is certain if North Korea will actually take him.

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Seoul stops elderly ex-North Korean spy from crossing border

Ahn Hak-sop (center), a former North Korean soldier, speaks to a police officer as he walks towards a military checkpoint on the Tongil bridge, the road leading to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom, in the border city of Paju on Aug. 20. (Photo: AFP)

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China’s North Korea Problem

Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on the Korean Peninsula to new heights.

South Korea's Lee Intends to Retain 'Comfort Women' Pact With Japan, Paper Says

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he intended to stick to existing agreements with Japan tied to its colonial rule of the Korean peninsula, including one on the treatment of Korean women forced to work in its military brothels.

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As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?

South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional threats and global conflicts simmer.