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May- 2019 -9 MayAsia Pacific
North Korea fires missiles in second launch in days
North Korea welcomed a US envoy's visit to Seoul by firing two missiles, the South's military said, in Pyongyang's second launch in less than a week
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Oct- 2018 -12 OctoberAsia Pacific
Moon calls on US to move towards formally ending Korean War
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called on the US to move towards the North's demands for a declaration the Korean War is over
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May- 2018 -24 MayAsia Pacific
North Korea demolishes Punggye-ri nuclear test site tunnels
North Korea demolished its only known nuclear weapons test-site at Punggye-ri, according to the government and journalists who reported explosions used to collapse and seal the site’s underground tunnels.
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23 MayCommentary
Korean Spring: The ‘battle of wits’
Although he is no Sicilian, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is playing a similar “Battle of Wits” with the West over his country's nuclear program, Col. David Murphy says.
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12 MayCommentary
Will the Korean Spring bring a just peace?
The stunning pace of diplomatic events on the Korean Peninsula are hopeful but beg many questions. Colonel David Murphy asks: Why the sudden change in strategic direction by the Kim regime?
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Apr- 2018 -27 AprilAsia Pacific
North and South Korea agree to ‘complete denuclearization’ in historic leaders’ meeting
North and South Korea issued a joint declaration on Friday, April 27 affirming their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and an end to a decades-long war between the two countries.
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Mar- 2018 -13 MarchBusiness
South Korea signs contract for 90 more Taurus bunker buster cruise missiles
South Korea has signed a contract to purchase 90 more Taurus long-range bunker-buster air-to-ground cruise missiles, a defense official said.
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6 MarchAsia Pacific
North Korea agrees to moratorium on nuclear and ballistics tests during US talks
North Korea has agreed to halt nuclear and ballistic missile tests if it holds talks with the United States, the South Korean presidency said after a delegation returned from Pyongyang
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Feb- 2018 -20 FebruaryExercises
US, South Korea to set Olympic-delayed drills date in March
A date for the start of delayed U.S. and South Korean Foal Eagle and Key Resolve military drills will be announced soon after the Paralympics end next month, Seoul's defence minister said
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9 FebruaryAsia Pacific
North Korea confirms dismissal of top military general
North Korea state media confirmed the sacking of the country's military chief Hwang Pyong So, after Southern reports said he had been fired for corruption
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