South Korea has agreed to increase its payment for the upkeep of American troops by 13.9 percent this year. The deal removes a major thorn in the alliance.
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Russians Escape North Korea on a Hand-Pushed Railcar
Russia said some of its diplomats and their family members, including children, had used creative means to leave North Korea, which closed its borders over a year ago because of the pandemic.
North Korea’s borders are closed, but Russia says some of its citizens found a way out by trolley.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said some of its citizens, including a diplomat and his 3-year-old, had left North Korea on a hand-pushed railroad trolley.
U.S. Charges 3 North Koreans With Hacking and Stealing Millions of Dollars
The Justice Department unsealed charges against three intelligence officers, revealing more details about incursions on Sony Pictures and the National Health Service in Britain, and other attacks.
He Calls Himself ‘North Korea’s Poet Laureate.’ Two Women Call Him a Rapist.
Jang Jin-sung, the author of “Dear Leader,” has been accused of sexual assault by two women, including a fellow defector from North Korea. He has threatened to sue for defamation.
North Korean in Diving Gear Crosses Border Into South Korea Undetected
The South Korean military admitted to a lapse in its border security. The crossing marked the second embarrassing breach for the country in recent months.
Illegal Walkie-Talkies and Other ‘Crimes’ in Authoritarian Societies
The most obscure or innocuous-sounding offenses can take on new meaning in justice systems used by autocrats for their own ends.
North Korea Unveils New Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
Days before President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inauguration, the North made its latest demonstration of its nuclear might at a Pyongyang military parade.
Kim Jong-un Doubles Down on North Korea’s Nuclear Program
The North Korean leader said his economic policies had failed, but he called his nuclear arms buildup one of the great feats “in the history of the Korean nation.”
Kim Jong-un Uses Party Congress to Double Down on Nuclear Program
The North Korean leader said his economic policies had failed, but he called his nuclear arms buildup one of the great feats “in the history of the Korean nation.”