Hundreds of destitute families moved to a town bordering North Korea after the war. Six decades later, their dream of owning the land they helped cultivate may finally come true.
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Kim Jong-un Vows to Boost North Korea’s Nuclear Capability as Leverage With Biden
But as he pledged to advance the country’s weaponry, the North Korean leader also said he did “not rule out diplomacy.”
North Korea Party Congress Opens With Kim Jong-un Admitting Failures
Mr. Kim convened the first Workers’ Party Congress in five years to revamp his policies as North Korea’s economic troubles deepened amid international sanctions and the pandemic.
Loose Screws Help Defector Give Korean Guards the Slip
South Korea said its sensors had malfunctioned, allowing a North Korean to defect undetected, in the military’s most embarrassing border security breach in years.
North Korea Tells Its People to Stop Smoking. But What About Kim Jong-un?
The country is expanding a national campaign against the habit, even as state news media continues to show Mr. Kim puffing away on the subway, at schools and at children’s hospitals.
South Korea Detains North Korean Who Crossed Demilitarized Zone
The man breached the Koreas’ heavily armed land border, triggering an extensive manhunt in the South, officials said.
Coronavirus, QAnon, Trump: Your Monday Briefing
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North Korea Unveils What Appears to Be New ICBM During Military Parade
The weapon appeared to be bigger than the North’s previous long-range missile, indicating that it might be able to fly farther with a more powerful nuclear warhead. But it is untested.
South Korea Urges Joint Inquiry Into Official’s Killing at Sea
North Korea has apologized for the death of a South Korean government official, but the two countries differ on the circumstances that led to the shooting.
Kim Jong-un Offers South Korea Rare Apology for Killing of Official
“I am deeply sorry that an unexpected and unfortunate thing has happened in our territorial waters,” the North Korean leader said in a message, according to officials in the South.