The apparent test coincides with joint U.S.-South Korea military drills that have drawn the ire of the North.
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North Korea Seeks U.N. Help After Foot and Mouth Outbreak
But Pyongyang remains unresponsive to an offer of help from South Korea
What It’s Like to Meet a Brother You Haven’t Seen in Six Decades
Koreans from North and South can only meet at sporadic official reunions, where numbers are strictly limited. At each bittersweet gathering, family members ponder the historical forces that tore them apart
North and South Korean Families Reunite
South Koreans crossed the border to meet family members they had not seen since the 1950-53 Korean war. The reunion may have been the last chance for many to see their loved ones.
South Koreans Travel North for Emotional Family Reunions
First time seeing relatives in decades
South Korea Building Collapse Kills At Least 10
Ten students still trapped after auditorium roof collapses under heavy snow
South Korean Court Jails MP For Treason
Left wing politician handed 12-year sentence for plotting conspiracy
South Korea’s LGBT Community Is Fighting For Equal Rights
One prominent couple’s effort to get same-sex marriage recognized is helping to raise awareness in a mostly conservative country
North Korea Threatens to Cancel Family Reunions with South
North Korea pulled out days before a reunion in September.
North and South Korea Set Date For Family Reunions
The countries will allow families a temporary respite from separation
104 Years Later, a Chinese Train Station Platform is Still the Site of Anti-Japanese Rancor
A memorial to a man that Tokyo calls a terrorist, but Beijing and Seoul regard as a hero, reflects East Asia’s War over history
U.S. Rejects Japanese Broadcaster’s Claim It Used ‘Comfort Women’ in World War II
In remarks he now says he regrets, Katsuto Momii, the head of Japan’s main public broadcaster, said Japan was hardly the only nation whose soldiers forced women to work as prostitutes during World War II. It’s a claim U.S. …
North Korea Proposes Reconciliation and Unity with South Korea
The olive branch, which came in the form of a letter, also promised the end of hostile military acts and the reunion of separated families