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N. Korea military parade analysis

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North Korea and the the rest of the world, especially the United states, have had ongoing issues in the past year. North Korea and the United States have threatened each other on multiple occasions. One time being when President Donald Trump stated that his “Nuclear Button is much bigger”. North Korea moved their military parade to the day before the… Read more »

North Korea stages military parade on eve of Winter Olympics

North Korea has held a military parade and rally on Kim Il Sung Square, marking 70 years since the Korean People’s Army was founded, a day before South Korea holds the opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The nuclear-armed North is on an Olympics-linked charm offensive — sending a troupe of performers, hundreds of female cheerleaders, and the sister… Read more »

N.Korean leader invites S.Korea’s Moon to the North

A rare invitation to Pyongyang for the South Korean president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty’s southern road tour Saturday, part of a new and accelerated diplomatic warming between the two countries. Nothing has been settled on any trip north by South Korean President Moon Jae-in. But the verbal message to come at a “convenient time” from… Read more »

N. Korea has ‘no intention’ of Olympic meeting with US

North Korea has no intention to meet US officials during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the South, Pyongyang’s state media said Thursday — but did not rule it out. “We have no intention whatsoever to meet US authorities during our visit to the South,” Cho Yong-Sam, a senior foreign ministry official, was quoted as saying by the North’s official KCNA… Read more »

Kim Jong Un praises South Korea’s ‘impressive and sincere’ Olympic welcome

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un said it is important to boost the “warm climate of reconciliation” after meeting with the delegation that returned to the North after visiting the South for the Winter Olympics, the North’s state media said on Tuesday. Kim Jong Un also expressed “satisfaction” over their visit and said efforts made by Seoul to prioritise their visit… Read more »