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Pyongyang's bluster may mask tactical ploy
The first inter-Korean government-to-government talks in six years, scheduled for today, were...
North KoreaPyongyang's volte-face offers cautious hope
Pyongyang and Seoul yesterday had their first official working contact for two years, at the...
North KoreaTensions fall as Pyongyang backtracks
Pyongyang has said it will reopen an inter-Korean Red Cross hotline, after Seoul responded to its...
North KoreaProspects for Japan & the Koreas in the third quarter
After months of provocation, Pyongyang today unexpectedly proposed talks on reopening two closed...
JapanBeijing will bargain with Pyongyang
Choe Ryong-hae, one of North Korea's most senior leaders, has said that Pyongyang is ready for...
North KoreaNorth Korea's pirates cannot hijack China's strategy
Beijing has made an official complaint to Pyongyang calling for an investigation and "full...
North KoreaSanctions target North Korea's illegal embassy trade
The latest UN sanctions, authorised by the Security Council last month, mandate monitoring the...
North KoreaNorth Korea's missile launches may reflect restraint
North Korea today launched a fifth and sixth short-range missile into the East Sea/Sea of Japan...
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