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Why North Korea’s Kim had little need for photo-op with Trump
GYEONGJU, South Korea - US President Donald Trump may have hoped for an impromptu talk with his old friend Kim Jong Un during a recent trip to Asia, but analysts say the increasingly emboldened North Korean leader had few good reasons to join the...
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2 N. Korean captives in Ukraine pled to take them to S. Korea: activist
Two North Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine, captured while fighting for Russia and detained since early 2025, have pleaded with a visiting documentary producer to bring them to South Korea, an activist said Friday. Jang Se-yul, head of a North...
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Lee, Takaichi agree to coordinate on North Korea denuclearization at first talks
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi affirmed the need for close coordination on the “complete denuclearization” of North Korea on Thursday, while largely avoiding DPRK issues in their first summit....
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How to Block North Korean IT Worker Scams in Remote Hiring
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Bank Information Security - New Jersey
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Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Attorney Jonathan Armstrong on Vetting Job Applicants, Red Flags and Compliance Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • October 30, 2025 Jonathan Armstrong, partner,...
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Captured North Korean war prisoners in Ukraine ask to be brought to South Korea
Published: 31 Oct. 2025, 14:31 North Korean prisoners of war, identified by their surnames Baek and Ri, captured by Ukrainian forces, eat food sent by North Korean defector groups while meeting with a documentary producer at a prisoner camp in...
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Lee-Xi summit to focus on thawing ties, N. Korea issue
The upcoming summit between President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday will serve as a key test of how Seoul and Beijing navigate a decade of mistrust and a rapidly changing regional order, diplomatic observers said. Xi’s...
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‘No one does that except North Korea’: Trump's call for nuclear tests brings confusion, concerns
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News World Analysts are unclear if Trump is ‘talking about testing missiles‘ or if he is ‘talking about real tests‘ involving armed nuclear weapons Author of the article: Published Oct 30, 2025 • 3 minute read An...
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North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui holds talks with Belarusian foreign minister... \"Consensus on defending common interests\"
Korean Central News Agency reported on the 27th that North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui departed Pyongyang by special aircraft on the 26th to separately visit Russia and Belarus at the invitation of their foreign ministries. Yonhap News On...
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Military to Launch 5th South Korean Spy Satellite to Better Detect NK Provocation
Photo : YONHAP News The South Korean military will launch the country's fifth and final domestically developed reconnaissance satellite to better detect North Korean provocation. Seoul's defense ministry said Friday that the synthetic aperture...
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‘Trump nuclear test resumption’ prompts U.S. Strategic Command commander nominee: “Russia·China·North Korea nuclear threats···the United States must also modernize its nuclear forces”
Richard Correll, the nominee to command the United States Strategic Command (USSC), answers questions at a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on the 30th (local time). AFP Yonhap News Richard Correll, the nominee to command...
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N. Korea's top diplomat agrees with Belarusian FM to jointly safeguard mutual interests
By Park Boram SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has held talks with her Belarusian counterpart in Minsk and agreed to step up joint efforts to safeguard their mutual interests on the international stage, the...
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N. Korea's Kim inspects new hospital as Trump departs S. Korea
By Park Boram SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a hospital under construction near Pyongyang, calling for a healthcare revolution to promote public health, state media reported Friday, on the day when U.S....
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President Trump appears to suggest the US will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years
BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an “equal basis” with Russia and China. The Kremlin pointed out that a global...
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North's top diplomat agrees with Belarusian foreign minister to jointly safeguard mutual interests
Published: 31 Oct. 2025, 11:30 North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui departs Pyongyang on Oct. 26, for a trip to Russia and Belarus, in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency the following day [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY] North...
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United States Vice President JD Vance Defends Nuclear Arsenal Testing as Key to National Security
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Alexa.ng
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WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance on Thursday defended the need for maintaining and testing the US’ nuclear weapons arsenal, describing it as a vital component of national security. "We have a big arsenal. Obviously, the Russians have a large...
When North Korean workers raise their heads
Milan (AsiaNews) – When it comes to North Korean workers, the conversation typically oscillates between two equally distorted extremes: complete indifference vs helpless cogs. The reality that emerges from available information is different, more...
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North Korea Flexes With Missile Test While Trump Tours Asia
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North Korea continues flexing its military might this week, but this time notably at a moment President Donald Trump is making stops in several Asian nations, including a visit to South Korea, where he's set to meeting Chinese President Xi...
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Sony Pictures International Eyes Live-Action Adaptations of Japanese Anime – Tokyo Market
Sony is accelerating its pursuit of anime and manga properties for live-action adaptation, with executive VP, creative production and head of Sony Pictures International Productions Shebnem Askin revealing ambitious plans to expand beyond the...
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President Trump announces nuclear weapons testing plans amid global concerns
President Trump announces nuclear weapons testing plans amid global concerns President Trump has announced plans to begin testing nuclear weapons, raising fears of a new arms race as Russia and China respond with warnings. Updated: 6:24 PM EDT Oct...
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Radio Free Asia suspends news operations amid cuts and US government shutdown
Radio Free Asia (RFA) has said it is suspending its news operations due to the US government shutdown and the Trump administration’s cuts to government-funded news services. “RFA has been forced to suspend all remaining news content production –...
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