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Korean peninsulai

Korea had been a single political entity governing the Korean Peninsula up until the end of World War II, when the Soviet Union and United States each occupied the northern and southern halves respectively. The division led to the founding of today’s North Korea and South Korea. Tensions between the two countries remain high as both want to bring a unified peninsula under its own rule. A heavy military presence is still stationed at the border which runs along the 38th parallel.

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  • Analysts say Monday’s ballistic missile test, the North’s second this year, was calculated to grab attention ‘when the top US diplomat is in town’
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in South Korea for a democracy summit, condemned Pyongyang’s launch, a spokesman said
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The US secretary of state will meet South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul to explore how to boost their alliance and ‘extended deterrence’ against North Korea.

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In video-link meeting with US representative Jung Pak, China’s envoy Liu Xiaoming says stable peninsula is in the interests of the region and the world.

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‘Tangible’ takeaways from a potential Japan-North Korea summit, especially on the abduction issue, are required if Kishida hopes to use foreign relation wins to boost his domestic approval, analysts say.

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Dialogue between North and South Korea has given way to fiery rhetoric and mutual threats of destruction. Neither side seems inclined to de-escalate, as the spectre of a second Trump presidency only adds to mounting concerns.

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While North Korea appears to be warming up to Japan, its ties with Seoul have deteriorated, with Kim Jong-un saying the North had legal right to annihilate South Korea.

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North Korean-themed 1999 film Shiri was followed by a succession of South Korean box office hits about North Korea. From Joint Security Area to The Spy Gone North, here are our top 10 picks.

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Laws governing economic ties, including on the operation of the Mount Kumgang tourism project, will be abolished. Seoul said it does not recognise the unilateral move.

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Critics have accused the South Korean government of playing into Japan’s narrative on Dokdo, which Tokyo claims as the Takeshima islands, amid pressure from Washington for the two to set aside their historical quarrels.

The mooted visit to the North Korean capital would be the Russian leader’s first in over two decades. Analysts said the trip would help Kim Jong-un signal to China that he ‘still has partners’.

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Two new-generation Pulhwasal-3-31 missiles ‘flew in the sky above the East Sea … to hit the island target’, state media reported on Monday, adding that Kim had ‘guided’ the launch.

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Note of caution from Fang Ning comes amid deepening Russia-North Korea ties, and reports of imminent visit to Pyongyang by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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North Korea’s new ballistic missiles are set for their first battlefield test in Ukraine. But based on the success of US interceptor systems, Kim Jong-un may be worried.

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Communist Party diplomatic chief Liu Jianchao pledges to increase strategic communications in meeting with North Korean envoy as Pyongyang announces test of nuclear-capable underwater attack drone in response to US-Japan-South Korea military drills.

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