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U.S. presents punishing new North Korea sanctions package to UN

U.S. presents punishing new North Korea sanctions package to UN

New measures include mandatory cargo inspection, jet fuel, small arms and luxury goods

U.S. presents punishing new North Korea sanctions package to UN
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 25, 2016
N.Korea launches 70-day ‘battle’ to prepare party congress

N.Korea launches 70-day ‘battle’ to prepare party congress

Pyongyang organizes task force to achieve successful party congress despites international pressure

N.Korea launches 70-day ‘battle’ to prepare party congress
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi February 25, 2016
U.S.-China agree on drafting new N.Korean UN resolution

U.S.-China agree on drafting new N.Korean UN resolution

‘Ultimate peace’ involving no THAAD, fewer U.S. troops may be possible, says U.S. secretary of state

U.S.-China agree on drafting new N.Korean UN resolution
JH Ahn
JH Ahn February 25, 2016
Beijing non-committal on reported N. Korean coal sanction

Beijing non-committal on reported N. Korean coal sanction

China's state media claims a sanction could run until May, would cost the DPRK $160 million

Beijing non-committal on reported N. Korean coal sanction
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne February 25, 2016
N.Korea joins UN space agreements: state media

N.Korea joins UN space agreements: state media

Conventions concern fate of astronauts, objects launched into space, damage from 'space objects'

N.Korea joins UN space agreements: state media
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald February 24, 2016
Seoul claims ‘national emergency’ as anti-terror bill stalls

Seoul claims ‘national emergency’ as anti-terror bill stalls

Opposition, concerned over spy agency's power to define terrorists, protest via ongoing filibuster

Seoul claims ‘national emergency’ as anti-terror bill stalls
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi February 24, 2016
N.Korea threatens to attack U.S. mainland, S.Korea

N.Korea threatens to attack U.S. mainland, S.Korea

State media vows overwhelming force against Seoul's proposed 'beheading' operation

N.Korea threatens to attack U.S. mainland, S.Korea
JH Ahn
JH Ahn February 24, 2016
At hotspot for Chinese tourists, dark tales of N.Korean defection

At hotspot for Chinese tourists, dark tales of N.Korean defection

Popular destination for tourists, mythologizing is also popular spot for border-crossers

At hotspot for Chinese tourists, dark tales of N.Korean defection
Lawrence Steele February 23, 2016
N.Korea claims satellite launch cost $1.5 billion: state media

N.Korea claims satellite launch cost $1.5 billion: state media

Estimate comes from a report issued by the North's Korean Economic Cooperation Council

N.Korea claims satellite launch cost $1.5 billion: state media
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi February 23, 2016
N.Korea responds to sanctions with ‘self-sustainability’

N.Korea responds to sanctions with ‘self-sustainability’

North Korean media writes ‘self-sustainability’ more than 150 times in one daily paper

N.Korea responds to sanctions with ‘self-sustainability’
JH Ahn
JH Ahn February 23, 2016