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UPDATE: Tourist Visits to North Korea Via Dandong Suspended

UPDATE: Tourist Visits to North Korea Via Dandong Suspended

Partial tour suspension appears to be latest ratcheting up of tension

UPDATE: Tourist Visits to North Korea Via Dandong Suspended
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 9, 2013
North Korea Urges Foreigners in South Korea to Evacuate in Event of War

North Korea Urges Foreigners in South Korea to Evacuate in Event of War

Official statement says foreigners in South Korea should have evacuation plans in place

North Korea Urges Foreigners in South Korea to Evacuate in Event of War
James Pearson
James Pearson April 9, 2013
Seoul, Pyongyang, Washington Scale Down Rhetoric

Seoul, Pyongyang, Washington Scale Down Rhetoric

Entry to Kaesong, however, remains closed; rallies held in Pyongyang this weekend

Seoul, Pyongyang, Washington Scale Down Rhetoric
NK News
NK News April 8, 2013
Indications Suggest North Korea [Not] Planning Fourth Nuclear Test

Indications Suggest North Korea [Not] Planning Fourth Nuclear Test

S. Korean official now says he "misspoke" about fourth nuclear test preparations

Indications Suggest North Korea [Not] Planning Fourth Nuclear Test
NK News
NK News April 8, 2013
Foreign Embassies Urged To Consider Evacuating North Korea

Foreign Embassies Urged To Consider Evacuating North Korea

Warning Could Be Final Step Before Terrorist Attacks

Foreign Embassies Urged To Consider Evacuating North Korea
NK News
NK News April 5, 2013
South Koreans Users of Propaganda Website Risk Punishment

South Koreans Users of Propaganda Website Risk Punishment

Users could be in violation of archaic South Korean anti-communist law

South Koreans Users of Propaganda Website Risk Punishment
NK News
NK News April 5, 2013
North Korean Mid-Range Missile Test Could Be Forthcoming

North Korean Mid-Range Missile Test Could Be Forthcoming

U.S. officials reveal that North Korea could be preparing an intermediate missile test

North Korean Mid-Range Missile Test Could Be Forthcoming
NK News
NK News April 4, 2013
North Korean Military ‘Has Approval’ To Launch Nuclear Attacks on U.S.

North Korean Military ‘Has Approval’ To Launch Nuclear Attacks on U.S.

Latest development comes as satellite imagery suggests Pyongyang is mobilizing missile forces

North Korean Military ‘Has Approval’ To Launch Nuclear Attacks on U.S.
NK News
NK News April 3, 2013
North Korea Threatens To Permanently Close Kaesong

North Korea Threatens To Permanently Close Kaesong

Pyongyang claims Kaesong remains open to avoid incurring losses on S. Korean business people

North Korea Threatens To Permanently Close Kaesong
NK News
NK News April 3, 2013
Access to Kaesong Temporarily Closed

Access to Kaesong Temporarily Closed

861 workers crossed border, 446 South Koreans due back by close of play

Access to Kaesong Temporarily Closed
NK News
NK News April 3, 2013