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U.S., S. Korea to deploy strategic assets in response to N. Korean ICBM test

U.S., S. Korea to deploy strategic assets in response to N. Korean ICBM test

Seoul will "immediately" discuss deployment of additional THAAD launchers with Washington: MND

U.S., S. Korea to deploy strategic assets in response to N. Korean ICBM test
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 28, 2017
North Korea announces second test of Hwasong-14 ICBM

North Korea announces second test of Hwasong-14 ICBM

Kim Jong Un says launch "clearly proves" DPRK can strike U.S. mainland

North Korea announces second test of Hwasong-14 ICBM
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji | Oliver Hotham July 28, 2017
Pentagon confirms North Korean launch was ICBM

Pentagon confirms North Korean launch was ICBM

Initial estimates claim the missile reached an altitude of at least 3000km

Pentagon confirms North Korean launch was ICBM
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 28, 2017
North Korea launches ‘ICBM class’ ballistic missile: S. Korean military

North Korea launches ‘ICBM class’ ballistic missile: S. Korean military

South Korean President calls emergency meeting over the test, 13th launch by DPRK of 2017

North Korea launches ‘ICBM class’ ballistic missile: S. Korean military
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji | Leo Byrne July 28, 2017
N. Korean re-defector arrested in S. Korea for violating national security law

N. Korean re-defector arrested in S. Korea for violating national security law

Man allegedly gave contact details of defectors and police officers to DPRK secret police

N. Korean re-defector arrested in S. Korea for violating national security law
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 28, 2017
N. Korean media rejects S. Korea’s “cunning” 2020 peace treaty plan

N. Korean media rejects S. Korea’s “cunning” 2020 peace treaty plan

DPRK Today accuses Seoul of trying to denuclearize Pyongyang under guise of "reconciliation"

N. Korean media rejects S. Korea’s “cunning” 2020 peace treaty plan
Damin Jung
Damin Jung July 28, 2017
U.S. Senate passes North Korea, Iran, Russia sanctions bill

U.S. Senate passes North Korea, Iran, Russia sanctions bill

New measures would target North Korea's finances, overseas labor, and shipping

U.S. Senate passes North Korea, Iran, Russia sanctions bill
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 27, 2017
Seoul has “no concrete plan” for inter-Korean talks at ASEAN forum: MOFA

Seoul has “no concrete plan” for inter-Korean talks at ASEAN forum: MOFA

Manila has confirmed DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho will attend ASEAN Regional Forum next month

Seoul has “no concrete plan” for inter-Korean talks at ASEAN forum: MOFA
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 27, 2017
Entrance wall to Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel demolished

Entrance wall to Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel demolished

Demolishing of wall could mean construction is about to resume, observer says

Entrance wall to Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel demolished
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 27, 2017
N. Koreans learning languages through animations, novels on “Chonmyong” app

N. Koreans learning languages through animations, novels on “Chonmyong” app

Program appears to include foreign films, English-language books

N. Koreans learning languages through animations, novels on “Chonmyong” app
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 27, 2017