The US and South Korea begin a massive military exercise to improve combat readiness on the Korean peninsula – sparking a furious North Korean reaction.

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N Korea anger at military drill

Chinese and North Korean state media confirm that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, has been visiting China.

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N Korea leader’s China trip ends

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il won renewed expressions of support from key ally China as he paid a visit there this week. (May 26) Read full article > >

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Fresh Chinese support for North Korea on Kim’s visit

BEIJING — A U.S. government team flew to North Korea on Tuesday to assess food shortages, while its reclusive leader Kim Jong Il reportedly went to an eastern China city on a visit seemingly aimed at shoring up relations with the North’s crucial ally. The delegation led by U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, Robert King, departed Beijing for Pyongyang for a five-day visit to verify food supply surveys conducted by the United Nations and U.S.-based charities and see if there are ways to monitor aid distribution. Read full article > >

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Prosecutors in South Korea say North Korean hackers were behind an attack that paralysed a leading bank last month.

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A Defense Ministry official said the talks ended when the North Korean delegation “unilaterally walked away from the table and out of the meeting room.”

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Korea Talks Ended Abruptly Without Agreement

The dialogue would be the first since a deadly North Korean artillery attack on a South Korean island in November.

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South Korea Agrees to Low-Level Talks With North

South Korea says it has accepted a North Korean offer to hold high-level defense talks.

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S. Korea Agrees to Talks With North

Hackers apparently take over social media sites – including twitter and YouTube – associated with the North Korean regime, to make derogatory posts.

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Activists hijack N Korean tweets

Hackers apparently take over social media sites – including twitter and YouTube – associated with the North Korean regime, to make derogatory posts.

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Can’t say we feel too sorry for him: A North Korean train thought to be carrying luxurious gifts for Kim Jong-Un derailed this month. Most experts suspect Un is being groomed to lead the hermit kingdom after the passing of the current premier, his…

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Birthday Spoil for N. Korean Heir

A top North Korean general offered Sunday to help return the remains of several hundred U.S. troops killed during the Korean War, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said.

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N. Korea offers to return U.S. remains

One of the diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks reveals that North Korean officials suggested the U.S. government make arrangements for rock icon Eric Clapton to perform in Pyongyang as a way of building “good will” between the countries.

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N. Korea sought Clapton performance

North Korean workers may be helping Burma to build secret missile and nuclear sites in remote locations, according to US cables released by Wikileaks.

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Concern at Burma ‘nuclear sites’

Beijing’s top diplomat and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il met in Pyongyang on Thursday for “candid” talks about the Korean crisis, Chinese state media reported.

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China and N. Korea Meet Over Crisis