‘North Koreans are great people’ – Trump

US President Donald Trump praised the “industrious” North Korean people before landing in Japan, where he warned the world against challenging America’s military dominance. Trump touched down in Japan on Sunday, the first stop on his 13-day Asian tour, during which he is set to drum up support for his hardline policy towards Pyongyang. While […]

200 N Koreans killed at nuclear test site collapse – Japanese media

Published time: 31 Oct, 2017 11:59 As many as 200 workers were killed in North Korea when a tunnel under construction at the country’s nuclear test facility collapsed, according to a Japanese TV report. Citing Japan’s TV Asahi, Reuters reports that 100 workers were affected by the initial collapse, which is thought to have occurred […]

North Koreans are literally worshipping Kim Jong-un

Reuters/KCNA KCNA In a fascinating interview with RiskHedge, financial analyst Jayant Bhandari says he witnessed North Koreans worshipping their “dear respected leader,” Kim Jong-un. “North Korea is a perfect tyranny,” explains Bhandari. “They have organized this tyranny in ways that were unimaginable to me, and people have been completely brainwashed. If this country goes through […]

South Koreans demand court injunction to block THAAD deployment

A group of Seongju residents have submitted a petition to South Korea’s Constitutional Court demanding an immediate halt to any further operations and deployment elements of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) in their country. READ MORE: ‘Ready to intercept North’s missiles’: US THAAD missile defense system goes operational in S. Korea […]

No to THAAD: S. Koreans protest, sue military over US missile deployment plan (VIDEO)

Published time: 28 Feb, 2017 12:11 South Koreans have staged a protest against a land-swap deal which will see their country host the controversial US defense missile system THAAD. Some living near the host site have also filed a lawsuit against the Defense Ministry, according to attorneys. Demonstrators holding signs and chanting slogans gathered in […]

South Koreans May Soon Live to Be 90, But Our Short, Violent Grandkids Won't

Photo: Getty Here’s the good news: According to a comprehensive new study, the average life expectancy will increase globally by 2030, with South Korean women born that year expected to live 90.8 years, the longest of the 35 countries analyzed. Here’s the bad news: Americans will die younger than their international peers and possibly even […]

Washington prepares to bring North Koreans to US for talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Preparations are under way to bring senior North Korean officials to the United States for talks with former U.S. officials, the first such meeting in more than five years, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. The talks would be the clearest indication yet that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants to […]