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News Brief: North Korea Crisis Overshadows Trump's European Trip

7:53am July 05, 2017

The U.S. confirms North Korea fired a missile capable of reaching Alaska. President Trump leaves for Europe to discuss options with the G20, and have his first one-on-one with Russian President Putin.

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North Korea Launched ICBM, Secretary Of State Tillerson Says

7:53am July 05, 2017

by Tom Bowman

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed Tuesday that the missile launched by North Korea was an intercontinental ballistic missile, in a statement in which he condemned the test.

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Soldiers march across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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North Korea's Biggest Open Secret: Black Market Foreign DVDs

7:39am July 05, 2017

by Danny Hajek

It's illegal to watch foreign media in North Korea. But according to defector interviews, nearly every segment of North Korean society consumes it.

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News Brief: North Korea Launches Missile, States Won't Supply Voter Data

7:12am July 04, 2017

It hasn't been confirmed, but North Korea says it successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. At least 41 states say they won't hand over information to Trump's election commission.

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South Korean soldiers in Seoul walk by a TV news program showing a file image of a missile being test-launched. North Korea on Tuesday test- launched another ballistic missile in the direction of Japan, U.S. and South Korean officials said.

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North Korea's Latest Missile Test Prompts A Tweeted Response From Trump

11:32pm July 03, 2017

by Elise Hu

South Korea and Japan said North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile that flew about 40 minutes before landing in the sea. Trump suggested that North Korea's neighbors may have had enough.

A new urban district and an annual big-data expo have arisen in recent years as the centerpiece of the high-tech industry in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province.

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A Remote Chinese Province Uses Its Climate To Grow A Big-Data Industry

11:19pm July 03, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Southwest China's Guizhou province is one of the country's poorest, most remote regions. But Guizhou has some unique advantages, which it is trying to use to transform itself into a big-data hub.

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Deadly War On Drugs Overshadows Philippine President's First Year In Office

4:28pm July 03, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

Critics say Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs has targeted the poor disproportionately while high level drug kingpins go free. More than 7,000 people have died in encounters with police or in so-called vigilante killings, mostly in poorer neighborhoods where getting by is already a struggle.

Barrels of fish sit on a dock after being unloaded from a boat last year at the port in Songkhla, Thailand. Many migrants work in jobs in the country's seafood industry.

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Fearing Thailand's New Restrictions, Tens Of Thousands Of Migrant Workers Flee

3:30pm July 03, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

New labor regulations, in which workers without proper documents face prison time, prompted the sudden exodus. It could cause a labor shortage. The government put the law on hold for 120 days.

Elise Tries purikura, the original Snapchat.

Video: Japan's 'Purikura' Photo Booths Offer Snapchat-Like Filters

1:59pm July 03, 2017

by Elise Hu

In NPR's Elise Tries series, correspondent Elise Hu tries out new experiences in East Asia. In Tokyo, she checks out Japanese purikura photo booths, which produce selfies to decorate and print out.

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The USS Stethem sails in waters east of the Korean Peninsula in March.

China Calls U.S. Destroyer In South China Sea A 'Provocation'

1:03pm July 03, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Beijing reportedly sent warships and fighter jets to intercept the USS Stethem near a region it claims near the Paracel Islands.