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White House Scuttles Ambassador Pick Apparently Over View On North Korea Policy

6:56pm January 31, 2018

Victor Cha, the top candidate for ambassador to South Korea, voiced his opinion that a pre-emptive strike against North Korea could be very dangerous. He is no longer being considered for the post.

Rescue workers remove a survivor from a hospital fire on Friday in Miryang, South Korea.

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Fire Rips Through South Korean Hospital, Killing Dozens Of Patients

7:25am January 26, 2018

The blaze broke out in an emergency room in the southeastern town of Miryang. Many of the fatalities were elderly patients and at least one doctor and two nursing staff were also killed.

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South Korean protesters burn a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in front of Seoul Station on Monday.

In South Korea, A Backlash Against Olympics Cooperation With The North

11:25pm January 22, 2018

by Elise Hu

"We oppose, we oppose, we oppose," shouted protesters as North Korea's advance team arrived. Thousands signed petitions against a joint women's hockey team. The president's approval rating has fallen.

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With North Korea planning to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics, delegation head Jon Jong Su, vice chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country, crosses the concrete border to attend a meeting at the truce village of Panmun

North Korean Athletes Will March With South Koreans At Pyeongchang Olympics

1:11pm January 17, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The two countries will also form a unified women's hockey team to compete in the Winter Olympics in February. The North will send a cheering squad to support its delegation.

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In December at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea, a man walks by a TV report about North Korea's missile launch with images of U.S. President Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. On Wednesday, Trump and Moon spoke by phone and Trump expres

Trump Reiterates Openness To Talks With North Korea At 'Appropriate Time'

4:05pm January 10, 2018

by Amy Held

The president said any talks with North Korea would have to be "under the right circumstances." He spoke to South Korea's leader on Wednesday, after the two Koreas held high-level talks.

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myung-gyun (left) shakes hands with North Korean chief delegate Ri Son Gwon after their meeting Tuesday at the village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two countries.

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North And South Korea Reach Breakthroughs In First High-Level Talks In 2 Years

11:43pm January 09, 2018

by Elise Hu

The two sides announced further dialogue to ease tension between them, but the North still insists any talk of nuclear weapons is off the table.

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A giant North Korean flag flutters from a 528-foot pole near the border with South Korea. Tunnels built by North Korea's military are believed to extend across the border.

As North Korea Tensions Rise, U.S. Army Trains Soldiers To Fight In Tunnels

10:38am January 09, 2018

by Tom Bowman

North Korea is known for its extensive military tunneling. Along with training thousands more troops, officials say the Pentagon is buying specialized gear such as night vision goggles.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has his eyes on larger goals than just the Olympics.

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In the Korea Talks, Why Kim Jong Un Can't Lose

7:37am January 09, 2018

by Ben Forney

North Korea's leader entered the talks with a strong hand. Researcher Ben Forney takes a look at Kim's endgame.

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, left, shakes hands with the head of North Korean delegation Ri Son-Gwon before their meeting at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday in Panmunjom, South Korea.

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At Inter-Korea Talks, Pyongyang Agrees To Send Athletes, Cheerleaders To Olympics

3:26am January 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

It was the first such talks between the two countries in two years, with Seoul hoping for further dialogue that might lead to reunions between families divided by decades-old standoff.

A South Korean government official checks the hotline to talk with the North Korean side at the border village of Panmunjom on January 3. South Korea says North Korea has agreed to meet at the village next week.

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North And South Korea Plan First Talks In Two Years

11:01pm January 04, 2018

South Korea says they will discuss North Korea's participation in February's Olympics. It's a sign of easing tensions after the North Korean leader announced he has a nuclear button on his desk.