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North Korean, Wrapped in Plastic Foam, Floats to Freedom in the South

The man swam down the coast and evaded armed border guards with orders to shoot anyone fleeing Kim Jong Un’s regime.

South Korea, US militaries will stage large-scale drills this month to address North Korean threats

The Aug. 18-28 exercise may trigger an angry reaction from North Korea, which calls the joint drills invasion rehearsals.
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North Korean defector escapes, wrapped in foam and swimming for 10 hours

A North Korean defector pulled off a death-defying escape to South Korea, evading border guards with orders to shoot on sight. He used plastic foam to stay afloat during a grueling 10-hour swim down ...

North Korean defector swims to South Korea, tied to plastic

A North Korean defector who swam across a sea border with South Korea while reportedly tied to floating plastic has been ...

North Korean Man Escapes Oppressive Regime With the Help of Bubble Wrap

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Breaking News Intern South Korean authorities revealed on Thursday that a North Korean man ...

North Korea does not respond to Seoul’s repatriation plan by deadline

Pyongyang did not respond to Seoul's plan to repatriate the remains of a North Korean national discovered on the southern ...
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Seoul’s Strategic Dilemma: Navigating a High-Stakes Summit With Trump

When Donald Trump and Lee Jae-myung meet, the very definition of the 70-year-old South Korea-U.S. alliance will be on the ...

South Korea starts removing anti-North Korean loudspeakers on border

South Korean authorities began removing on Monday loudspeakers blaring anti-North Korea broadcasts along the country's border ...

South Korea begins removing loudspeakers at North Korean border

SEOUL and LONDON -- The South Korean military began dismantling loudspeakers that had been placed along its border with North ...