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Three people are shown from behind looking at a television that has a large missile with smoke and fire from its launch.

Rival Koreas test missiles hours apart, raising tensions

North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles hours apart Wednesday in a display of military might that is sure to exacerbate tensions between the rivals.

Rival Koreas test missiles hours apart, raising tensions
China's Premier Li Keqiang, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in are shown standing behind three podiums with national flags.

South Korea, Japan, China leaders to promote North Korea-US dialogue

South Korea, Japan, China leaders to promote North Korea-US dialogue
Man stands at protest with red sign and white letters in Korean

South Korean minister of justice resigns amid national reckoning with corruption

South Korean minister of justice resigns amid national reckoning with corruption
A South Korean soldier walks past a TV broadcasting a news report

North Korea's nuclear test could be leverage for upcoming talks

North Korea's nuclear test could be leverage for upcoming talks
A man is shown wearing a construction hard hat walking past a banner illustration depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump

Trump won't rush North Korea on denuclearization; peace deal possible

Trump won't rush North Korea on denuclearization; peace deal possible
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walk past a welcoming crowd in traditional Korean dress waving flowers and North Korean flags.

North Korea's Kim says summit with Trump stabilized region, sees more progress

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his "historic" summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore stabilized regional security, and that he expects progress to continue.

North Korea's Kim says summit with Trump stabilized region, sees more progress
South Korean Christians pray for North Korea in Seoul November 15, 2009. With almost 30 percent of South Koreans either Protestant or Catholic, faith plays a big role in how people think about relations with the North.

For many South Korean Christians, reunification with the North is a religious goal

With almost 30 percent of South Koreans either Protestant or Catholic, faith plays a big role in how people think about relations with the North.

For many South Korean Christians, reunification with the North is a religious goal
Donald Trump and Moon Jae-In sit in large chairs in the White House

For South Korea's president, the canceled Trump-Kim summit is an embarrassing mess

After South Korean President Moon Jae-in had spent months rekindling a relationship with North Korea, President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly called off a June 12 summit with Kim Jong-un. The announcement — made publicly and apparently without prior notice to Moon — came just a day after Moon preened Trump with high praise at the White House.

For South Korea's president, the canceled Trump-Kim summit is an embarrassing mess
South Korean President Moon Jae-in meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

Korean leaders aim for end of war, 'complete denuclearization' after historic summit

The leaders of North and South Korea embraced on Friday after pledging to work for the "complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula," on a day of smiles and handshakes at the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade.

Korean leaders aim for end of war, 'complete denuclearization' after historic summit
Former South Korean "comfort woman" Lee Yong-soo speaks during an anti-Japan rally in front of Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, December 30, 2015.

South Korea makes a bold move with a former ‘comfort woman’ at its state dinner with the US and Japan

South Korea sent a provocative message to Japan and the US by inviting a former "comfort woman" to a state dinner with President Donald Trump.

South Korea makes a bold move with a former ‘comfort woman’ at its state dinner with the US and Japan
Singing waitresses entertain crowds at a North Korean restaurant in the Chinese border city of Dandong, on May 28, 2009.

Why North Korean peace talks may hinge on 12 singing waitresses

Seoul calls them “defectors,” but North Korea accuses the South of kidnapping a dozen waitresses and insists on their return.

Why North Korean peace talks may hinge on 12 singing waitresses
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watching the test of an anti-aircraft guided weapon system

North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile

The US has confirmed that North Korea fired off a missile, just when Trump is seeking to tougher sanctions against the regime.

North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile
Moon Jae-In celebrates nomination

Lawyer, soldier, activist, president: Who is Moon Jae-in?

Left-leaning Moon Jae-in won South Korea's presidential election by a landslide.

Lawyer, soldier, activist, president: Who is Moon Jae-in?