North Korea

Good Morning Columbia discussion: North and South Korean relations at Winter Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA (WOLO) – The first weekend of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea brought much discussion about the friendly interaction between the North and South Korean delegations. Leading up to the games, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made it clear – he would not be interacting with anyone from North Korea. Regime leader Kim Jong…

North Korea Launches Missile Over Japanese Airspace

ABC NEWS– South Korea says North Korea fires unidentified missile from its capital, Pyongyang. For the second time in a month, North Korea has launched a missile over Japanese airspace, say officials. Japan’s public broadcasting network NHK reported that the missile passed over Japanese airspace near Hokkaido, the same prefecture under which a KN-17 intermediate-range missile travelled on August 28….

Nikki Haley Holds Emergency UN Meeting Over N. Korea

ABC NEWS (NY)COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, told the Security Council Monday that its incremental approach toward getting North Korea to stop its nuclear program has failed. To the members of the Security Council, I must say, enough is enough,” she said at an emergency Security Council meeting, which was called in response to North Korea’s…

2016 Presidential Candidates React to Alleged North Korean H-Bomb Test

Thousands of North Koreans gather at the Kim Il Sung Square, Jan. 6, 2015 in Pyongyang, North Korea, to rally in support of their leader Kim Jong Un’s new year address to his country. (ABC News) — North Korea announced Wednesday night that it had conducted a successful hydrogen bomb test. Although the detonation has not yet been confirmed, the possibility…