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China welcomes Washington's peaceful approach to N Korea
Aug 03, 2017 08:48China has expressed a positive response to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's assurance that Washington does not seek to topple the North Korean government and is looking forward to resolve standing issues with Pyongyang through dialog.
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Trump signs sanctions bill targeting Russia, Iran, North Korea
Aug 02, 2017 11:03US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that imposes new sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea, according to a White House official.
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China urges Trump not to link trade ties to North Korea issue
Jul 31, 2017 07:19China says its trade ties with the US and North Korea’s nuclear program are two unrelated issues and “should not be discussed together” after President Donald Trump said Beijing was failing to contain Pyongyang despite making profits from business with Washington.
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ICBM test meant to waken US from foolish dream: N Korea
Jul 30, 2017 10:03North Korea has touted its recent test of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) as a call on the United States to set aside its threats of attacking the island nation.
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China raps North Korea missile test, calls for restraint
Jul 29, 2017 09:40Beijing has censured Pyongyang’s reported launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), also calling on all sides to observe restraint in response to the test and avoid acts that could escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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N Korea says whole US mainland within range of its ICBMs
Jul 29, 2017 04:30Pyongyang confirms that it has launched another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un saying the whole US mainland is now within the range of the newly-tested guided missile.
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Tokyo says North Korea may have fired missile toward Japan
Jul 28, 2017 14:07Japan's prime minister has called for an emergency meeting after North Korea fired what is reported to be a missile, which may have landed in the sea off Japan.
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Australia calls on China to do more to contain North Korea
Jul 27, 2017 08:12Australia has stressed that China can play a more effective role in containing the “threat” from North Korea’s missile and nuclear military programs.
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US blames human error for missile test failure
Jul 25, 2017 07:40The US military has blamed human error for a botched ballistic missile intercept test in late June, an embarrassing failure amid an ongoing row with North Korea over its missile program.
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North Korea warns UN against imposing more sanctions on Pyongyang
Jul 14, 2017 09:23North Korea has warned the United Nations Security Council against adopting any further sanctions resolutions against Pyongyang over its launch of a ballistic missile last week.