By Jeanette Smith on May 24, 2018
North Korea
Breaking News, World
On May 24, 2018, North Korea stated it had destroyed its only nuclear testing site. This announcement came three weeks before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is scheduled to meet with United States President Donald J. Trump. North Korea allowed journalists from China, Britain, the United States, and South Korea to watch as engineers […]
By Jeanette Smith on March 11, 2018
North Korea
Headlines, World
Chung Eui-yong arrived at the White House with an invitation. He wanted to talk to President Donald J. Trump about not repeating mistakes from the past. However, South Korea believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was sincere about talking with the American president and ending his nuclear program. Kim had told South Korea […]
By Jeanette Smith on March 6, 2018
North Korea
Breaking News, World
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told South Korean messengers that he is willing to start negotiating with the United States. He is willing to stop all nuclear and missile testing while engaged in talks about denuclearizing the country. “[North Korea] made it clear that it would have no reason to keep nuclear weapons if […]
By Jeanette Smith on August 26, 2017
North Korea
Blogs, U.S. News
As a child, this writer grew up fearing Russia and its nuclear weapons. Knowing America possessed the same weapons to destroy them, offered little comfort to a 10-year-old. As an adult, that feeling of discomfort is creeping back. How much of a threat is North Korea to the lives of Americans? This question is one that needs […]
By Cathy Milne on August 22, 2017
#CMJournalist, North Korea, Steve Mnuchin, US Treasury
Breaking News, World
The U.S. Treasury Department declared it levied sanctions against several companies and individuals in China and Russia who have ties to North Korea. The decision was made in part as an effort to isolate Kim Jong-un after his continued testing of intercontinental missiles and nuclear weapons. On Aug. 22, 2017, the sanctions against 10 businesses […]
By Jeanette Smith on March 23, 2016
North Korea
Bomb Threat, Breaking News, World
According to North Korea’s state-run television network, on March 17, 2016, it was reported they launched a satellite into space. CNN reported this action was referred to as “destabilizing and provocative” by the United States. The KCNA network stated that Kwangmyongsong-4, the carrier rocket, was launched from the Space Center in Sahoe, on Sunday, March […]
By Leigh Haugh on January 9, 2015
Hacking, North Korea, Sony, Technology, World News
Blogs, Entertainment, Leigh Haugh, Tech
North Korea has been hit with sanctions even though the communist nation has continued to deny having any part in the Sony hack attack. President Obama has signed sanctions against the country on Friday. The United States has determined that the attacks came from the rogue country. The new sanctions being issued by the White […]