A seventeen-year-old Aiko Kawasaki went aboard the ship leaving for North Korea from the harbor of Niigata, Japan. As her parents begged her in tears not to leave, she insisted on going and promised them that they would see each other a year later in “an earthly paradise”—North Korea. Kawasaki told The Epoch Times that…
EXCLUSIVE: The Story of Aiko Kawasaki, A Korean Japanese Who Escaped North Korea
US Aircraft Carrier Deployed to South Korea in Show of Alliance Against North Korea’s Nuclear Threat
The U.S. Navy has deployed a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to South Korea for a joint military exercise aimed at demonstrating their strong alliance amid North Korea’s nuclear threat. The USS Ronald Reagan arrived at the southern port city of Busan on Friday, marking its first visit to South Korea in five years, the U.S. Navy…
Epoch Cinema Documentary Review: ‘Killing the Messenger: The Deadly Cost of News’
Commentary With the recent advent of rampant cancel culture and the frenzied banning of conservatives (all across social media and media in general), and, for that matter, anyone who doesn’t bow to the globalist narrative, people are seeking out truth in journalism in increasing numbers. But for those honest and forthright intrepid journalists who are…
US, South Korea Vow ‘Overwhelming Response’ If North Korea Launches Nukes
The United States and South Korea warned that any nuclear attack by North Korea would be met with an “overwhelming and decisive” response following North Korea’s adoption of a first-use nuclear doctrine last week. The two allies issued a joint statement after a vice ministerial-level meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group (EDSCG)…
US, South Korea Vow ‘Overwhelming Response’ If North Korea Uses Nukes
The United States and South Korea warned that any nuclear attack by North Korea would be met with an “overwhelming and decisive” response following North Korea’s adoption of a first-use nuclear doctrine last week. The two allies issued a joint statement after a vice ministerial-level meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group on…
North Koreans Urged to Wear Masks Despite ‘Victory’ Claim Over COVID-19
The North Korean regime reportedly reinstated its mask mandate less than a month after lifting it and declaring “victory” over the COVID-19 outbreak, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported Monday. North Korea lifted its mask mandate and social distancing measures on Aug. 10. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended the emergency order, saying that the…
IAEA Concerned Over North Korea’s Apparent Reopening of Plutonium-Producing Reactor
North Korea appears to have resumed operation of its five-megawatt electric reactor that was used to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said there are indications of the reactor operating at the Yongbyon site and “intermittent activity” at…
North Korean Regime Says Will Build ‘Socialist Fairyland’
The North Korean regime’s rubber-stamp legislature convened this week to pass legislation aimed at turning the country into a “beautiful and civilized socialist fairyland,” state media reported on Thursday. The North Korean Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) met for its first session on Wednesday, and adopted laws on landscaping and rural development, state news agency KCNA…
North Korea Passes Law Allowing ‘Automatic’ Nuclear Strikes Against ‘Hostile Forces’
North Korea has passed a law allowing it to conduct a nuclear strike “automatically” against any “hostile forces” posing an imminent threat to the nation, according to the official state-run media. The new law, passed at the Supreme People’s Assembly on Sept. 8, will allow North Korea to “immediately destroy the hostile forces” to protect…
North Korea Strengthens Nuclear Weapons Policy
Countering China: something both sides of the U.S. aisle agree on. But Republicans say they’ll take a different approach if they win the midterm elections. F-35 fighter jet deliveries are on pause—all because of a single part made in China. Is the United States still granting China access to microchip technology? A recent sales approval…
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