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North Korea fires apparent ballistic missile, Japan says
North Korea has reportedly fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast, underscoring leader Kim Jong Un's New Year vow to bolster the military to counter an unstable international…
Flanked by missiles, North Korea's Kim says U.S. and South Korea threaten peace
Standing beside North Korea's largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said his country's weapons development is necessary in the face of hostile policies from the United States and a military buildup in…
The mysterious disappearance of Kim Jong Un
New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield is the Beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post and last year she wrote the book on controversial North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. She joins the show to discuss… Audio
Calling Home: Anna Fifield in Beijing
Today Calling Home is from China where expat Anna Fifield is based as the Washington Post Beijing Bureau Chief. She talks about her life in the Chinese capital. Audio
Anna Fifield: 'Don't underestimate Kim Jong Un'
North Koreans are not "robots brainwashed by their weird leader", just ordinary people trying to make ends meet, says award-winning New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield. She lifts the curtain on… Audio
North Korea fires another projectile, South Korea says
North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile, the South's military says, less than a week after its leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of multiple rockets and a missile.
Kim Jong-nam murder: Vietnamese woman expected to be freed next month
A Vietnamese woman accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing hurt by potentially deadly means.
Kim Jong-nam murder: Malaysia rejects suspect's release plea
Malaysian authorities have rejected a plea to drop the murder case against Doan Thi Huong, the Vietnamese woman accused of killing the half-brother of North Korea's leader.
Jean H. Lee: Breakdown in second US - North Korea Summit in Vietnam
The second summit involving US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, Vietnam failed. Jean H. Lee, a North Korea expert at the Wilson Center in Washington DC, gives her analysis. Audio
No deal reached with North Korea - White House
US President Donald Trump says he walked away from a nuclear deal at a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because of unacceptable demands to lift sanctions. Video
Donald Trump & Kim Jong Un's imminent meeting
Ed White reports from Asia and looks ahead to the meeting in Vietnam later this month between the US President and North Korea's Supreme Leader. Also India is gearing up for national elections and the… Audio
North Korea envoy headed to US amid summit speculation
A top North Korea negotiator is reportedly on the way to Washington to officials ahead of a possible second summit between the US and North Korean leaders.
North Korea's Kim Jong-un visits China's Xi Jinping
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is in Beijing for a three-day visit at the invitation of China's president, state media say.
What Trump, Kim Jong-un meeting means for North Koreans
Justice Michael Kirby is the Australian diplomat who chaired the UN commission of inquiry into human rights in North Korea, which wrapped up in 2014. He told John Campbell he's not sure whether Donald… Video, Audio
Trump says he will halt Korea war games
Donald Trump said his meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong-un was "tremendous" - and in a controversial move announced he would halt US military exercises in South Korea.
Trump, Kim Jong Un sign historical document
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have signed an unspecified document after finally meeting at an historic summit in Singapore. The Washington's Post's Anna Fifield talks to Checkpoint. Video, Audio
'Extraordinary' Trump, Kim Jong meeting a surreal event
Donald Trump said it was an "honour" to meet Kim Jong Un, when they met for a historical - yet surreal - summit in Singapore, CNN's Asia Pacific Editor Andrew Stevens says. Audio
US: North Korea talks moving 'more quickly than expected'
The US says its discussions with North Korea are moving "more quickly than expected" ahead of the summit in Singapore.
History in making as Trump, Kim Jong-un meet
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President have been in Singapore for a day, and are about to meet. North Korea has said it is willing to commit to denuclearisation - but that term is open to… Audio
Trump and Kim Jong Un's historic meeting likely to go ahead
The on-again / off-again meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un is on again, with experts suggesting South Korean officials may have nudged the American president back to the negotiating table.
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