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American student Otto Frederick Warmbier, center, is escorted out of the courtroom after his trial in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on March 16.

Mar 18, 2016 PM EDT - Jesse L.

North Korea Releases Video Surveillance Footage Of UVa Student Otto Warmbier, 21, Tearing Down The Poster That Got Him 15 Years In Prison

North Korean authorities released closed circuit camera footage on Thursday, of University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier pulling a propaganda poster off the wall of the Yanggakdo International Hotel in Pyongyang.

President Barack Obama authorized a new round of sanctions against North Korea achieved through executive order on Wednesday.

Mar 17, 2016 PM EDT - Jesse L.

President Obama Signs Executive Order For More North Korean Sanctions

President Barack Obama authorized a new round of sanctions against North Korea achieved through executive order on Wednesday as a response to recent nuclear tests and a satellite launch in North Korea.

Journalists watch a big screen showing live footage of Google's DeepMind Challenge Match between Lee Sedol and the Google-developed supercomputer AlphaGo at a hotel in Seoul on March 12.

Mar 17, 2016 PM EDT - Jesse L.

American Go Association President Andrew Okun Sees Google's AlphaGo Software As Creating 'Tantalizing' New Possibilities For The Game

For Andrew Okun, president of the New York-based American Go Association who attended in the matches in Seoul, Google's AlphaGo artificial intelligence software has the potential to elevate the game of Go to new heights.

Teenagers hanging out and rapping at Childrens park in the Hongdae area of Seoul, South Korea.

Mar 16, 2016 PM EDT - Jesse L.

Unemployment Rate For South Koreans Under 20 Hits All-Time High

The unemployment rate among South Koreans between the ages of 15 and 19 is higher than ever, according to a new report Wednesday by Statistics Korea, the country's official data agency.

Otto Frederick Warmbier, a 21-year-old economics major from the University Of Virginia, speaks at a news conference in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 29

Mar 16, 2016 PM EDT - Jesse L.

North Korean Supreme Court Sentences University Of Virginia Student Otto Warmbier To 15 Years Of Hard Labor For Tearing Down A Sign

North Korea's Supreme Court sentenced 21-year-old University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly ripping a propaganda poster off the wall of a hotel staff room in Pyongyang.

South Korean protesters burn an effigy of North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un during an anti-North Korea rally on Feb. 11 in Seoul, South Korea.

Mar 15, 2016 PM EDT - Jesse L.

Kim Jong Un Promises New Round Of Nuclear Tests, Claims North Korea Has Acquired Outer Space Missile Re-Entry Technology

Kim Jong Un promised a new round of nuclear tests in a report on the state-run KCNA on Tuesday, ramping up claims that his country's military might is far beyond what international experts believe.

South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol reviews the fourth match against Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo on March 13.

Mar 15, 2016 PM EDT - Jesse L.

Go Champion Lee Sedol Praises The 'Concentration' Of Google's AlphaGo A.I. System Following His 4-1 Tournament Loss

Go champion Lee Sedol may have only won game in his matchup against Google's AlphaGo computer playing system this week, but he refused to admit the game is more skilled than himself or other top players.

Airline passengers wait in line to check in at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea.

Mar 14, 2016 PM EDT - Jesse L.

Incheon International Airport To Get Major Facelift Following New Year's Baggage Handling Complaints

Seven weeks after Incheon Airport came under fire for the mishandling of baggage for customers flying around the Korean New Year, the facility's management has promised a complete overhaul.

Go champion Lee Sedol (right) faces off against AphaGo program.

Mar 14, 2016 PM EDT - Jesse L.

After Falling 3-0 Against Google's Go-Playing Computer Algorithm AlphaGo, Lee Sedol Battles Back

Lee Sedol, world champion of the Chinese abstract strategy board game Go, may have lost his best-of-five tournament against Google's AlphaGo computer algorithm, but he has eliminated the possibility of a sweep.

A European tourism giant considers Busan for a new business opportunity.

Mar 14, 2016 PM EDT - Jesse L.

South Korea's Tourism Industry Encourages More Citizens To Vacation Inside The Country Following Overseas Travel Boom

South Korea's travel agents have a message for local citizens considering traveling abroad--consider supporting tourism in your own country.

North Korea's “supreme leader” Kim Jong Un

Mar 14, 2016 AM EDT - Jesse L.

North Korea Threatens New York City With Nuclear Annihilation In New Round Of Rhetoric

On Sunday, the North Korean government once again threatened to launch a nuclear attack, in a report on the state-run media outlet DRPK Today, bragging that their military arsenal could wipe out New York City.

South Korean actress Lee Min Jung poses for a photo with LG TROMM's washing machine at an autograph session for LG Electronics in Seoul.

Mar 11, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

South Korean Government Considering Adding Washing Machine Motors To Watch List

The South Korean government is considering including motors from washers on a "watch list" of items that would ban exports that could potentially aid the efforts of Kim Jong Un's regime

Hooni Kim, chef and restaurateur, poses for a portrait in the doorway of Hanjan restaurant in NYC on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Kim owns two Korean restaurants in New York, Hanjan and Michelin-starred Danji, his first restaurant.

Mar 11, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

Chef Hooni Kim Of Danji And Hanjan Brings His Take On Korean Fine Dining To NYC: 'I Wanted To Show New Yorkers That Korean Food Isn't Always Cheap'

"I wanted to show New Yorkers that Korean food isn't always cheap and that we are about quality and ingredients, values and philosophy," Hooni told the Korean news agency Yonhap in an interview Friday.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes comments to the media on the situation in North Korea at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Jan. 6.

Mar 11, 2016 AM EST - Jesse L.

North Korea Orders More Nuclear Weapons Tests: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon Demands Pyongyang 'Cease Destabilizing Acts'

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon implored North Korean leaders to listen to reason on Friday, following a report that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had ordered more nuclear tests.

 A man walks past at Cyber Terror Response Center at National Police Agency on March 21, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea.

Mar 10, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

Editors Of South Korean Newspaper JoongAng Daily Plead For More Cyber Security To Defend Against North Korea's Hackers In Impassioned Op-Ed

In an editorial published Thursday, the the editors of the JoongAng Daily newspaper demanded that South Korea country needs to start taking the threat of a cyberterrorist attack from the North seriously.

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