The weekend brought another interesting turn to the complex web of U.S. and North Korean relations, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced that his country would be suspending their nuclear and missiles tests, and eliminating their nuclear test site in favor of enabling more economic growth. This statement marks a move in…
Both the United States and North Korea have been using South Korea as a means of communication since relations between the nations of the Korean Peninsula sparked throughout the winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. On March 8, 2018, both the White House and South Korea released statements saying that President Trump has accepted Kim Jong…
On Nov. 28, North Korea launched another ballistic missile. The country launched an ICBM, which traveled higher and longer than any other missile tested before. They claimed that it is more powerful and can target all of the U.S. mainland. Being the most recent launch since Sept. 15 when North Korea fired an intermediate ballistic…
North Korean’s fear of their government, as depicted in the news, now can be seen through art. The DePree Art Center and Gallery is hosting the exhibition, “No Motherland Without You” featuring images from North Korea. Tom Wagner, the artist behind the thought-provoking photographs, is a Hope College alumnus and an award winning editorial photographer….
Friday morning on Sept. 9th, North Korea conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test. A South Korean military official announced this news hours after South Korea noticed unusual ground-shaking activity near its neighboring northeastern nuclear test site. Coincidentally, this was launched on North Korea’s 68th anniversary of their founding, when Korea was divided into two…