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Local news reports have also hinted at alleged cooperation between the two countries over missile development, despite an official U.S. analysis stating otherwise.

U.S. defense officials acknowledged North Korea’s expanding ballistic missile program, though most say the nation does not have the capacity to reach major East Coast cities.

South Korea has been on heightened alert against the threat of cyberattacks by North Korea after the latter conducted a nuclear test in January.

The two allies staged an extensive war exercise simulating the storming of North Korea’s beach defenses while the latter threatened to “annihilate” its enemies.

The U.S. military has been secretly watching the North Korean navy search for the submarine.

The phrase “third-generation pig,” once blocked by Chinese internet censors, is now searchable, amid reported rising tensions between China and North Korea.

While both countries agreed on the need for measures to prevent North Korea's nuclear development, they condemned the deployment of a missile defense system by the U.S.

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi unveiled a slew of growth-boosting measures like rate cuts and an extended asset-buying program.

Pyongyang has clamped down on the use of telecommunication technologies to keep its citizens shut off from the outside world, an Amnesty International report said.

Winning the second game of the series, the artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, has taken a commanding lead over world champion Lee Sedol.

North Korea said it will nullify cross-border agreements on economic cooperation with the South and would not hesitate for a preemptive nuclear strike against the U.S.

A rebound in the price of oil, a source of recent anxiety, also calmed investor nerves.

North Korea views U.S.-South Korean military drills as a rehearsal for a possible invasion.

Supercell made close to $1 billion in revenue off the strength of three games last year.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the warheads scientists developed are so small they can fit on ballistic missiles.

The Go world champion, Lee Sed-ol, has been beaten by artificial intelligence program AlphaGo, developed by Google's DeepMind.

The latest announcement follows Seoul’s decision to impose tough sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program and missile tests.

Oil fell back below $40 a barrel while China reported that its exports slumped 24 percent in February.

The disclosure by the country's leader was reported early Wednesday by a state-run news agency.

The biggest test of DeepMind’s AlphaGo program comes this week, when it competes with South Korea’s Lee Se-dol, a master of the board game Go.

Seoul will also ban any vessels that had stopped at North Korean ports in the past 180 days.