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U.S. President Donald Trump is sounding the alarm about North Korea.

He says Pyongyang's reckless pursuit of nuclear missiles threatens the United States.

Lee Jeong-yeon has more on Trump's debut State of the Union address.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his maiden State of the Union speech to Congress

on Tuesday.

He said "maximum pressure" will be placed on North Korea as he referred to the regime's

"cruel dictatorship" and its "reckless pursuit of nuclear missiles" that could threaten the

U.S..

"Complacency and concessions only invite aggression and provocations.

I will not repeat the mistakes of the past administrations that got us into this dangerous

position."

He also narrated the incident with the late Otto Warmbier, whose family was present at

the address, as well as the story of the North Korean defector Ji Seong-ho who was also in

the audience.

Aside from comments on the regime, he mainly stressed 'unity' and 'reconciliation' of different

parties to come together 'for the people.'

Immigration took a pivotal portion of his speech.

He said he would push for policies that focus on the 'best interests of American workers

and American families,' by crafting a bipartisan approach to immigration reform.

He mentioned the 'four pillars' plan.

This includes a pathway to provide citizenship to 1-point-8 million unregistered immigrants

in the U.S., building a wall on the Southern border with Mexico, abolishing the visa lottery

to move towards a 'merit-based immigration system,' and ending chain migration to protect

the nuclear family.

He also took credit for the record-low unemployment rate and rising wages after 'years of stagnation,'

and claimed that 2-point-4 million new jobs were created since his election.

Trump called on the Congress to produce a bill that generates at least 1-point-5 trillion

U.S. dollars for investment on new infrastructure... to 'permanently fix the infrastructure deficit.'

He also said the U.S. has enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in its history, a move

that, according to Trump, will provide 'tremendous relief for the middle class and small businesses.'

Lee Jeong-yeon, Arirang News

For more infomation >> State of the Union: Donald Trump delivers his first address - Duration: 2:21.

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PyeongChang 2018 will be safe, despite tensions from North Korea: U.S. State Department - Duration: 0:44.

And while the two Koreas are settled into their Olympic truce, the United States says

it's confident the Winter Olympics in South Korea will be safe,... despite lingering tensions

with the North.

State Department officials overseeing security for the U.S. Olympic team said on Wednesday

that they have planned for all possible threat scenarios over the past two years, prepping

for PyeongChang 2018,... over fears of further North Korean nuclear tests and ballistic missile

launches.

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Steve Goldstein said while the U.S. has concerns

about the North's military parade set for the day before the opening ceremony of the

Olympics, he hopes North Korea embraces the spirit of the Games.

For more infomation >> PyeongChang 2018 will be safe, despite tensions from North Korea: U.S. State Department - Duration: 0:44.