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[Newsmaker] UN rights expert urges N. Korea prisoner amnesty

GENEVA -- A top UN rights expert called Thursday for North Korea to begin freeing prisoners under a “general amnesty” ahead of next week’s historic nuclear summit. Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN’s spec...

Jun 8, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Tobacco firms rebut ministry’s claim that HNB cigarettes produce more tar

Heated debate ensued after the announcement by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of its safety results on recently popular heat-not-burn e-cigarettes on Thursday, which found the products to be eq...

Jun 7, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Imagery shows North Korea razes missile test stand: report

WASHINGTON -- Satellite imagery shows North Korea razed some facilities used for testing ballistic missiles last month after declaring it was suspending nuclear explosions and missile launches, a US ...

Jun 7, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Talk of peace stalls Korea's defense reform drive

When the leaders of North Korea and the United States meet in Singapore next week for a historic summit, people around the world will hold their breath in hopes of a peace deal to end a decades-old g...

Jun 7, 2018
Defense
[Newsmaker] Judiciary split on prosecutorial probe of own power abuse scandal

The judiciary is divided over whether the prosecution should investigate it after Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su expressed the firm determination to investigate his predecessor‘s alleged a...

Jun 6, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Could opposites attract at Trump-Kim summit?

When US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sit down in Singapore next week it will be among the most improbable diplomatic summits in history, with principals who could not be...

Jun 6, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] NK leader wants to test US seriousness at summit: ex-envoy

WASHINGTON -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un probably wants to test the United States' commitment to any nuclear deal when he meets with US President Donald Trump next week, a former US envoy said T...

Jun 6, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] What are remaining variables ahead of NK-US summit?

As North Korea and the US finalize preparations for their historic summit, expectations are rising that the June 12 meeting is on course and the leaders of the two countries will reaffirm their share...

Jun 5, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Newsmaker] Top court to reveal controversial documents related to scandal involving ex-chief

The Supreme Court on Tuesday unveiled 98 documents related to allegations that its former chief justice used trials as leverage to gain presidential approval for organizational changes. An internal ...

Jun 5, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker]Debate emerges over future role of USFK

Since the end of the Korean War in 1953, the US has stationed large-scale troops in South Korea. Though the level of troops has fluctuated over time, the US forces in South Korea have played a crucia...

Jun 4, 2018
Defense
[Newsmaker] White House official: N. Korea's denuclearization will be 'process'

WASHINGTON -- A senior White House official acknowledged Sunday that it will take time to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons program even if the United States would like to see immediate denucle...

Jun 4, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Judges call for prosecutorial probe over ex-Supreme Court chief

The Supreme Court is embroiled in a swirling controversy after an investigation panel revealed that the judiciary under former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae had used politically sensitive...

Jun 3, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] NK newspaper slams S. Korean participation in military exercises

North Korea on Sunday slammed South Korea's participation in joint multinational exercises, saying it ran counter to an inter-Korean declaration reached at a summit earlier in the year. The Rodong S...

Jun 3, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] S. Korean defense chief says N. Korea different from past

SINGAPORE -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo voiced optimism Saturday that the upcoming North Korea-US summit will be fruitful, saying Pyongyang, with its young leader, is apparently dif...

Jun 2, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] BOK, ministry dismiss economic skepticism

Amid ongoing claims that the country’s headline growth indicators fail to fully reflect the economic situation in Korea, officials are countering skeptical media reports, in apparent support of Presi...

Jun 1, 2018
Economy

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