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Lotte Group approves land swap deal for THAAD battery
South Korea’s retail conglomerate Lotte Group on Monday approved a land-swap deal with the military for stationing a US anti-missile system battery here, a move that will accelerate the government’s efforts to deploy the battery amid objections from China. The directorate board of Lotte International, which owns a golf club to be used for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery, signed off on an exchange of its property for a piece of land owned by the military, Seoul’s Defense Ministry
Feb. 27, 2017
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Kim murder ‘sovereignty, legal breach’: Yun
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se slammed North Korea’s suspected use of a nerve agent in the murder of Kim Jong-nam at a UN conference in Geneva on Monday, calling it a violation of Malaysia’s sovereignty and international law barring chemical weapons. The top diplomat landed in the Swiss city earlier in the day to take part in the UN Human Rights Council and the Conference on Disarmament until Tuesday. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (Yonhap)Through a keynote speech at the HRC, the minister sought t
Feb. 27, 2017
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Kim killing new terror method: former NK spy
The use of nerve agent VX in the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, represented that the Stalinist regime has developed a “whole new type” of terrorist method, a former North Korean agent said Monday. Kim Dong-sik, a former North Korean spy who defected to the South after being captured in 1995, said the apparent assassination case bears a hallmark he had rarely seen in the North, which has boasted a long history of terror tactics ranging from poisoned n
Feb. 27, 2017
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Pyongyang gov't behind murder of Kim Jong-nam: spy agency
South Korea's spy agency said Monday that the North Korean government was behind the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, adding that those involved worked for the country's foreign ministry and spy body.During a closed door meeting with lawmakers, the National Intelligence Service said four of the eight suspects behind the murder worked for Pyongyang's Ministry of State Security, with two others being from the foreign ministry. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother Kim Jong-nam was killed in
Feb. 27, 2017
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NK leader's half brother sent letter to Pyongyang asking for money: expert
North Korean leader's half brother Kim Jong-nam, who was killed in Malaysia earlier this month, had sent a letter to Pyongyang asking for living expenses before his death, an expert at a local think tank said Monday.Kim, the eldest son of late former leader Kim Jong-il, died on Feb. 13 at an airport in Kuala Lumpur after apparently being poisoned by two Asian women.Yoo Dong-ryul, head of the Korea Institute of Liberal Democracy, speaks during a conference held at the National Assembly in Seoul o
Feb. 27, 2017
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N. Korea coerces residents into sharing bill for new town project
North Korea has been forcing its residents to share a bill for completing a new town construction project ahead of the birthday of the country's late founder, Kim Il-sung, to make up fund shortages caused by international sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs, a North Korean defectors group claimed Monday.Citing a source in the North, Kim Heung-kwang, a North Korean defector and executive director of the Seoul-based dissidents' group North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity, said, "A setba
Feb. 27, 2017
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All indicators point to NK responsibility in Kim Jong-nam's killing: ex-CIA chief
All indicators point to Pyongyang's responsibility in the killing of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a former CIA chief said Sunday, after Malaysia determined a banned chemical weapons agent was used in the killing.John Brennan, who served as CIA director until January, made the remark in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation" after Malaysian police announced the nerve agent VX was used in the killing of Kim Jong-nam at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb. 13. Fo
Feb. 27, 2017
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Malaysia: Poisoning of Kim caused paralysis, quick death
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) -- Malaysia's health minister said Sunday that the dose of nerve agent given to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's exiled half brother was so high that it killed him within 20 minutes and caused "very serious paralysis."Kim Jong Nam died Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur's airport in what Malaysian police say was a well-planned hit by two women who wiped a liquid on Kim's face. Police revealed Friday that the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used to kill Kim, raising the stakes in
Feb. 26, 2017
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Seoul to raise Kim killing on world stage
With North Korea accused of having used a banned toxin in the murder of Kim Jong-nam, Seoul is poised to highlight the Kim Jong-un regime’s unbridled breaches of international law and inhumane activities at the UN this week. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Sunday left for Geneva to attend the UN Human Rights Council and the Conference on Disarmament from Monday to Tuesday.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (Yonhap)Through a keynote speech at the HRC session, he will express concerns about the “unpre
Feb. 26, 2017
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Nerve agent VX used in Kim Jong-nam murder, Malaysia says
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s estranged half brother was killed with a highly toxic chemical weapon known as VX, Malaysian police announced Friday, offering evidence that might unravel the mystery surrounding the death of Kim Jong-nam. Citing preliminary analysis from the nation’s Chemistry Department, Malaysia’s police chief said the nerve agent was detected on the eyes and face of Kim Jong-nam, who died last week after being attacked by two women who approached him from behind and wiped h
Feb. 24, 2017
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NK bristles at S. Korean top diplomat's remarks in Munich
North Korea on Friday launched a vicious personal attack on the South Korean foreign minister, calling him an idiot and traitor who begs for tougher international pressure on its nuclear ambitions.The invective came amid heightening tensions following the North's test of a new ballistic missile on Feb. 12 and the death of leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother in Malaysia last week. The North's Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea denounced Foreign Minister Yun Byu
Feb. 24, 2017
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S. Korea urges NK to admit its involvement in killing of Kim Jong-nam
South Korea on Friday called on North Korea to acknowledge that it is behind the killing of its leader's half-brother and cooperate with Malaysia's probe into the case.In its first official response to the death of Kim Jong-nam, North Korea blamed Malaysia for colluding with South Korea in its investigation while accusing Seoul of generating an anti-Pyongyang conspiracy. (Yonhap)Kim was killed in an airport in Malaysia on Feb. 13 with toxic chemicals identified as VX nerve agent, which is listed
Feb. 24, 2017
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S. Korea says 'faithfully' enforcing UN sanctions against Pyongyang
South Korea said that it has been "faithfully" enforcing sanctions adopted by the United Nations Security Council against North Korea, according to a report the Seoul government recently submitted to the council.South Korea turned in the report on Feb. 13 detailing what efforts it has been making in line with the latest Resolution 2321 imposed on the North following its fifth nuclear test in September. (Yonhap)The report was recently disclosed on the council's official website."The government of
Feb. 24, 2017
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VX nerve agent found on dead half brother of NK leader
The half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was killed with the toxic VX nerve agent, a statement by Malaysian police showed Friday.Traces of the nerve agent were found on swabs of the North Korean's face and eyes, according to a preliminary analysis from the Chemistry Department of Malaysia, it said. (Yonhap)Kim Jong-nam, the first son of late former leader Kim Jong-il, was killed at an airport in Malaysia on Feb. 13 after two Asian women allegedly wiped a toxic substance on his face.VX
Feb. 24, 2017
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N. Korea condemns China over comment on missile test, suspension of coal imports
North Korea's state media on Thursday made a rare criticism against China over Beijing's condemnation of Pyongyang's launch of a new ballistic missile and its decision to halt imports of North Korean coal.The Korean Central News Agency said that a neighboring country which often claims itself to be a "friendly neighbor" is showing an unkind attitude towards North Korea, apparently referring to China.It claimed that China downplayed the meaning of its test-fire of an intermediate ballistic missil
Feb. 23, 2017
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Probe into Kim Jong-nam's death a 'conspiracy,' N.Korea claims
North Korea on Thursday dismissed the Malaysian investigation into the mysterious death of the half brother of the North’s leader Kim Jong-un, accusing the Southeast Asian country of conspiring with South Korea to sabotage the regime. In its first official reports since the death of Kim Jong-nam, the state-run KCNA news agency claimed Malaysia had initially told them that the victim died of a supposed “heart stroke,” but changed its position after “false reports” surfaced in South Korea that he
Feb. 23, 2017
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Assassination of Kim Jong-nam sheds light on NK regime' vulnerability: ex-spy
The recent assassination of his half-brother shows how vulnerable North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is to potential challenges to his power, a former North Korean spy here said Thursday."The fact that Kim Jong-un assassinated his own half brother in such a brutal manner conversely shows the regime is that vulnerable," Kim Dong-sik, formerly a North Korean agent, said in a report on the recent murder.He is currently a researcher at South Korea's state-run Institute for National Security Strategy, h
Feb. 23, 2017
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Family believes Vietnamese suspect in Kim's death was duped
The family of a Vietnamese woman identified as a suspect in the death of the half brother of North Korea's ruler confirmed Tuesday that she is their relative, but said they believe she didn't knowingly participate in the killing.Doan Thi Huong is thought to be one of two women seen approaching Kim Jong Nam on Feb. 13 at a Malaysian airport. Kim died later after telling airport personnel that he had been sprayed in the face with a liquid.Huong and a female suspect from Indonesia have been arreste
Feb. 23, 2017
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NK party official Choe returns to public eye after 3-week hiatus
Choe Ryong-hae, a senior North Korean party official, has returned to public view after a three-week hiatus, Pyongyang's media report showed Thursday, amid rumors that he may have visited China over the country's missile test or the death of the leader's half brother.Choe, a vice chairman of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, was among those who watched a performance to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State Merited Chorus, according to the Korean Centra
Feb. 23, 2017
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NK condemns probe on Kim's death as anti-Pyongyang conspiracy
North Korea on Thursday rebuffed the results of Malaysia's probe into the death of its leader's half brother, calling Seoul's claim that Pyongyang is behind the incident a conspiracy against the North.In its first official response, North Korea repeated that Malaysia colluded with South Korea in the investigation into the death of Kim Jong-nam, the first son of late former leader Kim Jong-il.Kim Jong-nam (Yonhap)"What merits more serious attention is the fact that the unjust acts by the Malaysia
Feb. 23, 2017