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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Why in Malaysia?
It was at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport that Kim Jong-nam, the estranged elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was killed Monday. Over the past years, the North Korean figure has made frequent appearances in Kuala Lumpur, triggering rumors he had permanently moved to the country. In January 2014, a Japanese media outlet reported that he ate at a Korean restaurant in downtown Kuala Lumpur. In December 2012, a South Korean media outlet even attempted to interview h
Feb. 15, 2017
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Kim Jong-nam's killers may be dead: Japan gov't
The two women spotted as having killed Kim Jong-nam, the elder half-brother of North Korea leader Kim Jong-un, may have died, according to Japan‘s Kyodo News. “There have been reports that (the two suspects) may already be dead,” the news outlet said, citing a ranking official of the Japanese government. The official, however, did not specify the cause of their assumed death, be it homicide or suicide.Overseas media report on Kim Jong-nam's death (Yonhap) Practices of North Korean special agents
Feb. 15, 2017
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Who are the assassins?
The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother in broad daylight at an international airport sounds like a scene from a spy movie, featuring a fugitive high-profile figure and undercover agents in action.The two female assassins -- presumed to be highly trained special agents -- seem to harken back to a time when purging individuals by guns and poison was not uncommon in the political arena. (Yonhap)Malaysian media outlet the Star reported Wednesday that local police were an
Feb. 15, 2017
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Family of slain Kim under Chinese protection in Macau, Beijing
The family of the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is currently staying in Macau and Bejing, China, under the protection of the Chinese government, the head of South Korea’s parliamentary intelligence committee revealed Wednesday. “Family members of (Kim Jong-nam) are in Macau and Beijing and are protected by the Chinese government,” Rep. Lee Cheol-woo, chairman of the National Assembly’s Intelligence Committee said after being debriefed by the National Intelligence Servi
Feb. 15, 2017
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‘Killing shows Kim Jong-un’s monomaniacal side’
The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother reflects the young dictator’s “monomaniacal” character, a lawmaker from the parliament’s national intelligence committee said Wednesday.“It seems like the timing of the assassination has no meaning. It is rather a reflection of Kim Jong-un’s monomaniacal side than a calculated move to remove a threat to his regime,” Rep. Kim Byung-kee of the Democratic Party of Korea told reporters after a closed-door session with the nation’s s
Feb. 15, 2017
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Spy agency confirms murder of NK leader's half brother
The chief of South Korea's spy agency on Wednesday confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother was murdered with poison in Malaysia.National Intelligence Service Director Lee Byong-ho told lawmakers that for the past five years Pyongyang has been attempting to assassinate Kim Jong-nam, who was under the protection of the Chinese government.People watch a TV broadcast announcing the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother Kim Jong-nam, at Seoul Station on
Feb. 15, 2017
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Two female assassins create spy action scene at airport
The assassination of North Korean leaders Kim Jong-un’s half-brother in broad daylight at an international airport was a resemblance to a scene from a spy movie, featuring a fugitive high-profile figure and undercover agents in action.The two female assassins, presumed to be highly-trained special agents, seemed to remind the world of the 20th century, when purging by guns and poisons were not uncommon in the political arena.Malaysian media The Star’s online edition reported Wednesday, citing Se
Feb. 15, 2017
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Hwang says apparent assassination of NK leader's half-brother indicates regime's 'brutal, inhumane' nature
South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday said the apparent assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother represents the "brutal, inhumane" nature of the communist regime should it be found to have killed him.Hwang made the remarks during a session of the Standing Committee of the National Security Council, two days after Kim Jong-nam, an outspoken critic of the dictatorial regime, was killed at a crowded airport in Malaysia.Acting President a
Feb. 15, 2017
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N. Korean leader's half-brother did not respond to advice to seek asylum in S. Korea: report
An acquaintance of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he did not respond to advice to seek asylum in South Korea, a US broadcaster said Wednesday.The South Korean resident in Malaysia told Radio Free Asia that he used to recommend that Kim Jong-nam go to South Korea rather than live in constant fear, as the Seoul government would protect him. Kim Jong-nam, the elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is surrounded by reporters at a Beijing airport on Feb. 11,
Feb. 15, 2017
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N.Korea leader's brother slain at airport: Malaysia official
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was assassinated at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, telling medical workers before he died that he had been attacked with a chemical spray, a Malaysian official said Tuesday. Kim Jong-nam, 46, was targeted Monday in the shopping concourse at the airport and had not gone through immigration yet for his flight to Macau, said the senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the case involves sensitive diplomacy. He was taken
Feb. 15, 2017
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Assassination of NK leader's brother raises questions about regime stability: US experts
The apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un raises questions about the stability of the young leader's grip on power, US experts said Tuesday.Kim Jong-nam, the 45-year-old eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who has a different mother from the current leader, was killed after being attacked with poison at a Kuala Lumpur airport Monday. A source familiar with the case said agents of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, North Korea's spy agency,
Feb. 15, 2017
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NK leader's half brother killed: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother Kim Jung-nam was killed, in what appears to be an assassination, local media reported Tuesday.TV Chosun, citing government sources, reported that the 46-year-old Kim was killed by two female assassins at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia on Monday. Kim Jung-nam (Yonhap)The case has been reported to the National Security Council and to acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn, Foreign Ministry officials said.Kim, the oldest son of former North Kor
Feb. 14, 2017
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UNSC condemns NK missile launch as defense debate heats up
The UN Security Council late Monday unanimously condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test, as debate heats up here over Seoul’s missile defense capabilities. The 15 council members issued a press statement after an emergency meeting in New York upon a request from Seoul, Washington and Tokyo. Sunday’s launch was a grave violation of UNSC resolutions banning the North’s nuclear and missile tests, they said, deploring all the activities that boost the country’s nuclear capabilities and
Feb. 14, 2017
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[Newsmaker] [KH explains] North Korea's missile progress
North Korea said it “successfully” test-fired a new strategic weapon capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Sunday.Officials and experts in South Korea confirmed the latest launch to involve a new type of missile and concluded that progress has been made in the communist state’s missile technologies and delivery methods for nuclear weapons. Below, The Korea Herald explains the North’s weapons of mass destruction program, its latest missile tested and why it matters to S. Korea, the US and othe
Feb. 14, 2017
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Resumption of Kaesong complex feared to hinder efforts to press NK: minister
South Korea's possible resumption of the now-shuttered inter-Korean industrial park could be seen as backpedaling on international efforts to pressure North Korea, Seoul's pointman on unification said Tuesday.Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo made the remark to lawmakers as last Friday marked the first anniversary of Seoul's shutdown of the Kaesong Industrial Complex in response to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests in early 2016. (Yonhap)Whether to re-open the complex is emerging as a contr
Feb. 14, 2017
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N. Korean restaurants in Cambodia struggle following int'l sanctions
North Korean restaurants have been floundering in Cambodia as the South Korean community in the country has avoided them amid the implementation of UN sanctions aimed at halting Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development, industry sources said Tuesday.According to the sources, one North Korean restaurant after another has folded. Also, the sanctions have prevented one of the restaurants from selling kimchi through local shopping malls.This provided photo shows a North Korean restaurant in Cambo
Feb. 14, 2017
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N. Korean missile capable of flying more than 2,000 km: spy agency
South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday the latest missile launched by Pyongyang that reached a top speed of Mach 8.5 is capable of flying more than 2,000 kilometers.During the meeting with the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee, the National Intelligence Service said the missile was launched at a high angle of 89 degrees that limited its range. (Yonhap)If it were fired at a lower angle, it would have traveled much farther than what was covered in the latest flight.North Korea fired the ne
Feb. 14, 2017
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N. Korea vice foreign minister's families purged in link with executed uncle of Kim Jong-un: document
Several family members of North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol have been purged in connection with Jang Song-thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's uncle who was executed in 2013 on charges of treason, a document showed Tuesday.In the wake of Jang's execution, Ri Ung-gik, the parents of Han's son-in-law, the son-in-law and his child were sent to a prison camp, according to the document produced by the North Korea Strategy Center here after an interview with Thae Yong-ho. North Kor
Feb. 14, 2017
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NK leader focusing on military capabilities, reign of terror: Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is focusing on boosting nuclear and missile capabilities while seeking to consolidate the base of his power, Seoul's unification ministry said Tuesday.Ahead of key events, such as this week's 75th birthday of late former leader Kim Jong-il, North Korea is making efforts to further consolidate the regime by strengthening its so-called reign of terror, according to the ministry's report to the National Assembly.Kim Jong-un at missile launch site (Yonhap)"North Korea
Feb. 14, 2017
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NK's latest missile launch increases chance of ICBM test: report
North Korea's latest launch of a new missile is aimed at showing off its confidence that the country will be able to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile within this year, a report showed Tuesday.North Korea may avoid launching an ICBM in March when Seoul and Washington's surveillance of Pyongyang will be intensified while they hold a joint annual military exercise, according to the report by the Institute for National Security Strategy. The Pukguksong-2 (Yonhap)Pyongyang fired off a
Feb. 14, 2017