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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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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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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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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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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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S. Korea unveils book about updated profiles of NK officials
South Korea's unification ministry said Tuesday it released a book containing updated profiles of North Korea's key party, state and military officials including Ri Son-gwon, the new chief of the North's inter-Korean agency.The ministry released its annual Who's Who on a total of 361 North Korean figures after compiling information based on the North's media reports and announcements, it added.The book, which also contains short biographies of 61 late officials, was published in a bid to help un
Jan. 24, 2017
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NK likely to conduct ICBM test at Kalma missile site on east coast: US expert
Recent satellite imagery shows North Korea has made a series of improvements at an east coast missile site, raising the possibility of the regime carrying out a threatened test of an intercontinental ballistic missile from there, a US expert said Monday.The Kalma missile test site near the eastern coast city of Wonsan is where the North conducted at least four tests of the Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile last year, and the facility would be a "logical choice" for an ICBM test as wel
Jan. 24, 2017
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NK reconfirms independent foreign policy amid launch of Trump administration
North Korea on Monday reaffirmed its independent foreign policy based on nuclear power amid a new complicated international situation created by the launch of the Trump administration."It's our unchanged foreign policy to guard the peace in the world as well as on the Korean Peninsula by continuously strengthening self-defense power and pre-emptive strikes centered on nuclear power," the Rodong Sinmun, a daily of the North's ruling Workers' Party, said. The paper criticized the United States' an
Jan. 23, 2017
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NK leader visits funeral altar to mourn aviation body's head
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a funeral altar for the head of the country's aviation agency, expressing condolences over his death, Pyongyang's state media said Monday.On Sunday, the North's leader paid his tribute to Kang Ki-sop, director-general of the General Administration of Civil Aviation and alternate member of the ruling party's central committee, according to the Korean Central News Agency. It did not reveal when or why Kang died.Kim called him a "revolutionary soldier" who fu
Jan. 23, 2017
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NK vows tough measures against US hostility, citing Pueblo case
North Korea boastfully threatened to strongly confront future US hostility Monday, when it marked the 49th anniversary of its seizure of the US intelligence boat Pueblo.The 906-ton US Navy ship was captured by the North in January 1968. The North claimed the ship violated its territorial waters, while the US argued it was in international waters at the time of the attack. One crew member was killed in the attack, and 80 others and two civilian oceanographers were seized. All of them were freed f
Jan. 23, 2017
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Two NK missiles on mobile launchers could either be Rodong or part of ICBMs: US expert
The two missiles that North Korea is believed to have readied for possible test-firing could be either part of the KN series intercontinental ballistic missiles or the Rodong medium-range missile, a US expert said.Officials in Seoul said last week that South Korea and the United States have picked up signs that the North placed the two missiles, less than 15 meters long, on mobile launchers in an indication that Pyongyang could carry out a threatened ICBM test earlier than expected.John Schillin
Jan. 23, 2017
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Trump to build ‘state-of-the-art’ MD system against NK
The new Donald Trump administration has said it plans to build a “state-of-the-art” missile defense system, fanning speculation over its impact on Washington’s North Korea policy and ongoing project to station a missile defense system in South Korea. Within minutes of his swearing-in, the White House issued a statement, saying the new MD system would help defend against threats from countries such as North Korea and Iran.The presidential office did not elaborate on whether and how the envisioned
Jan. 22, 2017
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N. Korea makes brief report on Trump's inauguration
North Korea's state media issued a short report on the inauguration of US President Trump on Sunday but refrained from making significant comments."Donald Trump of the Republican Party was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States on Jan. 20," reported the Rodong Sinmun, a daily of the North's ruling Workers' Party. "The inauguration ceremony took place in Washington."The newspaper, however, did not deliver a separate commentary or statements on Trump. North Korean media outlets hav
Jan. 22, 2017
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N. Korea shows no signs of imminent provocation: military
North Korea is showing no signs of carrying out provocations at least so far amid worries that Pyongyang might pursue such action in time for Donald Trump's inauguration, the military here said Saturday. Concerns have been growing that the North could conduct missile or nuclear tests to draw attention from Washington on and around the day when the Trump administration takes office. Trump was sworn in as the U.S. president on Friday (local time). "There have been no strange developments goin
Jan. 21, 2017
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NK forces people to memorize leader's New Year's speech
North Korea is reportedly urging its people to memorize its leader Kim Jong-un's New Year's address by offering giveaways, a US broadcaster reported Friday."Local parties and labor organizations are pushing for various events, including contests to learn the address by heart as well as oratorical ones," Radio Free Asia said, citing a source in the North's Ryanggang Province. The North Korean authorities have ordered the organizations to complete the contests by Friday, and will give the winners
Jan. 20, 2017
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US did not think sanctions would cause NK to give up nukes in 1991: report
The United States thought in the early 1990s that economic sanctions would not make North Korea give up its nuclear weapons program even if such a step would significantly hurt the North's economy, a declassified report showed Friday.The US analyzed the possible impacts of economic sanctions on North Korea and potential responses from the North, South Korea, China and others, according to the National Intelligence Council's report from December 1991 and titled "North Korea: Likely Response to Ec
Jan. 20, 2017
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Pyongyang blasts Kerry for disgracing N. Korean leadership
North Korea on Thursday lashed out at US Secretary of State John Kerry for what it claimed to be his attempt to undermine the dignity of its leadership, while also accusing him of driving the US-North Korea relationship to the worst possible state."The rubbish made by bete noire Kerry against the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK is nothing but a shriek made by the wretched one bound for ruin after sustaining only bitter defeat and shame in the stand-off with the DPRK, failing to rea
Jan. 20, 2017
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NK leader's show of courtesy only reflects governing style: official
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's rare move to bow to workers seems to be only a calculated part of his governing style and not a sign he cares about ordinary North Koreans, a South Korean official said Thursday.The North's leader bowed his head to workers when he visited a shoe factory in the eastern coastal city of Wonsan in December, according to footage released by the North's state TV broadcaster on Tuesday.It is rare for Kim, regarded as the supreme leader in North Korea, to show modesty b
Jan. 19, 2017
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NK leader conducts first inspection of military unit this year
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a military unit, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday, marking his first inspection of the country's defense establishment in the new year.The North's leader toured the Korean People Army's Unit 233, stressing the need to boost its combat preparations, the Korean Central News Agency said without revealing the date of his inspection.Kim was satisfied that soldiers are keeping weapons and combat equipment "always ready to go into action, thinking only of co
Jan. 19, 2017
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NK has likely built 2 ICBMs, placed them on mobile launchers: sources
North Korea has probably built two missiles presumed to be intercontinental ballistic missiles and placed them on mobile launchers for test-firing in the near future, military officials said Thursday. The two missiles are estimated to not exceed 15 meters in length, making them shorter than the North's existing ICBMs, the 19-20 meter-long KN-08 and the 17-18 meter-long KN-14, the officials familiar with the matter told Yonhap News Agency.The North appears to have intentionally leaked the new mis
Jan. 19, 2017
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Civic group asks UN for meeting with S. Koreans abducted by N. Korea
A local civic group said Wednesday it has asked the UN to arrange a meeting with South Koreans abducted by North Korea.Choi Sung-yong, head of the support group for families of abductees, said he submitted a formal request to Signe Poulsen, head of the Seoul office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Tuesday.Choi's organization believes 21 out of 516 South Koreans abducted by North Korea after the Korean War are still alive and are residing in Pyongyang.Citing his own source, Choi c
Jan. 19, 2017
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NK distributes manual on photo ban to foreign diplomats
North Korea has banned foreign diplomats stationed in the country from taking pictures of military facilities and construction sites, a US Internet news outlet specializing in the North reported Wednesday, citing a North Korean handbook it recently obtained. "The manual, called 'Protocol Handbook for the Diplomatic Corps based in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,' includes regulations to be observed before and during a journey," the Washington-based NK News said. The Democratic People's
Jan. 18, 2017
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N. Korea plans to open football schools across nation
North Korea plans to open football schools across the nation this year to boost the sport's popularity and development, Pyongyang's main newspaper reported Wednesday.The Rodong Sinmun said North Korean sports authorities are pushing their plans to open football schools in all nine provinces this year, and they are set to support programs for finding nation's top football prodigies. Citing an official from the North's football governing body, the newspaper reported that the country is impressed b
Jan. 18, 2017
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NK leader seen walking with limp again
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was seen walking with a limp during his inspections last month in footage aired by the state broadcaster Wednesday, in what could be a possible relapse of a past ankle problem.The North's leader was seen limping on his left leg during his so-called field guidance to several locations including a shoe factory conducted in December, according to a documentary released by the Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station.The footage showed Kim noticeably limping when he wen
Jan. 18, 2017
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NK blasts international community for 'double standard' on ICBM
North Korean criticized the international community on Tuesday for its double standard toward the country's development of intercontinental ballistic missile.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in his New Year's Day address that the country has entered the final stage of preparations to test fire an ICBM, an apparent warning that the reclusive country is perfecting the capability to hit the continental United States with nukes.(Yonhap)"Acting by the double-dealing standard unilaterally set by t
Jan. 17, 2017