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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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NK resumes encrypted numbers broadcast after 9-day break
North Korea's state radio station resumed broadcasting mysterious numbers Sunday after a nine-day break that could be some kind of coded message to its agents operating in South Korea.An announcer at Radio Pyongyang, started reading a series of messages shortly after midnight (Seoul time), calling out a series of numbers. The announcer said she is "giving review work in metal engineering to No. 21 expedition agents." The content was the same as those transmitted in the early hours of Oct. 9.Sinc
Oct. 23, 2016
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N. Korean diplomats meet with ex-US officials in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, (Yonhap) -- A North Korean delegation led by its deputy foreign minister held talks with former government officials of the United States here for a second day on Saturday to discuss pending issues such as the North’s nuclear and missile tests.The US-North Korea contact, although it is informal or unofficial, came after North Korea conducted its fifth and most powerful nuclear test in September, just eight months after its previous nuke test.“I came here through Beijing,” the North
Oct. 22, 2016
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66 countries submit implementation reports on NK sanctions: report
One third of United Nations member states have submitted their implementation reports on the latest set of international sanctions adopted against North Korea, a news report said Saturday.The Voice of America report said 66 countries have submitted their own implementation reports since the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 2270 in March to punish the North for its nuclear and ballistic missile tests early this year. It cited an e-mail from the Spanish mission to the U.N., which currently
Oct. 22, 2016
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N. Korea-Russia trade dips 22 percent through Aug.
Bilateral trade between Russia and North Korea plunged 22 percent in the first eight months of the year from a year earlier due to toughened international sanctions levied on the communist state following a series of its nuclear and missile tests, a report said Saturday.The trade volume between the two countries reached US$43 million in the January-August period, compared with $56 million a year earlier, the Voice of America reported, citing data from Russia’s customs agency.Russia shipped miner
Oct. 22, 2016
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Allies fail to reach agreement over US strategic assets’ deployment
Seoul and Washington on Thursday failed to reach a consensus over the permanent stationing of US strategic assets on the peninsula, amid skepticism due to US financial and operational constraints, saying further discussions are needed. But after the annual Security Consultative Meeting with US Defense Secretary Ash Carter in Washington, South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo indicated the allies may take additional military steps other than the dispatch of a nuclear bomber and advanced warshi
Oct. 21, 2016
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NK expected to test-fire at least 5 more Musudan missiles: report
North Korea is expected to make at least five additional attempts to test-fire its intermediate-range Musudan missiles down the road, a media report said Friday.Citing Markus Schiller, an aerospace engineer at Munich-based ST Analytics, US-based media Radio Free Asia reported the North's launch the previous day of a Musudan missile following last week's failed launch appears to be an attempt to upgrade its engine.Schiller, quoted by RFA, said the North was fortunate enough to have made a success
Oct. 21, 2016
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Russian expert says NK's 'byeongjin' policy is working
North Korea's "byeongjin" policy of simultaneously pursuing nuclear and economic development appears to be working despite a string of sanctions on the communist regime, a Russian expert claimed Thursday."Despite a decade of sanctions and related international steps, North Korea has succeeded in acquiring a significant new nuclear potential while still achieving modest economic growth," Georgy Toloraya, director of Korean Programs at the Institute of Economy at the Russian Academy of Science, sa
Oct. 21, 2016
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Allies explore US strategic assets’ constant stay on peninsula
Seoul and Washington on Thursday explored ways to permanently station US strategic assets such as a nuclear bomber and top-notch warplane on the peninsula as part of efforts to boost their deterrence and better respond to North Korea’s evolving threats. The annual Security Consultative Meeting between South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo and US Defense Secretary Ash Carter came one day after their joint meeting involving Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and Secretary of State John Kerry. After
Oct. 20, 2016
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NK’s IRBM launch fails again
North Korea’s test-firing of its Musudan missile Thursday failed, the South Korean and US militaries said, marking the second time in less than a week the communist state has botched the launch of the weapon that can supposedly strike a US base in Guam.The intermediate-range ballistic missile was fired around 7 a.m. near the northwestern city of Kusong, North Pyongan Province. It was the same spot where Pyongyang conducted the Musudan’s test last Saturday, which failed after a midair explosion.“
Oct. 20, 2016
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North Korea vows to launch satellites, hints at possible long-range rocket test
North Korea said Thursday it will continue to launch satellites into space despite South Korea's condemnation, which analysts said points toward Pyongyang testing a long-range rocket soon.North Korean satellites will continue going up even as South Korea condemns Pyongyang's move, an unidentified spokesman at North Korea's bureau on space development was quoted as saying by the country's media."We will march toward the goal of conquering space by firing off more satellites in accordance with our
Oct. 20, 2016
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N. Korea's launch of Musudan missile ends in failure again: military
North Korea launched what appears to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile Thursday (Korean time), but the launch ended in failure, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said."According to a joint assessment by Seoul and Washington, North Korea launched a ballistic missile at 7 a.m. near an airfield in the northwestern city of Kusong. The missile is presumed to be a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile," the JCS said in a text message.Kusong is near the North's "Dongchang-ri" or "Sohae" mis
Oct. 20, 2016
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US warns 'overwhelming' response to any NKorea use of nukes
The United States warned Wednesday that any attack on American allies or use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an “overwhelming” US response as it sought to reassure close ally South Korea that the US has its back.The statement by Defense Secretary Ash Carter came as top US and South Korean diplomats and military officials met, weeks after North Korea’s most powerful nuclear test explosion to date, and days after its failed test launch of a ballistic missile -- one of more than
Oct. 20, 2016
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N. Korea biggest challenge to missile non-proliferation: Seoul
North Korea's advancing ballistic missile programs pose the biggest challenge to the international regime for controlling the proliferation of missile technology, a high-ranking South Korean official said Wednesday. "Today, North Korea's ballistic missile program is undoubtedly the biggest challenge" facing the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam said in his opening remarks at the 30th MTCR general meeting held in the southern port city of Busan. The MTCR
Oct. 19, 2016
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S. Korea-US to discuss NK nukes and missiles
South Korea’s foreign and defense ministers were set for biennial talks with their US counterparts Wednesday, the main topic of which will be the allies’ countermeasures on North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats and development of their alliance.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and Defense Minister Han Min-koo will meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Ash Carter for talks on the day, ahead of the 48th Security Consultative Meeting of the two countries’ defense ministe
Oct. 19, 2016
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NK threatens to wipe out S. Korea's presidential office, Seoul
North Korea on Wednesday threatened to destroy Seoul and the South Korean presidential office if there is any sign of pre-emptive strikes by the United States and the South against Pyongyang.Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper, said that the country will strengthen its nuclear capabilities in quantity and quality in response to what it called its enemies' scheme for aggression."We have warned that South Korea will be engulfed in a sea of fire and the US military units in the Pacific region
Oct. 19, 2016
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NK shows interest in US presidential election, prefers Trump to Clinton: report
North Korea hopes that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will win the race for the White House over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, a US broadcaster reported Wednesday, citing a Japanese journalist who has made a visit to the North.Keisuke Fukuda, an editor at Japan's Toyo Keizai magazine specializing in Korean affairs, said in an interview with the Voice of America, "People at the North Korean government and public institutions show an interest in the US presidential election a
Oct. 19, 2016
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N. Korean think tank says US sanctions can be overcome by self-reliance
hink tank has claimed that Pyongyang can shatter the consequences of US-led sanctions by independent growth amid growing international criticism of its fifth and latest nuclear test.The communist institute alleged that North Korea's "iron spikes of self-empowerment are capable of completely shattering the sanction stick that was imposed by the US and its followers," reported the Korea Central News Agency, the media mouthpiece of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. "The US and its followers are lost
Oct. 19, 2016
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NK diplomat may travel to Malaysia for informal talks with US: report
A ranking North Korean official arrived in Beijing on Tuesday before possibly traveling to Malaysia for informal talks with former US officials or experts, a Japanese news report said.North Korea's deputy foreign minister Han Song-ryol was seen at Beijing's international airport, according to Kyodo News."He could be set to meet former US officials or experts on North Korean issues, and the discussions will most likely be held completely behind-the-scenes under the informal, unofficial track II f
Oct. 18, 2016
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NK likely to have 79 bombs by 2020: study
North Korea may be able to increase nuclear arsenal to at least 79 fission bombs by 2020, a study said Tuesday, calling for Seoul and Washington to refine their long-term goals to thwart Pyongyang’s ambition. Lee Sang-hyun, a senior researcher at the Sejong Institute, introduced the interim findings of a comprehensive joint study involving more than 10 diplomatic and security specialists as well as nuclear scientists, economists and psychologists during a seminar hosted in Seoul by the Presiden
Oct. 18, 2016
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NK seen capable of building nearly 80 nukes by end-2020: expert
North Korea is presumed to be capable of building up to 79 nuclear devices by the end of 2020 as it has made strides in its weapons and missile programs, a South Korean expert said Tuesday.Lee Sang-hyun, vice president at the research planning division of the Sejong Institute, told a forum that Pyongyang appears to be able to build four to eight miniaturized nuclear weapons annually.His assessment was based on the assumption that the North currently has a maximum of 50 kilograms of plutonium and
Oct. 18, 2016