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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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S. Korea, Japan, China agree to create new financing facility against regional crises
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
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Exports of mineral resources backs NK's economy: report
North Korea's exports of mineral resources like anthracite coal and iron ore have lent big support to the country's economy in the past 18 years, with most shipped to China, a report said Wednesday.Outbound shipments of North Korean minerals totaled $1.35 billion last year, shooting up more than thirtyfold from $430 million in 1998, according to the report released by the state-run Korea Development Institute think tank.Its total exports tripled to $2.93 billion from $979 million over the same 1
Sept. 21, 2016
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Activity at NK nuke site may indicate preparations for another test
Heightened activity at North Korea's nuclear test site may indicate that the reclusive country is getting ready to conduct another underground detonation in the near future, military officials here said Wednesday.South Korea's military said it will remain on high alert as the North might launch another long-range missile or conduct a sixth nuclear test or both next month to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea on Oct. 10. "The canopy erected to hi
Sept. 21, 2016
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Incoming US Strategic Commander: New N. Korean rocket engine may range US
A new rocket engine that North Korea claims to have successfully tested this week would be powerful enough to range the continental United States if it has the capability to put a satellite into orbit as claimed by Pyongyang, a top US commander said Tuesday.The North claimed earlier Tuesday that it successfully conducted a "ground jet test of a new type high-power engine of a carrier rocket for the geo-stationary satellite." It said the "single engine" has a thrust of 80 tons, which is three tim
Sept. 21, 2016
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N. Korea finishes extracting plutonium from spent fuel: US research institute ISIS
North Korea appears to have finished extracting plutonium from spent nuclear fuel, gaining up to four more nuclear weapons worth of plutonium, a US research institute said Tuesday.The Institute for Science and International Studies (ISIS) said that satellite imagery taken of the North's Yongbyon nuclear complex between July and August shows little activity at the North's nuclear reprocessing plant, compared with brisk activity earlier this year when reprocessing was believed to be under way."The
Sept. 21, 2016
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N. Korea's nuclear test 'endangers all of us' :Obama
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday North Korea's nuclear test "endangers all of us" and the communist nation must "face consequences."Obama made the remark during his final address to the UN General Assembly, as the UN Security Council is working on fresh sanctions on Pyongyang for its fifth nuclear test."We cannot escape the prospect of nuclear war unless we all commit to stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and pursuing a world without them," Obama said. "When Iran agrees to accept const
Sept. 21, 2016
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NK claims successful test of new rocket engine
North Korea on Tuesday claimed it has successfully conducted a ground test of its new rocket engine, a move South Korean military and experts believe is aimed at boosting its intercontinental ballistic missile program.According to Pyongyang’s Korea Central News Agency, the test was conducted under supervision of its leader Kim Jong-un and was aimed at developing a rocket that can launch a geostationary satellite into the Earth’s orbit.The engine’s thrust was about 80 ton-force, which is the weig
Sept. 20, 2016
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At least 40 N. Korean overseas workers dead amid worsening work conditions
At least 40 North Korean overseas workers have died so far this year in work-related accidents and suicides following greater pressure by Pyongyang on its people to send back more money, a report said Tuesday.Workplace accidents in foreign countries like Russia, China and Angola, as well as suicides and diseases resulted in the high death toll, a report on human rights conditions of North Korean workers abroad showed. The data was exclusively obtained by Yonhap News Agency."Excessive labor, insu
Sept. 20, 2016
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N. Korean workers in Russia clash with locals in Vladivostok: report
A group of North Korean workers in Russia clashed with their Russian counterparts at a shipyard in Vladivostok over construction materials, a US-based news media report said Tuesday.According to Radio Free Asia, dozens of North Korean workers were seen engaging in a fight with Russian laborers in a video clip released by the Russia's Far East news portal Deita.The 26-second video showed the North Koreans hurling abuses at the Russians with some strangling and kicking them. The incident occurred
Sept. 20, 2016
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Gov't should make more conciliatory gestures toward Pyongyang: Justice Party
South Korea's minor Justice Party said Tuesday that the government must consider providing incentives to North Korea to bring them back to the negotiating table on the nuclear issue."We need to come up with incentives responsibly to bring North Korea to the negotiating table, and induce them to halt the nuclear development program," Rep. Sim Sang-jung, the head of the party said during a parliamentary speech. Rep. Sim Sang-jung, head of the Justice Party (Yonhap)The Justice Party holds six seats
Sept. 20, 2016
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N. Korea flood aid only possible if it ends provocations: Saenuri Party
South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party said Monday the international community will only give aid to flood-stricken North Korea if the communist regime halts all provocations.North Korea has been struggling to cope with what is being called its worst-ever floods since the country's liberation from Japanese colonial rule (1910-45). In an apparent bid to seek help from abroad, its state media has been dispatching numerous reports on the damage inflicted on the country."The international community can
Sept. 20, 2016
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Obama, China‘s premier agree to invigorate cooperation in UN Security Council on N. Korea: White House
US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed Monday to "invigorate" cooperation in the UN Security Council and law enforcement channels on North Korea for the sake of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, the White House said.Obama and Li held the meeting in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, condemning the North's fifth nuclear test, the White House said in a statement. The meeting came as Washington and Beijing have been negotiating fresh sanctions on Pyongyang
Sept. 20, 2016
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N. Korea claims successful test of new rocket: KCNA
North Korea has successfully conducted the ground test of a new rocket engine, the country's state media reported Tuesday, a clear sign that the reclusive country is pushing to bolster its missile capabilities.In the test carried out under the guidance of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, "thrust and other technological indexes of the engine accurately reached the estimated values and its operational system remained stable during 200 seconds-long working time," the North's official Central News A
Sept. 20, 2016
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IAEA should lower minimum amounts of fissile material necessary for N. Korea to build bombs: ex-official
The UN nuclear watchdog should revise its view on the amounts of fissile material North Korea needs to build a nuclear weapon as Pyongyang could have mastered miniaturization technology, a former agency official advises.Olli Heinonen, a former deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), made the suggestion in an article to the website of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, emphasizing it's important to "not underestimate the skills and know-how of North Korea
Sept. 20, 2016
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Chinese conglomerate suspected of illicit dealings with N. Korea: think tank report
A Chinese conglomerate trading heavily with North Korea is suspected of involvement in exports of "dual-use" goods, dealings with sanctioned entities and provision of IT services underpinning cyber infrastructure in the North, a joint South Korea-U.S. research report showed Monday.Six subsidiaries of China's Liaoning Hongxiang Group "have transacted with sanctioned Burmese and North Korean entities, have been associated with North Korean cyber operators, and have traded in various goods and serv
Sept. 20, 2016
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[NEWS FOCUS] Debate simmers over NK flood aid
With North Korea reeling from the worst floods in decades, debate is heating up here as to whether Seoul should provide humanitarian relief despite heightened tension following Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test. The North’s state media has said the floods caused by recent torrential rains in the country’s north had forced nearly 70,000 to flee their homes, calling it the “worst disaster” since its 1945 liberation. A UN agency tallied the casualties as at least 138 deaths and 400 vanishings. To hel
Sept. 19, 2016
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S. Korea unlikely to help N. Korea recover from flood damage
South Korea said Monday that there is not much possibility that it will provide assistance to North Korea to help it recover from damage caused by recent floods given the high tensions following Pyongyang's nuclear test.North Korea's northeastern region is struggling to cope with what is being called its worst-ever floods since the country's liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. Heavy rains are believed to have left more than 130 people dead and over 400 missing.South Korea's unificatio
Sept. 19, 2016
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Top S. Korean, US, Japanese diplomats call for 'even stronger pressure' on N. Korea
The top South Korean, US and Japanese diplomats called Sunday for "even stronger international pressure" on North Korea as they held trilateral talks to discuss how to respond to Pyongyang's fifth nuclear test.South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida held the meeting in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, as the UN Security Council is working on new sanctions to penalize Pyongyang. South Korean Fore
Sept. 19, 2016
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After nuke test, two Koreas to clash at UN
The two Koreas are poised to face off at the UN this week as tension continues to intensify following Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test, with Seoul ramping up its push for stiffer international sanctions. South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se arrived in New York over the weekend to deliver a keynote address at the General Assembly and hold some 15 rounds of bilateral and multilateral talks with his counterparts from the US, Japan and other countries. Atop his agenda is rallying member states
Sept. 18, 2016
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N. Koreans anxious over nuke test, but indifferent to its outcomes: report
North Koreans are feeling insecure about infrastructure damage caused by the reclusive country's latest nuclear test but remain indifferent to its outcome, U.S.-based media Radio Free Asia said Sunday, citing Japanese media outlet Asia Press.A resident in Ryanggang Province bordering China told Asia Press that a number of apartments located some 150 kilometers away from the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the country's northeastern region developed cracks following North Korea's fifth nuclear te
Sept. 18, 2016
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North Korean leader conducts field inspection of fruit farm
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a fruit farm to emphasize the importance of improving the livelihoods of ordinary people after Pyongyang tested its fifth nuclear device earlier in the month, state-run media reported Sunday.The visit, covered by the Korean Central News Agency, showed Kim touring the Combined Fruit Farm in Kosan, Kangwon Province, and marks the third public outing by Kim after Pyongyang detonated a nuclear device on Sept. 9. The detonation triggered universal condemnatio
Sept. 18, 2016