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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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N. Korea building railway long-range missile launchers on railroad: report
North Korea is building a mobile long-range missile launcher system that can move along the country's railroad tracks, the U.S.-based Radio Free Asia reported Wednesday, citing sources in the communist country.A North Korean resident in Kangwon Province told RFA that North Korean engineers have been working on the mobile missile system since May at a state-run motor vehicle factory. The plant is under the supervision of the North's Second Economic Commission that is in charge of the ammunition i
Aug. 31, 2016
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N. Korea executed vice premier in July: Seoul official
North Korea has carried out the execution of a vice premier, a Seoul government official said Wednesday, as the North's leader moves to further strengthen his reign of terror.The official said North Korea executed the 63-year-old Kim Yong-jin by firing squad last month after he was accused of showing a bad attitude when attending a key parliamentary meeting held in late June.He was shot after being branded an anti-revolutionary element.He was interrogated by the North's ministry on state securit
Aug. 31, 2016
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Asiatic black bear from N. Korea on 1st animal exchange program dies
The female of an Asiatic black bear pair brought to the South from North Korea on the first inter-Korean animal exchange program in 1999 has died of old age, Seoul Grand Park said Wednesday.Eutteumi, believed to be 20 years old, died Tuesday, according to the park. The Central Zoo in Pyongyang sent the animal, also known as "half-moon bear," along with tigers, red foxes and silver foxes, to the South Korean park under the program aimed at conserving animals indigenous to the Korean Peninsula.Thi
Aug. 31, 2016
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Sanctions putting squeeze on N.K. leader's ability to secure funds: minister
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is facing difficulty in securing funds needed to govern the country as tougher international sanctions have affected the inflow of hard currency, South Korea's pointman on unification said Tuesday.Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo also said that a series of defections by North Koreans, including senior diplomat Thae Yong-ho, seem to be the result of tough UN Security Council sanctions imposed on the North.North Korean leader Kim Jung-un (Yonhap)"It is hard to exa
Aug. 31, 2016
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N. Korean prison camp expands detention facility for women: report
A North Korean prison on the border with China has expanded detention facilities for female inmates in an indication that a growing number of women are forcibly repatriated from the neighboring nation, a U.S.-based human rights group said Tuesday.Satellite imagery confirms the expansion of the Jongori reeducation camp, also known as reeducation camp No. 12, in the North's northern city of Hoeryong, bordering China, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea said in a joint report with AllSour
Aug. 31, 2016
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23 countries host N. Korean laborers: State Department report
Nearly two dozen countries around the world host North Korean laborers that the communist regime is accused of forcing into harsh working conditions to earn hard currency for its nuclear and missile programs, a US State Department report showed Tuesday.The list of 23 countries, including China, Russia, Singapore and Thailand, was included in the department's recent report to Congress that details US strategy to promote initiatives to enhance international awareness of and address the human right
Aug. 31, 2016
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North Korea using THAAD to incite antagonism toward S. Korea: report
North Korea is using Seoul's decision to deploy an advanced antimissile system on its soil to intensify hostility toward South Korea, a media report citing sources in the reclusive country said Tuesday.A source in North Hamgyong Province told Radio Free Asia (RFA) that North Korea's propaganda machine has harshly criticized Seoul's decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.According to the RFA, the source said lectures to the public include the claim that the deve
Aug. 30, 2016
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N. Korea using THAAD to incite antagonism toward S. Korea: report
North Korea is using Seoul's decision to deploy an advance antimissile system on its soil to intensify hostility toward South Korea, a media report citing sources in the reclusive country said Tuesday.A source in North Hamgyong Province told Radio Free Asia that North Korea's propaganda machine has harshly criticized Seoul's decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system.According to the RFA, the source said lectures to the public include the claim that the development of THAA
Aug. 30, 2016
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US State Department submits report on N. Korea's labor exports to Congress
The US State Department has turned in a report to Congress that details North Korea's abuse of its people through overseas labor, including the list of countries and individuals that accept or use such labor, diplomatic sources said Monday.The report, which was submitted recently, is seen as the latest in a series of measures by Washington to increase pressure on Pyongyang over its human rights record. In July, the US imposed its first-ever sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for his ro
Aug. 30, 2016
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China says UNSC statement on N. Korea comprehensive and balanced
A recent United Nations Security Council statement condemning North Korea's provocations is balanced and comprehensive, the Chinese foreign ministry's spokesperson said Monday, urging against any tension-escalating actions."Signals the UNSC has sent out are comprehensive and balanced," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a regular briefing, referring to the U.N. council's recent press statement. The Chinese reaction followed the UNSC's statement unanimously approved by its
Aug. 29, 2016
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New NK kidnap warnings sent on S. Koreans in China
The South Korean Embassy in Beijing has warned its citizens in China about the possibility of an attack or abduction attempt by North Korean agents amid growing safety concerns following recent high-profile defections, Seoul officials said Monday. Since late July, Seoul and the South Korean Embassy in China have issued a multitude of safety and travel advisories for those who live or plan to visit regions near the North Korea-Chinese border. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is believed to have is
Aug. 29, 2016
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Korea sees high chance of N. Korea's additional provocation
South Korea said Monday that there is an "ample" possibility of the North making additional provocations during ongoing joint military drills between Seoul and Washington.Seoul's unification ministry said North Korea is likely to take further provocative action following last week's test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in response to the allies' two-week military exercise which kicked off on Aug. 22."It seems that North Korea is not just making (verbal) threats.There is a
Aug. 29, 2016
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S. Korean Embassy in China warns against possible N. Korea terror attacks, abduction
The South Korean Embassy in Beijing has warned South Koreans in China about possible terrorist attacks or abduction attempts by North Korea in the wake of the recent defection of a senior diplomat, sources said Monday.The embassy urged South Korean residents and travelers in China to refrain from visiting the North Korea-China border areas or coming in contact with North Koreans in a message recently conveyed to South Korean expatriate groups and other associated organizations in China, accordin
Aug. 29, 2016
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NK renames youth association as it seeks to beef up internal solidarity
North Korea has renamed a major youth association founded by the country's late founder, the North's state media said Monday, a move seen aimed at strengthening internal solidarity.North Korea announced that the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League was renamed the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League in accordance with the decision made at a youth congress.Pyongyang on Friday opened the congress of the youth congress, the ninth of its kind, for the first time in 23 years as North Korean leader
Aug. 29, 2016
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N. Korea still at least two years away from SLBM deployment: US expert
Despite last week's successful test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), North Korea appears to be still at least two years away from possible deployment of the weapon, a U.S. expert said.The North conducted the latest in a series of SLBM test-firings Wednesday, sending the missile some 500 kilometers over the East Sea, the greatest distance the communist nation has achieved since it began SLBM tests last year.Moreover, the missile was launched at a high angle, officials said, meani
Aug. 29, 2016
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North Korea rejects UNSC statement
North Korea on Sunday rejected the statement by the United Nations Security Council condemning its recent ballistic missile launches, threatening to take "eventful action steps" in retaliation.In a foreign ministry spokesman's statement, Pyongyang accused the United States and its "followers" of posing threats to its dignity and right to existence at the UNSC."The US and its followers committed a serious hostile act of finding fault with the DPRK's measures for bolstering nuclear deterrence for
Aug. 28, 2016
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Unification minister to attend denuclearization forum in Kazakhstan
South Korea's Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo, Seoul's point man on Pyongyang, left for Kazakhstan on Saturday to join a forum on denuclearization, his ministry said.The two-day conference, titled "Building a Nuclear Weapon-Free World," will open in the capital city of Astana on Sunday for discussions on ways toward nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.It is to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the closing of the Semipalatinsk test site, which was the primary nuclear test venue for the
Aug. 27, 2016
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N. Korea submarine missiles not ready until 2018: experts
Seoul (AFP) -- North Korea is making progress on a submarine-launched ballistic missile system but any deployment of the technology is years away, a US think tank said, as the UN Security Council promised action over Pyongyang's latest test.The US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said late Friday on its closely-watched website, 38 North, that the success of North Korea's SLBM test this week suggests the program may be progressing faster than originally expected."However, this does not
Aug. 27, 2016
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UNSC condemns N. Korea's missile launches: report
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned North Korea's four recent ballistic missile launches and agreed to take "significant" measures against Pyongyang, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday.The council issued a press statement strongly denouncing North Korea's missile tests in a unanimous decision reached on Friday (New York time), the ministry said.On Aug. 24, North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the East Sea, prompting the council to hold
Aug. 27, 2016
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White House: U.S. deeply concerned about N. Korea
The United States is deeply concerned about the human rights situation in North Korea and the country's nuclear and missile programs, the White House said Friday, local time."The United States and the rest of the international community is deeply concerned about the human rights situation inside of North Korea," Josh Earnest, press secretary at the White House, said in a regular briefing. "We also have deep concerns about the continued willingness of the North Korean regime in provocative action
Aug. 27, 2016