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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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U.S. State Department to release report on North Korea's labor exports this week
The U.S. State Department is expected to submit a report to Congress this week that details North Korea's abuse of its people with overseas labor, including the list of countries and individuals that accept or use such labor, sources said.The planned report is the latest in a series of measures by Washington to increase pressure on Pyongyang over its human rights records. Last month, the U.S. imposed its first-ever sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for his roles in the country's human
Aug. 15, 2016
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North Korea-China trade showing signs of revival: sources
North Korea's trade with China is showing signs of revival despite Beijing's pledge to strictly implement sanctions against the reclusive country for its nuclear test and long-range missile launch early this year, a source said Sunday.The claims come as China has raised objections to the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile shield in South Korea and may be an indication that Beijing is backtracking on its sanctions obligations.Seoul and Washington announced on July 8 that a Terminal High Altit
Aug. 15, 2016
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N. Korean FM to visit New York next month for U.N. meetings: report
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho plans to visit New York next month to attend U.N. meetings, a U.S.-based media report said Saturday.Ri Yong-ho plans to visit the United Nations in September, but no specific meetings have been scheduled with U.S. officials, Voice of America (VOA) said, citing multiple sources including a U.N. official.The North's top diplomat earlier made the remark that the country could conduct yet another nuclear test depending on the "U.S.' attitude." Ri made the com
Aug. 13, 2016
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N. Korea to hold congress of youth in late Aug.
North Korea will hold a youth congress in Pyongyang on Aug. 26, its official news agency said Friday, as the country continues to rally support behind leader Kim Jong-un and solidify his one-man rule.The Central Committee of the Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League decided to convene its 9th congress in Pyongyang later this month, the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. The report did not specify the details of the event's schedule and venue.It will be the country's first congress for
Aug. 12, 2016
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N. Korea revises rules of military service exemption to address manpower shortages: report
North Korea has been revising the rules of exempting people from the compulsory military service in a bid to address manpower shortages in the military, the U.S.-based Radio Free Asia said Friday.Citing a North Korean source in North Hamgyong Province, the RFA said only childs, and children of plantation workers and mining laborers had been previously exempted from military service, with them being required to work at their parents' workplaces."But the revised rules stipulate that anyone aged in
Aug. 12, 2016
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N.K. again broadcasts encrypted numbers
North Korea's state radio station on Friday resumed the broadcast of mysterious strings of numbers after a two-week silence, which some experts say are coded messages for North Korean spies in South Korea.A female announcer at Radio Pyongyang read numbers for more than four minutes starting at 12:45 a.m., mentioning the numbers in such a way as "No. 68 on Page 509."The announcer said she is "giving review works in basic information technology lessons of the remote education university for No. 27
Aug. 12, 2016
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N.K. publicly executes some 60 people this year: source
North Korea has publicly executed some 60 people so far this year as the reclusive country's leader Kim Jong-un strengthens his reign of terror, a source said Friday.The move aimed at putting fear into the people comes as more ordinary North Koreans are expressing dissatisfaction as Pyongyang has been forcing people to work longer hours and pay money to the regime in the face of economic hardships stemming from international sanctions, according to an insider familiar with the matter."As of Augu
Aug. 12, 2016
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U.S. issues latest travel warning for N. Korea
The U.S. State Department issued a new warning against traveling to North Korea on Thursday, saying the communist regime threatens to treat detained American citizens according to its "wartime law."Pyongyang made the threat after the U.S. imposed sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for his roles in the country's human rights abuses. U.S. officials say the North has also been refusing to grant consulate access to two American citizens detained in the country."The State Department strongl
Aug. 12, 2016
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N. Korea's nuclear test site shows continued activity: 38 North
Recent satellite imagery shows continued activity at North Korea's nuclear test site, a U.S. website monitoring the North said Thursday.The Aug. 4 imagery of the North's Punggye-ri underground test site shows a large net erected immediately south of the support building at the North Portal, the site of the North's fourth nuclear test in January, 38 North said. This satellite imagery dated Aug. 4, 2016, shows continuing activities at the site of North Korea`s fourth nuclear test, including the se
Aug. 12, 2016
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China media blames S. Korea, U.S. for UNSC not issuing statement on N.K.
A Chinese state-run newspaper blamed South Korea and the United States on Thursday for the recent failure by the United Nations Security Council to issue a statement denouncing Pyongyang's missile provocations. On Wednesday, foreign media reports said that China's push to include its opposition to the Terminal High-Altitude Areas Defense system to be placed here by end-2017 ended up blocking the UNSC's efforts to issue a statement condemning the North's' latest missile launches. In a story carri
Aug. 11, 2016
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N. Korea says pre-emptive nuke attack is not U.S. monopoly
North Korea on Thursday railed against the U.S. deployment of three B-2 Spirit nuclear-capable bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, saying "a pre-emptive nuclear attack is not a monopoly of the United States."On Tuesday, the U.S. Strategic Command announced Washington has temporarily deployed the bombers to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam from Whiteman Air Force Base in the U.S. state of Missouri."What should not be overlooked is that the massive forward-deployment of nuclear war hardware is u
Aug. 11, 2016
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N. Korea sold fishing rights in East Sea to China: gov't source
North Korea has sold fishing rights in the East Sea to China, in addition to the ones it sold in the Yellow Sea, to raise funds for its leaders, government sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. The North earns about 82 billion won ($75 million) annually from the sale of the fishing rights to its biggest ally in its coastal waters. All earnings have been funneled to prop up Kim Jong-un's leadership, according to the sources. "It has been confirmed that Pyongyang has rolled up its sleeve
Aug. 11, 2016
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Religious freedom 'non-existent' in N. Korea: annual U.S. report
The exercise of religious freedom continued to be "non-existent" in North Korea last year as the regime continued to deal harshly with those involved in any religious practices, the U.S. State Department said in an annual report Wednesday.The 2015 International Religious Freedom Report reconfirmed human rights abuses the North has long been accused of, including its denial of the right to "freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, as well as of the rights to freedom of opinion, expression, a
Aug. 11, 2016
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North Korea's economic development districts at standstill: report
Development of North Korea's economic development zones has come to a standstill since the reclusive country carried out its fourth nuclear test early this year, a U.S.-based media report said Wednesday.Citing a professor in South Korea, the Voice of America said Pyongyang has failed to induce foreign firms to come set up operations in its special economic development districts, despite its desperate efforts to attract investments, especially from its key ally China.The United Nations Security C
Aug. 10, 2016
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N. Korea's No.2 man in Rio appears nonexistent in sports diplomacy arena
North Korea's No. 2 man attending the 31st Summer Olympic Games appears to be almost nonexistent in the arena of sports diplomacy as he is mostly seen cheering on athletes or taking tours, observers here said Wednesday. In addition, the North's report that Choe Ryong-hae met with the interim Brazilian leader turned out to be false.Choe, who holds the title of vice chairman of North Korea's State Affairs Commission, arrived in Rio de Janeiro last Thursday (local time) to attend the Olympics, loca
Aug. 10, 2016
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South Korea rejects calls for reopening shuttered joint industrial park
South Korea on Wednesday said it is nonsense to talk about reopening the now-shuttered joint industrial park with North Korea, as the communist country is continuing to move forward with its development of nuclear weapons and missiles.Six months ago, Seoul shut down the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North's border city of the same name, the last symbol of inter-Korean reconciliation, in response to the communist country's fourth nuclear test in January and launch of a long-range rocket in t
Aug. 10, 2016
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N. Korea calls for resumption of bilateral cooperation with Angola: U.N. report
North Korea appealed to Angola earlier this year to resume their negotiations on bilateral cooperation which have been put on hold for the last 11 years, the African country said in a recent sanctions implementation report submitted to the United Nations.The report, dated July 25 and posted recently on the website of the United Nations, was Angola's first submission of a formal document on how well the country is implementing a punitive U.N. Security Council resolution against North Korea.Before
Aug. 10, 2016
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South Korea, U.N. aviation body to discuss reaction to North Korea's unannounced missile launches
South Korea and the United Nations' air navigation regulator, the International Civil Aviation Organization, will discuss this week ways to respond to North Korea's recent launches of ballistic missiles that came without the necessary declaration of no-fly zones, the foreign ministry said Tuesday."North Korea's unannounced launches of ballistic missiles will surely be discussed," spokesman Cho June-hyuck said in a briefing, referring to the meeting between Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and I
Aug. 9, 2016
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South Korea condemns North Korean criticism over unification ministry
South Korea on Tuesday condemned North Korea for criticizing Seoul's unification ministry for playing a major role in hampering inter-Korean ties, making clear that Pyongyang's nuclear and missile provocations must be halted first.North Korea has recently rebuked the Ministry of Unification for being a "stumbling block" to the two Koreas' unification at a time when Seoul has warned it will strive to put more pressure and sanctions on the North to force it to give up its weapons of mass destructi
Aug. 9, 2016
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Outlook for Koreas' ties murky amid 6-month shutdown of Kaesong complex
South and North Korea's relations will likely remain severely frayed as Pyongyang shows no signs of ending its nuclear and missile provocations with the closure of a joint industrial park entering the sixth month, experts said Tuesday.On Feb. 10, South Korea shut down the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North's border city of the same name, the last symbol of inter-Korean reconciliation, in response to Pyongyang's nuclear test in January and launch of a long-range rocket in the following month
Aug. 9, 2016