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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Hungry N. Korean soldiers committing various crimes: report
Aug. 2, 2016
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Number of N.K. defectors soars this year: Seoul
The number of North Korean defectors who resettled in the South climbed more than 15 percent from a year ago to 815 in the first seven months of this year, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Tuesday.The increase could be a sign of the economic suffering and oppression in the communist state, the ministry suggested.If the current upward trend continues, the yearly total is expected to reach 1,400 and the accumulated tally to hit 30,000. This would mark a rebound following a two-year decline. Since
Aug. 2, 2016
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N. Korean diplomat says situation surrounding N. Korea, U.S. very dangerous
A North Korean diplomat stationed in the United Nations has said that Pyongyang and Washington are in a very dangerous situation following the shutdown of their communication channel in New York, a U.S.-based media report said Tuesday.The diplomat made the remark in a telephone conversation with Voice of America, saying, "Now the situation is very dangerous due to the complete shutdown of the dialogue channel." According to VOA, the North Korean official, who declined to be identified, said he h
Aug. 2, 2016
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Diplomacy not sufficient to tackle Pyongyang nukes, missiles: Saenuri
South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party said Tuesday that North Korea's nuclear and missile threats cannot be stopped by diplomatic channels alone, adding a U.S. advanced missile defense system is vital to protecting the country and urged the opposition to work with the government in matters of national defense."The opposition bloc should give us clear answers on what are the alternatives to stopping North Korea's nukes and missiles without the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system and the Seoul
Aug. 2, 2016
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Canada warns 'extreme risks' for travelers wanting to visit N. Korea
Canada has urged its citizens to refrain from traveling to North Korea, warning of "extreme risks" for those entering the communist country, a U.S-based media said Tuesday.Canada's foreign ministry recently re-designated the North as a country for which its people should "avoid all travel," according to Radio Free Asia. The move is based on updated travel information issued by Ottawa. The alert level is deemed to be the highest among the North American country's four-tier system. The RFA said th
Aug. 2, 2016
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Parliamentary speaker urges more reunions of separated families
National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun on Tuesday said the parliament must speed up efforts to hold reunion events of separated families from the two Koreas, adding the time is running out as those that experienced the Korean War (1950-53) are becoming older."We do not have much time. More than 3,000 people are dying every year without fulfilling their dreams of meeting their families. In a humanitarian manner, we must seek to hold a reunion next month for Chuseok," Chung said. Chuseok is the
Aug. 2, 2016
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Seoul lambastes N.K. hacking on diplomats, officials
The Seoul government on Monday slammed North Korea’s latest hacking into the emails of South Korea’s diplomats and security-related officials as a “grave provocation.”The prosecution announced earlier in the day that an organization believed to be composed of North Korean hackers attempted to hack into the email accounts of some 90 South Korean officials and experts between January and June this year. The cyberattacks consequently exposed passwords to the private accounts of 56 of the officials.
Aug. 1, 2016
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N. Korea's participation in 2018 Winter Olympics depends on IOC rules: gov't
North Korea's participation in the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang depends entirely on the rules and procedures outlined by the International Olympic Committee, the unification ministry said Monday.The ministry gave its stance after the Voice of America reported that North Korea's Olympic committee on Sunday said there is no particular reason why the country cannot take part in the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang that runs from Feb. 9-26, 2018. The North said that if all goes as planned the even
Aug. 1, 2016
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N. Korean security agents secretly using S. Korean smartphones: report
North Korean security agents dispatched overseas to watch over their compatriot laborers are secretly using South Korean-made smartphones, a Seoul-based news outlet that specializes in the communist country reported Monday. Citing a source in China familiar with North Korean affairs, the Daily NK reported the North Korean security officials dispatched to monitor laborers are using smartphones made by Samsung and LG, despite the ban on such purchases.Stock image- Samsung Galaxy White (123rf)Ordi
Aug. 1, 2016
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Emails of Seoul officials hacked by N. Korea: prosecution
Emails of dozens of South Korean defense and diplomatic officials and journalists have been hacked by North Korea this year, and the prosecution is looking into whether any state secrets have been leaked, the prosecution said Monday.Emails of some 90 officials from the defense, diplomatic and unifications ministries, as well as journalists and researchers on North Korea, have been subject to the hacking attacks from January to June, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office said. Fifty-six of them had the
Aug. 1, 2016
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Key Clinton adviser calls for greater contingency planning on N. Korea
The United States and South Korea should step up planning for potential instability in North Korea, a former senior U.S. diplomat and currently a key foreign policy adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said."One of the most vital tasks for the United States and South Korea is to prepare for instability and uncertainty in North Korea through greater contingency planning and coordination. On this question of profound change occurring suddenly on the Korean Peninsula, ther
Aug. 1, 2016
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North Korean children learn more about Kim Jong-un than English: study
Elementary schools in North Korea devote 171 hours of their curriculum teaching students about leader Kim Jong-un’s childhood, found a state-run institute. According to a report by the Korea Institute for Curriculum Evaluation on the 2013 revision of the North Korean curriculum, state criteria for the elementary schools stipulates that each student learn about the childhoods of Kim, his father Kim Jong-il, his grandfather Kim Il-sung and grandmother Kim Jong-suk for 684 hours during the five-yea
July 31, 2016
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Singapore to exclude N. Korea from visa waiver countries list in Oct.
Singapore will exclude North Korea from its visa waiver countries list starting in October as part of its efforts to sanction the reclusive country for its nuclear and missile development programs, diplomatic sources said.Sources here said the Southeast Asian country's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority announced that all North Koreans will be required to have a valid visa.Authorities added that the decision follows a review of the island city state's regular visa process and reflects a move
July 31, 2016
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N. Korean students are required to study more Korean, English, math than S. Koreans peers
North Korean students are required to spend more time studying Korean, English and math than their counterparts in South Korea, a report by the state-run educational think tank said Sunday.The report by the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation showed that a close examination of the reclusive country's publicized curriculum showed kids were required to allocate more time to the three key subjects compared with students in the South.The mandatory education system and its assessment report
July 31, 2016
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N. Korean defectors' wages are 67% of national average: data
The average wage of a North Korean defector in South Korea stands at 67 percent of what local workers in general take home each month, data by the National Assembly Budget Office showed Sunday.The parliamentary office said North Korean escapees earned 1.54 million won ($1,380) per month in 2015, much less than the 2.29 million won for the country as a whole in the one-year period.The latest findings showed that while overall economic circumstances of defectors have been improving, a gap still ex
July 31, 2016
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Malta has stopped issuing work visas for N. Koreans: foreign minister
Malta has stopped issuing work visas to North Koreans and is effectively ejecting those already in the country, South Korea's foreign minister said, as countries around the world are taking steps to halt the flow of money into the communist country's nuclear and missile programs. Speaking to Yonhap News Agency on the sidelines of a meeting of heads of overseas diplomatic missions in Rome on Saturday, Yun Byung-se said the Maltese government has decided to take firm steps in relation to human rig
July 31, 2016
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N.K. student defects to S. Korean diplomatic mission in Hong Kong
A North Korean student has taken refuge in South Korea’s consulate in Hong Kong after breaking away from a team taking part in an international math contest, local news reports said Friday.The 18-year-old male student, whose identity remains unknown, reached the diplomatic mission on July 16, according to local newspaper Ming Pao. A North Korean student delegation participates earlier this month in the International Mathematical Olympiad at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. (Yo
July 29, 2016
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Two N. Korean armed deserters arrested after shootout with Chinese security forces: source
Two North Korean deserters who robbed villages in China's Jilin Province have been arrested after a shootout with Chinese security forces, a source with direct knowledge of the incident said Friday. The source who lives near the Sino-China border region told Yonhap News Agency that the two were part of a group of five who illegally crossed the border near the North Korean city of Hyesan last Saturday and robbed people living in two rural villages at gunpoint.They were holed up at a house in the
July 29, 2016
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Pyongyang publicly executed 6 officials responsible for April
North Korea publicly executed six officials in charge of supervision of its workers overseas in May following the defection of 13 workers at a North Korean-run restaurant in China a month earlier, a local Pyongyang watcher said Friday. "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered six officials, including intelligence officials, to be executed publicly on May 5 due to their lack of control over overseas (North Korean) workers," Choi Seong-yong, chairman of the Abductees' Family Union, claimed, citing
July 29, 2016
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U.S. urges end to destabilizing rhetoric after N.K. diplomat warned U.S. crossed 'red line'
The United States called on North Korea to refrain from destabilizing actions after a senior Pyongyang diplomat said the U.S. has "crossed the red line" and declared war on the communist nation.Han Song-ryol, director-general of the U.S. affairs department at the North's Foreign Ministry, made the remark, blasting the U.S. imposition of sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for his roles in the country's human rights abuses, according to AP."The Obama administration went so far to have th
July 29, 2016