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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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China takes note of media reports that Huawei faces U.S. probe on N. Korea exports
China's foreign ministry said Friday that it took note of U.S. media reports that Huawei Technologies Co., a Chinese telecom equipment maker, is facing a U.S. probe over its exports to North Korea, Cuba, Iran and Syria. The U.S. Department of Commerce has ordered Huawei's U.S. units to clarify whether the Chinese company exported goods containing American technology to the rogue nations, The New York Times reported. "I have noted relevant reports," China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunyi
June 3, 2016
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FAO redesignates N. Korea one of 37 countries suffering from food shortage
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has redesignated North Korea one of 37 countries suffering from a food shortage, a U.S.-based news media reported Friday.Quoting the FAO's second quarter report on the crop outlook and food situation, Radio Free Asia said North Korea's food shortage for this year is expected to reach some 700,000 tons, which may seriously impact food rations for ordinary citizens.But the reclusive country has secured a mere 23,000 tons donated by international
June 3, 2016
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N. Korea convenes workers meeting to promote work-harder campaign
North Korea convened a meeting of workers in Pyongyang this week to promote the "200-day loyalty campaign" aimed at fueling the country's economic growth, a report by the country's official Korean Central News Agency said Friday.The news agency reported that the meeting, held at the People’s Palace of Culture in the North Korean capital, was intended to send a government message that would incite the people to work more during the 200-day campaign. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un initially kicke
June 3, 2016
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Seoul cautious about THAAD talks
Seoul’s defense officials on Friday denied news reports that South Korea and the United States would make an announcement on their plans to deploy advanced U.S. missile defense assets here ahead of their defense ministerial talks in Singapore. Defense Minister Han Min-koo is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with his U.S. counterpart Ash Carter on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia Security Summit in Singapore. En route to the Southeast Asian country, Carter said that a stationing of the
June 3, 2016
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Over 20 countries submit action plans on how to enforce N.K. sanctions
Over 20 countries, including the United States and Russia, have submitted their detailed action plans on how they will enforce sanctions on North Korea following its nuclear test and a long-range missile launch earlier this year, sources said Friday.According to the sources, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, Turkey, Egypt, Poland and other countries have also submitted their "implementation reports" to a U.N. committee in charge of the sanctions. The U.N. Security Council earlie
June 3, 2016
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Korea voices regret over N.K.'s military action threat
South Korea on Friday expressed strong regret over North Korea's threat that it could take military action if Seoul does not accept Pyongyang's proposal for inter-Korean dialogue.The North Korean committee on inter-Korean affairs pressed South Korea Thursday to accept the proposal by the North's leader Kim Jong-un to hold military talks, warning that it will respond with a "merciless physical option" if Seoul refuses to do so.The South Korean government has rejected the North's offer as a propag
June 3, 2016
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U.S. leaves out N. Korea from terrorism sponsors list
The United States left out North Korea from its latest list of states sponsoring terrorism Thursday, despite persistent calls for putting Pyongyang back on the list.The State Department's Country Reports on Terrorism 2015 said the North "is not known to have sponsored any terrorist acts since the bombing of a Korean Airlines flight in 1987."The North was put on the list in 1988 for the airliner bombing that killed all 115 people aboard, but the designation was rescinded in 2008 in exchange for p
June 3, 2016
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U.S. proposes new N.K. sanctions for money laundering
The newly proposed U.S. financial restrictions on North Korea are expected to hamper the North’s access to the global banking network by warning the international community against any transactions with the communist regime. Seoul on Thursday “welcomed” the U.S. designation of North Korea as a “primary money laundering concern” overnight, taking note of the Treasury’s portrayal as “the most significant measure available” under Section 311 of the Patriot Act. “The government highly appreciates t
June 2, 2016
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China opposes unilateral sanctions as U.S. designates N. Korea money launderer
China said Thursday it opposes unilateral sanctions by a certain country against North Korea, reacting coolly to a U.S. decision that designated North Korea as a "primary money laundering concern" with the aim of blocking the North's access to the global financial system. The designation by the U.S. Treasury Department came as part of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act enacted in February to punish Pyongyang for conducting its fourth nuclear test in January and a long-range roc
June 2, 2016
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U.N. allots $8 million in humanitarian aid to N. Korea this year: RFA
The United Nations has allocated $8 million in humanitarian aid to North Korea, which has been designated one of the nine countries in the world that need emergency funding to cope with humanitarian crises, a news media report said Thursday.According to the Washington-based Radio Free Asia, the U.N.'s Central Emergency Response Fund provided the fund to North Korea. Quoting a report on the CERF's program for the first half of the year, the RFA said the U.N. organization has set aside a total of
June 2, 2016
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China 'can't make breakthrough' in curbing N. Korea's nuclear ambition
China "cannot make a breakthrough" in reining in North Korea's nuclear weapons ambition, a state-run newspaper published by China's ruling Communist Party said Thursday, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with a visiting high-level North Korean delegation.The Global Times newspaper said in an editorial that the Wednesday talks between Xi and the North Korean delegation showed willingness by the two nations "to maintain their traditional friendship and ease the tense relationship
June 2, 2016
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Korea welcomes U.S. move to designate N.K. as 'primary money laundering concern'
South Korea on Thursday welcomed the U.S.' move to designate North Korea as a "primary money laundering concern," saying that it indicates Washington's strong commitment to faithfully carry out the toughened sanctions on the communist country for its nuclear weapons program.The foreign ministry vowed to keep working closely with the United States and the international community to seek sanctions and put pressure on the North to prod it to take a "genuine" step toward denuclearization."Our govern
June 2, 2016
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N.K. official defends nuclear development during talks with China's leader
A top North Korean official has said his country will stick to the simultaneous pursuit of nuclear and economic development during his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the North's state media said Thursday.Ri Su-yong, vice chairman of the North Korean ruling party's central committee, paid a courtesy call on China's leader on Wednesday, the second day of his three-day trip to China.The Korean Central News Agency said that Ri delivered a verbal message of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un t
June 2, 2016
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U.N. Security Council condemns N.K. missile tests
The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile tests, saying they contribute to Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons delivery systems.The Security Council unanimously adopted the press statement, a day after the North attempted unsuccessfully to launch a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile believed to be capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam. The missile is believed to have exploded on a mobile launcher as soon as the fire button w
June 2, 2016
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U.S. designates N. Korea as primary money laundering concern
The U.S. Treasury Department designated North Korea as a "primary money laundering concern" Wednesday, a powerful sanction designed to cut off the communist nation from the international banking system for its nuclear and missile programs.The designation came as part of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act enacted in February to punish the North for conducting its fourth nuclear test in January and a long-range rocket launch the following month in violation of U.N. resolutions.It
June 2, 2016
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N. Korea release video of recent SLBM launch
North Korea on Wednesday aired a video image of the submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in flight after its launch in April.A documentary aired earlier in the day by the country's state-run Korean Central TV Station showed an SLBM being launched from a submerged submarine and soaring vertically into the air.Kim Jong-un watched the launch from the shore and the flight scene was replayed several times with the film roughly titled "(he) displays the zenith of a revolution."The video also ca
June 1, 2016
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Leaders of N. Korea, China voice hope to mend ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday expressed their willingness to improve strained ties over the North's nuclear weapons program, with both sides saying that they would work together to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. The message was exchanged during a meeting in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and a visiting high-level North Korean delegation, led by Ri Su-yong, vice chairman of the North Korean ruling party's central
June 1, 2016
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3 N.K. overseas restaurant workers defect to S. Korea: report
Three North Koreans restaurant workers who used to work at a China-based restaurant have arrived in South Korea, local media reported Wednesday, citing government sources.The defectors, in their late 20s, are reportedly all female and come from Pyongyang. Sources said they are likely to have arrived on Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning. A North Korean restaurant in Shanghai is seen in this file photo. (Yonhap)The three workers are believed to have deserted their workplace, a Pyongyang-run r
June 1, 2016
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Top N. Korean official in Beijing in bid to normalize ties
A top North Korean official, career diplomat Ri Su-yong, spent a second day in Beijing on Wednesday in an apparent bid to normalize political ties that remain soured over the North's nuclear weapons ambitions. A vice chairman of the North Korean ruling party's central committee and the party's chief of international relations, Ri arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit. He held talks with Song Tao, minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party, on Tuesday ev
June 1, 2016
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Ex-detainee in North Korea looks back on 735 days of 'hope' in memoir
A former Korean-American detainee on Wednesday called for continued interest in the North Korean people and their predicament on humanitarian grounds.Kenneth Bae, the longest-serving American prisoner detained by the North for two years, said the time he spent in the world's most closed nation reinforced his belief in the need to not forget the people who live an isolated, controlled life, totally cut off from the outside world. "While I lived there and watched the people closely, I realized we
June 1, 2016