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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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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
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Sanctions aren't short-term game, multilateral approach matters: U.S. diplomat
Sanctions are not a "short-term game" but a longer-term one that needs time and cooperation with other major countries to make them successful, the top U.S. diplomat in Seoul said Wednesday.China is an important part in all of this, and that is why it is necessary to keep engaging with Beijing at "very senior levels," Mark Lippert, U.S. ambassador to South Korea, told a forum in Seoul. "I think the important thing to remember is that sanctions aren't just a short-term game. It is the longer-term
June 1, 2016
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Ri stresses N.K.'s dual policy of pursuing nukes, economy: KCNA
Ri Su-yong, a top North Korean party official, has stressed his country's goal of simultaneously pursuing nuclear and economic development during his talks with a senior Chinese party official, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday.Ri, vice chairman of the North Korean ruling party's central committee and the party's chief of international relations, held talks with his counterpart Song Tao, minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on Tuesday.The former
June 1, 2016
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N. Korea showing possible signs of reprocessing activity: 38 North
North Korea is showing signs that it is preparing or has already begun reprocessing spent nuclear fuel to harvest plutonium for nuclear weapons, a U.S. website monitoring the communist nation said Tuesday, citing recent satellite imagery.The assessment by the website 38 North is similar to that of the Institute for Science and International Security that last week cited as possible evidence of reprocessing activity the presence of container tanks in front of the reprocessing plant and smoke from
June 1, 2016
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U.N. chief urges N. Korea to cease provocative actions
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges North Korea to halt provocative actions, his spokesman said Tuesday, after the communist nation carried out an intermediate-range ballistic missile test in violation of U.N. resolutions."The secretary general's view on the DPRK is unchanged that Security Council resolutions and sanctions should be fully applied and that DPRK authorities should cease provocative actions," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a briefing in response to a question about the No
June 1, 2016
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White House condemns N. Korea's latest missile test
The White House said Tuesday it strongly condemns North Korea's latest test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, urging the communist regime to refrain from such provocations and focus on meeting its international obligations.Earlier Tuesday, the North attempted unsuccessfully to launch the Musudan ballistic missile believed to be capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam. Officials in South Korea said the missile is believed to have exploded on a mobile launcher as soon as the fire
June 1, 2016
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U.S. to use strategic talks with China to ensure pressure on N. Korea: Russel
The United States will use next week's annual strategic talks with China to ensure Beijing's cooperation in pressuring North Korea to agree to negotiate an end to its nuclear program, a senior State Department official said Tuesday.Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel made the remark during a briefing to preview the eighth session of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) set for early next week in Beijing."One of the things that we will an
June 1, 2016
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Kenya's president condemns N. Korea’s provocations
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has condemned North Korea’s provocative acts and vowed to faithfully enforce the U.N. sanctions on North Korea as he met with South Korea's President Park Geun-hye.North Korea is under the toughest U.N. sanctions ever over its fourth nuclear test and its long-range rocket launch earlier this year. Kenyatta condemned North Korea’s provocative acts that could heighten tensions in the region and urged North Korea to halt provocations. He also said Kenya will take nec
June 1, 2016
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U.S. STRATCOM confirms failure of N. Korea's IRBM test
The U.S. Strategic Command confirmed Tuesday that North Korea's latest test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile failed, saying the attempted launch did not pose a threat to North America.It was the North's fourth test of the Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile believed to be capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam. Officials in South Korea said the missile is believed to have exploded on a mobile launcher as soon as the fire button was pressed."U.S. Strategic Command syste
June 1, 2016
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Top N. Korea official visits China in bid to mend ties
BEIJING (AFP) - A top North Korean official made a rare visit to China on Tuesday in an apparent attempt by Pyongyang to mend frayed ties with its powerful neighbour. China is North Korea‘s largest trading partner and has been its key diplomatic protector for decades. But relations have soured following Pyongyang’s internationally-condemned nuclear tests, with Beijing supporting UN sanctions against its isolated neighbour. The visit by Ri Su Yong, vice chairman of the North‘s ruling Workers’ Par
May 31, 2016