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Top N. Korean official makes surprise visit to China
Career diplomat Ri Su-yong, one of North Korea’s highest-ranking officials, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday in a surprise visit to China that appears to signal the North’s attempt to mend soured ties between the allies.A number of North Korean delegates led by Ri, vice chairman of the North Korean ruling party’s Central Committee and the director of the party’s International Department, arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport amid tight security. Ri Su-young, vice chairman of the Nort
May 31, 2016
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N.K missile launch fails for 4th straight time
North Korea on Tuesday attempted yet another launch of its Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile that ended in failure, sending mixed signals to the international community less than two weeks after proposing talks with Seoul.According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the missile was fired around 5:20 a.m. in Wonsan, Gangwon Province.“The North has consistently been attempting ballistic missile launches since Kim gave the orders (for a ballistic missile test launch) on March 15. The military
May 31, 2016
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[NEWS FOCUS] ‘Comfort women’ fund faces hurdles
With the initiative to set up a foundation for “comfort women” victims being set in motion, the newly created preparation committee appears to be already in the hot seat, fanning controversy over its membership, compensation plans and decision-making processes involving Japan. Tuesday’s launch came in the face of resistance from many victims. Of the surviving 42, 29 filed a constitutional appeal last March, saying their basic rights were violated by the Dec. 28 agreement between Seoul and Tokyo.
May 31, 2016
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N. Korea to hold congress of youth in Aug.
North Korea will hold a youth congress in August, its official news agency said Tuesday, as the country continues to rally support behind leader Kim Jong-un following a recent ruling party gathering that further solidified his one-man rule of the country. A meeting of the central committee of the Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League held on Monday "decided to convene the 9th Congress of the youth league in Pyongyang in the latter half of August," the North's Korean Central News Agency said.It wil
May 31, 2016
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N. Korea suspected of hacking S. Korean cybersecurity firm
A North Korean hacking group is suspected of launching cyberattacks against a South Korean cybersecurity service firm amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, state prosecutors said Tuesday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the group allegedly first hacked into the company, whose identity was withheld, in November and acquired its authentication certificate in the following months.The hacking group then infected a local academic institute website with programs carrying
May 31, 2016
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N. Korea's vice party chairman Ri Su-yong visits China with large entourage
Career diplomat Ri Su-yong, one of North Korea's highest-ranking officials, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday in a surprise visit to China that appears to signal the North's attempt to mend soured ties between the allies.A number of North Korean delegates led by Ri, vice chairman of the North Korean ruling party's Central Committee and the director of the party's International Department, arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport amid tight security.Shortly after arriving at the airport,
May 31, 2016
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N. Korea's 4th Musudan missile launch ends in failure
North Korea launched a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile early Tuesday morning, but the launch ended in failure, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff and military sources said. "North Korea attempted to launch an unidentified missile from Wonsan, Gangwon Province, at around 5:20 a.m., but it is presumed to have been unsuccessful," the JCS said in a brief text message.The military is studying the details of the launch and is maintaining a high level of combat preparedness, the JCS said.
May 31, 2016
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N. Korea's missile launch appears to have failed
North Korea launched a missile from its east coast in the early morning of Tuesday, but the launch appears to have failed, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said."North Korea attempted to launch an unidentified missile from the region near Wonsan at around 5:20 a.m., but it is presumed to have been unsuccessful," the JCS said in a brief text message.The military is studying details of the launch and is maintaining a high level of combat preparedness, the JCS said. Sources said the launched mis
May 31, 2016
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N. Korea gives no rocket launch notification to U.N. agencies
North Korea has not notified U.N. agencies of any rocket launch plan, agency officials said Monday, after South Korea and Japan reported signs of the North preparing to conduct an intermediate-range missile launch.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said earlier in the day that it is keeping track of signs of North Korea preparing to launch a ballistic missile. Sources said the North is believed to have put an intermediate-range Musudan missile on a mobile launcher on the east coast.If carried o
May 31, 2016
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Kim Jong-un shows intention to better ties with China?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's newest expression of "great satisfaction" over a recent friendship game between the North Korean and Chinese men's basketball teams is drawing keen attention about his real intention among North Korea watchers here. On Monday, the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, "Kim Jong-un expressed great satisfaction over the successful game they played with deep friendship, displaying admirable technique." The game refers to the match between t
May 30, 2016
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Japan on alert for N. Korea's ballistic missile launch: media reports
Japan has put its military on alert as North Korea is showing signs of launching a ballistic missile, Japanese media reports showed Monday. Citing a local government source, NHK reported that the Japanese government has ordered its military to be ready to intercept any ballistic missile to be fired by the North if it enters its territory. Under the order, Japan's military will deploy Aegis destroyers equipped with high-performing radars and intercept capabilities along with ground-based int
May 30, 2016
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N.K. leader watches Pyongyang-Beijing's basketball game
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has watched a basketball game between his country's military team and the Chinese Olympic team, saying that the match showed their "deep friendship," the North's state media said Monday.Kim watched the friendly basketball match between North Korea's Sobaeksu team and the Chinese Olympic men's team, together with key party officials, including Choe Ryong-hae, according to the Korean Central News Agency. It did not specify the date of the game."(The North's leader)
May 30, 2016
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EU funds allegedly help bankroll N.K. regime: study
More than 30 Polish businesses are likely to have been using European Union subsidies to pay salaries to their North Korean employees totaling up to 800, a research team said Monday, raising the possibility of funds flowing to the communist regime. A group of academics, lawyers and human rights specialists at the Leiden Asia Center within Leiden University in the Netherlands has been delving into the practice of North Korean forced labor within the EU since last December. According to its prelim
May 30, 2016
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N.K. to launch another work-hard campaign in June: Seoul
South Korea's unification ministry said Monday that North Korea appears ready to kick off another campaign designed to push its people to work harder starting in June.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that the "200-day campaign of loyalty" will be launched in a bid to implement the five-year strategy of economic development, which he unveiled at the congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in early May, according to the Korean Central News Agency.In February, the North launched the 70-day work
May 30, 2016
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3 N.K. overseas restaurant workers may arrive in Seoul this week: source
Three North Korean women, who fled from a restaurant where they worked in China, may arrive in South Korea as early as this week, a source familiar with North Korean affairs said Monday.The North Korean women in their late 20s and known to be seeking to defect, are staying in Thailand, awaiting to board a flight to Seoul, after escaping a North Korean-run restaurant in the Chinese northwestern province of Shanxi, according to the source."They may arrive in South Korea as early as this week," the
May 30, 2016
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Museveni: Uganda to suspend security, military cooperation with N. Korea
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni vowed Sunday to cut off his country’s security and military cooperation with North Korea, in the latest increase in international diplomatic pressure exerted on Pyongyang over its nuclear program, a South Korean official said. North Korea is under the toughest U.N. sanctions ever over its fourth nuclear test and its long-range rocket launch earlier this year. “I have instructed officials to faithfully enforce the U.N. Security Council resolution, including s
May 29, 2016
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Impact of int'l sanctions on N. Koreans remain minimal: RFA
North Koreans seem to feel minimal impact from the recent economic sanctions, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported Sunday, citing price data surveyed by Japan's Asia Press. According to the data, the price of 1 kg of rice is 5,000 North Korean won in North Hamkyung province, which is only a slight increase and indicates no major difference from the past. Rice prices in other parts of the country remain relatively stable as well. In some parts, corn prices even dropped. While many factors come i
May 29, 2016
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N. Korea kicks off new loyalty campaign to prop up economy
North Korea kicked off a new loyalty campaign to get people to work more as part of its five-year economic plan announced at its seventh ruling party congress, state controlled media said Sunday. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a joint conference of officials from the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), government, economic sector and military was held Thursday through Saturday, where participants agreed to launch the "200-day campaign of loyalty" that aims to bolster nat
May 29, 2016
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N. Korean threat causes local schools to cancel Mt. Paekdu trip
Possible attacks by Pyongyang against South Korean citizens is causing local schools to cancel student excursions to the Mount Paekdu region, along the Sino-North Korean border, sources said Sunday. Seoul's foreign ministry issued warnings that the North may be planning some kind of attack against South Koreans, which could include kidnapping. The education ministry and the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education also sent official letters to all schools not to arrange trips to Mount Paekdu a
May 29, 2016
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N. Korean leader's aunt runs dry-cleaner in U.S.: W.Post
The aunt of North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-Un lives anonymously in the United States, where she runs a dry-cleaning business after having defected in 1998, The Washington Post reported Friday.Ko Yong-Suk -- who lives with her husband Ri Gang and their three children under assumed names -- was the sister of Ko Yong-Hui, one of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's wives and mother of Kim Jong-Un.Close to North Korea's communist regime, the couple was sent to Switzerland to look after me
May 28, 2016