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N. Korea holds mass celebration to mark key party congress
North Korea held a mass celebration in the center of Pyongyang on Tuesday to mark the end of its ruling party congress that conferred on its leader Kim Jong-un a new title.The four-day congress that concluded on Monday gave Kim the chairmanship of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), and revised the party's rule to stipulate that Kim is its supreme leader.It added that as the WPK's chairman, Kim represents and leads the whole party.The new title adds to Kim's already long list of top positi
May 10, 2016
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China's Xi sends congratulatory letter to N. Korea's Kim Jong-un
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who has been given the new title of the chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea during a key party congress, the North's state media said Tuesday.The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that Xi sent the letter to Kim on Monday. The key party congress, the first in 36 years, opened Friday and ended Monday. In the letter, Xi said he offers "fervent" congratulations to Kim on behalf
May 10, 2016
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N.K. adopts decision to elect its leader as ruling party's chairman
North Korea has adopted a decision to elect its leader Kim Jong-un as the chairman of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the North's state media said Tuesday, a move aimed at bolstering the leader's tight control on power.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that the North's leader was elected to the "top post" of the ruling party -- chairman of the WPK -- at the first party congress in 36 years, which concluded its four-day run Monday.The country revised its party rules, which stip
May 10, 2016
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U.S., S. Korea should demonstrate N. Korea won't be recognized as nuclear state: U.S. expert
North Korea appears to believe the international community will end up recognizing it as a nuclear state, and it's important for the United States and South Korea to demonstrate that it will never be the case, a U.S. expert said Monday.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told the Workers' Party Congress on Sunday that he will "permanently" defend the pursuit of his trademark "byeongjin" policy" of simultaneously seeking nuclear and economic development, making clear that he has no intentions to give
May 10, 2016
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S. Korea, U.S. hold defense talks to cope with N.K. threats
Senior defense and foreign policy officials of South Korea and the United States held talks in Washington on Monday as the two allies seek to cope better with growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea.The Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue brought together Deputy Defense Minister Yoo Jeh-seung and Assistant Secretary of Defense David Shear, along with Abraham Denmark, deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, and Elaine Bunn, deputy assistant secretary for nuclear and m
May 10, 2016
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N.K. leader given new title as ruling party chairman
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was elected as the chairman of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at its rare party congress, the North's state media said, a move aimed at bolstering the leader's monolithic power.Wrapping up the four-day long congress of the WPK, North Korea announced Monday that its leader was bestowed with a new title of the WPK's chairmanship, according to the country's state-run television broadcaster.Kim has been at the top post of the ruling party, but his previous t
May 10, 2016
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N.K. leader given new title as ruling party chairman: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been given the new title of the chairman of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in a high-profile party congress which kicked off last week, a Japanese media report said Monday.At the first party congress in 36 years, the North's leader was bestowed with the newly-created title earlier in the day, according to Japan-based broadcaster NHK.The decision came as the country planned to elect the North's leader to "the top post" of the WPK at the party gatherin
May 9, 2016
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Park faces North Korea legacy challenge
Relations between the two Koreas are set to go farther downhill as no fresh reconciliatory gestures are coming out of the North’s ongoing party congress, while defiant leader Kim Jong-un has reasserted the country’s commitment to nuclear weapons. The unrelenting tension, which intensified after Pyongyang’s latest nuclear and missile tests early this year, poses a deepening challenge to President Park Geun-hye as she may conclude her five-year term without a solid legacy in cross-border ties -- d
May 9, 2016
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N. Korea mobilizes children and youth to praise Kim Jong-un during party congress
North Korea mobilized two youth organizations over the weekend to help glorify its leader Kim Jong-un during the ongoing congress of the ruling Workers' Party, the North's main newspaper reported Monday.The two groups comprising millions of members -- the Korean Children's Union (KCU) and the Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League -- entered the venue of the party's seventh congress to congratulate the rare event while presenting a floral basket to the North Korean leader in reverence and loyalty, a
May 9, 2016
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BBC crew detained in N. Korea over reporting
A BBC correspondent and his team have been detained in North Korea and will be expelled for reporting that allegedly upset the communist country's leadership, the news channel said Monday.Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, along with producer Maria Byrne and cameraman Matthew Goddard, were detained on Friday as they were about to leave the country, the BBC reported.North Korean officials questioned Wingfield-Hayes for eight hours before making him sign a statement, it said.The three, who were in North Kore
May 9, 2016
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BBC correspondent expelled from N. Korea
CNN reporter Will Ripley tweeted on Monday that North Korea has expelled BBC correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes from the country, under charges of disrespectful reporting toward the reclusive regime. Wingfield-Hayes was in Pyongyang ahead of the Workers Party Congress, accompanying a delegation of Nobel prize laureates. (BBC video capture)BBC said Wingfield-Hayes, as well as two other staff, producer Maria Byrne and cameraman Matthew Goddard, were detained on Friday as they were about to leave
May 9, 2016
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N.K. set to revise party rules to reflect 'nuclear state' status
North Korea is set to discuss the revision of the ruling party's rules at the party congress on Monday to reflect what the country claims is its nuclear state status, experts said.On the fourth day of the congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the communist country is likely to clarify that it is formally a nuclear-armed state when it revises the party's rules, North Korean watchers speculated.At the party gathering, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made it clear that he will "permane
May 9, 2016
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China media cast wary eye on N. Korean leader's nuclear remarks
China's state-controlled media on Monday cast a wary eye on remarks by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that his country will not use its nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is invaded. The remarks by Kim, announced during a rare congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party and reported by the North Korean media on Sunday, reaffirmed the North's bid to become a nuclear weapons state, dashing hope that the young leader might chart a difference course on the country's nuclear weapons program.
May 9, 2016
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N.K. leader says country won't use nukes unless sovereignty violated
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed not to use nuclear weapons first unless the country's sovereignty is infringed upon in his speech at the key party congress, the country's state media said Sunday. At the first congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 36 years, the North's leader said that Pyongyang is open to efforts to improve its ties with "hostile" countries. He also offered to hold military talks with South Korea to ease tension."As a responsible nuclear weapons state, our r
May 9, 2016
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N.K. leader lays out 5-year vision to boost economy at party congress
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has laid out a five-year strategy for economic growth, stressing the need to improve the people's livelihood and ease an electric power shortage, the country's state media said Sunday.The North's leader did not spell out detailed plans to prop up the country's moribund economy, but emphasized efforts to log sustainable economic growth in the face of tougher U.N. sanctions over its latest nuclear and missile tests."It is imperative to carry through the five-year st
May 9, 2016
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U.S. urges N. Korea to honor denuclearization commitments
The United States urged North Korea on Sunday to honor commitments and obligations to give up its nuclear program after the North's leader said he will continue to pursue his trademark policy of simultaneously seeking nuclear and economic development."We are aware of the comments and continue to call on North Korea to focus on taking concrete steps toward fulfilling its commitments and international obligations," a senior U.S. administration official told Yonhap News Agency on background.Earlier
May 9, 2016
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N. Korea's party adopts decision on nukes at key congress
North Korea said Monday it has adopted a decision by the ruling party's central committee to simultaneously pursue nuclear and economic development, and to reaffirm its leader's complete control.The North's state media said the decision was unanimously adopted by party delegates on Sunday after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reported works by the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the party congress, a venue aimed at bolstering his monolithic power."We will consistently take hold on the strategic
May 9, 2016
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North Korean leader reaffirms nuke aims, but offers talks
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country “as a nuclear state” will work toward the denuclearization of the world, the country’s official media reported Sunday. South Korean experts and government officials say the comment hints at the softened attitude of Kim, who has stepped up nuclear and missile threats against Seoul and Washington, but by no means implies its intent to take actual steps toward its own denuclearization as demanded by the allies.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un spea
May 8, 2016
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Seoul downplays Kim's remarks over world's denuclearization
South Korea on Sunday downplayed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's vow to "strive for the denuclearization of the world," stressing that the pledge was no different from Pyongyang's erstwhile stance against its own denuclearization.During the ongoing congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, Kim said that his country would "faithfully" fulfill its obligation for non-proliferation and strive for global denuclearization. He also vowed not to use nuclear arms first unless the North's sovereig
May 8, 2016
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N.K. leader lays out 5yr vision to boost economy at party congress
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has laid out a five-year strategy for economic growth, stressing the need to improve the people's livelihood and ease an electric power shortage, the country's state media said Sunday.The North's leader did not spell out detailed plans to prop up the country's moribund economy, but emphasized efforts to log sustainable economic growth in the face of tougher U.N. sanctions over its latest nuclear and missile tests."It is imperative to carry through the five-year st
May 8, 2016