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N.K. won't use nukes first unless its sovereignty is violated: Kim Jong-un
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed not to use nuclear weapons first unless the country's sovereignty is violated at the North's key party congress, the country's state-run media said Sunday.At the ongoing party congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, the North's leader also said that Pyongyang will seek to "improve and normalize" its relations with countries that will ditch their hostile policy toward it. (Yonhap)"As a responsible nuclear weapons state, our republic will not use a nuclea
May 8, 2016
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Pro-N. Korea leaflets found in Seoul: police
Hundreds of leaflets praising North Korea were found in Seoul Saturday, police said, as the communist country held a major political event in defense of its monolithic regime.The leaflets, which were discovered by a passerby in the western Yangcheon Ward earlier in the day, contained text that hailed North Korea's nuclear weapons development and criticized South Korean President Park Geun-hye, according to the police.Police said they immediately gathered the leaflets, of which there were about 3
May 7, 2016
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Images suggest N. Korea preparing for nuke test
North Korea may be preparing for a nuclear test in the near future, a U.S. website that monitors the isolated nation said Friday.The website 38 North said commercial satellite imagery taken Thursday shows vehicles at a command center believed to control the underground explosions, which could be sign that a test is imminent.The center lies nearly four miles from the test site at Punggye-ri. The website said the level of activity at the test site continues to be low, but vehicles are not often se
May 7, 2016
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N. Korea party to give Kim Jong-un top title at congress
North Korea's ruling party is preparing to bestow its top title on leader Kim Jong-un, another sign that the third heir to North Korea's dynasty of Kims is firmly in control despite his country's deepening international isolation over one of his key ambitions, to keep developing more and better nuclear weapons.Kim Jong-un addresses the congress in Pyongyang. YonhapThe state-run Korean Central News Agency on Saturday said the agenda for the congress included reviewing the works of the party's Cen
May 7, 2016
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Cheong Wa Dae keeping close watch on N. Korean party congress
South Korea's presidential office said Friday that it is carefully monitoring the North's first party congress in 36 years so it can cope with any unexpected developments.Most South Koreans are taking time off after Seoul designated the day as a temporary national holiday so as to boost domestic consumption, but senior officials in charge of diplomatic and security affairs at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae all reported to work to check on the various pieces of news and intelligence coming
May 6, 2016
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N.K. trade union calls for working level talks on inter-Korean football match
North Korea's sole trade union called for a working level meeting with South Korean counterparts to arrange the inter-Korean football match in August, the communist country's state-run media said Friday.According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the letter sent to the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) and Korea Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) suggested holding a meeting in late May in China. The North's General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK), however, said the d
May 6, 2016
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Int'l human rights group urges NK leader to halt forced labor
An international human rights group is urging North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to halt forcing its people to engage in forced labor without due compensation, a report by a U.S.-based media outlet said Friday.The report carried by Radio Free Asia (RFA) said the Human Rights Watch sent a letter to Kim calling for an end to mandatory forced labor, and requested that Pyongyang become a member of the International Labor Organization under the United Nations.The move by the New York-headquartered non-g
May 6, 2016
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N. Korea opens first party congress in 36 years
North Korea opened its first party congress in more than three decades on Friday as the country's leader Kim Jong-un is seeking to further cement his power amid speculations over Pyongyang's possible nuclear test.The congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) comes as North Korea was slapped with tougher sanctions by the U.N. Security Council in March over its nuclear test and long-range rocket launch early this year.North Korea kicked off its rare party congress at the April 25 House of Cult
May 6, 2016
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U.N. chief calls for N. Korea to resolve problems through dialogue
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on North Korea on Thursday to resolve problems through dialogue and become a responsible member of the international community as the communist nation is set to hold a key national meeting.Ban made the remark to reporters after a visit to Brookland Middle School in Washington, saying sanctions on Pyongyang are aimed more at persuading the North to join the international community, rather than punishing the regime."I hope the North will heed to this and s
May 6, 2016
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N. Korea set to open first party congress in 36 years
North Korea is set to open its first party congress in more than three decades on Friday, a venue expected to focus on bolstering the personality cult of the country's leader Kim Jong-un who has been in power for nearly five years.The congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) comes as North Korea was slapped with tougher sanctions by the U.N. Security Council in March over its nuclear test and long-range rocket launch early this year.North Korea is poised to open the party congress later in
May 6, 2016
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N. Korea warns it will strengthen nuclear deterrence in the face of hostile U.S.
North Korea warned Friday that it will strengthen its nuclear deterrence capability as long as the United States maintains its current policy of hostility toward the communist country.In a statement released by the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK), which handles inter-Korean relations, Pyongyang claimed that Washington provided the cause for triggering the nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula.It is perfectly rational to counter nuclear weapons with nuclear weapons, th
May 6, 2016
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N. Korea unlikely to change course at key party congress: China media
North Korea is unlikely to chart a different course on its nuclear weapons program at its key party congress, a newspaper controlled by China's ruling Communist Party said Friday. The state-run Global Times newspaper, however, voiced cautious hope that North Korea may do "pragmatic analysis" about its policy of pursuing both nuclear advances and economic development. North Korea has been gearing up for its first party congress in 36 years, which started on Friday and is expected to display the N
May 6, 2016
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Park watches Russian documentary on life in North Korea
President Park Geun-hye watched a movie Thursday about life inside North Korea, a move the presidential office said showed Park's interest in North Korean children as South Korea marked Children's Day.Russian documentary maker Vitaly Mansky's latest work "Under the Sun" reveals that life in the isolated communist country is stage-managed by the North Korean authorities.The movie revolves around Zin-Mi, a schoolgirl who joined the Korean Children's Union on the birthday of former North Korean lea
May 5, 2016
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U.S. spy chief visits Seoul over North Korean issues
The top U.S. intelligence official visited South Korea this week and met with top Seoul officials to discuss North Korean issues, officials here said Thursday.Director of National Intelligence James Clapper arrived in Seoul on Wednesday as North Korea is set to hold its key party congress on Friday, amid lingering concern the country will conduct its fifth nuclear test."Clapper visited the Ministry of Defense building yesterday morning in an unofficial visit and met with Defense Minister Han Min
May 5, 2016
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N.K. leader's sister likely to be promoted at party congress: experts
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's younger sister is likely to be promoted to a minister-level post within the Workers' Party of Korea during the party's key congress slated for later this week, South Korean experts predicted Thursday.Kim Yo-jong, believed to be 29, is most likely to be named to a minister-level post within the WPK as the country plans to hold the first party congress in 36 years on Friday, they said.She is now known to serve as a deputy director within the WPK's Central Committe
May 5, 2016
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Military boost eyed amid N.K. threats
South Korea’s defense minister said Wednesday that boosting the country’s military strength is “inevitable” under the current situation, indicating that North Korea’s recent belligerence will intensify the arms race and tension on the peninsula.Seoul and Washington have been stepping up warnings against North Korea and its purported plan for another nuclear test. Last week, the allies wrapped up joint military drills, which also included preemptive strikes against Pyongyang’s leadership. Ministe
May 4, 2016
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N. Korea likely to collapse within 10-15 years: Chinese commentator
The North Korean regime is likely to collapse within 10 to 15 years because of worsening economic difficulties following tightened U.N. sanctions, according to a Chinese political commentator on Wednesday.Deng Yuwen, who was a former deputy editor of the Study Times, a paper controlled by China's ruling Communist Party, made the claim in his recent article posted on a Chinese military-related website named "Tiexue." North Korea has been slapped with tougher U.N. sanctions following its fourth nu
May 4, 2016
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Satellite imagery shows N. Korea actively pursuing SLBM development: 38 North
Recent satellite imagery shows North Korea is forging ahead with development of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, the website 38 North said Tuesday.The imagery taken of the North's Shinpo Shipyard on April 29, six days after the North's latest SLBM test, shows that a submersible missile test stand barge has been moved from its normal position."This shift in location suggests that the SLBM program may be moving towards a more advanced stage of development where the need for a submersible te
May 4, 2016
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Sherman calls for discussions on N.K. contingencies
The United States, South Korea and other regional powers should launch discussions about how to handle potential contingencies in the North, such as a regime collapse or a coup, former U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Tuesday.Sherman, considered a key foreign policy brain for Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, made the remark during a discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, stressing that China's preferred status quo on the Korean Peni
May 4, 2016
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U.N. office chief calls for strong response to N.K. human rights abuses
The head of a U.N. office on North Korean human rights urged the international community Tuesday to take strong action against what she said amounts to crimes against humanity in the communist country. Signe Poulsen, representative of the Seoul office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, made the appeal in a forum here, saying the international community cannot overlook what it has already recognized as serious human rights abuses in the North. She was referring to a U.N. Commissi
May 3, 2016