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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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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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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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Accent hinders defectors’ job searches: survey
North Korean defectors say the biggest obstacle to finding a job in South Korea is their accent, according to a recent survey. In a survey of 1,400 defectors conducted last year by Kim Seok-hyang, a professor of North Korean Studies at Ewha Womans University, 26 percent said their accent was what made job seeking difficult. It was followed by lack of skills or experience, health, and age at 22.4 percent, 18.3 percent and 17.1 percent, respectively.The report was commissioned by the National Huma
May 3, 2016
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Seoul 'on alert' for N.K. nuke test
South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Tuesday that the military is on alert based on the belief that the North might carry out another nuclear test to decorate its leader Kim Jong-un ahead of its ruling party congress later this week.“North Korea has been conducting nuclear tests to fulfill its various political agendas,” Han told the parliamentary defense committee, adding that the North’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site appears ready to carry out the nuclear test on cue. There has been s
May 3, 2016
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Korea says message from its summit with Iran sent clear warning to N.K.
The "shared understanding" between South Korea and Iran in support of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula sent a strong warning to North Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, urging Pyongyang to renounce its nuclear ambitions.In a press conference after his summit with President Park Geun-hye in Tehran on Monday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the Islamic republic is "in principle opposed to any nuclear development." His remarks were seen as indicating Tehran's stance against Pyongya
May 3, 2016
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N. Korea raises surveillance ahead of party congress: source
North Korea has beefed up its surveillance near Pyongyang and along its border with China ahead of its key party congress slated for late this week, a source familiar with North Korean affairs said Tuesday.On Monday, North Korea announced a special surveillance week to monitor people in the capital city and border areas as the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) plans to hold the first party congress in more than 30 years on Friday, according to the source.It said that the North provided special compe
May 3, 2016
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N.K. says South Korea proposed football matches between workers in Aug.
North Korea said Tuesday that a South Korean civic group has proposed holding friendly football matches between workers from the two Koreas in Seoul in August to promote cross-border civilian exchanges.The South Korean Committee for the Joint Implementation of the June 15 Summit Declaration has offered to hold the games in Seoul on Aug. 15, the anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, according to the North's main propaganda website Uriminzokkiri.North Korea said tha
May 3, 2016
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Seoul warns of additional N. Korean nuclear test ahead of party congress
North Korea could opt to carry out another nuclear test ahead of the country's rare ruling party congress set for later this week as it has completed all preparations at its Punggye-ri test site, the defense ministry said Tuesday.North Korea appears to be "plotting further strategic provocations including a nuclear test, the test-firing of a Musudan intermediate range missile and another submarine-launched ballistic missile launch," the Ministry of National Defense said in a parliamentary report
May 3, 2016
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Mass defection of N.K. restaurant workers shows China's frustration with Pyongyang: U.S. envoy
The recent mass defection of 13 North Koreans working at a restaurant in China shows Beijing considers relations with South Korea important and is increasingly frustrated with the North, the U.S. human rights envoy on the North said Monday.Amb. Robert King, special envoy for North Korean human rights, made the remark during a Center for Strategic and International Studies discussion, calling for continued pressure on Beijing to recognize refugees fleeing from hunger and oppression in the North."
May 3, 2016
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N.K. set to complete 70-day loyalty drive ahead of party congress
North Korea was set to complete the 70-day campaign designed to press its people to work harder on Monday as it is preparing to hold the first party congress in more than 30 years later this week.In late February, the North kicked off the "70-day campaign of loyalty," under which the North's regime has been mobilizing its people to complete construction and other projects ahead of the party event."A set of construction works have been under way with the aim to complete them by May 2, when the 70
May 2, 2016
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8 out of 10 Korean-Americans express need for Korean unification: poll
More than eight out of 10 Koreans living in the United States expressed a need for the unification of the divided Korean Peninsula, a survey showed Monday.According to a poll by the Overseas Koreans Foundation carried out on 676 Korean-Americans, 81.5 percent of them expressed the need for Korean unification, while 15.8 percent said unification is not necessary. Only 2.7 percent said they are not interested in reunification.The foundation is a South Korean government agency tasked with supportin
May 2, 2016
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Low-level activity continues at N. Korea's nuclear test site: 38 North
The latest commercial satellite imagery shows continued low-level activity at North Korea's nuclear test site, a U.S. website monitoring the communist nation said Sunday, amid concern Pyongyang could conduct its fifth nuclear test in the coming days.Based on the April 28 imagery of the North's Punggye-ri test site, however, it is not possible to determine whether these activities are related to continued maintenance or reflect that Pyongyang has completed test preparations and a detonation is im
May 2, 2016
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N. Korean defectors charged with drug smuggling
A group of more than 20 North Korean defectors and ethnic Korean-Chinese people have been indicted here on charges of smuggling methamphetamine believed to be produced in the North into South Korea for sale or personal consumption, South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday, noting they have found circumstantial evidence of North Korean residents' involvement in the crime.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it has indicted a total of 23 suspects, including North Korean defectors liv
May 1, 2016
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Korean-Chinese supporter of Pyongyang defectors found dead
An ethnic Korean clergyman with Chinese nationality has been found dead in a northeastern Chinese town close to the border with North Korea, a North Korea watcher said on Sunday, raising suspicions that the North could possibly be involved in his death.The body of the priest, identified by his surname Han and known for his activities in support of North Korean defectors, was found Saturday afternoon, the watcher said, speculating that he may have been murdered.Chinese police have immediately lau
May 1, 2016
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N. Korea's April 23 SLBM launch ended in failure: officials
North Korea made a false claim about the April 23 launch of its submarine-launched ballistic missile, multiple government sources in Seoul said Sunday, saying the missile is presumed to have exploded in the air."It is believed that the SLBM that the North launched on the 23rd from the East Sea flew about 30 kilometers before exploding," a government source said, noting that the missile may have split into two to three pieces without any booster separation.The 30 km is far below SLBMs' minimum ra
May 1, 2016
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North Korea sends another US citizen to prison
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea sentenced a U.S. citizen of Korean heritage to 10 years in prison with hard labor after convicting him of espionage and subversion, the second American it has put behind bars this year. Kim Dong Chul was sentenced Friday after a brief trial in Pyongyang by North Korea's Supreme Court, which found him guilty of espionage and subversion under Articles 60 and 64 of the North's criminal code.North Korea regularly accuses Washington and Seoul of sending spie
April 30, 2016
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THAAD shouldn't affect China's pressure on N. Korea: White House
The potential deployment of the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea should not affect China's pressure on North Korea because THAAD is aimed only at the North and reining in Pyongyang is in China's interest, the White House said Friday.Shortly after the North's long-range rocket launch in February, South Korea and the U.S. jointly announced they would begin official discussions on the possible placement of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in Sou
April 30, 2016
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UN says N. Korea accusations vs US troops 'unsubstantiated'
The American-led U.N. command at the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas has dismissed as unsubstantiated accusations from North Korea that U.S. troops tried to provoke its frontline troops with "disgusting acts." A North Korean military statement Friday warned U.S. soldiers to stop what it called "hooliganism" at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom or they'll meet a "dog's death any time and any place."It said U.S. troops pointed their fingers at North Korean soldiers and made s
April 30, 2016
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N. Korea urges U.S. forces to stop provocative acts in Panmunjom
North Korea on Friday called on the U.S. forces to stop provocative acts at the truce village of Panmunjom, located between the two Koreas, the country's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.According to the KCNA report, a spokesman for the Panmunjom mission of the Korean People's Army (KPA) claimed the U.S. forces have conducted "provocative acts that rattled the nerves of the KPA side in Panmunjom."In a statement, the spokesman said, "The U.S. GIs carried out such dangerous pro
April 29, 2016
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Allies remain alert for N.K. provocation
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Friday that it is to conclude the annual joint military drills with the U.S. on Saturday, but continues to be on high alert against possible nuclear testing or ballistic missile launch by North Korea.“The largest drill ever -- consisting of 300,000 South Korean troops and 17,000 U.S. soldiers -- had conducted various responses against the North Korean threats, and was successful in boasting the strong will and potency of the Seoul-Washington alliance,” said mi
April 29, 2016
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N. Korea could launch more Musudan missiles: defense ministry
North Korea could fire off more Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM) in the near future following their string of failed launches, the Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday."Given that North Korea ventured to test two of its Musudan missiles after its previous failure, we cannot rule out the possibility of Pyongyang conducting more launches," Moon Sang-gyun told reporters.On Thursday alone, North Korea attempted to launch two of its IRMBs from the vicinity of the east coastal ci
April 29, 2016
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Gifts for N. Korean children on founder's birthday unpopular, low quality
North Korea distributed sweetmeats and cookies to its children as gifts to celebrate the country's founding leader's birthday on April 15, but they were unpopular due to their poor quality, a U.S. radio outlet said Friday.A North Korean source claimed recently that some of the confectionery gifts reached the open market, but they were seldom sold despite price discounts, the Washington-based Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. North Korea commemorates the birthday of Kim Il-sung, the grandfather of
April 29, 2016