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Pyongyang‘s offer to set preconditions for halting nuke tests absurd: Seoul
South Korea called on North Korea Monday to stop its "preposterous" claim that it is ready to halt its nuclear tests if Seoul and Washington suspend their annual joint military drills.North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong made the remarks in a recent interview with The Associated Press, also claiming that international sanctions against his country won't work.The North has long denounced the Seoul-Washington drills as a rehearsal for a northward invasion, a charge denied by the two allies.The
April 25, 2016
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Seoul calls UN condemnation ‘grave warning’ against Pyongyang provocation
South Korea on Monday called the condemnation by the U.N. Security Council of North Korea's test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile a "grave warning" against the communist state's unrelenting provocations. The UNSC issued a press statement on Sunday, denouncing Pyongyang for the test on Saturday. It stressed that the launch was yet another "serious" violation of UNSC resolutions banning any launch using ballistic missile technology."The members of the UNSC, including China and Russia, pro
April 25, 2016
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Kim Jong-un elected delegate to party congress representing three provinces
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been unanimously elected as a delegate representing three provinces for the upcoming party congress, the country's state-run media reported Monday.The reclusive regime's ruling Workers' Party of Korea is set to convene its first congress in more than 30 years. The congress expected to be held in early May is North Korea's highest-level political guidance body.Kim's latest election as a delegate to the party congress came at the party conferences of Ryanggang,
April 25, 2016
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U.S. redesignates N. Korea as ‘country of particular concern’ for religious freedom violations
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has redesignated North Korea as a "country of particular concern" for suppressing religious freedom, government records showed Sunday.North Korea was one of the 10 countries designated as CPCs under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The other nine countries were Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.Kerry made the designations in a government notice issued Wednesday."For the Democratic People's
April 25, 2016
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N. Korean FM wraps up trip to New York
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong left New York on Sunday, wrapping up a five-day trip that focused on highlighting what Pyongyang calls "U.S. hostile policy" so as to make the case for the communist nation's nuclear development.Ri took an Emirates flight to Dubai from John F. Kennedy International Airport.His trip to New York drew keen media attention as it marked Ri's first since tensions spiked following the North's fourth nuclear test in January, its long-range rocket launch in Februa
April 25, 2016
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Obama dismisses N. Korea‘s offer to halt nuclear tests in exchange for military exercise suspension
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday rejected North Korea's offer to halt nuclear tests if the United States suspends joint military exercises with South Korea, saying he doesn't take the proposal seriously and will continue to take steps to defend the Asian ally.Pyongyang's Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong made the proposal in a media interview on Saturday, renewing the North's long-running claims that the country was compelled to develop nuclear weapons to cope with what it calls U.S. nuclear thre
April 25, 2016
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U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea's submarine missile test
The U.N. Security Council on Sunday condemned North Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missile test, saying such a move contributes to Pyongyang's capabilities to deliver nuclear weapons."The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," the council said in a press statement.The launch is "yet another serious violation" of U.N. Council resolutions," it said."The members of the Security Coun
April 25, 2016
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N.K. SLBM launch represents open provocation that requires appropriate response: govt
South Korea strongly condemned North Korea for its test of another submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Sunday, vowing to take "necessary steps" including those at the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) in tandem with the international community.The North's state media claimed that it successfully conducted an SLBM launch in the East Sea with its leader Kim Jong-un observing the test. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the test might have been a failure given that it only traveled 30 kilomet
April 24, 2016
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Test indicates improved N.K. SLBM tech
North Korea on Sunday claimed it had successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, after which the South Korean military said Pyongyang has made “considerable progress” in developing the advanced weapon system, which could be deployed within the next three to four years. The Seoul government condemned the SLBM launch, and called it a clear violation of the U.N. Security Council resolution.”The (South Korean) government has warned multiple times that North Korea will face a more
April 24, 2016
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It is not time to talk about dialogue with N. Korea: unification minister
South Korea's unification minister said Sunday now is not the time to talk about dialogue with North Korea, stressing the need to keep the pressure and sanctions on the North over its nuclear and missile provocations.Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo said that more extensive pressure should be put on North Korea to make the reclusive nation change its course toward denuclearization."For our goal of peaceful unification, now is the time to maintain sanctions and pressure if we want to move towar
April 24, 2016
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N. Korea deploys 300 new MLRS along front line: sources
North Korea has deployed some 300 new multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) along its front line with South Korea, which can hit Seoul and surrounding areas, military sources said Sunday.Local sources, citing intelligence findings, said Pyongyang has placed the 122 millimeter rocket launchers north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas. These weapons systems have an estimated range of some 40 kilometers that can place large areas in and around the capital city within stri
April 24, 2016
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N. Korea will strive to break up int'l sanction regime: observer
North Korea will strive to drive a wedge in the international sanction regime as sweeping punitive measures start to bite, requiring South Korea and its allies to actively counter such strategies, a Pyongyang observer said Sunday."The North is likely to implement an 'oblique strategy' that can get China to bolt from carrying out sanctions by fueling Sino-U.S. friction and cause internal discord within South Korea, as well as the Seoul-Washington alliance," said Chung Sung-yoon, deputy director o
April 24, 2016
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U.S. confirms N. Korea's submarine missile launch
The U.S. Defense Department confirmed North Korea's launch of a submarine missile Saturday, saying the firing did not pose a threat to North America."The U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected and tracked what we assess was a North Korean submarine missile launch"at 4:29 a.m. CDT, the Pentagon said in a statement. "According to North American Aerospace Defense Command, the missile launched from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America."The men and women of USSTRATCOM, NOR
April 24, 2016
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North Korea claims successful launch of SLBM
North Korea claimed Sunday that it successfully launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that can greatly advance the fighting capability of its Navy.The country's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was present for the important event and stressed that Pyongyang now has the capability to strike its opponents in South Korea and the United States, with the least warning and at anytime it pleases.Kim also said that with the SLBM launch, th
April 24, 2016
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N.K. apparently fired ballistic missile from submarine: S. Korean military
North Korea launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile from a submarine in the East Sea Saturday, the South Korean military said. (Yonhap)The Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired a projectile that it believes was a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) around 6:30 p.m. The JCS said it is keeping close tabs on the North Korean military while maintaining its readiness posture.The JCS didn't immediately say if the launch was a success.According to a South Korean government sourc
April 23, 2016
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N.K. FM has hand-shaking encounter with U.N. chief
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong had a brief, hand-shaking encounter with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at U.N. headquarters Friday as he attended a signing ceremony for a landmark climate agreement.Ri was the 76th representative to sign the "Paris Agreement," which was adopted in December to replace the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. After the signing at the podium of the U.N. General Assembly Hall, each participant shook hands with Ban. Ri Su-yong, Foreign Minister of North Kor
April 23, 2016
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S. Korea, China warn N. Korea over possible nuclear test
South Korea and China on Friday warned North Korea of "additional grave measures" if the North goes ahead with a fifth nuclear test, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy said. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a newly built hydropower station near Mount Paektu inPaekam, Yangang Province bordering China. (Yonhap)Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, made the remarks after holding talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, in B
April 23, 2016
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North Korean workers in Kuwait engage in illegal brewing, trading of alcohol
Some North Korean workers dispatched to Kuwait have been clandestinely brewing and trading liquor, Radio Free Asia reported Friday.Quoting a source in the Middle East country, the RFA said that some North Korean laborers were found to be manufacturing a liquor called "sadeeqi" at their apartments in Kuwait.With a taste similar to the Korean distilled liquor "soju," the illegally brewed spirit contains some 40 percent alcohol.Made from rice, the liquor is also being traded at a high price on the
April 22, 2016
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South Korea, China hold talks amid signs of North Korea's possible nuclear test
The chief nuclear envoys of South Korea and China held talks on Friday as satellite images indicate that North Korea may be preparing to conduct its fifth nuclear test, possibly ahead of its key party congress early next month. Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, arrived in Beijing earlier in the day and began talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, said a South Korean diplomat who was involved in the Friday meeting. Before d
April 22, 2016
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North Korea says it will send restaurant defectors' families to Seoul
North Korea has notified Seoul of its plans to send the families of restaurant workers who defected earlier in the month to South Korea, the country's state-run news agency said Friday.A group of 13 North Korean people defected from the same Pyongyang-run restaurant in China and came to South Korea in early April in what has become a steady stream of people leaving the isolated country.North Korea has consistently claimed South Korea abducted the workers and demanded that they be returned to the
April 22, 2016