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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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N.K. diplomat denounces Trump's nuclear armament suggestion as 'totally absurd'
A senior North Korean diplomat criticized U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump for suggesting South Korea and Japan arm themselves with nuclear weapons, calling the idea "totally absurd and illogical."Ri Jong-ryul, a former ambassador to Indonesia who currently serves as deputy-director general of the Institute of International Studies in Pyongyang, made the remark in an interview with CNN, arguing that Trump's suggestion reflects the U.S.' "hostile policy" toward the North."Do
April 18, 2016
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N. Korea threatens 'revenge' on Cheong Wa Dae if defectors are not sent back
North Korea on Sunday called for the repatriation of North Koreans who defected from a North Korean-run restaurant in China to South Korea earlier this month, threatening that it will take "retaliative actions" on South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae if the demand is not met.The demand by North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea is the latest in the country's repeated calls for repatriation after the 13 North Koreans fled to South Korea in early April.North Kore
April 17, 2016
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N.K. nuke test concerns grow as work continues
Work appears to be continuing at North Korea’s nuclear site, Seoul’s military officials said Sunday, prompting speculation that the communist state is counting down to a fresh underground blast to celebrate the birthday of its late founding father and a forthcoming party congress. The South Korean military has in recent weeks been bolstering surveillance as they had detected a sharp rise in the movement of labor, vehicles and other equipment in and out of the Punggye nuclear site in the country’
April 17, 2016
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China may not defend N. Korea if nuke tensions spin out of control: experts
China is unlikely to protect its only treaty ally, North Korea, if tensions over the North's nuclear weapons program spin out of control, Chinese experts told a Hong Kong newspaper Sunday. North Korea was slapped with tougher international sanctions early last month over its fourth nuclear test in January and long-range rocket launch about a month later. While chiding North Korea over its nuclear program, China's ruling Communist Party has been trying to preserve its traditional friendship with
April 17, 2016
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Seoul officials say busy movements at N. Korea's nuke site indicate imminent detonation
South Korea has recently detected a sharp increase in vehicle and human activities at North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site and concluded the country is likely to carry out an additional nuclear test before early May, officials said Sunday."Compared to last month, the frequency of vehicle, workforce and equipment movements increased two- to threefold recently" at the nuclear test site in the country's northeast, multiple government sources said."Related officials concluded that it is a conv
April 17, 2016
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N. Korea blames U.S. for its nuclear weapons development
North Korea claimed Saturday that its nuclear weapons development is an "inevitable self-defensive option" in response to what it called the United States' nuclear threats. The communist country has long argued that it must defend itself with nuclear weapons in the face of a possible U.S.-led invasion, citing the annual South Korea-U.S. military exercises that are currently under way. Seoul and Washington insist the drills are purely defensive in nature."The DPRK's access to nuclear weapons is n
April 16, 2016
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U.N. Security Council strongly condemns N. Korea's missile launch
The U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned North Korea's failed missile launch, saying it represents "a clear violation" of a series of U.N. resolutions banning the communist nation from any ballistic activity."The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the firing of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on April 15," the council said in a press statement."Although the DPRK's ballistic missile launch was a failure, this attempt constituted a clear
April 16, 2016
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Satellite imagery shows strong signs of N. Korea's nuclear reprocessing: 38 North
Recent satellite imagery shows strong indications that North Korea has already begun or is set to start reprocessing spent nuclear fuel to harvest plutonium for nuclear weapons, the website 38 North said.The April 11 imagery showed a loaded railroad flatcar at the Radiochemical Laboratory reprocessing plant, a key signature that was observed only on a few rare occasions in the early 2000s when Pyongyang reprocessed nuclear fuel to extract plutonium, 38 North said.The flatcar is loaded with what
April 16, 2016
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N.K.’s latest missile launch failed: Seoul
North Korea fired what appears to be a medium-range ballistic missile Musudan on Friday morning, but it was confirmed to have failed by the South Korean military. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the botched launch took place around 5:30 a.m. toward the East Sea. “A single missile is presumed to have been launched. We are keeping a close eye on the situation in case of an additional launch,” a JCS official said. “I understand South Korea and the U.S. jointly detected (the launch).”The mis
April 15, 2016
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U.S. detects N. Korea's failed missile launch: Pentagon
The United States detected North Korea's failed missile launch and confirmed the latest action did not pose any threat to North America, the Defense Department said."U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected and tracked what we assess was a failed North Korean missile launch at3:33 p.m. CDT (central daylight time)," 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.""Th
April 15, 2016
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N. Korea promotes top military official to vice marshal
North Korea has promoted Gen. Ri Myong-su, chief of the military's general staff, to vice marshal, the North's media said Friday, a move designed to help its leader tighten his grip on power.The 82-year-old Ri, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, was bestowed with the title on Thursday, a joint decision made by the North's key military commissions, the Korean Central News Agency said.Early this year, Gen. Ri was promoted to the chief of the KPA's general staff to replace his
April 15, 2016
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N.K. celebrates founder's birthday with attempt to launch missile
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid tribute to the North's founder on Friday, the birthday of his grandfather, as Pyongyang made a botched attempt to launch a ballistic missile.The young leader Kim visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, accompanied by senior military officials, to commemorate the 104th birthday of Kim Il-sung, known as the Day of the Sun, according to the Korean Central News Agency. Since 1997, the North has celebrated the April 15 anniversary with lavish festivals to show its
April 15, 2016
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N.K. ballistic missile launch ends in failure: military
North Korea attempted to launch what is presumed to be a medium-range ballistic missile Musudan early Friday from its east coast, but the attempt ended in failure, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. "North Korea seems to have tried a missile launch from the East Sea area in the early morning today, but it is presumed to have failed," the JCS said. Sources said the launched missile was the intermediate-range ballistic missile Musudan, also known as the BM-25. (Yonhap)The missile lifted off at 5:30 a
April 15, 2016
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N.K.'s KN-08 ICBM capable of delivering nuclear warhead to U.S.: Northern Commander
North Korea's road-mobile KN-08 intercontinental ballistic missile is believed to be capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the continental U.S., the U.S. northern commander said Thursday, amid growing concern Pyongyang could soon conduct its first mobile missile test."I assess that he has the ability to miniaturize a nuclear weapon and range the homeland with that warhead," Adm. William Gortney said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in response to a question about the KN-08 mi
April 15, 2016
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N. Korea highlights late founder's feats ahead of his birthday
North Korea on Thursday highlighted accomplishments by its late founder Kim Il-sung as it is set to celebrate the 104th birthday of the current leader's grandfather, the North's state media showed.The North is poised to commemorate the "Day of the Sun" on Friday, the birthday of the North's founder Kim who died in 1994.Since 1997, Pyongyang has celebrated the anniversary with lavish festivals after designating his birthday a two-day national holiday.The ruling party's official newspaper, the Rod
April 14, 2016
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Int'l sanctions against N. Korea in 2000s have been less effective: report
International sanctions against North Korea's nuclear tests levied in the 2000s have been less effective due mainly to improved political and economic situation in the reclusive country, a report said Thursday.In 1994, North Korea made its announcement to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty right after the U.S.-led sanctions to suspend development aid and impose an arms embargo were released.But in the 2000s, North Korea carried out four nuclear tests, even after the United Nations came u
April 14, 2016
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Whereabouts of colleagues of N.K. restaurant staff defectors
The whereabouts of the colleagues of 13 North Korean defectors who worked at a restaurant in China have not been confirmed as they do not appear to be under Seoul's protection, a source said Thursday.Last week, a group of North Korean restaurant workers defected to South Korea en masse amid toughened international sanctions on Pyongyang over its latest nuclear and missile tests.There has been speculation that about five to seven other North Koreans who worked at the same restaurant in the Chines
April 14, 2016
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N.K. appears preparing for mid-range ballistic missile launch
North Korea has deployed one or two Musudan mid-range ballistic missiles to near the eastern port city of Wonsan for a possible launch to mark its founding father's birthday this week, government sources said Thursday. (Yonhap)"North Korea has been detected to have deployed a Musudan missile(s) in the vicinity of Wonsan's Hodo Peninsula," one source told Yonhap News Agency."After deploying them some 20 days ago, the North has not withdrawn them," the source said. "Given the fact, North Korea is
April 14, 2016
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N.K. leader to represent military in upcoming party congress: state media
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been selected to represent the military in the upcoming party congress in May, the country's state-run media said Thursday, as Pyongyang moves toward its first party congress in more than 30 years.Military representatives of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) unanimously made the decision in their two-day gathering from Tuesday to Wednesday, according to the Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper.It said that the North's leader was selected as a representati
April 14, 2016
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N.K. shows few signs of impending nuclear test, but could conduct one at any time: 38 North
Recent satellite imagery shows little evidence that North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test this week, but the communist nation could carry one out at any time with few indications, the website 38 North said Wednesday.Concerns have grown in recent weeks that Pyongyang could undertake yet another provocation, such as a nuclear test and a long-range missile launch, to mark Friday's birthday of founding leader Kim Il-sung, grandfather of current leader Kim Jong-un."Recent commercial sate
April 14, 2016