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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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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Wonsan's Hodo Peninsula," one source told Yonhap News Agency."After deploying them some 20 days ago, the North has not withdrawn them," the source said.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
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U.S. human rights report markedly muted on N. Korea's situation
North Korea continues to control political activity and ban or limit political opposition, while maintaining a network of political prison camps, the U.S. State Department said in its annual human rights report.But the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015 released Wednesday was markedly dry, compared with previous ones, about the North, and did not use expressions like "deplorable," "grim" or "among the worst in the world" to portray the situation.It was unclear if it reflects a la
April 14, 2016
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North Korea factor wanes in election
The Wednesday general election was held in familiar territory when it comes to political parties stoking ideological debate, this time driven by North Korea’s nuclear test and long-range rocket launch earlier in the year.Controversy persisted over Seoul’s unveiling of the joint arrival of 13 North Korean defectors just days before polls were cast, with the attention returning to how ideological battles during past election seasons played out. In throngs, ruling Saenuri Party contenders chanted c
April 13, 2016
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North Korea-China trade up 12.7% despite sanctions
Trade volume between North Korea and China posted double-digit growth in the first quarter of 2016 from a year earlier despite the United Nations' punitive economic sanctions imposed on the reclusive country, official data showed Wednesday.The size of bilateral trade stood at 7.79 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) in the January-March period, up 12.7 percent from the same period last year, Huang Songping, spokesman of China's General Administration of Customs, said during a press briefing on the count
April 13, 2016
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Foreigners continue to visit N.K. despite sanctions: report
Despite the United Nations slapping punitive sanctions on North Korea about a month ago, foreigners are still heading to the Asian country, a radio report said Wednesday.The report by the Washington-based Radio Free Asia quoted Paul Tjia, the head of the Netherlands firm GPI Consultancy, as saying that a group of Dutch businessmen plan to visit North Korea from May 23-28 to discuss joint ventures in various sectors like agriculture, garments, comic books and tourism. They will seek joint project
April 13, 2016
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N. Korea showing signs of mobile ballistic missile launch: CNN
North Korea is showing signs of preparations to conduct its first launch of a mobile ballistic missile that could potentially reach part of the United States, CNN reported Tuesday, citing U.S. officials.U.S. intelligence satellites have picked up such indications, and the potential launch is most likely to involve the intermediate-range Musudan missile, feared to be capable of reaching Guam as well as Shemya Island in the outer reaches of Alaska's Aleutian chain, the report said.But the North co
April 13, 2016
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Kerry has no plans to meet with N. Korean FM in New York: source
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has no plans to meet with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong, scheduled to visit New York next week for the signing of a U.N. climate agreement, a diplomatic source Tuesday.The U.N. plans to hold the high-level signing ceremony on April 22 for the so-called Paris Agreement adopted in December to replace the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, and the North's Ri is scheduled to attend the ceremony, according to the U.N. spokesman's office.The planned visit d
April 13, 2016
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Kerry warns North Korea of harsher measures in event of additional provocation
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged North Korea on Monday to forgo any provocative actions, warning the U.S. is ready to impose even harsher sanctions than the latest U.N. resolution on the communist nation.Kerry issued the warning at a news conference during a landmark visit to Hiroshima, Japan, amid concerns that Pyongyang could conduct another nuclear test, its fifth, ahead of the birthday of founding leader Kim Il-sung on Friday.He said sentiment was uniform at a meeting of the foreign
April 12, 2016
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South Korea to introduce more loudspeakers to step up anti-NK broadcasting
South Korea plans to introduce more powerful loudspeaker systems by the end of this year to boost its ongoing anti-North Korea broadcasting campaign, government notices showed Tuesday.The Ministry of National Defense's finance management body posted notices on April 4 inviting local suppliers to submit tenders for two types of high-end loudspeaker, according to the military's public bidding website.According to the procurement postings, the military is seeking to introduce 24 fixed and 16 mobile
April 12, 2016
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N. Korea attempts to sell clothing made at Kaesong complex in China: RFA
North Korea has been making attempts to sell clothing made at the now shut-down Kaesong joint industrial complex in some Chinese cities, a news outlet said Tuesday.The apparel products being peddled were left behind at the Kaesong Industrial Zone when South Korean firms withdrew from the complex following the Seoul government's decisions to shutter the industrial park on Feb. 10.The park is located just north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas. The factory zone used to
April 12, 2016
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N. Korean FM to visit New York next week for signing of U.N. climate deal
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong plans to visit New York next week to attend the signing of a landmark U.N. climate agreement, a U.N. official said Monday.The U.N. plans to hold a high-level signing ceremony on April 22 for the so-called Paris Agreement adopted in December to replace the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, and the North's Ri is scheduled to attend the ceremony, an official of the U.N. spokesman's office said.Ri attended the Paris conference and delivered a speech there.His
April 12, 2016
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Missile engine test shows N.K. ICBMs can deliver nuclear warhead to U.S. east coast: 38 North
North Korea's ICBM engine test last week showed that the communist nation could make its road-mobile long-range missiles deliver nuclear warheads as far as the U.S. east coast, including Washington and New York, a U.S. expert warned Monday.The North claimed Saturday that it successfully conducted a ground "jet test of a new type high-power engine" of an intercontinental ballistic missile, with leader Kim Jong-un saying that the test "provided a firm guarantee for mounting another form of nuclear
April 12, 2016
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Kerry warns N. Korea of harsher measures in event of additional provocation
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged North Korea on Monday to forgo any provocative actions, warning the U.S. is ready to impose even harsher sanctions on the communist nation than the latest U.N. resolution.Kerry issued the warning at a news conference during a landmark visit to Hiroshima, Japan, amid concerns that Pyongyang could conduct another nuclear test, its fifth, ahead of the birthday of founding leader Kim Il-sung on Friday.He said sentiment was uniform at a meeting of the foreign
April 12, 2016
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Senior N. K. intelligence officer, diplomats defect
A ranking official at North Korea’s military spy agency and two diplomats working outside the country have defected to the South, the government confirmed Monday, days after the joint arrival here of 13 workers from a North Korean restaurant in China. The colonel-level intelligence officer came to Seoul last year and gave a “detailed testimony” on the Reconnaissance General Bureau’s espionage operations against the South, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing an unnamed source with knowledge on th
April 11, 2016
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Senior N. K. intelligence officer, diplomats defect
A ranking official at North Korea’s military spy agency and two diplomats working outside the country have defected to the South, the government confirmed Monday, days after the joint arrival here of 13 workers from a North Korean restaurant in China. The colonel-level intelligence officer came to Seoul last year and gave a “detailed testimony” on the Reconnaissance General Bureau’s espionage operations against the South, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing an unnamed source with knowledge on th
April 11, 2016
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N. Korean workers in China defect to S. Korea via Thailand, Laos: source
A group of North Korean defectors who used to work at a restaurant in China entered South Korea last week via Thailand and Laos, a source familiar to North Korean affairs said Monday.Thirteen North Korean workers at an overseas restaurant defected to South Korea en masse last week amid toughened international sanctions on Pyongyang over its latest nuclear and missile tests.The source said that the North Koreans who worked at a restaurant in the Chinese eastern port city of Ningbo flew into Bangk
April 11, 2016
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N. Korea calls on party members to participate in '70-day
North Korea is making a determined effort to encourage its ruling Workers' Party members to actively take part in a nationwide campaign to boost productivity ahead of the key party congress set for early next month, a media report said Monday, adding, however, that many are lukewarm about such prodding.Quoting a provincial source, the Washington-based Radio Free Asia (RFA) said the central party has issued an order to ordinary party members across the country, emphasizing the need to show an exe
April 11, 2016