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U.N. sanctions to halve N. Korean exports
The latest wave of U.N. sanctions on North Korea following its banned weapons tests may nearly halve the impoverished state's mineral exports, clouding its economy heavily dependent on China, a report showed Tuesday. The U.N. Security Council imposed a raft of tougher sanctions on Pyongyang earlier this month to punish it for the Jan. 6 nuclear test and Feb. 7 launch of a long-range rocket, both of which violated previous U.N. resolutions.The sanctions, agreed upon by Washington and Beijing, inc
March 29, 2016
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Pyongyang uses nuclear development as deterrence
North Korea's push to develop nuclear arms is part of its struggle to establish deterrence against the United States rather than a scheme to launch a preemptive strike on the continental U.S., a prominent American expert said Monday.David Albright, head of the U.S-based non-governmental Institute for Science and International Security, said that the communist regime has been utilizing the process of developing atomic bombs to ensure its deterrence.He made the remarks during his speech on the sta
March 29, 2016
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N. Korea increases drone sorties along western border
North Korea's military has sharply increased drone sorties along the western part of its border with South Korea, a government official said Tuesday."Drone activity has increased sharply around the western part of the frontline as of late," the official said, asking not to be identified. "There is a brisk pace of take-off and landing exercises involving various types of small and bigger-than-medium-size unmanned aerial vehicles," the official noted. Roughly seven or eight drone missions are bein
March 29, 2016
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Pyongyang kicks off preparations for May party congress
North Korea has begun preparations for the ruling party's congress slated for May, picking candidates for provincial delegates, a source said Tuesday.The Workers' Party of Korea plans to hold its first party congress in 36 years in May, where North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will likely unveil new lines of policies. Seoul's spy agency said that the event is expected to be held on May 7.A source familiar with North Korean affairs said the country started the process to select candidates for delega
March 29, 2016
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Park calls for thorough deterrence against North Korea
President Park Geun-hye on Monday called for airtight defense readiness and “dominant” deterrence against North Korea as the communist neighbor ramped up its threats. In a message to the military, she cheered the soldiers for having maintained “airtight” readiness since Pyongyang’s new nuclear and missile tests early this year, which would make the North “afraid.” “We’re under a graver security situation than ever, but the crisis can become a fresh opportunity depending on how we respond. Now we
March 28, 2016
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Banning distribution of propaganda leaflets to N.K. legal: top court
The Supreme Court said Monday it is legal for the government to ban distribution of propaganda leaflets to North Korea for the sake of preventing retaliatory provocation from across the border.The ruling came after Lee Man-bok, 59, a North Korean defector, filed for compensation against the state, citing “emotional distress” after the government stopped him from dispatching such leaflets.Lee, who defected in 1991, has been working as a missionary and was the first person in South Korea to send a
March 28, 2016
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Kim Jong-un visits commercial area accompanied by wife, sister
North Korea's Kim Jong-un has visited a newly built commercial district and health complex, the North's official news agency reported Monday, in what appears to be a move to show that the leader cares about the livelihoods of ordinary people.According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency, Kim called on officials and employees at the Mirae Shop and a health complex to give good service to customers. The health complex contains bathrooms, a barber's shop, a beauty salon and other faciliti
March 28, 2016
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Restriction on anti-NK leaflet launch lawful
South Korea's top court ruled that it is legitimate for the government to curb activists from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border, citing security issues, official records showed Monday. The Supreme Court in late February turned down a suit filed by Lee Min-bok, 59, seeking compensation from authorities for causing what he called "mental distress" by preventing his leaflet launch.The court said the leaflet campaign can be restricted if it threatens the safety of ordinary people, de
March 28, 2016
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Magnitude 3.0 earthquake hits N. Korea
A 3.0-magnitude earthquake believed to have occurred naturally struck North Korea on Sunday, South Korea's weather agency said.The quake was detected at 6.28 p.m. some 12km southeast of Pyongsong, South Pyongan Province, in central North Korea, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said.Considering the shape and amplitude of the tremor, it doesn't seem to have been caused artificially, the KMA added. (Yonhap)
March 27, 2016
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N.K. ups rhetoric with ‘ultimatum’ to strike Park
North Korea ratcheted up its rhetoric over the weekend, issuing an “ultimatum” to strike Cheong Wa Dae unless President Park Geun-hye offers an “apology” for individual and joint military drills designed to attack Pyongyang’s leadership and other acts of what it calls “treason.” South Korea’s military rebuked the North’s statement, warned against any provocation and urged an immediate halt of “vulgar” remarks against Seoul. The ultimatum issued by the North’s long-range artillery force late Satu
March 27, 2016
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N. Korean labor union blasts U.S., President Park for provocation
North Korea's labor union on Sunday vehemently denounced the United States and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye for carrying out military drills targeting key facilities and the leadership of the communist country."On behalf of all the workers, the U.S. imperialists and the Park Geun Hye group of traitors of South Korea for their heinous moves to get the sun eclipsed, not content with running amuck in the reckless moves to invade the DPRK," the statement released by the spokesman for the Ce
March 27, 2016
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N. Korea unveils video footage showing SLBM attack on Washington
A North Korean Web site unveiled video footage on Saturday in which its submarine-launched ballistic missile scorches Washington D.C., ratcheting up its provocative acts in defiance of international pressure.The 4-minute long footage, uploaded on the website of dprktoday.com, one of the North's propaganda sites for outside online users, shows an SLBM, after re-entering the earth's atmosphere from outer space, hitting the U.S.' capital.Earlier this month, a U.S. news report said that the North ha
March 26, 2016
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Activist group send anti-Pyongyang leaflets amid eased tensions
A leading civic group sent anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the inter-Korean border on Saturday amid escalating tensions sparked by the North's nuclear tests and missile launches.The Fighters for a Free North Korea said that it has scattered some 80,000 leaflets critical of the communist regime.The civic group regularly launches big balloons carrying such anti-Pyongyang leaflets in a campaign to spread dissenting messages in the reclusive country.The campaign had irked North Korea in the past, whi
March 26, 2016
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Detained U.S. citizen admits his crime of espionage: N. Korea
A U.S. citizen detained in North Korea confessed Friday to his crime of espionage in connection with South Korea's spy agency and asked for mercy, the North's state media said. Kim Dong-chul, a 62-year-old U.S. citizen, said at a press conference in Pyongyang that he has been serving as a spy for South Korea by secretly passing on intelligence on the North's party and military to Seoul, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim was detained by the North after being arrested in O
March 25, 2016
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‘N.K. threats are more about message than violence’
Inter-Korea tensions rose another notch Friday after Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong-un called on his military to be ready for a strike against Seoul’s leadership, a day after the South’s President Park Geun-hye ordered nationwide vigilance.North Korea has been stepping up threats and simultaneously boasting its capacity for ballistic missile attacks. The bellicose rhetoric is nothing new, particularly amid U.N.-led sanctions and the annual Seoul-Washington military drills, but local observers say t
March 25, 2016
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Seoul holds talks over establishment of Pyongyang human rights center
South Korea's unification ministry held its first meeting Friday to discuss how to set up an agency on North Korean human rights in accordance with a new law that aims to improve Pyongyang's dismal treatment of its people, government officials said.Seoul is seeking to establish a center tasked with investigating the North's human rights violations and supporting relevant civic groups by September, the ministry said. The center will also maintain relevant archives on abuses.The meeting was held a
March 25, 2016
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Park warns that N. Korea's provocations lead to self-destruction
President Park Geun-hye warned Friday that North Korea's provocations will eventually lead to the regime's self-destruction, as she ramped up pressure on the isolationist regime to give up its nuclear weapons program."The Republic of Korea will stay firm despite North Korea's threats and the regime will eventually self-destruct with its consistent provocations," Park said during a ceremony at the national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon,The ceremony was held to commemorate South Korean m
March 25, 2016
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N.K. leader warns Seoul‘s gov’t organizations will be destroyed
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on the military to be ready to strike South Korea's presidential office and government bodies, the North's state media said Friday.The North's leader said that the North's military should be ready to "ruthlessly" destroy Seoul's government bodies during his inspection of long-range artillery exercises, according to the Korean Central News Agency."All soldiers should be nurtured into warriors full of combat spirit and be on high alert," Kim was quoted as
March 25, 2016
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Mandate of U.N. panel of experts on N.K. sanctions extended until next year
The mandate of the U.N. panel of experts charged with monitoring sanctions on North Korea has been extended until April next year.The U.N. Security Council unanimously decided to extend the mandate, "determining that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their delivery means remained a threat to international peace and security," the U.N. said in a statement.The 15-member council also decided that the panel's mandate should apply with respect to measures imposed in th
March 25, 2016
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N. Korea‘s solid-fuel engine appears to be for upper-stage rocket
The solid-fuel rocket engine North Korea tested this week appears to be for the upper stage of a satellite launcher or a long-range missile, but the communist nation is believed to be still many years away from developing such missiles, a U.S. expert said Thursday.North Korea's state media claimed earlier Thursday the country successfully conducted a ground test of a solid-fuel rocket engine, with leader Kim Jong-un saying that the test "helped boost the power of ballistic rockets capable of mer
March 25, 2016