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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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N. Korea demands Seoul's apology, compensation for boat collision
North Korea on Monday belatedly called on the South Korean government to apologize and pay compensation for a boat collision that occurred last October.North Korea had previously claimed that a South Korean vessel deliberately slammed into North Korean fishing boat Turubong-3 in the East Sea on Oct. 1, resulting in property damage and the injury of five North Koreans In an article titled "Gangsters ignorant of human ethics and laws," the North's main newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported that "the Pa
March 14, 2016
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Unification Ministry launches task force to prepare for N.K. human rights foundation
The Unification Ministry launched a task force to prepare for the establishment of a foundation that will enforce the recently passed North Korea human rights act, officials said Monday.The task force will make administrative preparations, such as securing personnel and a budget, for the foundation, which is to be launched as soon as the enforcement of the act begins in September, they said.The Unification Ministry will assign four of its personnel to run the task force. The foundation, subordi
March 14, 2016
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Iran may still rely on N. Korea for missile materials
Iran advanced its missile development with the help of North Korea, and the Middle Eastern nation may still rely on the communist nation for materials necessary for producing its ballistic missiles, a congressional report has said.The Congressional Research Service raised the suspicion in a recent report, noting that the intelligence community assessed until the latter 2000s that North Korean cooperation with Iran's ballistic missile program was ongoing and significant."Iran has likely exceeded
March 14, 2016
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Senate bill calls for greater efforts to unite Korean-Americans with long-lost relatives in N. Korea
Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill directing the State Department to prioritize efforts to help realize family reunions between Korean-Americans and their long-lost relatives in North Korea.Sens. Mark Kirk and Mark Warner brought the Divided Families Reunification Act to the Senate on Wednesday, with Sen. Cory Gardner co-sponsoring the legislation, according to congressional records and the office of Kirk.The bill directs the State Department to prioritize discussions with members of the K
March 14, 2016
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Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes N. Korea
A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck North Korea early Monday, South Korea's state weather agency said.The quake was detected at 5:17 a.m. Monday in an area some 21km east of Songlim, North Hwanghae Province, which lies just north of the border. An official with the Korea Meteorological Administration said no major damage is expected.The quake is not believed to be the result of a nuclear test as the affected area is away from the North's Punggye-ri underground nuclear test site in the country's no
March 14, 2016
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Military keeping watch on search for missing N. Korean midget submarine
South Korea's military said Sunday that it is keeping close tabs on the search for a North Korean midget submarine that went missing early last week.The 70-ton Yugo class submersibles used by Pyongyang are usually used to infiltrate enemy lines in espionage operations. A U.S. cable news service first reported the submarine going missing, citing an unnamed intelligence source."It is believed the sub went missing while it was on a mission of some sorts," a military insider said. He speculated that
March 13, 2016
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U.S. Amb. says N.K. denuclearization is top U.S. priority
Washington's top priority on Pyongyang's denuclearization remains unchanged, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert reiterated Friday, dismissing the lingering speculation over potential policy differences between the allies.In a meeting with local reporters, the ambassador made the remarks, echoing a recent series of statements by senior U.S. officials including chief nuclear envoy Sung Kim that Washington prioritizes denuclearization rather than a peace treaty with Pyongyang."I wouldn't a
March 13, 2016
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Pyongyang denies carrying out cyberattacks against Seoul officials
North Korea on Sunday denied that it carried out cyberattacks against South Korean officials, claiming such accusations were no more than slander campaigns conducted by the Seoul government.In an article carried by the Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, Pyongyang said that claims made by the South were all lies aimed at fueling inter-Korean confrontation.It then said that the DPRK will not stand by while the South makes false claims for its own political purposes. The
March 13, 2016
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N. Korea' 'free' medical service in deplorable state: sources
North Korea's "free" medical service has degenerated into a deplorable state with patients compelled to pay for treatment and to even procure drugs on their own, sources familiar with the isolationist country claimed Sunday.According to multiple sources that maintain clandestine ties with ordinary North Koreans, the North medical service sector has been hit hard by poor economic conditions and shortages of medicine."It is an open secret that people wanting treatment must pay hospitals and clinic
March 13, 2016
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N. Korea to maintain simultaneous development of economy, nukes: books
North Korea is intent on sticking with its policy of simultaneously developing its economy and nuclear weapons, a series of promotional books showed Sunday.Yonhap News Agency obtained the 10-volume series on North Korean government policies, history and military, among other issues, through Cheong Seong-chang, senior researcher at Seoul's Sejong Institute. The series was published last July.Each volume is 100 pages long and in a question-and-answer format.The volume on the North Korean military
March 13, 2016
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N.K. warns of preemptive strikes against the South
North Korea said Saturday its military is ready to pre-emptively attack and "liberate'' the South if it sees signs that American and South Korean troops involved in annual joint military drills are attempting to invade the North.The declaration from General Staff of the North's Korean People's Army on state media is the latest outburst over the drills that the U.S. and South Korea say are defensive and routine. At the start of the drills on Monday, the North warned of an indiscriminate "pre-empt
March 12, 2016
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London conference puts spotlight on N. Korea rights abuses
LONDON (AFP) -- The U.N. commissioner who investigated human rights in North Korea on Friday recommended establishing a panel of experts to study how crimes against humanity in the reclusive state can be punished."What do you do if we bring home powerful evidence of crimes against humanity -- and a veto" from one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council "prevents you taking it further? How can you deal with that problem?" said Michael Kirby at a conference in London o
March 12, 2016
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China vows specific plans for peace treaty, denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
BEIJING (Yonhap) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has vowed to put forward specific plans in Beijing's proposal for pursuing peace treaty talks with North Korea in tandem with denuclearization negotiations. Wang made the remarks during a press conference on Friday after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, according to a transcript of Wang's remarks posted on the Chinese foreign ministry's website. Wang said the "parallel track" approach of pursuing both a peace treaty
March 12, 2016
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North Korea warns of preemptive strikes against the South
North Korea said Saturday its military is ready to pre-emptively attack and "liberate'' the South if it sees signs that American and South Korean troops involved in annual joint military drills are attempting to invade the North.The declaration from General Staff of the North's Korean People's Army on state media is the latest outburst over the drills that the U.S. and South Korea say are defensive and routine. At the start of the drills on Monday, the North warned of an indiscriminate "pre-empt
March 12, 2016
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S. Korea, U.S. warn N. Korea will face 'stronger, grave' response in case of provocations
South Korea and the United States warned Friday that North Korea will face a "stronger and graver" response if it makes yet additional provocations in defiance of the international community.Seoul's new nuclear envoy, Kim Hong-kyun, issued the warning after holding talks with his U.S. counterpart, Amb. Sung Kim, amid growing nuclear and missile threats from the communist nation."We agreed to focus on putting strong pressure on North Korea so as to create an environment where the North cannot hel
March 12, 2016
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N.K. leader orders more nuke tests
In defiance of international resolutions, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has instructed his aides to conduct additional rounds of atomic tests to beef up the country’s nuclear capabilities, state media said Friday, prompting Seoul’s stringent censures. Apparently overseeing a ballistic missile launch Thursday, Kim stressed the need to continue “nuclear explosion experiments necessary to estimate the destructive power of newly built bombs and to increase nuclear strike capabilities,” the North’s
March 11, 2016
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Park's approval rating moves up amid tension with North Korea
President Park Geun-hye's job approval rating moved up amid tension on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea's provocations, a local poll showed Friday.A poll released by Gallup Korea showed 42 percent approved of the job Park is doing, up 3 percentage point from a week earlier.It also found that those who disapproved of Park's job performance came to 45 percent, down 4 percentage points from the previous week.This week's poll came as South Korea accused North Korea of stealing information from
March 11, 2016
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South Korea sends letter to UNSC in response to N.K. missile launch
South Korea has sent a letter to a sanctions panel under the U.N. Security Council to call for an "appropriate response" to North Korea's launch of two ballistic missiles earlier this week, a diplomatic source said Friday."Our government's letter was sent to the UNSC sanctions on Thursday (New York time)," a government source said on the condition of anonymity.The communist state fired the missiles into the East Sea on Thursday morning in an apparent protest against the ongoing military drills b
March 11, 2016
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U.N. chief urges North Korea to honor U.N. resolutions after missile firings
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges North Korea to comply with U.N. Security Council resolutions and halt destabilizing acts, his spokesman said Thursday, after Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles in its latest provocation.The North fired the missiles early Thursday morning (Seoul time), the latest in a series of provocative statements and acts the North has engaged in as South Korea and the U.S. have been conducting annual joint military exercises Pyongyang has long branded as a rehea
March 11, 2016
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U.S. commander: North Korea can 'range continental U.S.' with ICBM
North Korea can "range the continental United States" with an intercontinental ballistic missile and it would be prudent to assume Pyongyang can also miniaturize a nuclear warhead to put on an ICBM, the U.S. northern commander said Thursday."I assess that they have the ability to put an ICBM in space and range the continental United States and Canada," U.S. Northern Command Commander Adm. William Gortney said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Asked if the range will then clearly
March 11, 2016