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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Navy, Coast Guard hold joint training on defense against North Korean terror threats
The Navy held a joint exercise with the Coast Guard Thursday to counter potential terrorist attacks on the sea by North Korea, the Navy said Thursday.The Navy-led joint drill was held in the East Sea with the participation of nine warships and patrol vessels, including the Navy's 3,200-ton destroyer Gwanggaeto the Great and the 1,500-ton patrol ship Je-min from the Coast Guard.The Navy's UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a joint anti-terror team composed of Navy SEALs and the maritime police speci
Feb. 18, 2016
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North Korean threats call for closer defense ties
South Korea and Japan should bolster their defense ties in response to growing threats from North Korea, Japan's defense minister said, citing advances in the North's missile development.Japan believes North Korea's missiles could have a range of more than 10,000 kilometers, Gen Nakatani said, making them capable of striking targets in South Korea, Japan and the U.S. mainland."Assuming that a warhead weighs under 1 ton, we presume that it will be possible for (the missiles) to have a range excee
Feb. 18, 2016
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North Korea prepares for terror attacks on South Korea: intelligence unit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his military and intelligence agents to intensify preparations for terror attacks on South Korea, a ruling party lawmaker said Thursday, citing information from Seoul's state intelligence agency.The North's Reconnaissance General Bureau is preparing for such disruptive acts including cyber attacks on the South, Rep. Lee Chul-woo said after an urgent meeting between the ruling party and the government over North Korea.The bureau is tasked with intellige
Feb. 18, 2016
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$44 mln necessary to implement N.K. sanctions bill for 5 years
About $44 million would be needed for the next five years to implement a North Korea sanctions bill that Congress has overwhelmingly approved in response to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests, the Congressional Budget Office estimates.Of the total, $33 million is necessary to carry out provisions for radio broadcasting and other programs to improve access to information to North Koreans and humanitarian assistance to North Korean refugees, the office said in a cost estimate report.The other $
Feb. 18, 2016
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Obama will sign N.K. sanctions bill: White House
U.S. President Barack Obama will sign a North Korea sanctions bill that has passed Congress with overwhelming support, the White House reaffirmed Wednesday, saying the legislation will serve the administration's goal of increasing pressure on Pyongyang.The legislation (H.R.757) passed through the Senate and the House last week in a demonstration of bipartisan support for a tough response to the North's nuclear and missile tests that raised concern that Pyongyang is making progress in efforts to
Feb. 18, 2016
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Korea hopes to work with U.S. to force change in N.K.
South Korea wants to work closely with the United States to force a change in North Korea's behavior so as to curb its nuclear and missile development, a senior South Korean official said Wednesday.Cho Tae-yong, deputy chief of the presidential office of national security, made the remark upon arriving in Washington for talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken, underlining Seoul's push for greater pressure on Pyongyang. "The No. 1 goal of the Korea-U.S. collaboration should be on c
Feb. 18, 2016
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U.S. voices support for Park's 'principled, firm' approach to North Korea
The United States supports President Park Geun-hye's "principled and firm" approach toward North Korea, the State Department said Wednesday, after Park outlined a hard-line policy she would take on Pyongyang."We support President Park's principled and firm approach toward North Korea," State Department spokesman Katina Adams said. "Her decisions reflect growing concern in the region about North Korea's growing threat and flagrant disregard of multiple UN Security Council resolutions. We refer y
Feb. 18, 2016
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New U.S. bill hoped to teach North Korea a lesson: vice FM
South Korea's No. 2 diplomat expressed hope Wednesday that a new U.S. sanctions bill targeting North Korea will help teach Pyongyang that its provocations come at a price, the Foreign Ministry said.Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam made the remarks in a meeting with two U.S. Congress members -- Rep. Robert Wittman (R-Va) and Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) -- saying their visit as members of the House Armed Services Committee is very timely given the regional security landscape following North
Feb. 18, 2016
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South Korea's wages to N.K. workers not in violation of U.N.
South Korea's payment of wages to North Korean workers at a joint industrial park in the North was not in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions even if the money ended up going to the Pyongyang government, a former deputy chief of the South's spy agency said Wednesday.Jun Ok-hyun, who served as deputy chief of the National Intelligence Service during the 2008-2013 Lee Myung-bak administration, made the claim during a press conference at the National Assembly as some opposition politicia
Feb. 18, 2016
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Experts: North Korea's nuclear test may trigger volcanic eruption
A team of South Korean experts warned Wednesday that North Korean nuclear tests may trigger a volcanic eruption of Mount Baekdu, a North Korean mountain situated close to the test site.Hong Tae-kyung, a professor of seismology at Seoul's Yonsei University, said in a paper published in the Scientific Reports that strong ground motion can induce large dynamic stress changes. This may disturb the magma chamber of a volcano, thus accelerating volcanic activity."An underground nuclear explosion test
Feb. 18, 2016
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North Korea must pay 'necessary price' for nuke test, rocket launch: China FM
North Korea must pay a "necessary price" under a new U.N. resolution against the North's fourth nuclear test and launch of a long-range rocket this year, China's foreign minister said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after talks with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China supports a new U.N. resolution that makes North Korea "pay the necessary price."Wang described North Korea's nuclear test and rocket launch as "serious" violations of the existing
Feb. 17, 2016
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North Korean foreign minister to join U.N. meeting on human rights
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong will attend a U.N. human rights meeting to open in Geneva later this month, an official of the organization said Wednesday.Ri plans to deliver a speech at the 31st session of the U.N. Human Rights Council on March 1, according to the official. The session is scheduled to begin on Feb. 29."North Korea has informed (us) that Ri will attend a high-level panel meeting," the official said.Ri participated in last year's session, during which he claimed that the
Feb. 17, 2016
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North Korean leader pays tribute to late father on anniversary
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has paid tribute to his late father as the country celebrated the 74th birthday of the former leader, the North's state media said Wednesday.The North's young leader visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun with his wife Ri Sol-ju on Tuesday to mark the birthday of Kim Jong-il, known as the Day of the Shining Star, according to the Korean Central News Agency.The mausoleum honors Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung, the founding leader of the North and grandfather of Kim Jon
Feb. 17, 2016
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ITU sends strong warning to North Korea for failing to provide satellite information
The International Telecommunciation Union has sent a warning to North Korea for failing to provide the frequency and other information about a satellite put into orbit in a widely condemned rocket launch, an official said.The U.N. agency sent a letter under the name of Radiocommunication Bureau Director Francois Rancy to the North's posts and telecommunications minister, Kim Kwang-chol, on Monday, saying it is "extremely concerned and alarmed" that Pyongyang has provided no information, ITU spok
Feb. 17, 2016
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N.K. can conduct fifth nuclear test undetected at any time: 38 North
Recent satellite imagery shows little activity suggesting North Korea is preparing for yet another nuclear test, but the communist nation could conduct one undetected at any time, a North Korea-monitoring site said Tuesday.South Korea's main intelligence agency, National Intelligence Service, reported to lawmakers earlier this month that the North, which conducted its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6, could carry out its fifth nuclear test explosion at any time.The website 38 North said, however, t
Feb. 17, 2016
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U.S. lawmaker introduces resolution condemning North Korea's missile test
A U.S. House lawmaker has introduced a resolution condemning North Korea's long-range rocket launch and its restart of plutonium-producing nuclear reactor, congressional records showed Tuesday.Rep. Brad Ashford (D-NE) introduced the concurrent resolution (H.CON.RES.116) on Friday, when the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a North Korea sanctions bill in a demonstration of bipartisan support for a tough response to Pyongyang's provocations.The proposed resolution noted the North's f
Feb. 17, 2016
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U.S., China making progress in talks to adopt sanctions on North Korea
The United States and China are moving forward in talks to adopt a new U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear and missile tests, the U.S. national security advisor said."China is obviously a critical player at the United Nations and it, too, has choices to make. We have had ongoing discussions with the Chinese in New York. President Obama has spoken to President Xi. I think these discussions are progressing," National Security Advisor Susan Rice said a
Feb. 17, 2016
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Key N. Korean Web sites restored after hours of shutdown
Key North Korean Web sites shut down for hours before recovering accessibility on Tuesday possibly due to a cyberattack, a source said.The Web sites of North Korea's two key official news outlets -- Rodong Sinmun and Korean Central News Agency -- had been inaccessible from Tuesday morning before restoring connectivity at around 5:00 p.m. that same day. They were the only North Korean Web sites that went down during the outage, with the country's other official Internet sites operating normally d
Feb. 16, 2016
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China supports new U.N. resolution on North Korea
China said Tuesday it supports a U.N. resolution against North Korea's nuclear test and long-range rocket launch this year, although it is still unclear how far Beijing will go in punishing its isolated ally Pyongyang.China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks when asked about the outcome of the Tuesday talks in Seoul between South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Yesui. U.N. Security Council members remain divided over how to punish N
Feb. 16, 2016
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China hails late North Korean leader on birthday anniversary
China praised the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Tuesday on the anniversary of his birth, saying he made important contributions in developing ties with China. The former North Korean leader, father of current leader Kim Jong-un, died of heart failure in December 2011, after his iron-fist rule and pursuit of nuclear weapons stoked regional tensions for more than a decade. Asked whether China sent a congratulatory message on the anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader, C
Feb. 16, 2016