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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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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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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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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Obama ‘intentionally’ avoids N.K. in speech
U.S. President Barack Obama intentionally avoided mentioning North Korea in his final State of the Union address Wednesday, as he did not want to give attention to the communist state’s leader, according to a senior Washington official. “If there is one thing I know about the leader of North Korea, it is that he likes attention and probably would like nothing more than the president to spend a lot of time to talk about it in the State of the Union,“ Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser
Jan. 14, 2016
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Seoul, Beijing talk N.K. nuke sanctions
The top nuclear negotiators of South Korea and China gathered Thursday in Beijing as Seoul and Washington and other countries are striving to bring Beijing onboard their drive to levy stricter sanctions over North Korea’s fourth nuclear test. Hwang Joon-kook, special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs at Seoul’s Foreign Ministry, flew to the Chinese capital early in the morning for talks with Wu Dawei, Beijing’s special representative for Korean affairs. Hwang Joon-kook, South Korea
Jan. 14, 2016
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[NEWS ANALYSIS] Powers mull N.K. sanction possibilities
As Seoul, Washington and Tokyo seek tougher punitive measures for Pyongyang’s recent nuclear test, attention is being focused on what sanctions will be included in a fresh U.N. Security Council resolution.The three governments have agreed to push for “new, meaningful” sanctions, noting that they can no longer take a “business-as-usual” approach to the communist regime in the wake of its self-proclaimed hydrogen bomb test last Wednesday. A Security Council diplomat told the Associated Press that
Jan. 14, 2016
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Lavish ski resort in N. Korea seen as operating normally
North Korea's state-run television has aired footage of a North Korean praising last week's nuclear test at a lavish resort on the North's east coast, indicating that the resort is operating smoothly this year.The report comes amid South Korean media reports that the operation of Masikryong Ski Resort was put on hold this year due to problems stemming from shoddy construction.The ski resort, opened in December 2013, is one of the pet projects of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who reportedly enj
Jan. 14, 2016
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China could halt imports of N. Korean coal as punishment for nuclear test
China could stop buying coal from North Korea to punish the ally for its recent nuclear test, a South Korean expert suggested Thursday amid calls for Beijing to take a firmer stance against Pyongyang.China has come under growing pressure from South Korea and the United States to help draw a strong sanctions resolution from the U.N. Security Council to punish the North for its fourth nuclear test last week.Choi Kyung-soo, president of the North Korea Resources Institute in Seoul, noted the North'
Jan. 14, 2016
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N. Korea's Kim Jong-un borrows grandfather's slogan in economic policy
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is apparently utilizing his grandfather Kim Il-sung's slogan of juche or "self-reliance" in rehabilitating the country's sluggish economy in another way of mimic of the deceased leader. Kim Jong-un's physical appearance, hairstyle, gestures and clothing are said to strikingly resemble that of his grandfather, who founded the communist country in 1948 and laid the foundation of the state before his death in July 8, 1994. Now, his efforts to revitalize the country's
Jan. 14, 2016
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S. Korea presses China to play 'important role' in imposing sanctions against N. Korea
South Korea's chief nuclear envoy pressed China on Thursday to play an "important role" in imposing tougher sanctions against North Korea following its latest nuclear test last week, saying Pyongyang should pay a "significant price" for the act.Hwang Joon-kook, Seoul's chief envoy on North Korea's nuclear issue, made the remarks upon his arrival at the Beijing airport, ahead of talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, later in the day. China, a key ally of North Korea, has expressed public
Jan. 14, 2016
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N. Korea continues spreading leaflets in S. Korea
North Korean leaflets criticizing the South were spotted for a second consecutive day in South Korea's border towns Thursday as the rivals escalated their psychological warfare across the border in the wake of the communist nation's recent nuclear test."We detected the North Korean military spreading anti-South leaflets again last night and early in the morning today," Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman Jeon Ha-kyu said.Police retrieved the leaflets in Paju and Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, located jus
Jan. 14, 2016
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N. Koreans cheer nuclear scientists, officials
North Koreans have shown enthusiastic support for the nuclear scientists and officials who contributed to the North's latest nuclear test, the North's media said Thursday.Waving decorative flowers on streets in Pyongyang, about 100,000 North Koreans cheered a procession of vehicles carrying the scientists and officials, according to the North's state-run radio station.It said those involved in the North's hydrogen bomb test last week left Pyongyang on Wednesday after staying in Pyongyang for six
Jan. 14, 2016
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S. Korean, Chinese envoys to meet over N. Korea's nuclear test
The chief nuclear envoys of South Korea and China are to meet in Beijing later Thursday as Seoul puts pressure on China to help punish North Korea over its recent nuclear test.Since the North's fourth nuclear test last week, South Korea has stepped up diplomatic efforts to win international support for a strong U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution.China has condemned the North's test but maintained its calls for restraint and dialogue in dealing with Pyongyang.Hwang Joon-kook, South Korea'
Jan. 14, 2016
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S. Korea, China to hold military talks on N. Korea
South Korea and China plan to discuss a joint response to North Korea's recent nuclear test during their regular working-level defense talks later this week, the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday.The annual director-level consultation to be held in Seoul on Friday will provide the militaries of the two countries with the opportunity for the first direct talks since the North conducted what it claims was a successful hydrogen bomb test on Jan. 6."This year's meeting is intended to discus
Jan. 14, 2016
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Obama, Putin agree on 'strong and united' response to N.K. nuclear test
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Wednesday that the international community should give a "strong and united" response to North Korea's fourth nuclear test, the White House said.North Korea was one of the key topics discussed during a phone call between the two leaders, along with the situation in Ukraine and the civil war in Syria."They discussed the importance of a strong and united international response to North Korea's nuclear test in defiance of Secur
Jan. 14, 2016
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N.K. nuclear reactor running intermittently, uranium enrichment plant in operation
North Korea's plutonium-producing nuclear reactor appears to be still running intermittently or at low power while its uranium-enrichment plant is also in operation, a U.S. research institute said Wednesday, citing recent satellite imagery.The Institute for Science and International Security said the Jan. 11 imagery shows steam coming from the 5-megawatt reactor building at the Yongbyon nuclear complex, but no sign of a steady stream of water being discharged from it. Steam indicates the reactor
Jan. 14, 2016
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U.S. experts call for N.K.'s designation as terror sponsor, THAAD deployment
The United States should relist North Korea as a terrorism sponsor and take other tough measures to punish the regime for its fourth nuclear test while upgrading missile defenses, including the deployment of a THAAD battery to South Korea, a U.S. expert said Wednesday.Victor Cha, Korea chairman at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, made the point in a statement submitted for a congressional hearing on North Korea, calling for sanctions that target "pressure points" that really h
Jan. 14, 2016
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South fires warning shots at suspected N. Korean drone
An unmanned aerial vehicle presumed to have come from North Korea violated the border Wednesday, prompting the South Korean military to fire warning shots and scramble fighter jets, officials said. The drone emerged at around 2:10 p.m. near the Dorasan observation post in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, and turned back immediately after the South issued warnings and then fired some 20 rounds from a K-3 machine gun. “An unidentified small flight vehicle, which was spotted by our radar flying in the Nor
Jan. 13, 2016
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N.K. leader threatens nuclear strike against U.S.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capabilities, threatening an atomic strike should the U.S. stage a “menacing provocation” in response to the recent fourth underground experiment. Honoring the scientists behind what the North claims to be a hydrogen bomb test, the young ruler accused Washington and its allies of spiraling tension on the peninsula by seeking to slap new sanctions on Pyongyang and deploying strategic weapons here. “They are
Jan. 13, 2016
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China envoy touts friendship with N. Korea despite nuclear crisis
Chinese Ambassador to North Korea Li Jinjun has touted traditional friendship with the North, according to China's state media on Wednesday, despite moves by the international community to impose tougher sanctions against Pyongyang following last week's nuclear test. Li made the remarks at a meeting with Chinese students living in Pyongyang on Tuesday, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported from Pyongyang. It marked Li's first public activity since North Korea announced it successfully de
Jan. 13, 2016
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Sanctions against N. Korea's nuke test must not 'go too far'
While the U.N. Security Council is considering tougher sanctions against North Korea following last week's nuclear test, a Chinese expert claimed on Wednesday that the sanctions should not "go too far" because such move could threaten regional stability. Defying calls from the international community and its key ally, China, North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test last Wednesday. The role of China, which keeps North Korea's moribund economy afloat, is important in ensuring the effectivenes
Jan. 13, 2016
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Park vows to make efforts for strong sanctions on N. Korea
President Park Geun-hye vowed Wednesday to make all diplomatic efforts to ensure that the U.N. Security Council can adopt a resolution to slap the most powerful sanctions on North Korea.The U.N. Security Council has drafted a new sanctions resolution against North Korea after the communist country claimed it successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test.North Korea has already been under tightened U.N. sanctions for its three previous nuclear tests: in 2006, 2009 and 2013. Still, North K
Jan. 13, 2016
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N.K. launches anti-Seoul leaflets
In an apparent tit-for-tat move against South Korea’s propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts, North Korea has begun to distribute anti-Seoul propaganda leaflets across the border, military officials here said Wednesday. Bunches of the leaflets were discovered in parts of Seoul and Goyang, Paju and other northern locales in Gyeonggi Province early in the morning. The papers mainly called for an end to the border broadcasts and “knockdown” of the Park Geun-hye administration. North Korea’s anti-Seoul
Jan. 13, 2016