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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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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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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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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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N.K. claims to have developed H-bomb
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has claimed the communist state has developed a hydrogen bomb, which may signal a significant advancement in its nuclear capabilities, though Seoul officials remain dubious of the claim’s veracity. While inspecting a historic arms factory site in Pyongyang on Wednesday, Kim lauded its founder and his late grandfather Kim Il-sung for testing some of the country’s maiden weapons some 70 years ago, which made possible its transformation into a “powerful nuclear weapo
Dec. 10, 2015
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Koreas to hold high-level talks this week
South Korea prepared Thursday for high-level talks with North Korea expected to cover various pending issues, including the reunions of families torn apart by the 1950-53 Korean War and the resumption of a suspended joint tour program.The vice-ministerial meeting will kick off at a joint industrial park in the North's border city of Kaesong at 10:30 a.m. on Friday to follow up on a rare deal in August on defusing military tension, officials said.The agenda for the upcoming talks has not been con
Dec. 10, 2015
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N.K. leader consolidates power, but poor at diplomacy
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has consolidated his power in a short period of time since he took office in late 2011, but the North's isolation has seriously deepened due to his obsession with nuclear weapons, analysts said.The North's young leader Kim inherited power four years ago when his father Kim Jong-il died of heart failure.In his late 20s, Kim became the North's leader just three years after he was anointed the heir-apparent, necessitating his drive to consolidate power in a short per
Dec. 10, 2015
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N. Korea develops H-bomb, Kim Jong-un says
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stated that his country has developed not only nuclear weapons but also hydrogen bombs, according to Pyongyang's state media Thursday.He made the remark while inspecting a historic site for the communist nation's arms industry a day earlier, according to reports.The North has been turned into a "powerful nuclear weapons state ready to detonate a self-reliant A-bomb and H-bomb to reliably defend its sovereignty and the dignity of the nation" thanks to tireless effo
Dec. 10, 2015
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N. Korea's all-female pop group arrives in Beijing
North Korea's all-female pop group Moranbong Band, hand-picked by the North's young leader Kim Jong-un, arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a six-day "friendship" tour, in the latest sign of warmer ties between the allies. The North Korean band, led by Choe Hwi, first vice-department director of the North's ruling Workers' Party, arrived at the Beijing railway station earlier in the day. The band, known for wearing short skirts and playing electronic violins, was formed in 2012 following an order
Dec. 10, 2015
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U.S. sanctions North Korea's strategic rocket force
The United States slapped sanctions Tuesday on North Korea's "strategic rocket force" and others for weapons proliferation amid growing concern about the communist nation's ballistic missile capabilities. The rocket force, which is charged with overseeing the North's ballistic missile program, was accused of "engaging in activities that have materially contributed to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery." "The Strategic Force conducted multiple ballistic
Dec. 9, 2015
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Beijing vows to improve relations with Pyongyang to 'new level'
A key official of the Chinese Communist Party in charge of political relations with North Korea has said that he wants to improve ties with Pyongyang to a "new level," in the latest sign of warmer relations between the allies. Song Tao, who was recently appointed head of the Chinese Communist Party's international department, made the remarks Monday during a meeting with North Korea's Ambassador to China Ji Jae-ryong in Beijing, according to the Chinese Communist Party's website. Song was bel
Dec. 8, 2015
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Talks ongoing over Ban's visit to North Korea: U.N. official
The United Nations continues to be in talks with North Korea over Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's possible visit to the communist country, a U.N. official said Monday. Last month, Ban confirmed a Yonhap report that he is planning a trip to the North. The plan has drawn keen attention as he's expected to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. "Talks are continuing," Kim Won-soo, the U.N. acting high representative for disarmament affairs, told reporters on the sidelines of a U.N. disarmamen
Dec. 7, 2015
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Containers carrying bottled water arrive in S. Korea via North Korean port
Containers carrying bottled water produced near North Korea arrived in South Korea on Monday via a North Korean port as part of a three-way logistics project involving the two Koreas and Russia, government officials said. Ten containers full of bottled water produced at Erdaobaihe in northeastern China arrived at Busan, South Korea's southeastern port city, earlier in the day after leaving from the North Korean city of Rajin bordering Russia, officials said. The mineral water was produced at a
Dec. 7, 2015
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More Iranian oil likely to reach North Korea after nuclear deal: CRS report
More Iranian oil is expected to reach North Korea after the removal of international sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation under a landmark deal on Tehran's nuclear program, a congressional report said. The Congressional Research Service made the assessment in a recent report on Iran's foreign policy, saying that Tehran and Pyongyang have generally been allies, in part because both have been considered by the United States and its allies as "outcasts" or "pariah states" subjected to wide-rangi
Dec. 7, 2015
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N. Korea's flag carrier redesigns homepage
North Korea's flag carrier Air Koryo has redesigned its homepage to serve customers only in English.The website (www.airkoryo.com.kp), which used to be in both Korean and English, offers booking services and other airline information in English.Much of the site remains bare, however, with only three items under "latest news," including one on the launch of a new aircraft, the Tupolev 204-100, on the Pyongyang-Beijing route in April 2010.Another article, dated Oct. 1, 2015, says the airline launc
Dec. 4, 2015
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North Korea returns South Korean man's body
North Korea on Friday returned the body of a South Korean man found drifting in waters off the east coast, the Unification Ministry said. The North handed over the body, along with the man's belongings, at the truce village of Panmunjom, along the inter-Korean border, at 9:30 a.m., according to ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-hee. "The central committee of North Korea's Red Cross said it found the body of someone who appeared to be a South Korean citizen in waters near Yodo of the North's Kangwo
Dec. 4, 2015
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Retired professor faces trial over security law breach
A retired professor is to stand trial for allegedly praising former North Korean leaders in breach of an anti-North Korea law.The Seoul District Prosecutors' Office said on Friday that the 74-year-old, identified only by his surname Kim, has been indicted for posting 30 articles praising the governance of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on the Internet from March 2009 to September 2012. Kim also gave a lecture supporting North Korea's nuclear program in April 2014 and was found to possess a total of
Dec. 4, 2015
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North Korea defectors' satisfaction markedly falls 10 years after settlement: poll
North Korean defectors' satisfaction in life decreased significantly after 10 years of living in South Korea, a survey by a Seoul think tank showed Thursday, indicating difficulty in assimilation to the capitalist South.North Korean defectors who have lived here for more than 10 years said their satisfaction in life scored 2.73 on a 4-point scale, according to the poll of 240 North Korean defectors by the state-run Korea Institute for National Unification.It showed their level of satisfaction pe
Dec. 3, 2015
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U.S. senator calls North Korea leader 'forgotten maniac,' urges Obama to increase pressure on Pyongyang
A U.S. senator urged the administration of President Barack Obama on Wednesday to act immediately to rein in North Korea, calling leader Kim Jong-un a "forgotten maniac" seeking nuclear weapons and cyberwar capabilities while torturing his own people.Sen. Cory Gardner made the appeal in an article to the Wall Street Journal, stressing that while the U.S. is preoccupied with problems in the Middle East, Kim's "reign of terror" continues and his nuclear weapons arsenal grows. "It is time for the U
Dec. 3, 2015
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North Korea excavating new tunnel at nuclear test site: 38 North
North Korea is believed to be excavating a new tunnel at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site for nuclear testing, a U.S. research institute said Wednesday, citing recent satellite imagery.The new tunnel is in a new area of the site in addition to the three others where the North has either conducted nuclear tests or excavated tunnels in the past, 38 North said."While there are no indications that a nuclear test is imminent, the new tunnel adds to North Korea's ability to conduct additional detonati
Dec. 3, 2015
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Top North Korea military official makes first public appearance in 3 weeks
Top North Korean military official Hwang Pyong-so has made his first public appearance in about three weeks, the North's media showed Thursday, amid speculation that he went abroad for medical treatment.The 75-year-old director of the general political bureau of the Korean People's Army has accompanied the North's leader Kim Jong-un on his visit to a tree nursery unit under the military, according to the Korean Central News Agency.It marked the first time that Hwang has shown up at a major publi
Dec. 3, 2015
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Top North Korea military official visits China for medical treatment: source
Top North Korean military official Hwang Pyong-so has visited China to get medical treatment, a source said Wednesday, after he has not shown up at major public events for the past three weeks.The 75-year-old director of the general political bureau of the Korean People's Army has returned to Pyongyang after recently visiting China to have his illness treated, according to the source familiar to North Korean affairs."Hwang is known to have some problems with his spine. There is a possibility tha
Dec. 2, 2015
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North Korea wants to learn from China's Hainan on tourism: envoy
North Korea wants to learn tourism know-how from China's southern resort island of Hainan as it seeks to set up an international tourism zone at its scenic Mount Kumgang, according to the North's ambassador to China on Wednesday. Ji Jae-ryong, North Korea's ambassador to China, made the remarks during a meeting with Luo Baoming, Hainan's Communist Party chief and provincial governor, on Monday, the Chinese Communist Party said in an article posted on its website. North Korea is seeking to attrac
Dec. 2, 2015
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Pyongyang leader's aunt to file libel suit against defectors in Seoul
The aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is planning to file a defamation suit against three high-profile North Korean defectors in the South, her legal representative said Wednesday.Koh Young-sook, the current leader's aunt and the younger sister of Kim's mother, will file a suit with the Seoul Central District Court later in the day. She is seeking a total of 60 million won ($51,900) from three defectors for allegedly spreading false information about her on South Korean TV shows between 20
Dec. 2, 2015