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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Koreas exchange rough lists of candidates for family reunions
South and North Korea on Tuesday exchanged lists of separated families hoping to confirm whether their family members across the border are alive ahead of a reunion event next month, the Korean Red Cross said.Red Cross officials here delivered the South's list to their northern counterparts through the truce village of Panmunjom as the two sides are preparing to hold the reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.The two Koreas will hold the reunions for 100 separated family member
Sept. 15, 2015
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Park calls for fundamental solution to issue of separated families
President Park Geun-hye called Tuesday for a fundamental solution to the issue of families separated in South and North Korea following the 1950-53 Korean War.The two Koreas have agreed to stage temporary reunions for 100 separated family members from each side on Oct. 20-26 at Mount Kumgang, a scenic mountain resort on the North's east coast.The planned reunions are a part of a recent deal that defused military tensions on the Korean Peninsula."South and North Korea should find a fundamental so
Sept. 15, 2015
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S. Korea warns NK's possible rocket launch would violate U.N. resolutions
South Korea warned Tuesday that North Korea's possible launch of a long-range rocket would be a grave security threat, adding that the move would be a "blatant" violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning the North's nuclear and missile tests.North Korea said Monday that it plans to launch what it claims are "a series of satellites" as it is preparing for the 70th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party, which falls on Oct. 10."South Korea and the United States are cl
Sept. 15, 2015
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N. Korea's rocket launch move is 'serious provocation': Seoul
A rocket launch announced by North Korea is a "serious provocation," the Defense Ministry said Tuesday, adding that no signs of the planned launch have been seen so far. "South Korea and the United States are jointly watching for all possibilities with regard to North Korea's (potential) long-range missile launch," ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said in a briefing. "So far, no particular signs have been seen."The launch will be "a serious provocation, a military threat and a violation of the U.
Sept. 15, 2015
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S. Korea: N. Korea's possible rocket launch not helpful to North
South Korea said Tuesday that North Korea's possible long-range rocket would not be helpful to the communist country, calling it a violation of U.N. resolutions.Presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook made the comment a day after North Korea vowed to launch a series of satellites as part of its space development program.North Korea did not provide any specific time frame for the satellite launches, but there is speculation that it may launch a long-range rocket in October to mark the 70th annivers
Sept. 15, 2015
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N. Korea vows to launch rocket
Uncertainties are growing over cross-border relations as North Korea hinted Monday that it would launch a long-range rocket on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the foundation of its ruling Workers’ Party on Oct. 10. (Yonhap)Seoul, along with its ally, Washington, said that any launch using ballistic missile technology would contravene a set of U.N. Security Council resolutions. It also stressed that any launch would be a “grave provocation and military threat.”Apparently to counter the
Sept. 15, 2015
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N. Korea's space agency acknowledges rocket launch possibility for first time
The statement from North Korea's space agency represents Pyongyang's first official acknowledgment of the possibility that it may launch a long-range rocket around next month's 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party.Speculation has long persisted that the communist nation could carry out a long-range rocket launch to commemorate the Oct. 10 anniversary even after a conciliatory mood was created between the two Koreas following a tense military standoff last month. On Monday night, the Nor
Sept. 15, 2015
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U.S. says N. Korean satellite launch would violate U.N. resolutions
The United States said Monday North Korea would be violating multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions if it forges ahead with its plans to launch a satellite using ballistic missile technology.State Department spokesman John Kirby made the remark after the North's space agency strongly suggested that the country may launch a satellite aboard a long-range rocket around next month's 70th anniversary of the foundation of the ruling Workers' Party."There are multiple U.N. Security Council resoluti
Sept. 15, 2015
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No long-range rocket seen at North Korea's launch site yet: diplomatic source
North Korea has not moved a long-range rocket to a launch pad yet and the chances of the communist nation conducting a launch around next month's ruling party anniversary are not high, a diplomatic source in Washington said Monday."As of September 6th, it appeared that there was no rocket present at the launch tower," the source told Yonhap News Agency on condition of anonymity, referring to the North's recently upgraded Sohae Satellite Launching Station on the country's northwest coast."There i
Sept. 15, 2015
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U.S. aware of N. Korea's pledge to launch long-range rocket
The United States said Monday it is aware of North Korea's pledge to launch a new round of long-range rockets, possibly around next month's 70th anniversary of the founding of its Workers' Party, but declined further comment."We have seen the statement. We will not speculate on the timing of the statement, or any possible provocative actions by the DPRK (North Korea)," State Department spokesperson Anna Richey-Allen said in comments sent to Yonhap News Agency. North Korea's National Aerospace De
Sept. 15, 2015
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N.K. hardens rhetoric against Park’s unification drive
North Korea has been hardening its rhetoric against President Park Geun-hye’s policy drive for reunification as Seoul intensifies diplomatic efforts to drum up international support amid Pyongyang’s deepening isolation. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits a construction site for a power plant, the Rodong Sinmun reported on Monday. (Yonhap)Observers say that the North’s increasingly harsh criticism of Park’s efforts for reunification could hurt the emerging mood for cross-border dialogue and f
Sept. 14, 2015
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Chinese institute to hold seminar on N. Korea's nuclear program
A Chinese state-run research institute will hold an international seminar later this week to discuss North Korea's nuclear weapons program, according to the Chinese institute and a diplomatic source on Monday. Organized by the Chinese Institute of International Studies, the two-day seminar, starting Friday, will mark the 10th anniversary of a deal in which North Korea agreed to abandon its nuclear program in exchange for aid and security assurances. The agreement was announced on Sept. 19, 2005
Sept. 14, 2015
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N. Korean leader extols youths in power plant construction
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has publicly praised the country's youth involved in the construction of a major hydraulic power station, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday, as he is viewed as trying to reach out to younger generations.Kim, known to be in his early 30s, recently visited the construction site of the Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station near the border with China for a second time this year, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). As usual, it did not provide the ex
Sept. 14, 2015
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N. Korea sends letter to U.N. to call for end of U.S. military presence in S. Korea
North Korea has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council, denouncing the U.S. military's presence in South Korea for destabilizing the divided Korean Peninsula and demanding its withdrawal, according to the United Nations.Amb. Ja Song-nam, chief of North Korea's mission to the U.N., sent the letter last Tuesday, along with a statement that Pyongyang's foreign ministry issued the previous day on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of America's military presence in South Korea.Ja asked for the
Sept. 14, 2015
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S. Korean, U.S. nuke envoys to discuss strategy on N. Korea
South Korea's top nuclear envoy left Sunday for the United States to fine-tune a strategy on North Korea.Hwang Joon-kook, special representative for peace and security affairs on the Korean Peninsula, cited a change in security conditions on the peninsula due to a recent inter-Korean deal and some "positive results" in the latest South Korea-China summit talks.The two Koreas struck a rare deal on Aug. 25 on ending a sharp military crisis, paving the way for additional dialogue.The following week
Sept. 13, 2015
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Civilian exchanges with NK possible despite May 24 sanctions: Seoul official
South Korea has enough room to encourage civilian inter-Korean exchanges despite its punitive sanctions against North Korea, Seoul's point man on inter-Korean affairs said Friday.Since May 2010, South Korea has banned most economic and cultural exchanges to punish the North for its deadly torpedoing of the South Korean warship Cheonan in March of that year.Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo said that South Korea will leave the sanctions intact until the North makes a sincere apology for the inci
Sept. 11, 2015
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No N. Korean cyber attacks on U.S. firms since Sony hacking: intelligence chiefs
North Korea has not carried out any cyber attacks on U.S. companies since the massive hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment last year, top U.S. intelligence officials said Thursday."We haven't seen any offensive destructive actions directed against the U.S. corporate sector by the North Koreans since the Sony incident," National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers said during a House Intelligence Committee hearing.Asked the same question, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper
Sept. 11, 2015
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‘South Korea, U.S., China need plan for nukes in post-Kim North Korea’
South Korea, the U.S. and China should initiate a mechanism to head off a possible handover of North Korean nuclear weapons to terrorist groups and boost substantive top-level talks to better prepare for the future of the peninsula, a U.S. scholar said Thursday. Robert Pape, a professor at the University of Chicago who leads its project on security and terrorism, singled out “loose nukes” as the “first and foremost” crisis that may break out following a sudden collapse of the Kim Jong-un regime
Sept. 10, 2015
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N. Korean taekwondo athletes invited to Seoul
North Korea has been invited to send a taekwondo demonstration team to Seoul next month, the sport's top official said Thursday, as negotiations between the two Koreas for sports exchanges gain momentum.The Seoul-based World Taekwondo Federation sent the invitation to the Pyongyang-led International Taekwondo Federation last Friday and is awaiting a response, Choue Chung-won, president of WTF told Yonhap News Agency.This is the second time Choue has invited the ITF. He wrote a similar letter to
Sept. 10, 2015
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NK may launch long-range missile around its anniversary: Seoul
The Defense Ministry said Thursday that North Korea may launch a long-range missile on the occasion of a key anniversary next month as the North is seen as having completed the upgrade of a missile launch facility. Speculation is rampant that North Korea is expected to launch a long-range missile around Oct. 10, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party.The ministry said in a report to the National Assembly that there is a possibility that the North could fire a missile to comme
Sept. 10, 2015