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Park vows to sternly deal with N. Korea's provocations
President Park Geun-hye vowed Wednesday to sternly deal with North Korea's provocations as South Korea is weighing retaliation options against the North. The warning came amid public outrage against North Korea over its land mine attack in the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas. Two staff sergeants lost their legs -- one of them both legs and the other one leg -- when the land mines exploded on Aug. 4 during their patrol mission on the southern side of the buffer zone. "We will
Aug. 12, 2015
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S. Korea checking flood damage in N. Korea
The South Korean government is investigating the level of damage from a flood that hit North Korea early this month to decide whether to provide humanitarian assistance, an official here said Wednesday. The North's Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that torrential rain and a tsunami in South Hwanghae Province, the North's western area, have left breakwaters partially destroyed as well as houses, roads, railways and bridges inundated and damaged. The exact extent of the damage is not imme
Aug. 12, 2015
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S. Korea urges N.K. to stop insulting Park over new standard time
South Korea called on North Korea Wednesday to end its insults against President Park Geun-hye as the North slammed her for condemning the North's decision to push back its standard time by 30 minutes. Park expressed deep regret Monday over Pyongyang's unilateral move to push its clocks back a half-hour starting Liberation Day, which falls on Saturday. The North claimed that the move is aimed at removing what it called the vestige of Japan's colonial rule. Currently, the two Koreas use identic
Aug. 12, 2015
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N. Korea rebukes Park for condemning NK's new standard time
North Korea slammed President Park Geun-hye Wednesday for condemning the North's decision to push back its standard time by 30 minutes, saying that her remarks are "unpardonable." Park expressed deep regret Monday over Pyongyang's unilateral move to push its clocks back a half-hour starting Liberation Day, which falls on Saturday. The North claimed that the move is aimed at removing what it called the vestige of Japan's colonial rule. Currently, the two Koreas use identical standard time, set
Aug. 12, 2015
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Liberation Day detente with N.K. unlikely
The two Koreas have so far failed to arrange any joint events to mark the 70th anniversary this Saturday of their liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, as cross-border relations further worsened due to a series of setbacks including last week’s land mine incident.Seoul officials said that due to Pyongyang’s “half-heartedness and stubborn attitude,” it would be unlikely for the civic groups from the two Koreas to jointly hold any of the commemorative events this Saturday in either Seoul or Pyong
Aug. 11, 2015
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Seoul mulling whether to support pest control for pine trees in N. Korea
South Korea is reviewing whether to provide financial support to treat damage found in pine trees at a mountain resort on North Korea's east coast, a Unification Ministry official said Tuesday. A group of experts from the Korea Forest Research Institute recently visited Mount Kumgang in North Korea to look into the cause of why some pine trees there have withered and turned yellow. A test result showed that it is not the potentially lethal pine wilt disease, but an ailment that can be combated
Aug. 11, 2015
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Defense Ministry to brief foreign military attaches on DMZ mine explosion
The Defense Ministry said Tuesday it will hold a special briefing for foreign military attaches stationed in South Korea to explain North Korea's recent landmine explosion in the demilitarized zone. The briefing to be held in the ministry building later in the day will gather together 53 military attaches from 33 foreign countries and will be led by Brig. Gen. Park Cheol-gyun, vice director for international policy, the ministry said in a statement. Brid. Gen. Ahn Young-ho, who headed South Ko
Aug. 11, 2015
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N. Korea to hold annual trade fair in Rason trade zone
North Korea will hold an annual trade fair next week in its Rason trade zone, which borders Russia and China, a Chinese state-run newspaper reported Tuesday. About 100 companies from Russia, China and Thailand are expected to take part in the Fifth Rason International Trade Exhibition, set for Aug. 20-23, the Yanbian Daily reported. The newspaper is published by the Communist Party of the Yanbian prefecture, which sits on the border with North Korea. Ethnic Koreans account for about 30 perce
Aug. 11, 2015
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N. Korea's trade with China tumbles this year: KDI
North Korea's trade with China plunged more than 10 percent in the first five months of 2015 due mainly to a drop in raw material prices, a report showed Tuesday. North Korea's outbound shipments to its neighbor sank 10.3 percent on-year to $954 million in the January-May period, while imports plunged 14.3 percent to $1.09 billion, according to the report by the Korea Development Institute."Bilateral trade was down 12.5 percent compared to the year before with exports of anthracite coal and iro
Aug. 11, 2015
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S. Korea issues full alert for western border area
The South Korean military issued a full alert for the western border area to better react to potential military provocations by North Korea, a government official said Tuesday. As part of retaliation for the North's bloody mine detonation on South Korean soldiers, the South Korean Defense Ministry resumed its anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasting in the western front-line area a day earlier. Two South Korean staff sergeants were severely injured when landmines exploded in the South Korean si
Aug. 11, 2015
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Top NK general may be blamed for landmine blast
A top North Korean military official, thought to be behind the North's deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010, has been promoted to a general again after being demoted in April, South Korean military sources said Tuesday. Gen. Kim Yong-chol, who has been leading the North's reconnaissance bureau, is found to have been recently re-promoted to a four-star general after serving as a lieutenant general for about four months, according to the sources. His promotion largely coincides with the explosi
Aug. 11, 2015
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U.N. chief urges N. Korea to stop provocation
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern about North Korea's landmine attack on South Korean soldiers, according to his office Tuesday. Ban called on the North to stop provocation and resume dialogue to ease tensions on the peninsula, it added. Two South Korean soldiers based near the Demilitarized Zone were seriously wounded in the blasts last week. They stepped on landmines while paroling the South Korean side of the DMZ. The South's military said the North was behind
Aug. 11, 2015
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Tensions flare again between two Koreas
Inter-Korean relations are deteriorating with a recent series of setbacks including last week’s land mine incident that injured two South Korean soldiers and Pyongyang’s repeated rejection of Seoul’s overtures for dialogue.The South Korea-U.S. military exercise, slated for next week, is likely to further strain cross-border relations and dampen reconciliatory mood, which was expected to emerge as the two Koreas mark the 70th anniversary this Saturday of their liberation from Japan’s colonial rul
Aug. 11, 2015
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S. Korea urges N. Korea to apologize for land mine attack
South Korea urged North Korea Tuesday to offer an apology over the deadly landmine attack as Seoul's defense chief vowed to seize initiative along the heavily fortified border. South Korea accused North Korea of intentionally burying three wooden-box land mines on the southern side of the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas. Two South Korean staff sergeants were severely injured during a patrol mission on Aug. 4 when the land mines exploded. Presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook
Aug. 11, 2015
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Seoul resumes border broadcasts
North Korean troops had recently crossed the border and deliberately planted the three land mines that inflicted serious injuries on two South Korean soldiers, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday, condemning the provocation and warning of “severe punishment.”On Aug. 4 at around 7:40 a.m., two Army staff sergeants were critically wounded in a mine blast while patrolling the southern part of the heavily fortified demilitarized zone in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. The explosion nearly severed the rig
Aug. 10, 2015
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U.N. Command denounces N.K. mine blasts in DMZ as violations of armistice
The United Nations Command Monday denounced North Korea's detonation of land mines in the demilitarized zone last week, calling the blasts violations of the armistice agreement. The UNC also said it plans to propose a general officer level-dialogue with North Korea. "The UNC condemns these violations of the Armistice Agreement, and will call for a general officer level-dialogue with the Korean People's Army," the UNC said, without elaborating on when the proposal will be made. Three North Kor
Aug. 10, 2015
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N. Korea's denuclearization remains top priority: U.S. official
North Korea's denuclearization remains a top priority for the United States despite Pyongyang's unwillingness to give up its nuclear weapons program, a senior U.S. official said Monday. "Denuclearization remains our top priority," Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. under secretary of state for arms control and international security, told reporters in a conference call from Tokyo. "We remain in close contact with other five party partners on our shared goal of the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula
Aug. 10, 2015
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S. Korea voices regret over NK's rejection of Seoul's offer
South Korea expressed regret Monday that North Korea has refused to accept Seoul's offer for inter-Korean talks, which was made to coincide with a rare visit to the North by the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung. South Korea attempted to send a letter to North Korea proposing the high-level talks on Wednesday, the same day Lee Hee-ho embarked on her four-day trip to North Korea, according to the Unification Ministry. But Pyongyang has not received it, saying there is no order to do so from
Aug. 10, 2015
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Park voices regret over N. Korea‘s decision to push back standard time
President Park Geun-hye expressed deep regret Monday over North Korea's recent decision to push back its standard time by 30 minutes. The North said last week that its clocks will be moved back a half-hour starting on Liberation Day, the 70th anniversary of liberation from Japan's colonial rule. Liberation Day, which falls on Saturday, is a major holiday in both Koreas. Currently, the two Koreas use identical standard time, set under Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. "It
Aug. 10, 2015
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N.K. behind DMZ landmine blast: JCS
North Korean troops had recently crossed the border and deliberately planted the three land mines that inflicted serious injuries on two South Korean soldiers, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday, condemning the provocation and warning of “severe punishment.” (Yonhap)On Aug. 4 at around 7:40 a.m., two Army staff sergeants were critically wounded in a mine blast while patrolling the southern part of the heavily fortified demilitarized zone in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. The explosion nearly sever
Aug. 10, 2015