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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
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S. Korea warns North will face pitiless costs for any provocations
With North Korea found to be behind a bloody land mine explosion in the demilitarized zone last week, South Korea warned Monday that the North will be forced to pay "equally pitiless" costs for its military provocations. "As previously warned on many occasions, our military will make North Korea pay the equally pitiless penalty for their provocations," Maj. Gen. Koo Hong-mo, head of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a warning statement to the communist country. In the statement
Aug. 10, 2015
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N. Korea behind recent mine explosion in DMZ: Defense Ministry
North Korea is believed to have masterminded the bloody explosion of land mines in the demilitarized zone last week, the Defense Ministry said Monday, in the latest military provocation just weeks before a scheduled joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States. The mine blasts took place on the morning of Aug. 4 on the southern side of the DMZ near the city of Paju, Gyeonggi Province, while eight South Korean Army soldiers carried out a regular patrol mission there. The exp
Aug. 10, 2015
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N. Korea spurns S. Korea's offer for talks: gov't source
North Korea has rejected a proposal by South Korea 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, a government source said Monday. South Korea attempted to send a letter to North Korea proposing dialogue on Wednesday, the same day Lee Hee-ho embarked on her four-day trip to North Korea, according to the source. The South did not ask the 93-year-old to deliver a message to the North on the behalf of the Seoul gov
Aug. 10, 2015
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Many firms willing to do business in N. Korea after unification: poll
A majority of South Korean companies are interested in doing business in North Korea after the divided peninsula is unified, but most think strained inter-Korean relations may make a united Korea unlikely, a poll showed Monday. According to the survey of 500 South Korean companies by the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 87 percent of the respondents said they have or will have an interest in doing business in the North after unification. Some 31 percent of the respondents said they wi
Aug. 10, 2015
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Ex-first lady Lee fails to meet N.K. leader Kim
Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, returned home Saturday without the much-anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, dashing hopes for a breakthrough in cross-border relations.Her failure to hold the meeting -- which had been expected by some as the Seoul government had discounted her trip as a personal one -- reconfirmed Kim’s poor diplomatic skills, analysts said, noting that his ineptitude was also demonstrated by his refusal to attend Russia’
Aug. 9, 2015
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Ex-first lady Lee fails to meet N.K. leader Kim
Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, returned home Saturday without the much-anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, dashing hopes for a breakthrough in cross-border relations. Lee Hee-ho hugs a child during her visit to Aeyukone, an orphanage for kindergarteners in Pyongyang last Thursday. Kim Dae-jung Peace CenterHer failure to hold the meeting -- which had been expected by some as the Seoul government had discounted her trip as a personal one
Aug. 9, 2015
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Kim Jong-un rejects ex-S. Korean first lady's meeting request: official
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un turned down a request by the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung for a meeting during her recent cross-border visit, an official who joined the trip said Sunday.Lee Hee-ho, 93, returned home Saturday without meeting Kim Jong-un, who had invited her to North Korea earlier this year.The official, on the condition of anonymity, said Lee asked for a meeting with Kim, but her request was rejected."We made the trip hoping to have talks with Kim Jong-un,
Aug. 9, 2015
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ITU not notified of N. Korea's bid to change standard time
A United Nations agency for telecommunications said Saturday it has not been notified of North Korea's bid to change its standard time, amid rising concerns the move may further isolate the country.The remark came as North Korea said Friday it will push back its standard time by 30 minutes to mark the 70th anniversary of liberation from Japan's colonial rule. Accordingly, North Korea's clocks will be moved back a half-hour starting on the upcoming Aug. 15 anniversary.Currently, the two Koreas us
Aug. 8, 2015
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Ex-first lady visits mountain in N. Korea's northwestern area
The widow of former President Kim Dae-jung visited a mountain in North Korea's northwestern province Friday amid a lack of clues over a possible meeting with the North's leader Kim Jong-un, her aides said. Lee Hee-ho, 93, who was the South's first lady during Kim's five-year tenure until 2003, embarked on the schedule for day three of her rare trip to the North, hoping that the visit could pave the way for inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation in a landmark year. Also on Friday, she plans to v
Aug. 7, 2015
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U.S. urges N. Korea to refrain from threatening actions
The United States urged North Korea on Thursday to refrain from threatening regional peace and stability after the communist nation warned it could carry out a nuclear test and a long-range rocket launch. Earlier in the day, a North Korean diplomat, Ri Tong-il, told a press conference on the sidelines of a regional security conference in Malaysia that a future nuclear test by the communist country will depend on the attitude of the United States. Ri repeated the North's long-running accusation
Aug. 7, 2015
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N. Korea to push back standard time by 30 min
North Korea will push back its standard time by 30 minutes to mark the 70th anniversary of liberation from Japan's colonial rule, the country's official news agency said Friday. North Korea's clocks will be moved back a half-hour starting on the upcoming Aug. 15 anniversary, the Korean Central News Agency said. "The time at 127 degrees 30 minutes east longitude or 30 minutes later than the present one shall be fixed as the standard time of the DPRK and called Pyongyang time," the KCNA report s
Aug. 7, 2015
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Ex-first lady visits care facilities in Pyongyang
Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, visited two orphanages and a nursing home in Pyongyang on Wednesday, the second day of her four-day trip aimed at forging momentum for a thaw in the icy inter-Korean relations.According to the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center that organized her trip, she visited “Yukawon” and “Aeyukwon,” orphanages for preschoolers and order children, respectively. She then went to “Pyongyang Nursing Home,” a facility North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently inspe
Aug. 6, 2015
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N. korea threatens to push for another nuclear test
North Korea lashed out at the U.S. for “aiming to remove” its socialist regime Thursday, saying that whether it would push ahead with another nuclear test depends on the “U.S. attitude.”Ri Tong-il, North Korea's former deputy U.N. representative, speaks during a press conference in Malaysia on Thursday. (Yonhap)On the sidelines of the multilateral ASEAN-related meetings in Malaysia, Ri Tong-il, Pyongyang’s former deputy U.N. representative, also warned that the U.S. military buildup targeting th
Aug. 6, 2015
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Ex-first lady embarks on schedule for Day 2 in N. Korea
The widow of former President Kim Dae-jung visited facilities for orphans and the elderly in North Korea Thursday, but it is not immediately known whether she is able to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, her aides said.Lee Hee-ho, 93, who was the South's first lady during Kim's five-year tenure until 2003, arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday for a four-day visit, hoping that her rare trip could pave the way for inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation in a landmark year.Earlier in the day, s
Aug. 6, 2015