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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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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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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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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
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N. Korea not yet preparing for rocket launch: 38 North
The latest available commercial satellite imagery shows nothing that suggests North Korea has begun preparations for a long-range rocket launch from its recently upgraded launch site despite media reports indicating otherwise, a U.S. research institute said Wednesday.Speculation has grown that the North could launch a long-range rocket from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station around October to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party after a recent upgrade enabled the st
Aug. 6, 2015
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U.S. supports any effort to persuade N. Korea to denuclearize
The United States supports any efforts to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear programs, the State Department said Wednesday, as Pyongyang's top diplomat has been in Malaysia for Asia's biggest security gathering."What we would urge is any effort that would convince North Korea to address the international community's concerns and to get back on a process where it addresses the international community's concerns about its nuclear program. We would support that," State Department deputy sp
Aug. 6, 2015
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Foreign ministers of two Koreas meet in Malaysia
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se greeted his North Korean counterpart, Ri Su-yong, at a regional meeting here Wednesday, but received no response from Pyongyang's top diplomat.Yun and Ri were both in Kuala Lumpur to attend the region's largest security gathering, the ASEAN Regional Forum, to be held on Thursday.Speculation was rife that the two ministers would meet on the forum's sidelines, although few expected them to hold meaningful talks as inter-Korean tensions persist over the No
Aug. 6, 2015
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China 'cynical' about N. Korea's behavior: source
China appears to be "cynical" about North Korea's behavior amid bilateral tensions caused by Pyongyang's nuclear weapons development, a South Korean diplomatic source familiar with the countries' ties said Wednesday."The impression I got was that China's attitude toward North Korea is cynical," the source said, citing bilateral talks between the foreign ministers of South Korea and China earlier in the day."I got the feeling that they're displeased with North Korea's behavior."Foreign Minister Y
Aug. 6, 2015
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Ex-first lady Lee begins four-day visit to Pyongyang
Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday, hoping to create momentum to enhance cross-border relations as the two countries mark the 70th anniversary this month of their liberation from Japan’s colonial rule. Lee Hee-ho (center), the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, and her entourage pose for a photo upon arrival at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport on Wednesday. (Yonhap)Her four-day trip to the communist state came as inter-Korean relat
Aug. 5, 2015
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Park urges N. Korea to embrace reform and openness
President Park Geun-hye urged North Korea Wednesday to embrace reform and openness amid a rare sign of thaw on the divided Korean Peninsula."I hope that North Korea will build a future for co-prosperity and development by opening its doors and choosing the path of change," Park said in a ceremony in Cheorwon, a county near the border with North Korea.The ceremony is designed to break ground for the restoration of the South's section of a disconnected inter-Korean railroad that once linked centra
Aug. 5, 2015
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Ex-first lady leaves for N. Korea on hope of better inter-Korean ties
The widow of former President Kim Dae-jung left on a rare visit to North Korea Wednesday, hoping that her trip could pave the way for inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation in a landmark year. (Yonhap)Lee Hee-ho, 93, who was the South's first lady during Kim's five-year tenure until 2003, arrived in Pyongyang earlier in the day on a local plane for a four-day humanitarian trip.Lee's high-profile visit is in the spotlight on the hopes that it may help ease tension on a divided peninsula as this ye
Aug. 5, 2015
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Kerry has no plans to meet with N. Korean FM: State Department
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has no plans to meet one-on-one with his counterpart from North Korea on the sidelines of a regional security conference set for this week in Malaysia, the State Department said Tuesday.Kerry arrived in Kuala Lumpur earlier Tuesday to attend a series of annual meetings hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, including Asia's biggest annual security gathering, known as the ASEAN Regional Forum.ARF is one of the rare international gatherings that No
Aug. 5, 2015
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North Korean ship pursued for seizure in case
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- An Israel-based civil rights group is trying to seize a North Korean ship being held in Mexico in a rare effort to make Pyongyang pay at least part of a rare $330 million U.S. District Court judgment against it.The Shurat HaDin law center in April won the ruling over the abduction of a South Korean-born pastor in China and his presumed torture and killing in North Korea. Now the center seeks whatever assets it can find from the largely isolated country. It has focused on t
Aug. 4, 2015
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Ex-first lady’s N.K. visit raises hope for cross-border thaw
Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, will embark on a four-day trip to North Korea on Wednesday, amid high expectations that her visit would set the mood for a thaw in the frosty cross-border relations.The 93-year-old widow of the former leader, noted for his efforts for inter-Korean reconciliation, will fly over the West Sea to Pyongyang via South Korean low-cost carrier Eastar Jet. Lee last visited the North in December 2011 to attend the funeral for former North Korean rule
Aug. 4, 2015
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Regional powers to meet in Malaysia as N. Korea defends nukes
All the members to the six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program are set to meet in Malaysia this week, drawing attention to whether any progress will be made in the nuclear standoff and other tensions among the neighboring states. The six countries -- the two Koreas, Japan, China, Russia and the United States -- will join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other partner states for a series of annual ASEAN-led meetings to be held in Kuala Lumpur start
Aug. 3, 2015
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S. Korea not to ask ex-first lady to deliver gov't message to N. Korea
The Unification Ministry said Monday it is not considering asking a former first lady to deliver a government message on inter-Korean relations to North Korea when she visits there this week.Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, plans to visit North Korea from Wednesday to Saturday by low-budget local plane for humanitarian purposes. The 93-year-old Lee was the South's first lady during Kim's five-year tenure until 2003.The ministry said it is not considering asking Lee to conv
Aug. 3, 2015
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N.K.leader Kim inspects new nursing home in Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a newly completed nursing home in Pyongyang, stressing the solid implementation of the country's protective policy for the elderly, its official news agency reported Sunday. "The home was successfully built to suit national character and flavor," Kim Jong-un said during the visit to the Pyongyang Home for the Aged, the North's Korean Central News Agency said in a report without disclosing the date of the visit, as is customary. After touring the home's
Aug. 2, 2015
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N. Korea says to skip world military sports event in S. Korea
North Korea has notified the France-based organizer of an international military sports event of its decision not to attend an event to be held in South Korea's central city of Mungyeong in October, the defense ministry said Sunday. In a letter sent to the Conseil International du Sport Militaire on Friday, North Korea's sports education committee said it will not attend the 2015 CISM World Games Korea, according to the Ministry of National Defense. The reason for the absence was not elabo
Aug. 2, 2015
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N. Korea shifts entries of border-area howitzer bunkers northward
North Korea has moved the entrances to the military's howitzer bunkers in the border area to a northward direction from the south, making it more difficult for South Korea and the U.S. to curb the howitzer attacks in a war situation, a government source said Sunday. "Changes have been detected in the shape of the bunkers for self-propelled guns, which belong to artillery units of the North's 4th Corps in Hwanghae Province," the government source said, asking not to be named. "Previously south
Aug. 2, 2015
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N. Korean IOC member stresses importance of sports exchanges with S. Korea
The two Koreas should keep promoting sports exchanges even as they remain at odds politically, a senior Pyongyang sports official said. Chang Ung, the lone North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), told Yonhap News Agency in Kuala Lumpur on Friday that politics and sports should remain separated. "Just because there haven't been many exchanges (between the Koreas), it doesn't mean we should also halt sports exchanges,"Chang said on the sidelines of the 128th IOC Sessi
Aug. 1, 2015
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N. Korea claims Korean-Canadian pastor confessed to 'subversive plots' against it
A Korean-Canadian pastor arrested in North Korea has confessed to "subversive plots" against the communist nation during a news conference Thursday, Pyongyang's official news agency said.The Rev. Lim Hyeon-soo (Rim Hyon-su), 60, of Light Korean Presbyterian Church near Toronto was detained after entering the North via China on a humanitarian mission in late January.Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency accused him of acting as "a servant of the U.S. imperialists and South Korean puppet group.""
July 31, 2015
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N. Korea contacts Italian firm for hacking software: S. Korean lawmaker
An Italian cybersecurity firm testified that North Korea had contacted the company to purchase hacking software programs, a South Korean opposition lawmaker said Thursday.South Korea's top intelligence agency recently admitted to purchasing similar software from the Milan-based Hacking Team, triggering suspicions that it has carried out illegal surveillance of ordinary citizens."Hacking Team even testified to receiving a negotiation deal from North Korea," said Lee Jong-kul, floor leader of the
July 30, 2015
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S. Korea spurns N. Korea's call to stop joint drills with U.S.
South Korea on Thursday rejected North Korea's call to end joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises, defending the joint moves as only "defensive" in nature."Joint military drills between South Korea and the U.S. are something that are annual and defensive," Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said in a regular briefing. The drills cannot be a matter of precondition for inter-Korean exchanges, Kim said. "It is a must-have to prepare against North Korea's (potential) invasion of the South,"
July 30, 2015