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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Suspect in murder of girlfriend's mugshot, name made public
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S. Korea firms to pay wages for N. Koreans at joint factory park
South Korean firms in an inter-Korean factory park in North Korea plan to pay wages to their North Korean employees this week, a government official said Monday.The move came days after Pyongyang accepted Seoul's tentative offer of wage payments for North Korean workers at the factory park in North Korea's border city of Kaesong at a previously agreed level until separate consultations are held.The deal on Friday would allow South Korean firms to pay the wage based on the US$70.35 per month that
May 25, 2015
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Seoul conditionally willing to discuss sanctions on N.K.
Seoul said Sunday it is willing to discuss the issue of its sanctions on North Korea if Pyongyang agrees to resume long-stalled inter-Korean talks.Seoul slapped a set of sanctions on North Korea on May 24, 2010, some two months after the North torpedoed the South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan, killing 46 sailors. The so-called May 24th Measure bans all inter-Korean exchanges, except for an inter-Korean industrial complex and humanitarian aid.Pyongyang has asked Seoul to lift the sanctions before
May 24, 2015
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Female activists cross inter-Korean border from North Korea
A group of foreign women activists crossed the heavily fortified inter-Korean border from North Korea on Sunday, voicing hope for peace and reconciliation for a divided peninsula.About 30 female activists from around the world, including U.S. activist Gloria Steinem and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire, marched down from the North to the South across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to mark the International Women's Day for Disarmament.About 30 female activists from around the world, inclu
May 24, 2015
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N. Korea proposes inter-Korean probe into warship sinking
North Korea on Sunday repeated its demand for an inter-Korean probe into the sinking of a South Korean warship in 2010, which the South believes was the North's doing.In March 2010, North Korea torpedoed the South Korean naval corvette Cheonan in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 sailors, according to South Korean authorities.After an investigation assisted by international experts, the South announced the communist nation was responsible for the torpedo attack just south of their high-tension border i
May 24, 2015
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North Korea risk hits stocks of firms operating in communist country
Uncertainties surrounding North Korea and the government's blanket sanctions have weighed down stock prices of local firms operating in the communist country, a market researcher here said Sunday.FnGuide claimed long-running tension between the two Koreas has caused sharp fluctuations in share prices, making stocks of many businesses with production lines in the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North's border town of the same name worth less now than five years earlier.Five years ago, Seoul ann
May 24, 2015
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North Korea says nukes defensive in nature
North Korea defended its possession of nuclear weapons Sunday, saying it is "a means to protect peace and security in the region, not an object of contention."Earlier this week, Pyongyang claimed it has developed nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a missile, further escalating tensions with Seoul."The North's nuclear weapons can never be an object of accusations as it is a means to protect the dignity and sovereignty of the nation," an unnamed spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Re
May 24, 2015
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'Purged' official absent in Kim Jong-un's field visit
North Korea's defense chief who South Korea believes was purged last month was not present during one of leader Kim Jong-un's routine field inspections, the North's state media suggested Sunday.Earlier this month, South Korea's intelligence agency said Hyon Yong-chol, the chief of North Korea's People's Armed Forces, was executed with an anti-aircraft gun in April.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim Jong-un inspected the command of the Large Combined Unit 264 in North Hamkyong Provinc
May 24, 2015
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[Herald Interview] ‘N.K. may not put nukes on sub missile'
JEJUDO ISLAND ― North Korea may not place a nuclear warhead on a submarine-launched ballistic missile, as the underwater launch goes against the principle that only its supreme leader has “central control” of its nuclear arsenal, a U.S. scholar claimed Friday.Peter Hayes, executive director of the U.S.-based Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability, noted that the North’s underwater platform does not have stable means for communication, making it difficult for its ruler Kim Jong-un to
May 22, 2015
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Brother of N. Korean leader visits London for Eric Clapton concert
A brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited London and attended a concert by Eric Clapton, according to a Japanese news report and a source. Kim Jong-chul, older brother of the North's leader and known as a big fan of Clapton, was caught on camera while attending the concert at Royal Albert Hall in London on Wednesday, Japan's TBS television station reported. Dressed in a T-shirt and a leather jacket, Kim was with what appeared to be his girlfriend, it said. Kim Jong-chul, the older
May 22, 2015
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South Korea, Australia united against North Korea's threats
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Australian counterpart said Thursday they were firmly united against threats from North Korea, urging the international community to send a strong warning against the North's provocations."It's not a regional risk but also a global risk," Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said at a joint press briefing with Yun after their talks here.She said Australia is working closely with South Korea, the United States, and other partner countries for peace and se
May 21, 2015
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North Korea reports pro-Pyongyang remarks by foreign activists
North Korea said Thursday that a group of foreign activists that plans to walk across the inter-Korean border "praised" the North's founder Kim Il-sung during their visit there.About 30 female activists from around the world, including U.S. activist Gloria Steinem and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire, arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, planning to march from the North to the South across the Demilitarized Zone to deliver a message of peace on May 24. A legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War, t
May 21, 2015
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U.S. rejects N. Korea's nuclear warhead miniaturization claims
The United States does not believe North Korea has the capacity to build nuclear warheads small enough to fit atop missiles, a White House official said Wednesday, after Pyongyang claimed it is capable of doing so. The North's National Defense Commission made the claim earlier Wednesday, saying the country's "nuclear striking means have entered the stage of producing smaller nukes and diversifying them and the recent test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile is part of efforts to be
May 21, 2015
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Senator introduces bill calling for fresh sanctions on 'terror' state N. Korea
A U.S. senator has introduced a bill calling for redesignating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism and additional sanctions on the communist regime. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), chairman of the subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and international cyber-security policy, introduced the bill (S.Res.180) on Tuesday, saying North Korea represents a serious threat to the national security of the United States and its allies in the region and beyond. The resolution "urges the secretary of s
May 21, 2015
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N.K. claims it has miniaturized, diversified nukes
North Korea said Wednesday that it had already entered a technical level of “miniaturizing and diversifying” nuclear capabilities, further escalating security threats that were heightened by its recent underwater test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile.Experts said that Pyongyang’s verbal threat appeared to represent its growing frustration over its isolation and the international community’s refusal to recognize its evolving nuclear capabilities including its SLBM technology, which some
May 20, 2015
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N.K. cancels Ban’s visit to Gaeseong
North Korea on Wednesday abruptly withdrew a planned visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to a joint industrial complex near the inter-Korean border, raising speculation that the isolated state may have chosen to shield itself from international attention due to its internal instability.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday. (Yonhap)Pyongyang told U.N. officials early Wednesday morning that it had canceled his trip to its border town of Gaeseo
May 20, 2015
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S. Korea to offer 1 bln to support handicapped in N. Korea
South Korea said Tuesday it has decided to provide about 1 billion won (US$917,850) to support the physically handicapped in North Korea, a move aimed at boosting inter-Korean cooperation.The Ministry of Unification said that it plans to tap into an inter-Korean cooperative fund to provide rehabilitation goods and nourishing food to those who are physically handicapped in the North.It marked the first time since 2009 that Seoul has used the fund to support disabled people in North Korea.The move
May 19, 2015
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Park says N.K. threat hinders Asian growth
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday blasted North Korea’s repeated provocations and nuclear ambitions, saying they had damaged Asia’s economic growth and joint efforts to maintain stability in the region. She also called for a resolution to the North’s nuclear programs, and urged the regime to open up to the world, stressing that such steps were the “key” to peace in the region. “The Asian region has enormous growth potential, but as long as North Korea keeps blocking the blood vessels of growth
May 19, 2015
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Ban to visit Gaeseong on Thursday
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that he will visit the North Korean border town of Gaeseong on Thursday to encourage North Korean workers there in a surprise announcement that came amid growing uncertainty over inter-Korean ties.“I would like to announce that I will visit Gaeseong Industrial Complex on May 21. I believe it is a win-win model for both Koreas,” he said at a news conference held at the World Education Forum in the South Korean western port city of Incheon.Ban vis
May 19, 2015
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No signs detected of N. Korea's long-range missile launch: Seoul ministry
South Korea sees no signs of North Korea preparing to fire a long-range rocket, the Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday, despite reports that the North plans to test-launch a rocket carrying a satellite. Citing "sources in a number of governments," Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered its National Aerospace Development Administration earlier this year to prepare to test-launch a rocket carrying a satellite in October to mark the 70th anniversa
May 19, 2015
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N. Korea rejects S. Korea's offer for talks on joint industrial park
South Korea said Monday it proposed holding talks with North Korea this week on a joint industrial complex in the North amid a row over a wage hike, but Pyongyang has rejected the offer. The two Koreas have been embroiled in the wage dispute as North Korea unilaterally decided in February to hike wages by 5.18 percent to $74 per month for the about 53,000 North Korean workers at the Gaeseong Industrial Complex in the border city of the same name. Seoul has rejected the North's unilateral move,
May 18, 2015