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N.K. leader's decision not to visit Moscow shows his concern about control: U.S. expert
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's decision not to visit Russia shows that the young leader is concerned about his control of the communist nation and feels less secure than often assumed, a U.S. expert said Tuesday.Russia announced last week that Kim called off a planned visit to Moscow due to internal affairs. Moscow had said for months that Kim had accepted its invitation to attend celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II."He's concerned about control, positive cont
May 6, 2015
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S. Korean student detained in N.K. says he wanted his arrest to improve inter-Korean ties
A South Korean college student being held in North Korea told CNN that he intentionally entered the communist state illegally because he believed his arrest could have a good effect on inter-Korean relations.Joo Won-moon, 21, a New York University student living in New Jersey, was arrested on April 22 for illegally crossing into the North. Pyongyang announced his arrest last Saturday. Joo was the fourth South Korean citizen to be detained in the North."I wanted to be arrested," Joo told CNN in t
May 6, 2015
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[Graphic News] Inter-Korean exchanges
Trade volume between the two Koreas reached an all-time high last year despite the May 24, 2010, punitive sanctions on North Korea following Pyongyang’s deadly sinking of the South’s Cheonan warship, data by Seoul’s Unification Ministry showed.Inter-Korean trade surged 106.2 percent on-year to reach $2.34 billion. The rise was largely attributed to businesses at Gaeseong industrial park in the North’s border town.The volume of exchanges is expected to grow as the Seoul government recently announ
May 5, 2015
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China tells N. Korea Silk Road initiative to bring chances for bilateral cooperation
China has told North Korea that its ambitious Silk Road project aimed at reviving the ancient trade route between Asia and Europe would bring a "historic" opportunity to advance bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The Chinese ambassador to North Korea, Li Jinjun, made the remarks at a meeting with the North's Vice Foreign Minister Ri Gil-song on Monday, the Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang said in a statement. It was the second time in less than two weeks that the Chinese ambassador publi
May 5, 2015
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N. Korea’s ceremonial leader to attend Moscow ceremony
North Korea’s ceremonial head of state will travel to Russia this week to attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, state media said Monday, days after Moscow unveiled the revocation of an anticipated trip by leader Kim Jong-un.Kim Yong-nam, president of the Supreme People’s Assembly, will be among the more than two dozen world leaders that Moscow says will take part in the event slated for Saturday. The Korean Central News Agency’s report did not specify the tim
May 4, 2015
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Seoul urges N.K. to free NYU student
South Korea urged North Korea on Monday to release a South Korean college student with a U.S. green card who has been detained for illegal entry.North Korea announced over the weekend that it has detained a 21-year-old man studying at New York University. He was arrested on April 22 for illegally entering the communist nation through a Chinese border city.Pyongyang identified him as Joo Won-moon, residing in New Jersey.“It is deeply regrettable that North Korea is detaining Joo Won-moon, who is
May 4, 2015
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'Schedule' prompts Kim Jong-un to cancel Moscow visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has canceled his planned visit to Moscow this week in accordance with his own "schedule," Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping said Monday.The Kremlin said last week that Kim will not come to Moscow to attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, dashing hopes for a global debut of the young leader, who took power of the reclusive state in late 2011. Chinese President Xi Jinping is among the world leaders to attend th
May 4, 2015
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S. Korea OKs civilian meeting with N. Korea on joint events
The South Korean government Monday approved a plan by civic groups to meet North Koreans this week to discuss joint events.The five-member delegation from a related coalition plans to hold two-day talks from Tuesday with North Korean representatives in the Chinese city of Shenyang. The meeting is to prepare for inter-Korean ceremonies to mark the 15th anniversary of the June 15 Joint Declaration and the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule."The government has permitt
May 4, 2015
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S. Korea urges N. Korea to free NYU student
South Korea urged North Korea Monday to release a South Korean college student with a U.S. green card detained in the North for illegal entry.North Korea announced over the weekend that it has detained a 21-year-old man studying at New York University. The North said it arrested him on April 22 for illegally entering the communist nation through a Chinese border city.Pyongyang identified him as Joo Won-moon, residing in New Jersey."It is deeply regrettable that North Korea is detaining Joo Won-m
May 4, 2015
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N. Korea's ceremonial leader to visit Moscow for war event
North Korea's ceremonial head of state will travel to Russia later this week to attend a World War II anniversary ceremony on behalf of leader Kim Jong-un, Pyongyang's media said Monday."Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, will pay a visit to Russia to take part in the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War to be held in Moscow," the Korean Central News Agency reported. The DPRK is the official name of the
May 4, 2015
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2 S. Korean detainees in N. Korea confess to spying: CNN
Two South Koreans detained in North Korea told CNN on Sunday that they spied for South Korea.South Korea has flatly rejected the accusations and urged Pyongyang to release them.The interviews came after North Korea announced on Saturday that it arrested a South Korean student studying in the U.S. on charges of illegal entry into the country, the fourth South Korean citizen detained in the North.South Korean missionary Kim Jung-wook has been held there since October 2013.Sunday's interviews as we
May 4, 2015
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Kim nixed Russia trip after failed missile buy: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s recent revocation of his anticipated visit to Russia may have resulted from Moscow’s lukewarm response to Pyongyang’s plans to purchase its air defense missile systems, a news report said Saturday. Hong Kong’s Phoenix TV cited a Russian defense expert, reporting that the North floated a proposal to purchase four sets of Russia’s S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile systems during a visit by Hyon Yong-chol, minister of the People’s Armed Forces, to Moscow last
May 3, 2015
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N. Korea to hold int'l women's grand march in May
North Korea will hold an international grand march festival later this month, the country's state media reported, in an apparent move to support a group of women peacemakers attempting to cross the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas."The 2015 international women's grand march for Korea's reunification and peace will be held in the DPRK in May 2015," the Korean Central News Agency said in its Saturday report. "The Korean Committee for Solidarity with the World People and other social organ
May 3, 2015
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Student detained in N. Korea is S. Korean: official
A college student detained in North Korea for illegal entry has been confirmed to be South Korean, a foreign ministry official said Sunday.On Saturday, the North's Korean Central News Agency reported that a 21-year-old South Korean student of New York University was caught while crossing the Amrok River from Dandung, a Chinese border city, on April 22.It identified him as Joo Won-moon, a resident of New Jersey with a U.S. green card."We are determining the details through our local diplomatic mi
May 3, 2015
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Local govt's gear up to resume aid to N. Korea
South Korea's provincial governments Sunday unveiled plans to resume long-suspended aid to and exchange projects with North Korea under a new inter-Korean reconciliation policy by the Park Geun-hye government.Last week, the Ministry of Unification announced plans to promote inter-Korean exchanges in such areas as culture, sports and history to help "restore national unity and open channels for cooperation."The announcement came as this year marks the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from J
May 3, 2015
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N. Korea reveals new satellite control center
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a newly built satellite control and command center, saying his country will continue developing space technology despite international sanctions.North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported it Sunday without saying when Kim visited the center.North Korea is under U.N. sanctions for its launch of rockets that the international community considers to be ballistic missiles.U.N. resolutions also ban the communist state from conducting nuclear
May 3, 2015
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N. Korea detains Korean student based in U.S.: KCNA
North Korea said Saturday it has detained a South Korean college student studying in the United States for illegally entering the country.The 21-year-old student of New York University was caught on April 22 while crossing the Amrok River from Dandung, a Chinese border city, the North's Korean Central News Agency said in a brief report monitored in Seoul.It identified him as Joo Won-moon, a resident of New Jersey with a U.S. green card. The KCNA said he has admitted to his "grave crime" during i
May 3, 2015
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N. Korean diplomats storm out of U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.S.-organized event on North Korea's human rights briefly turned into chaos at the U.N. on Thursday as North Korean diplomats insisted on reading a statement of protest, amid shouts from defectors, and then stormed out. North Korean defectors, left, argue with North Korean diplomats, right, at United Nations headquarters, April 30, as the diplomats attempt to make a statement during a panel on North Korean human rights abuses. (AP)The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Samanth
May 2, 2015
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Seoul to boost inter-Korean civilian exchanges
South Korea said Friday it will help spur civilian exchanges with North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of their liberation from Japan's colonial rule.The Ministry of Unification said it will encourage civilian groups to boost inter-Korean exchanges in such areas as culture, sports and history to help "restore national unity and open channels for cooperation.""Seoul expects that more exchanges and cooperation will pave the way for broadening mutual understanding and improving inter-Korean rel
May 1, 2015
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N.K. leader cancels Russia visit: Kremlin
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has canceled his planned visit to Moscow to attend Russia’s World War II anniversary celebrations on May 9, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Thursday.“He will not come. This is related to internal North Korean issues,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He added the message had been received “through diplomatic channels.”The visit would have been Kim’s first overseas trip since he took power in 2011 after the death of his father.Speculation had been ri
April 30, 2015