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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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North Korea cannot win nuke state status: Seoul official
North Korea's hope to win recognition as a nuclear state will never be realized as Pyongyang is the most "blatant" case of nuclear proliferation, a ranking Seoul diplomat said Wednesday.The remarks by South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul came as North Korea seeks to advance its nuclear capability amid the long-stalled multilateral denuclearization talks."The international community will never grant any status (of a nuclear-weapon state) whatsoever to the country known for the most blat
March 4, 2015
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Russia’s influence on North Korea will be limited: experts
Russia’s influence over North Korea and inter-Korean issues is likely to remain limited despite its efforts to strengthen its economic cooperation with the North and strategic partnership with the South, analysts have said.Speculation has been growing that Moscow will become influential on inter-Korean issues, as it has been pushing to deepen its engagement with Pyongyang through various economic projects and an invitation to the 70th anniversary celebration of its World War II victory in May. B
March 4, 2015
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Seoul urges N.K. to address rights problems
South Korea on Tuesday urged the North to take action to improve its human rights situation, lambasting its ongoing attempt to undermine a landmark U.N. study in the wake of a defector’s changes in his account. Speaking at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul called on the international community to provide “special care and protection” to North Korean asylum seekers, taking a veiled swipe at China for deporting them despite the harsh punishment they face ba
March 4, 2015
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Tourists to arrive in N. Korea next week after lifting Ebola travel ban
A group of foreign tourists is scheduled to arrive in North Korea next week as the reclusive North reopened its doors to visitors after nearly five months due to fears over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, a Beijing-based tour company said Wednesday. The months-long travel restriction, which banned foreign tourists from visiting North Korea and imposed a strict 21-day quarantine on all people, including diplomats, entering the country, was lifted earlier this week. Beijing-based Koryo Tours
March 4, 2015
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China rejects imports of some N. Korean anthracite coal: report
China has rejected imports of some North Korean anthracite coal because the coal failed to meet domestic standards for mercury emissions, a local newspaper reported Wednesday, in what appeared to be China's first rejection of North Korean minerals over environmental concerns. The shipment was returned to North Korea on Feb. 27 from the Rizhao port of China's northern coastal province of Shandong, the National Business Daily newspaper reported, citing an unnamed port official. The report did not
March 4, 2015
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N. Korea steps up criticism of S. Korea-U.S. drills
North Korea ratcheted up its criticism of the ongoing joint military drills between South Korea and the United States Wednesday, calling them "an anti-unification sin" and threatening "merciless punishment."Seoul and Washington kicked off their annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle military exercises on Monday as part of efforts to improve the combined forces' operations and combat capabilities to deter threats from the communist country.The North routinely denounces the annual drills as a rehearsal
March 4, 2015
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Israel PM cites N. Korea as example of failed denuclearization efforts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday cited North Korea as an example of failed denuclearization efforts, stressing that Iran could also end up possessing nuclear bombs like the communist nation.Speaking before a joint session of U.S. Congress, Netanyahu emphatically implored the United States to reject a deal being negotiated with Iran, denouncing it as a "very bad deal" that would allow Tehran to legitimately possess enriched uranium that can be used in building nuclear weapons.
March 4, 2015
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N. Korea hates U.S., but likes 'our money': Clapper
North Korea does not like the United States, but the communist nation likes "our money," the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday, recalling Pyongyang charging him for a meal when he visited the country last year.Director of National Intelligence James Clapper visited Pyongyang in November to win the release of two detained Americans.During the trip, he had a dinner with Gen. Kim Yong-chol, director of the North's Reconnaissance General Bureau, Pyongyang's top spy agency.After the 12-course meal
March 4, 2015
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N.Korea warns has power to conduct 'strike' on US
North Korea's foreign minister warned Tuesday Pyongyang had the power to conduct a "pre-emptive strike" on the United States, following joint US-South Korea military drills earlier this week.Speaking before the UN Disarmament Conference in Geneva, Ri Su-yong said the military exercises that kicked off Monday were "unprecedentedly provocative in nature" and could spark a war."The DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) cannot but bolster its nuclear deterrent capability to cope with the ever
March 4, 2015
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N.K. lost 14 airmen in 2009 rocket launch: KCNA
North Korea revealed Tuesday it lost 14 airmen while launching a long-range rocket in 2009, in a report on an inspection by the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, of a related military unit Monday.Kim looked around a monument to honor the “stalwart fighters, who displayed the suicidal-attack spirit” at Unit 447 of the Air and Anti-Air Force, reported the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. The monument commemorates the “heroic feats performed by the 14 fighter pilots in the operation to ens
March 3, 2015
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N. Korea says no more chances for inter-Korean dialogue
North Korea said Tuesday that South Korea has blown any chance for bilateral dialogue by pressing ahead with joint military drills with the United States.The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea warned that the South will face "miserable consequences." "Now that the puppet warmongers are making an open challenge by kicking off the war drills against the North, together with the U.S., the opportunity of the North-South dialogue and improvement of relations have already passed and the
March 3, 2015
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N. Korea ready to fire medium-range Nodong missiles: military source
North Korea appears prepared to fire medium-range Nodong ballistic missiles amid heightened inter-Korean tensions over the ongoing South Korea-U.S. military exercises, a source here said Tuesday.On Monday, Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles into the East Sea in an apparent protest against the start of the annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle drills."We've detected signs that North Korea has deployed two transporter erector launchers since a few days back in its Nodong missile station in North
March 3, 2015
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N. Korean leader inspects air force unit on tree-planting day
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a major air force unit credited with supporting the 2009 launch of a long-range rocket, according to Pyongyang's media Tuesday.A day earlier, Kim looked around a monument to honor "14 stalwart fighters, who displayed the suicidal-attack spirit" at Unit 447 of the Air and Anti-Air Force, reported the North's official Korean Central News Agency. The monument commemorates the "heroic feats performed by the 14 fighter pilots in the operation to ensure the su
March 3, 2015
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N. Korea ends Ebola travel restrictions
North Korea has lifted its strict travel restrictions on people entering the isolated country, which was a frantic measure to prevent the deadly Ebola virus from spreading into its territory, a company specializing in tours to the North said Tuesday. Although no cases of Ebola have been reported in countries near North Korea, the Pyongyang regime had closed its borders to foreign tourists and imposed a strict 21-day quarantine on all people, including diplomats, entering the country, since last
March 3, 2015
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N. Korea lost 14 airmen in 2009 rocket launch: Pyongyang media
North Korea was found Tuesday to have lost 14 airmen while launching a long-range rocket in 2009, as the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, inspected a related military unit a day earlier.Kim looked around a monument to honor the "stalwart fighters, who displayed the suicidal-attack spirit" at Unit 447 of the Air and Anti-Air Force, reported the North's official Korean Central News Agency. The monument commemorates the "heroic feats performed by the 14 fighter pilots in the operation to ensure the s
March 3, 2015
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Korean-Canadian pastor missing after visit to N. Korea: reports
A Korean-Canadian pastor has lost contact after visiting North Korea, news reports said Monday, amid fears he could be detained in the communist nation.Rev. Lim Hyeon-soo, 60, entered the North via China on Jan. 31 and has since lost contact with friends and family, the Toronto Star reported. The pastor of Light Korean Presbyterian Church near Toronto went to the North on a humanitarian mission, the paper said.Lim had been expected to leave the North on Feb. 4, but church officials were not imme
March 3, 2015
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Two Koreas to face off at U.N. rights council
The two Koreas are poised to face off at the U.N. in Geneva this week as the South plans to ratchet up pressure over the North’s grim human rights record while Pyongyang wages a campaign to undercut an upcoming resolution against it. Seoul’s Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul is scheduled to deliver a keynote address on Tuesday at a high-level meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council, which kicks off Monday for a four-day run. He is expected to stress the need for follow-up measures in line with
March 2, 2015
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China 'not nervous' about Kim's possible visit to Russia
China has told South Korea that it is "not nervous" about the possibility of an unprecedented visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Russia in May, a South Korean diplomatic source said Monday. Russia has said that Kim would be among those attending the May 9th ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. While analysts have been differing over whether Kim will eventually visit Russia, his choice of Moscow for his international debut wo
March 2, 2015
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China urges restraint as N. Korea fires short-range missiles
China called for calm and restraint on Monday after North Korea fired two short-range missiles off the East Sea in apparent anger against annual military drills between South Korea and the United States.North Korea has stepped up its fiery rhetoric against the annual drills, which began earlier in the day on the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and are said to be defensive in nature by the South and the US. But, the drills have long been denounced by the North as preparations for war agains
March 2, 2015
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N. Korea set to lift Ebola restrictions: tour firm
North Korea, which has banned foreign tourists from visiting the isolated country since last October due to fears over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, will reopen its borders, a Beijing-based tour firm specializing in tours to the North said Monday. North Korea's tourism officials told the Beijing-based Koryo Tours earlier in the day that there is "some movement" in the strict travel ban for foreign tourists and the company expects to confirm the North's plan to reopen the border. "The Nat
March 2, 2015