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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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N. Korea calls Obama 'loser' in geopolitical standoff
North Korea on Sunday accused U.S.President Barack Obama of unleashing the "grumble of a loser,"arguing he is preoccupied with hostilities towards Pyongyang.The North's foreign ministry took issue with Obama's remarks last week that the communist country is likely to collapse mainly due to the Internet-driven inflow of information. "The recent wild remarks made by Obama are nothing but a poor grumble of a loser driven into a tight corner in the all-out stand-off with the DPRK," the ministry's un
Jan. 25, 2015
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N. Korea warns of stern punishment against S. Korea
North Korea's National Defense Commission said Sunday South Korea will face "stern punishment" unless it halts joint military drills with the United States and blocks the spread of anti-Pyongyang leaflets by activists here.In a statement, the commission, directly run by leader Kim Jong-un, blamed South Korea for a failure to resume inter-Korean dialogue. (Yonhap)
Jan. 25, 2015
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N. Korean leader may join Bandung Conference in April: source
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may attend an international meeting to open in Indonesia in April, a government source here said Sunday.If Kim does so, it would be his debut to the international diplomatic scene as the isolated nation's leader.There has been no report of overseas trips by him since he took power in December 2011.Keen attention is being paid to whether Kim attend a Moscow ceremony in May to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in World War II.South Korea
Jan. 25, 2015
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North Korean leader observes flight drill amid discontent over anti-N. Korea leaflets
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed a flight combat drill in his reclusive state, its state mouthpiece said Saturday, in what seems to be an expression of frustration over a continuing scattering of anti-North leaflets by activists in the South and Seoul's inaction in stopping the practice. Kim, the supreme commander of the 1.1-million-strong military, watched the drill by fighter and bomber groups under the Guards 1st Air, Anti-Air Division of the Air and Anti-Air Force of the Korean Peopl
Jan. 24, 2015
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U.S. Under Secretary of State Sherman to visit S. Korea next week
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman will visit South Korea next week for discussions on North Korea and the alliance between Seoul and Washington, the State Department announced Friday.Sherman will be in Seoul on Jan. 28-29 for meetings with senior officials and non-governmental experts to discuss the alliance and North Korea issues, as well as regional and global priorities, the department said in a statement.It did not provide further specifics.Seoul is the second
Jan. 24, 2015
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U.N. to provide N. Korea with $2m aid
The United Nations will provide $2 million in aid to North Korea as part of its humanitarian efforts, a news report said Saturday.The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, part of the U.N. Secretariat responsible for humanitarian actions, plans to deliver the financial support to its peer organizations working in the reclusive regime, according to a new report by Radio Free Asia. The aid will be provided through the Central Emergency Response Fund, which has offered a total of $6.
Jan. 24, 2015
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Obama: North Korea is bound to collapse
U.S. President Barack Obama said he believes North Korea will ultimately collapse, but a military solution is not the answer to handling the communist nation armed with nuclear technologies and missiles.Obama made the remark in an interview on Youtube on Thursday, stressing that the Internet will ultimately find its way into the isolated totalitarian nation and spread information that will undercut the authoritarian regime.Obama called the North "the most isolated, the most sanctioned, the most
Jan. 24, 2015
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N. Korea urges lifting sanctions for family reunion
North Korea on Friday called on Seoul to lift its bilateral sanctions if it hopes to hold dialogue, arrange a reunion of separated families and restart other exchanges. The demand by the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, which handles cross-border affairs, came after Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae proposed at the end of last year a fresh round of high-level talks to discuss the family reunion and other issues of mutual concern.Along with Seoul-Washington joint military drill
Jan. 23, 2015
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S. Korea, China confirm joint stance on N.K. nuclear issue
President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang met in Seoul Friday, agreeing that the two countries will continue working closely on the resumption of multilateral talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, Park's office said.Wang, who arrived in Seoul Thursday for a three-day visit, also delivered a message from Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the neighbors should deepen their strategic partnership and make efforts to revive the stalled six-party denuclearization talks, it
Jan. 23, 2015
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China calls for dialogue to resume N. Korea nuclear talks
China called Friday for stepped-up efforts to resume international dialogue on North Korea's nuclear weapons program after the United States rejected an offer from the North to temporarily freeze nuclear tests in exchange for a halt to joint South Korea-U.S. military drills."Under the current circumstances, relevant parties should make joint efforts and come back to the track of dialogue and consultation to create favorable conditions for the resumption of six-party talks," China's foreign minis
Jan. 23, 2015
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N. Korea says family reunions possible if sanctions lifted
North Korea called on South Korea Friday to lift its sanctions on the communist country first in order to resolve the issue of reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.The North Korean Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, which deals with inter-Korean issues, made the suggestion nearly a month after the South proposed that the rival Koreas hold high-level talks to help resolve pending issues, including family reunions."If the South Korean government is genuinely int
Jan. 23, 2015
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S. Korea prods North again to accept talks offer
South Korea renewed its calls Friday for North Korea to accept a weeks-long offer to hold high-level talks as the communist country stayed mum on it and continued to blame the South for lingering inter-Korean tension.In late December, Seoul proposed that the two Koreas hold high-level talks to discuss pending issues, including the arrangement of a reunion for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War around the Lunar New Year's Day that falls in mid-February.No reply has come from the North s
Jan. 23, 2015
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N. Korea all out to discredit rights abuse charges
North Korea is going all out to discredit human rights abuse charges following a well-known defector's recent confession of errors in his accounts about life in the communist country.Last week, Shin Dong-hyuk, one of the most frequently cited survivors of brutal North Korean prison camps, admitted to some errors in the timeline and the location of his accounts of experience and defection from North Korea's political prison camp.Shin's confession has challenged the credibility of a United Nations
Jan. 23, 2015
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N. Korea urges S. Korea to crack down on leaflet campaigns
North Korea again demanded Friday that South Korea clamp down on civic activists' anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaigns across the border in order to improve inter-Korean ties.In a commentary carried by the North's mainstream Rodong Sinmun daily, the communist country renewed its call on the South to deter its civic groups from sending balloons to the North carrying leaflets that criticize the North Korean regime."What stance (South Korea takes) on the anti-North Korean leaflet campaign will tell whe
Jan. 23, 2015
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N. Korea asks top UN rights body to probe CIA torture
North Korea on Thursday urged the UN Human Rights Council to discuss CIA torture revelations and set up an independent investigation."This morning ... I sent a letter to the president of the Human Rights Council ... requesting that the council take up the issue of CIA torture crimes committed by the United States," said So Se Pyong, North Korea's ambassador to the UN in Geneva.He told reporters that Pyongyang wants the UN's top rights body to formally discuss the U.S. interrogation techniques, d
Jan. 23, 2015
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North Korea tells UN to drop call for ICC referral
North Korea has told the United Nations that its call to refer Pyongyang to the International Criminal Court is invalid after a prominent defector retracted part of his testimony to a UN rights inquiry.North Korea made the argument in a letter dated Wednesday from Ambassador Ja Song Nam to the UN General Assembly and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.In the letter, the envoy branded Shin Dong-hyuk a "swindler" and a "parasite" who has been "pretending to be a 'survivor from the political prison camp
Jan. 23, 2015
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N.K. sanctions bill a top priority for U.S. House committee
The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has announced that one of his highest priorities for the new Congress will be to pass legislation aimed at strengthening sanctions on North Korea.Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) made the planned legislation on North Korea among the top issues to pursue that also included passing a State Department Authorization bill, pressuring Iran to stop its "march toward nuclear weapons" and combating the militant Islamic State group.Royce will introduce the Nort
Jan. 23, 2015
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Park says S. Korea patiently seeking dialogue with N. Korea
South Korean President Park Geun-hye called Friday for patience as North Korea shows no sign of coming to the negotiating table to discuss ways to ease rising tension on the divided Korean Peninsula."Seoul will patiently seek dialogue and cooperation with the North," Park said in a video message to hundreds of business executives at a Korea Night function on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.Park, who took office in early 2013, attended last year's WEF bu
Jan. 23, 2015
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Park weighs options ahead of WWII gathering in Moscow
With North Korean leader Kim Jong-un apparently mulling a visit to Russia, speculation is rising that President Park Geun-hye might accept an invitation from Moscow and possibly hold talks with the young ruler. Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited dozens of world leaders ― including U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ― to a ceremony on May 9 marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Moscow has received a “positi
Jan. 22, 2015
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China says Kim's possible visit to Russia 'conducive to peace'
China said Thursday that a possible visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Russia in May would be "conducive to regional peace and stability," sounding a positive tone as Kim looks increasingly likely to choose Moscow, not Beijing, as his first destination for an unprecedented foreign trip. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow received a positive signal from Pyongyang after Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Kim to attend a May ceremony marking the 70th an
Jan. 22, 2015