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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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S. Korea vows stern punishment for N.K. provocations over leaflets
South Korea warned North Korea of stern punishment Wednesday should it carry out provocations in protest of anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaigns by civic groups here.North Korea has demanded that the South deter its civic groups from releasing balloons carrying leaflets that criticize the North Korean regime, while the Seoul government has been cautious, citing their freedom of speech."If North Korea provokes, using the leaflet campaigns as an excuse, our military will, as warned repeatedly, mercile
Jan. 14, 2015
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U.S. drills may offer 'excuse' for N.K. nuke test: China expert
North Korea is likely to use annual military drills between South Korea and the United States as an "excuse" for the North to follow through on its threats to conduct a fourth nuclear test, a Chinese expert said Wednesday.North Korea, which has threatened to carry out a nuclear test in response to a U.N. resolution censuring its human rights record, offered on Saturday to temporarily suspend nuclear tests if the U.S. agreed to cancel annual military exercises with South Korea, a proposal firmly
Jan. 14, 2015
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North Korea offers direct talks with U.S.
North Korea on Tuesday offered to hold direct talks with the United States on its proposal to suspend nuclear tests, and suggested dialogue could pave the way to changes on the Korean peninsula.The U.S. State Department has rejected Pyongyang's offer to suspend nuclear tests in exchange for a temporary freeze on U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises but said it "remains opens to dialogue" with Pyongyang.North Korea's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations An Myong-hun told a news conference
Jan. 14, 2015
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U.S. Treasury says will raise pressure on North Korea
U.S. officials Tuesday warned they will boost pressure on North Korea with new economic penalties after the cyber-attack on Sony, but said Washington was open to engagement with the rogue state.President Barack Obama slapped sanctions on North Korea early this month in retaliation for the hacking of Hollywood studio Sony Pictures' computer network.U.S. officials have blamed the attack on Pyongyang and described it as the most damaging commercial hack in U.S. history, costing the Hollywood studio
Jan. 14, 2015
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N. Korea's trade dependence on China deepens: report
More than 90 percent of North Korea's exports were bound for China in 2013, a report showed Wednesday, indicating that Pyongyang's trade dependence on its main ally has deepened significantly over the past decade.According to the report compiled by the Beijing office of the Korea International Trade Association, North Korea exported 90.6 percent of its products to China in 2013, much higher than the 50.9 percent tallied in 2003.North Korea's exports to China were estimated at $400 million in 200
Jan. 14, 2015
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N. Korean diplomat urges U.S. to accept proposal calling for ending military drills
A senior North Korea diplomat urged the United States to accept Pyongyang's proposal to halt joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises in exchange for the North's suspension of nuclear tests, saying "many things" will be possible if the offer is realized.After calling a news conference, the North's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, An Myong-hun, also told reporters that the North is ready to provide the U.S. with additional explanations about the proposal, such as the intention behind the
Jan. 14, 2015
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U.S. vows to cut N. Korea off from international financial system
The United States will identify and impose sanctions on financial institutions doing business with North Korea so as to cut the communist nation off from the international financial system, a senior U.S. sanctions official said Tuesday.Assistant Treasury Secretary for Terrorist Financing Daniel Glaser made the remark during a House committee briefing, saying the 2005 sanctions on the Banco Delta Asia, a bank in Macau, were so successful because it "created a chilling effect" throughout the inter
Jan. 14, 2015
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North Korea seeks to revive Tumen River development
North Korea is seeking to revive a moribund project to develop the border areas along the Tumen River and a pipeline to transport Russian gas as part of efforts to build trust and expand economic cooperation with South Korea and other neighbors, according to a report. The Tumen River Area Development Project, which was later renamed the Greater Tumen Initiative, was launched in 1992 as a joint initiative among China, Russia and Japan and the two Koreas following a proposal a year earlier by the
Jan. 13, 2015
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N. Korea vows to seek both nuclear, economic development
North Korea said Tuesday it will press ahead with its policy of simultaneously pursuing both nuclear and economic development, despite desperate U.S. attempts to end its nuclear capabilities."No matter how the international situation and the relations of neighbors change, (the North) will stick to the military-first policy and the dual-line policy to the very end," the North's Rodong Sinmun newspaper said.Despite the introduction of economic sanctions by the outside world, the North has long pur
Jan. 13, 2015
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N. Korea gives 'positive response' to Russia invite for Kim
North Korea has positively responded to an invitation by Russian President Vladimir Putin for its leader Kim Jong-un to attend a May ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, a South Korean diplomatic source said Tuesday.The North's positive stance over Russia's invitation of Kim, who has not made a visit to a foreign country since taking the helm of the reclusive country in late 2011, appears aimed at prompting China to try to move toward war
Jan. 13, 2015
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U.S. downplays upcoming Singapore meeting with N. Korea
The United States on Monday played down an upcoming meeting between North Korea's chief nuclear envoy and former U.S. negotiators, saying it would only be "one of many" nongovernmental meetings held to discuss security issues in East Asia.Diplomatic sources have told Yonhap News Agency that Pyongyang's chief nuclear envoy, Ri Yong-ho, and other senior North Korean diplomats will hold two days of meetings in Singapore beginning Sunday with former U.S. special envoy for North Korea policy Stephen
Jan. 13, 2015
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Park vows cross-border talks despite N.K.-U.S. tensions
President Park Geun-hye on Monday pledged to improve relations with North Korea through dialogue, despite growing tension between Pyongyang and Washington after the U.S. slapped new bilateral sanctions in retaliation against the North’s purported hack on Sony Pictures. As ties with Japan remain at their lowest ebb in decades, she called for Tokyo to tackle the issue of its sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II as a vital step toward a thaw and summit with Prime Minister Shinzo A
Jan. 12, 2015
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N. Korea bashes U.S. for spurning offer of nuke test
North Korea slammed the United States on Monday for rejecting its offer to temporarily suspend nuclear tests in return for a halt to military drills with South Korea, calling on Washington to accept the overture.On Friday, the country proposed a temporary halt to nuclear tests if the U.S. suspended joint military exercises with Seoul, expressing its willingness to have dialogue with the U.S. on the matter. But the U.S. rejected the offer, denouncing it as an “implicit threat.”“It is nonsense tha
Jan. 12, 2015
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N. Korea has about 2,500 armored vehicles
North Korea is estimated to operate some 2,500 armored vehicles with their maximum speeds faster than those of South Korean vehicles, a report showed Monday.According to the report by Seoul's Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, the communist country's fleet of armored vehicles as of the end of last year was up nearly 300 units from two years earlier.Most of the North's armored vehicles have come from China and Russia, with major models including such armored personnel carriers as the VTT-
Jan. 12, 2015
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N. Korea bashes U.S. for spurning offer of nuke test
North Korea slammed the United States on Monday for rejecting its offer to temporarily suspend nuclear tests in return for a halt to military drills with South Korea, calling on Washington to accept the overture.On Friday, the communist country proposed a temporary halt to nuclear tests if the U.S. suspends joint military exercises with Seoul, expressing its willingness to have dialogue with the U.S. on the matter. But the U.S. rejected the offer, denouncing it as an "implicit threat.""It is non
Jan. 12, 2015
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N. Korean nuclear envoys to meet with ex-U.S. negotiators in Singapore
North Korea's chief nuclear envoy and other diplomats plan to hold meetings with former U.S. negotiators and security experts in Singapore next week, diplomatic sources said Sunday.The two days of meetings, set to begin on Jan. 18, will involve Ri Yong-ho, the North's chief negotiator for six-party denuclearization talks, his deputy Choe Son-hui, as well as Jang Il-hun, the North's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, the sources said.Their American counterparts will be former U.S. special e
Jan. 12, 2015
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U.S. rejects N.K. offer of nuclear test moratorium
The U.S. has brushed off North Korea’s offer of a moratorium on nuclear tests if Washington shelves its planned military drills with Seoul this year, calling it an “implicit threat” and urging its sincere commitment to denuclearization. The North’s state media reported Saturday the country has delivered the proposal through an unspecified relevant channel, saying it is “ready to sit with the U.S. anytime if the U.S. needs dialogue regarding this issue.”“The message proposed the U.S. to contribut
Jan. 11, 2015
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N. Korea urges South to stop military drills
North Korea called on South Korea Sunday to stop all military exercises, including joint drills with the United States, if it really wants to improve inter-Korean ties."If the South is truly determined to improve inter-Korean relations through dialogue and negotiations ... it should stop all kinds of war schemes, including reckless military exercises carried out jointly with foreign forces," Minju Joson, North Korea's cabinet newspaper, said. "War rehearsals and dialogues cannot coexist."The Nor
Jan. 11, 2015
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U.S. rejects N. Korea's proposal as 'implicit threat'
The United States on Saturday rejected North Korea's offer to temporarily suspend nuclear tests in exchange for a halt to joint military exercises between the U.S.and South Korea, denouncing the proposal as an "implicit threat."The North's foreign ministry disclosed the proposal earlier Saturday, saying it already delivered the offer to the U.S. through a relevant channel" a day earlier."The DPRK (North Korea) statement that inappropriately links routine U.S.-ROK (South Korea) exercises to the p
Jan. 11, 2015
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N. Korea hints at halting nuke tests for no S. Korea-U.S. drills
North Korea said Saturday that it will temporarily suspend nuclear tests if the United States halts its joint military exercises with South Korea this year.The North's proposal was contained in a message delivered to United States Friday "through a relevant channel," the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in its English dispatch, monitored in Seoul."The message proposed the U.S. to contribute to easing tension on the Korean Peninsula by temporarily suspending joint military
Jan. 11, 2015