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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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S. Korea, Japan, China agree to create new financing facility against regional crises
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
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U.S. spy chief: 'N. Koreans don't have a sense of humor'
The U.S. spy chief said Wednesday he saw the Sony Pictures movie, "The Interview," and he felt that the North Koreans lack "a sense of humor." Director of National Intelligence James Clapper made the remark during a cyber-security conference at Fordham University in New York, referring to the North's alleged hack on Sony, apparently in anger over the film involving a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong-un."I watched 'The Interview' over the weekend and it's obvious to me that North Koreans don't
Jan. 8, 2015
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Controversy rekindled over anti-N.K. leaflets
Calls are growing for the government to deal more sternly with anti-North Korea leaflets after a court ruling paved the way for authorities to block their launches, complicating South Korea’s efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. A local court in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday dismissed a case filed by Lee Min-bok, a North Korean defector who leads the leaflet distribution drive, seeking 50 million won ($45,000) in compensation from the government for inflicting emotional distres
Jan. 7, 2015
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N. Korea urges S. Korea to curb leaflet campaign
North Korea called on South Korea on Wednesday to put the brakes on the spread of anti-Pyongyang leaflets by activists here if it genuinely wants a resumption of dialogue.The call came two days after a North Korean defectors' group flew balloons with leaflets criticizing and ridiculing the communist regime toward the North from a border area.The North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed in a commentary that South Korea is out of step with the North's "goodwill and generosity" f
Jan. 7, 2015
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N. Korea warns South over 'reckless' leaflet launch
North Korea on Wednesday slammed the South after activists sent anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border in balloons, warning that such launches have scuppered high-level talks in the past.The isolated nation cautioned Seoul that the "reckless act" of leaflet scattering by North Korean defectors -- who it called "human scum" -- could threaten the tentative dialogue, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said."On January 5 human scum... of an organisation of 'defectors from the north' organi
Jan. 7, 2015
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N.Korea comedy becomes Sony all-time online hit
Controversial North Korea satire "The Interview" has made over $31 million on the Internet and other small-screen formats, Sony's best-grossing online film ever, the studio said Tuesday.Including box office takings the movie has made some $36 million, approaching its reported $44 million budget, according to the Hollywood studio."The Interview," which triggered a hacking attack on Sony Pictures blamed by US authorities on Pyongyang, has been rented or bought online and through cable, satellite,
Jan. 7, 2015
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Assembly to pass resolution against inter-Korean slander
The South Korean parliament is projected to pass a resolution next week urging Seoul and Pyongyang to mutually refrain from verbal attacks, officials in the South’s national legislature said Tuesday.The resolution is expected to be approved by the foreign affairs committee in South Korea’s National Assembly Thursday, and receive final endorsement at a plenary session on Jan. 12.The resolution comes amid a mood of rapprochement between North and South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expres
Jan. 6, 2015
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Park urges N. Korea to come forward for talks with S. Korea
President Park Geun-hye urged North Korea Tuesday to quickly come forward for talks with South Korea, just days after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un offered conditional summit talks with her.South Korea proposed in late December that the two rival Koreas hold ministerial talks in January to discuss such bilateral issues as the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.In his New Year's address last Thursday, the North's leader said he is willing to hold summit talks with Park, if
Jan. 6, 2015
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China party paper urges 'common-sense' approach to N. Korea
China needs to show "common sense" in dealing with North Korea following the killing of four Chinese people by a North Korean army deserter in a Chinese border town, a newspaper published by China's ruling Communist Party said Tuesday.The North Korean soldier killed four elderly Chinese residents and injured another Chinese person on Dec. 28 last year during an apparent robbery, prompting Beijing to make a formal diplomatic complaint to Pyongyang. In an editorial, The Global Times raised the que
Jan. 6, 2015
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N. Korea has 'significant' technology for miniaturized nukes: Seoul
North Korea appears to have achieved "a significant level" of technology to miniaturize nuclear warheads to fit on its ballistic missiles that could potentially reach the United States mainland, South Korea's defense ministry said Tuesday.The assessment was included in the 2014 edition of the ministry's biennial white paper released on the day, which highlights North Korea's evolving nuclear and missiles threats to the region and beyond after its third and most recent nuclear test in 2013.It was
Jan. 6, 2015
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Leaflet spread to test N. Korea's will for dialogue
South Korea is keeping close tabs on North Korea's response to another round of massive spreading of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border, a unification ministry official said Tuesday.An activist group of North Korean defectors flew balloons carrying some 600,000 fliers from Yeoncheon, a county near the communist nation, on Monday evening, according to local police.The North has been extremely sensitive to such leaflet scattering. It reneged on a deal to hold high-level talks with the South
Jan. 6, 2015
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N. Korea likely to conduct series of nuclear, missile tests this year: U.S. expert
The United States and South Korea should brace themselves for a series of nuclear and ballistic missile tests by North Korea this year, an American security expert said Monday, calling for the allies to further bolster joint capabilities to cope with North Korean threats. Victor Cha, chief Korea analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, made the remark in a policy suggestion report for the new year, cautioning against reading North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's New Year's ad
Jan. 6, 2015
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South set to provide more aid to N.K.
South Korea appears ready to ramp up its humanitarian assistance to North Korea after their leaders exchanged conciliatory signals in their New Year messages, renewing hopes for reconciliation. A civic group here secured the Unification Ministry’s endorsement to ship 20 tons of sweet potatoes worth 52 million won ($47,000) late last month to the northeastern border city of Sinuiju, while another organization is gearing up to send nutritional food and medical kits soon. They are part of health, a
Jan. 5, 2015
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Beijing protests after N.K. army deserter kills 4
SHENYANG, China/BEIJING (Yonhap) ― China said Monday it had lodged a protest with North Korea after a North Korean army deserter killed four Chinese citizens in an apparent robbery in the Chinese border city of Helong late last month.The incident took place on Dec. 28 last year in the border town of Nanping in Helong, just north of the Tumen River overlooking North Korea’s North Hamkyong Province, a source with knowledge of the incident told Yonhap on condition of anonymity.Asked about the incid
Jan. 5, 2015
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Police mull arrest warrant for talk show host
Police said Monday they may seek a preliminary arrest warrant for a former deputy spokeswoman of the now-defunct Democratic Labor Party who allegedly made pro-North Korea remarks at on-stage talk shows she hosted.Hwang Sun allegedly made comments sympathetic to the North Korean regime along with her Korean-American co-host Shin Eun-mi, local conservative groups said in a complaint filed with the police last month.In South Korea, anyone who attempts to praise, encourage or propagandize North Kore
Jan. 5, 2015
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N. Korean army deserter kills 4 Chinese in border town:source
A North Korean army deserter has been detained by Chinese authorities for allegedly killing four Chinese citizens in an apparent robbery in the Chinese border city of Helong, a source with knowledge of the incident said Monday. The incident took place on Dec. 28 last year in the border town of Nanping in Helong, just north of the Tumen River overlooking North Korea's North Hamkyong Province, the source said on condition of anonymity. The gun-wielding North Korean man killed the four Chinese citi
Jan. 5, 2015
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N.K. army deserter in custody in China after killing four: report
A man suspected of being a North Korean army deserter killed four Korean-Chinese in a Chinese border town on Dec. 27 before being apprehended by the local authorities, the South Korean daily Donga Ilbo reported Monday.The suspect is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Helong, Jilin Province where he was taken after being shot by Chinese authorities. He is said to be in a comatose state. According to the report, the suspected deserter broke into a home in Helong, Jilin Province and ki
Jan. 5, 2015
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‘The Interview’ is no laughing matter for N. Korean defectors
Hollywood comedy “The Interview” has won a few fans in between sparking apocalyptic warnings from North Korea ― but for defectors who escaped the communist state, there’s nothing funny about it.That’s not to say they’re not watching it. Defectors based in the South have flocked to see the film at the center of an escalating international row thanks to its lurid depiction of the assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.The United States claims that the film’s presentation of Kim ― whose
Jan. 5, 2015
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Tension between U.S. and N. Korea escalates
Tension between the United States and North Korea further escalated over the weekend as Washington imposed new economic sanctions Friday against Pyongyang in retaliation for the reclusive regime’s alleged cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.The North’s Foreign Ministry responded angrily to the punitive measures Sunday, saying that America’s “tenacious adherence” to a hostile policy toward the North would further reinforce its will to protect its sovereignty.U.S. President Barack Obama sig
Jan. 4, 2015
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N. Korea slams U.S. over new sanctions
North Korea on Sunday rebuked the United States for slapping fresh sanctions on Pyongyang for its alleged hacking of Sony Pictures, saying that the U.S. move reflects its long-running hostility toward the North.The U.S. on Friday announced retaliatory sanctions on North Korea in response to the communist nation's alleged cyber attack on Sony after it produced a comedy film about a plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The North has denied involvement in the hacking."The persistent and un
Jan. 4, 2015
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U.S. slaps new sanctions on N. Korea in response to Sony hack
The United States announced retaliatory sanctions on North Korea on Friday in response to the communist nation's alleged cyber-attacks on Sony Pictures, warning the actions are just the "first aspect" of its response.President Barack Obama signed an executive order authorizing additional sanctions on North Korean individuals and entities in response to the North's "ongoing provocative, destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies, particularly its destructive and coercive cyber attack on S
Jan. 3, 2015