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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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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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S. Korea to continue to define N. Korea as 'enemy'
South Korea has decided to continue to define North Korea as "enemy" in its biennial white paper report to be released next week, Seoul's defense ministry said Tuesday."North Korea has posed serious threats to our security by launching military provocations continuously ... As long as such threats exist, we cannot but define the North Korean regime and its military as our enemy," defense ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told a regular briefing.The 2014 edition of the biennial defense white paper
Dec. 23, 2014
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N. Korea suffers Internet outage amid cyber rift with U.S.
North Korea appeared to have lost access to the Internet Tuesday amid a cyber stand-off with the United States over the hacking of Sony pictures.Major Internet sites based in the communist nation have been completely down since around 1 a.m. They include several sites run each by the Korean Central News Agency and the Rodong Sinmun, Pyongyang's two key mouthpieces.There have been no problems accessing pro-Pyongyang web pages whose severs are located abroad, such as Uriminzokkiri and the Choson S
Dec. 23, 2014
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U.N. Security Council adopts N. Korea's human rights agenda item
The U.N. Security Council adopted North Korea's human rights record as an official agenda item for the first time on Monday, a highly symbolic move designed to increase pressure on Pyongyang to improve the treatment of its own people.The issue was adopted in an 11-2 vote with two abstentions among the 15 council members. China and Russia, which have friendlier relations with North Korea than other countries do, voted against adopting the issue as an official agenda item.It was the first time tha
Dec. 23, 2014
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N. Korea experiencing severe Internet outages
North Korea experienced sweeping and progressively worse Internet outages extending into Monday, with one computer expert saying the country's online access is ``totally down.'' The White House and the State Department declined to say whether the U.S. government was responsible. (AFP-Yonhap)President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. government expected to respond to the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., which he described as an expensive act of ``cyber vandalism'' that he blamed on
Dec. 23, 2014
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Once allies, N.K., Cuba seen going separate ways
Following decades of political and military ties, North Korea and Cuba appear to be taking starkly different paths as Washington seeks a long-delayed reconciliation with Havana while mulling putting Pyongyang back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism.Relations between North Korea and the U.S. are quickly plummeting in the aftermath of the communist country’s suspected hack on Sony Pictures, which led to the cancellation of the release of “The Interview,” a film about a plot to kill North K
Dec. 22, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Obama faces tough decision on N. Korea
U.S. President Barack Obama faces a tough decision over whether to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism for its alleged cyberattack on Sony Pictures, as the decision may have political, diplomatic and security ramifications.In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Obama indicated that the U.S. may put the North back on the terrorism list. Obama has vowed to respond “proportionally” to the Nov. 24 attack on Sony following the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s conclusion that the North wa
Dec. 22, 2014
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[Graphic News] U.S. mulls relisting N.K. as state sponsor of terrorism
Dec. 22, 2014
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N. Korean fisherman rescued in S. Korean waters
A North Korean fisherman has been rescued while drifting in South Korean waters, and is scheduled to be sent to his homeland this week, the Seoul government said Monday. The South's coast guard rescued the North Korean citizen on Friday when his 72-ton trawler was drifting in the East Sea near the small islets of Dokdo, according to the Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs. The ship had gone adrift from a North Korean port in South Hamkyong Province after the anchor rope that
Dec. 22, 2014
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Seven of 10 S. Koreans back NK human rights bill: poll
Slightly over seven out of every 10 South Koreans think that the South should enact a special law aimed at improving North Korea's dismal human rights conditions, a poll showed Monday.The survey of 1,000 South Korean adults, conducted by the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights, showed that 73.1 percent of the respondents approve of the legislation on the human rights issue.Slightly more than 72 percent of those surveyed said active intervention is needed to resolve the North Korean hum
Dec. 22, 2014
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N. Korea threatens ultra-harsh action on U.S. soil over hacking allegation
North Korea threatened to carry out ultra-harsh military action on U.S. soil Sunday, one day after U.S. President Barack Obama vowed a proportional response against the North's alleged hacking attack into Sony Pictures.In a follow-up to the FBI's recent hacking accusation against Pyongyang, Obama vowed Friday (U.S time) to "respond proportionally," hinting at retaliatory action over the communist country's alleged hacking attack on the distributor of a controversial movie about North Korea, "The
Dec. 21, 2014
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U.S.-N.K. tensions build amid accusations of cyberattack
Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea soared over the weekend after Washington officially blamed Pyongyang for the cyberattack on entertainment giant Sony Pictures on Friday, the day after a U.N. resolution on its woeful human rights record was adopted.Warning of “grave consequences” for what it calls groundless accusations, the North proposed a joint inquiry into the Nov. 24 hacking incident on Saturday. The U.S., in turn, dismissed the proposal, saying it stood by the Federal Bureau of Inv
Dec. 21, 2014
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Dec. 21, 2014
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N. Korea proposes joint probe with U.S. into cyber-attack on Sony Pictures
North Korea on Saturday denied playing any role in the crippling cyber-attack on Sony Pictures and proposed a joint investigation with the United States into the allegation."We have a way to prove that we have nothing to do with the case," an identified spokesman for the North's Foreign Ministry said, dismissing the allegations against the North as an "unfounded rumor."Earlier, U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to "respond proportionally" to North Korea over its alleged involvement into the cybe
Dec. 21, 2014
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North Korea threatens to bolster nuclear capability
North Korea vowed Saturday to boost its nuclear capability and take all necessary steps to defend itself to counter a United Nations resolution calling for the referral of its leaders to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity.The resolution, adopted by the General Assembly Thursday, recommends that the Security Council take up the issue and bring the North's leadership to international justice.The resolution had earlier passed through the General Assembly's Third Comm
Dec. 21, 2014
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Putin invites N. Korean leader to Moscow next year
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Moscow next year, news report said Friday, in what would be the first overseas trip by Kim."It is true that such an invitation has been sent," Russian state news agency TASS said, citing Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.The invitation is timed for the 70th anniversary of the former Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.Still, it remains unclear whether Kim will visit Moscow for the annual celebration t
Dec. 20, 2014
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Obama vows to 'respond proportionally' to Sony hack blamed on N. Korea
U.S. President Brack Obama vowed Friday to "respond proportionally" to North Korea's alleged cyber-attack on Sony Pictures as the FBI officially accused Pyongyang of the hack that led to the cancellation of the release of a comedy about killing the North's leader."We will respond. We will respond proportionally and we will respond in a place and time and manner that we choose," Obama said during his year-end news conference. He declined to elaborate on what a proportional response would be. U.S
Dec. 20, 2014
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U.S. formally accuses N. Korea of involvement in Sony hack
The United States has determined that North Korea is responsible for the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that scared the moviemaker into cancelling the planned release of a comedy film, the FBI announced Friday."As a result of our investigation, and in close collaboration with other U.S. Government departments and agencies, the FBI now has enough information to conclude that the North Korean government is responsible for these actions," the FBI said in a statement Friday.The attack o
Dec. 20, 2014
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U.N. adopts resolution on N. Korea human rights
NEW YORK (Yonhap) ― The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday formally adopted a landmark resolution calling for referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court for human rights violations.The adoption has been widely expected since the resolution passed through the General Assembly’s Third Committee last month.The resolution has drawn keen attention because it would be the first-ever U.N. resolution calling for the North’s referral to the ICC.A total of 116 nations voted for the resolutio
Dec. 19, 2014
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N. Korea invites aides of ex-S. Korean president to joint factory park
North Korea's point man on South Korea invited aides of the late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung to a joint inter-Korean factory park in the North next week, South Korea said Friday.The surprise move by Kim Yang-gon came three days after the aides visited the factory park in the North's western border city of Kaesong to deliver a wreath commemorating the third anniversary of the death of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.Kim Yang-gon said in a message that he wants to express thanks t
Dec. 19, 2014
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Seoul urges Pyongyang to follow Cuba's path in external ties
South Korea called on North Korea Friday to follow Cuba's footsteps in improving ties with the U.S. and other nations. The U.S. and Cuba announced their decision earlier this week to end five decades of Cold War hostility and revive diplomatic ties.It has effectively made North Korea the only diplomatically-isolated nation on the planet. "With this latest decision, (we) expect acceleration of Cuba's fence-mending with the international community and hope that North Korea would actively joi
Dec. 19, 2014