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Humanitarian aid to N. Korea nearly halves in H1: report
International humanitarian assistance to North Korea tumbled nearly 50 percent in the first half of this year from a year earlier, a U.S. radio report said Wednesday.Citing the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Washington-based Voice of America said North Korea received $19.6 million of humanitarian aid in the January-June period, down 45 percent from the same period last year.The report, however, gave no reason for the on-year plunge.Six countries offered a
July 2, 2014
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Seoul snubs N.K. proposal for halt of military drills
South Korea on Tuesday brushed off the North’s proposal to cease military drills and slander on both sides of the border, calling for a “sincere” resolve to forsake its nuclear program rather than a token peace offensive. The “special offer,” made a day earlier by the National Defense Commission, included a halt of “all military hostilities” and “psychological smear campaigns” starting Friday. “We suggest taking practical measures to bring about a new turning point for reconciliation and coopera
July 1, 2014
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Defense chief vows 'merciless' response if N. Korea attacks
South Korea's newly-appointed defense chief vowed Tuesday to "mercilessly respond" to North Korea in the case of any provocation, instructing troops at the tensely-guarded western sea border to prepare for an effective counterattack. Defense Minister Han Min-koo made the remarks during a visit to the islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong in the Yellow Sea just south of the Northern Limit Line, the de facto inter-Korean western sea border. Han, a career soldier and former chief of the Joint C
July 1, 2014
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N. Korea-Japan deal may hurt efforts to end North's nuke program: FM
South Korea's foreign minister said Monday that a recent deal between North Korea and Japan is feared to hamper cooperation among Seoul, Washington and Tokyo in resolving the issue of the North's nuclear weapons program.In late May, North Korea and Japan agreed to re-investigate the fate of Japanese nationals kidnapped by Pyongyang decades ago. In return, Japan promised to ease some of its unilateral sanctions on Pyongyang and give humanitarian aid to the reclusive country "at an appropriate tim
June 30, 2014
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N. Korean envoy says not heard of any protest by Japan over
The North Korean envoy to the talks to normalize relations with Japan said Monday that he has not heard anything about protests by Japan against the North's recent ballistic missile launch, seemingly contradicting remarks by Japanese officials. Song Il-ho made the comments upon arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport to represent the North Korean delegation for a fresh round of talks with Japan on Tuesday on the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents decades ago.Nort
June 30, 2014
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S. Korean scholars get nod to visit N. Korean palace site
South Korean scholars have been given permission to visit North Korea this week to possibly resume the joint excavation of an ancient royal palace site in the communist state, officials said Monday.Seoul's Ministry of Unification said it gave permission to five people belonging to the Association of Inter-Korean Historians to visit the North Korean border town of Kaesong on Tuesday so they can check the ruins of Manwoldae, a Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) palace.South Korean scholars, during the visi
June 30, 2014
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N. Korea proposes halt to military hostilities
North Korea proposed Monday that the two Koreas stop all military hostilities from this week, in an apparent show of its efforts for peace on the Korean Peninsula ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Seoul.The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the National Defense Commission, the North's top military body, also called on the South to stop slandering against each other from Friday.The defense commission further called on South Korea and the United States to suspe
June 30, 2014
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Gaeseong industrial park marks 10th anniversary
Over the last decade, the inter-Korean industrial park in Gaeseong, North Korea, has built its status as a crucial foundation for bilateral understanding and cooperation, which Koreans hope would pave the way for economic integration and eventual reunification.Despite the “peninsular risks” involving persistent military and political tension, the park has seen the numbers of employers and workers, and its production scale, surge thanks to the tacit agreement by the two Koreas that it should be k
June 29, 2014
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N.K. fires two short-range missiles
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Sunday, just three days after it raised military tension by launching three short-range rockets into the sea, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.“North Korea fired what appeared to be Scud missiles at 4:50 a.m. and 4:58 a.m. from its eastern coastal city of Wonsan, in the North’s Gangwon Province,” the JCS said. “The missiles are analyzed as having a range of about 500 km.”Stressing that the South Korean military was stren
June 29, 2014
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North Korean ambassador to China tightlipped on Xi's visit to South
The North Korean ambassador to China, Ji Jae-ryong, was tightlipped when asked about the state visit to South Korea by Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. Ji, who showed up at a ceremony hosted by Xi at the Great Hall of People on Saturday evening, was repeatedly asked by some South Korean correspondents about the upcoming summit talks between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Xi, but he didn't respond to any of the questions. Xi is scheduled to make a two-day visit to South Korea fro
June 29, 2014
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N. Korea fires two ballistic missiles
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Sunday, just three days after it raised military tension by launching three short-range rockets into the sea, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.“North Korea fired what appeared to be Scud missiles at 4:50 a.m. and 4:58 a.m. from its eastern coastal city of Wonsan, in the North’s Gangwon Province,” the JCS said. “The missiles are analyzed as having a range of about 500 km.” (Yonhap)Stressing that South Korea was strengthen
June 29, 2014
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N. Korea through eyes of defector
A poet laureate, a state propagandist, a state historian ― writer Jang Jin-sung, whose memoir “Dear Leader” about his life in North Korea was published in English in the U.K. in May, was all this before he escaped North Korea in 2004 at the age of 34.By his account, Jang’s life in the North was comfortable, materially at least. As leader Kim Jong-il’s favorite poet, Jang was given the task of writing epic poems honoring the Dear Leader. His flair for writing found him employed by the United Fron
June 27, 2014
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N. Korean leader Kim guides test-launch of new missile
North Korea said Friday that it has successfully launched a newly developed tactical guided missile, threatening high-precision attacks on those who challenge Pyongyang's sovereignty.The report carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) came a day after the communist country test-fired three short-range projectiles into the East Sea on Thursday.North Korea did not disclose when the reported test-firing took place, but it mostly likely refers to Thursday's firing.North Kore
June 27, 2014
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First Gaeseong talks held in 6 months
GAESEONG, North Korea ― The two Koreas on Thursday held their first talks in six months over a joint factory park in the North amid their strained relations over concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear test and stringent criticism against Seoul and Washington. The meeting of a joint committee tasked with the operation of the Gaeseong industrial complex took place in the North Korean border city. It was led by Lee Kang-woo, cochair of the panel and director general for inter-Korean cooperation distric
June 26, 2014
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North Korea fires three projectiles into East Sea
North Korea on Thursday fired three short-range rockets into the East Sea, raising military tension, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.At around 5 p.m., the communist state fired three short-range projectiles with a range of some 190 km from the eastern coastal city of Wonsan.“We are strengthening our readiness posture in case there are additional launches,” said the Defense Ministry in a press release.Pyongyang fired a series of rockets and missiles in February and March this year in an angry
June 26, 2014
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Koreas resume Kaesong park meeting after 6-month hiatus
South and North Korea reopened their quarterly meeting on a joint industrial complex to discuss management issues on Thursday following a six-month suspension sparked by heightened cross-border tensions.The fifth meeting of the joint inter-Korean committee of the Kaesong Industrial Complex started in the namesake North Korea border city, the first high-level contact between the two Koreas since their last gathering in December. The two Koreas agreed to set up the joint committee in late August a
June 26, 2014
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N. Korea slams Kim assassination comedy as 'act of terror'
North Korea on Wednesday denounced a new Hollywood comedy about an assassination bid on leader Kim Jong-un as a "wanton act of terror" and warned of a "merciless response" unless the US authorities banned the film."The Interview" stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as two tabloid TV journalists who land an interview with Kim in Pyongyang and are then tasked by the CIA with killing him. Capture from the trailer for 'The Interview"The film is due to be released in the United States on October 14.In
June 26, 2014
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North Korea on course to set up embassy in Venezuela
North Korea is set to establish a diplomatic mission in Venezuela after recently winning approval from the Latin American country, a U.S. radio report said Wednesday. The Venezuela government has recently approved the North's embassy plan, the Washington-based Voice of America reported, citing the official publication of the Venezuela foreign ministry.If successfully established, it will be North Korea's first embassy in the South American country since the two forged bilateral diplomatic relati
June 25, 2014
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North Korea slams Japan for attempts to distort wartime sex slavery
North Korea joined South Korea on Monday in slamming Japan for attempting to distort the country's history of sexually enslaving Asian women during World War II, calling on the neighbor to stop efforts to whitewash past atrocities.The denunciation came after Japan announced on Friday that Seoul and Tokyo officials had coordinated the wording of the so-called "Kono Statement," a landmark apology from Japan for its imperial military's "coercion" of mostly Korean and Chinese women into sexual slave
June 23, 2014
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Another North Korean fisherman rescued in South Korean waters
One more North Korean fisherman was rescued while drifting in South Korean waters last week and the South Korean government has accepted his wish to defect, a government official said Monday."One North Korean citizen was rescued on June 16 while drifting in a small broken boat in the East Sea near the Dokdo island," the official said. The fisherman expressed his hope to remain in South Korea during a government interrogation and the government accepted his decision on humanitarian grounds, accor
June 23, 2014