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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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South Korea to launch space security center under spy agency
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Seoul to prepare for DMZ peace park
South Korea’s point man on North Korea said Wednesday that Seoul will make gradual preparations to break ground for a peace park inside the heavily fortified border with North Korea.Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae said the proposed peace park will lay the basis for peace and cooperation on the divided Korean Peninsula, though he acknowledged challenges.He did not elaborate on a specific time frame for the project as he made the comments in an international forum on the peace park.His comments
May 28, 2014
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China starts building new border bridge to North Korea: report
BEIJING (Yonhap) ― China has begun building a new cross-border bridge to North Korea over the Tumen River, according to China’s state media Wednesday, in the latest sign that economic relations between the two nations remain stable despite the North’s nuclear ambitions. The 804-meter-long bridge linking the Chinese border town of Tumen to North Korea is expected to open in 2015 or 2016 “as a new route for bilateral trade,” Xinhua news agency reported, citing local authorities. Last week, a local
May 28, 2014
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S. Korea to prepare for peace park in border with N. Korea
South Korea's point man on North Korea said Wednesday that Seoul will make gradual preparations to break ground for a peace park inside the heavily fortified border with North Korea. Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae said the proposed peace park will lay a basis for peace and cooperation on the divided Korean Peninsula, though he acknowledged challenges. He did not elaborate on a specific time frame of the project as he made the comments in an international forum on the peace park. His co
May 28, 2014
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China starts building new cross-border bridge to N. Korea: report
China has begun building a new cross-border bridge to North Korea over the Tumen River, according to China's state media Wednesday, in the latest sign that economic relations between the two nations remain stable despite the North's nuclear ambitions. The 804-meter-long bridge linking the Chinese border town of Tumen to North Korea is expected to open in 2015 or 2016 "as a new route for bilateral trade," Xinhua news agency reported, citing local authorities. Last week, a local media report sai
May 28, 2014
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N. Korea calls for U.S. troops to halt hostile acts in border village
North Korea has urged U.S. forces to stop their alleged hostile acts against the communist country near a neutral village on the inter-Korean border, the state news agency said Tuesday.The North Korean military's top security officer in Panmunjom on Monday accused the U.S. forces of conducting surveillance and espionage against the North by setting up a huge steel watchtower in the village separating the rival Koreas, according to the Korean Central News Agency.The officer also claimed that the
May 27, 2014
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N. Korean nuclear envoy, U.S. experts hold informal talks in Mongolia
North Korea's chief nuclear envoy met with U.S. experts late last week for informal talks in Mongolia over the resumption of stalled multilateral discussions on the North's nuclear program, a diplomatic source in Beijing said Monday. The informal talks in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar on Friday were apparently aimed at reviving the deadlocked six-nation talks, but it was not immediately known whether any progress was made, the source said on the condition of anonymity. The Friday talks in
May 26, 2014
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WFP seeks Seoul’s help in feeding N.K. babies, moms
The U.N. World Food Program is seeking Seoul’s involvement in its program to fight acute malnutrition among babies and mothers in North Korea, which suffers from dwindling funding amid political tension.The world’s largest humanitarian agency is in consultation with the South Korean government over the 2-year-old program to provide health care to some 2.4 million North Korean women and their children until age 2. President Park Geun-hye vowed support for the “1,000 days” project in her speech in
May 25, 2014
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South Korea invites North Korean Catholics for Pope's mass in Seoul
South Korea has invited members of North Korea's Catholic community to attend the upcoming mass to be held by Pope Francis in Seoul, officials here said Sunday.They said representatives of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea and the Archdiocese of Seoul met with members of the North Korean Catholic Church in Shenyang, China, on May 18 and 19, and invited them to attend the papal mass.Pope Francis will celebrate the mass at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul on Aug. 18 and deliver a message for
May 25, 2014
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QPR defender to join S. Korean camp after watching
South Korean defender Yun Suk-young will finally report to the country's pre-World Cup camp on Sunday, after the London-based Queens Park Rangers refused to release him ahead of a key club match.The Korea Football Association said Yun will join the rest of the country's 23-man squad for the World Cup in Brazil at the National Football Center in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, late in the afternoon on Sunday. He will be the last player to arrive at the NFC, as the country prepares for the June 12-July 1
May 25, 2014
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North Korean leader Kim visits electrical machine plant: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid a visit to an electrical machine factory that earlier leaders of the communist state helped open, Pyongyang's state media reported on Sunday.The Korean Central News Agency, monitored in Seoul, said Kim visited the Chonma Electrical Machine Plant, accompanied by other officials. The KCNA noted that the area where the plant is located is "closely associated with the footprints of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il," the current leader's grandfather and father.The repo
May 25, 2014
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Park regrets N.K.’s shelling
President Park Geun-hye on Friday expressed “very strong regret” over North Korea’s artillery shelling near a South Korean patrol ship, calling for an airtight defense posture and further efforts to ensure the safety of residents in the region. The incident took place late Thursday around 150 meters from the vessel sailing near the Northern Limit Line, a de facto inter-Korean border, prompting the South to shoot back five shells immediately. The Joint Chiefs of Staff reported no damage.Park conv
May 23, 2014
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N. Korea says it will participate in 2014 Asian Games in S. Korea
North Korea announced Friday it will take part in the 2014 Asian Games competition to be held in South Korea, despite heightened tensions between the archrivals.In a short dispatch carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the North Korean Olympic Committee said it will participate in this year's quadrennial, multisport competition to be hosted by Incheon, a metropolitan city just west of Seoul."The DPRK Olympic Committee officially informed (the Olympic Council of Asia) of the
May 23, 2014
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Lack of funding threatens WFP programs in N.K.
The U.N. World Food Program faces daunting challenges in its programs in North Korea as a “critical” lack of funding threatens their viability, its chief said Thursday, calling on Pyongyang to make “changes” such as improving transparency with aid delivery to help court more donors. Executive director Ertharin Cousin was here for a two-day stay after spending three days in Pyongyang until Wednesday. In Seoul, she and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se initialed a partnership framework agreement desig
May 22, 2014
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Cardinal Yeom visits Gaeseong
Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung on Wednesday called on the two Koreas to work to break their standoff through dialogue and sincerity, building on their joint factory park as a stepping stone to reconciliation. The remarks came upon his return from the Gaeseong industrial complex, aimed at raising the spirits of Catholics and other workers there despite persistent cross-border tension. “The Gaeseong district is about 60 kilometers away from the Seoul Archdiocese, but I realized that we live in a wo
May 21, 2014
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U.S. issues N.K. travel warning
The U.S. State Department issued an updated travel warning for North Korea on Tuesday for the first time in six months in light of the recent arrests and detention of U.S. citizens in the communist nation. The State Department warned in a statement that entering the reclusive regime legally with a proper visa does not guarantee one’s safe return. It also said that traveling in a tour group did not act as protection.“Do not assume that joining a group tour or use of a tour guide will prevent your
May 21, 2014
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Seoul sends condolences to N.K.
South Korea on Tuesday offered its condolences to the North over the recent collapse of an apartment building in Pyongyang, which is presumed to have resulted in heavy casualties. The accident occurred on May 13 in the Pyongchon district, where the construction of the 23-story building was nearing completion, prompting People’s Security Minister Choe Pu-il and other senior executives to offer a rare public apology. The extent of the damage remains unknown but the death toll is expected to be hig
May 20, 2014
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N. Korea leader's half-brother spotted in Jakarta: report
The elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has surfaced in Indonesia, dismissing speculation that he might have been hiding following the execution of his uncle, a South Korean television reported Tuesday.Kim Jong-Nam was sighted at an Italian restaurant run by a Japanese businessman in Jakarta on May 4 with two women, cable news network YTN said.YTN quoted one of Kim's friends as saying the 43-year-old had been living well, shuttling back and forth among Singapore, Indonesia, Mal
May 20, 2014
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S. Korea voices condolences to N. Korea over apartment collapse
South Korea expressed its condolences to North Korea over a recent deadly collapse of an apartment building in Pyongyang, an official said Tuesday, a rare goodwill gesture after recent harsh verbal tit-for-tat between the archrivals."We convey our deep condolences over the loss of many lives in the accident," South Korea's Red Cross said in a message sent to its North Korean counterpart earlier in the day through a dialogue channel at Panmunjom, a neutral village on the inter-Korean border.The m
May 20, 2014
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‘Executed’ singer alive and well, Pyongyang TV shows
A North Korean singer said to be leader Kim Jong-un’s ex-girlfriend and rumored to have been executed last year has appeared on state television, apparently alive and well.Pyongyang’s state TV showed Hyon Song-wol, the head of a band known as Moranbong, delivering a speech at a national art workers rally in Pyongyang on Friday.She expressed gratitude for Kim’s leadership and pledged to work harder to “stoke up the flame for art and creative work.”Hyon Song-wol. (Yonhap)Her appearance came after
May 19, 2014
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Where are relations between China and N. Korea heading?
With the ties between Seoul and Beijing getting closer, questions have been raised over where the Sino-North Korea relationship is heading.Observers said that distrust between the communist allies has deepened in recent years due to Pyongyang’s provocative moves including nuclear and missile tests, which has undermined what they traditionally hailed as an alliance “forged in blood.”Yet, no quintessential change has occurred in their relationship given that the two sides still share critical inte
May 19, 2014