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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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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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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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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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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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N.K. warns war would obliterate South Korea
North Korea said Tuesday South Korea would be reduced to ashes if a war broke out on the Korean Peninsula, in the latest verbal attack against President Park Geun-hye for her unification initiative.Park has called for, among other things, the bolstering of cross-border exchanges as a first step toward building trust between the sides to lay the groundwork for unification of the two Koreas.She unveiled the proposal, called the Dresden Declaration, during her trip to the former East German city of
April 29, 2014
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N. Korea conducts live-fire drills in West Sea
The North Korean military on Tuesday fired artillery rockets into waters near the Northern Limit Line, a de facto inter-Korean sea border, during its live-fire drills, further ratcheting up tensions on the peninsula.The drills came some five hours after the North sent a fax notification to Seoul of the plan to stage the drills near its islands of Wollaedo and Jangjaedo, near South Korea’s frontline islands.The drills are the latest in a recent series of saber-rattling moves by Pyongyang includi
April 29, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Hwang Pyong-so new in N. Korean power circle
Over the last few weeks, a notable change was spotted within the core of the reclusive North Korean ruling elite: Hwang Pyong-so, formerly the first vice director of the ruling party’s organization guidance department, was elevated to the rank of four-star general and then to the rarefied, coveted rank of vice marshal. The decision was made Saturday by the powerful National Defense Commission and the Workers’ Party’s Central Military Commission, the official Korean Central News Agency announced
April 28, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘For Xi, summit with N. Korean leader may be diplomatic card’
Chinese leader Xi Jinping may be using the possibility of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a diplomatic card to pressure the isolated, impoverished neighbor to behave, a U.S. scholar said.In a recent interview with The Korea Herald, Bonnie Glaser, senior advisor for Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, also noted that despite Pyongyang’s aberrant behavior, Beijing would continue to prioritize maintaining stability in the North.“I think Xi Jinping recognizes
April 28, 2014
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Seoul slams North Korea for sexist swipe at President Park
South Korea denounced North Korea on Monday for a sexist swipe at President Park Geun-hye, in the latest verbal tit-for-tat between the rival Koreas amid lingering tensions over Pyongyang’s possible nuclear test.Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Eui-do said the North used vulgar expletives toward Park, calling the North’s latest slander immoral. Kim’s comments came a day after North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea called her “a wicked sycophant and traitor, a dirty com
April 28, 2014
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Kim paid ‘huge attention to detail’ for wax figure of father
BEIJING (Yonhap) ― North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-un paid “huge attention to detail” in the making of a wax figure of his late father by Chinese artists, checking details of the sculpture to make it perfectly duplicate his father’s features, China’s state media reported Monday. The wax figure of Kim’s father, Kim Jong-il, who died on Dec. 17, 2011, has been on display at the North’s International Friendship Exhibition Center, an ostentatious palace museum at Mt. Myohyang, since July last ye
April 28, 2014
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Opposition proposes new N.K. rights bill
South Korea’s main opposition party proposed a bill Monday calling for the promotion of civil and political rights in North Korea in addition to the right to life.The proposal marks a shift from the previous stance of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, which has opposed legislation addressing human rights abuses in the North out of concern it could anger Pyongyang and worsen ties between the two Koreas.“Until now, the opposition party has put the North Korean people’s right to life first,
April 28, 2014
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N.K. detains American tourist
PYONGYANG (AP) ― North Korea has detained a 24-year-old American man for improper behavior while he was being processed to enter the country as a tourist, state media reported Saturday.The official Korean Central News Agency identified the man as Miller Matthew Todd ― possibly putting his surname first ― and said he entered the country on April 10 with a tourist visa, but tore it up and shouted that he wanted to seek asylum. The brief report said he chose the North “as a shelter.’’It said he was
April 27, 2014
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N.K. leader attends KPA meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has chaired a key meeting of a top military commission to decide on organizational matters, the country’s state media said Sunday. At the enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Kim and the North’s top policymakers “discussed issues arising in further developing the Korean People’s Army into the powerful Paektusan revolutionary army faithful to the party, the leader, the country and its people,” according to the Korean C
April 27, 2014
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N. Korea's Kim leads key military meet, artillery drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has carried out a rash of visits to military installations and chaired a meeting of senior figures in the armed forces, state media said Sunday, amid global unease over a possible nuclear test.The announcement by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) comes the day after U.S. President Barack Obama lambasted the North as a "pariah" and said any atomic blast would lead to "more isolation".After a series of visits to observe army drills over the last few days, Kim pr
April 27, 2014
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New pictures confirm North Korea nuclear activity
A North Korean nuclear test within days "cannot be ruled out" analysts said Saturday, after new satellite imagery showed heightened activity at the test site.The report by the Institute for Science and International Security chimes with other findings and suggests Pyongyang is moving towards an underground detonation.Pictures taken on Friday -- the first day of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to neighbouring South Korea -- show an increase in movement near one entrance to a tunnel."The image
April 26, 2014
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N. Korea says it's detaining another American man
North Korea has detained a 24-year-old American man for improper behavior while he was being processed to enter the country as a tourist, state media reported Saturday.The official Korean Central News Agency identified the man as Miller Matthew Todd _ possibly putting his surname first _ and said he entered the country on April 10 with a tourist visa, but tore it up and shouted that he wanted to seek asylum. The brief report said he chose the North “as a shelter.”It said he was detained for “gro
April 26, 2014
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N. Korean boats violate western sea border ahead of Obama visit
Two North Korean patrol boats crossed the western maritime border and retreated early Friday, the South Korean military said, just hours before U.S. President Barack Obama is due to arrive in South Korea for an official visit.The fishery inspection vessels came 1 nautical mile south of the maritime boundary, called the Northern Limit Line, in the Yellow Sea and retreated after the South Korean Navy broadcast several warnings and fired warning shots between 4:35 a.m. and 5:03 a.m., the Joint Chie
April 25, 2014
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China warns against 'chaos' over anticipated N. Korean nuclear
China said Thursday that it will not permit chaos on its doorstep, in another thinly-veiled warning to its wayward ally North Korea amid indications that the North is technically ready to conduct a fresh nuclear test. "Peace and stability is in the immediate interests of China. We will by no means allow war or chaos to occur on our doorstep," China's foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters, when asked about the possibility of a fourth nuclear test by North Korea. The comments by Qin e
April 24, 2014
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France concerned about N. Korea's nuclear test possibility: Senate speaker
France is very much concerned about the possibility of North Korea conducting its fourth nuclear test, the visiting speaker of the French Senate was quoted as saying Thursday.Sen. Jean-Pierre Bel made the remark during a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye after Park said it is a serious matter for North Korea to threaten a nuclear test and show signs of actual preparations, according to a statement from Park's office.Bel also said the entire international community is concerned ab
April 24, 2014
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N. Korea seems prepared for nuke test at any time: FM
North Korea appears technically ready to conduct its fourth nuclear test any time once a political decision is made, South Korea's foreign minister said Thursday.Concerns have been growing since Pyongyang threatened to conduct a "new form" of nuclear test late last month. South Korean officials are on alert after detecting "increased activity" at North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site in its mountainous northeastern region close to its border with China and Russia.North Korea has so far carr
April 24, 2014
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N. Korea nuclear threats to top agenda for Park's talks with Obama
Nuclear threats from North Korea, including the possibility of an additional nuclear test, will be a key topic when President Park Geun-hye holds talks with U.S. President Barack Obama later this week, an official said Thursday.Obama is scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Friday for a two-day visit amid growing concerns that Pyongyang could conduct its fourth nuclear test. South Korean officials have cited intelligence showing that all technical preparations have been completed at the Punggye-ri tes
April 24, 2014
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Park asks Xi to prevent N.K. nuclear test
President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to persuade North Korea not to conduct a nuclear test amid growing concerns that Pyongyang may push ahead with a fourth atomic test ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Asia.During a phone call between the two leaders, Park made the request and stressed that another nuclear test by the North would change the security landscape in Northeast Asia, her office said.“President Park told Xi that an additional nuclear te
April 23, 2014
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Einhorn urges China role in N.K. sanctions
Despite the increasingly powerful international sanctions against North Korea, China should play a greater role in boosting their effectiveness and curbing the Kim Jong-un regime’s nuclear ambitions, a former key U.S. administration official said Wednesday. Robert Einhorn, who served as special advisor for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. Secretary of State and as a coordinator for Iran and North Korea sanctions until last year, also raised the need for strong punishment if the comm
April 23, 2014
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Park asks China to help dissuade N. Korea from nuclear test
South Korean President Park Geun-hye asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help persuade North Korea not to carry out a nuclear test, her office said Wednesday, a day after Seoul reported increased activity at the North's nuclear test site.Park made the request when she spoke by phone with Xi on Wednesday morning, saying an additional nuclear test by the North would fundamentally change the security landscape in Northeast Asia as it would spark an arms race and a "nuclear domino" effect in the r
April 23, 2014