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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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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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S. Korea finds suspected third N. Korean drone
South Korea found a suspected third North Korean drone on a mountain on the east coast, officials said Sunday, in what could be the latest in a series of border incursions by North Korea's spy drones.South Korean soldiers found the crashed drone in the middle of a mountain in Samcheok, 290 kilometers east of Seoul, on Sunday after three local residents informed the military that they had seen a crashed unmanned drone in the mountain in October, the defense ministry officials said.The residents t
April 6, 2014
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'N. Korea's unmanned attack drones capable of striking S. Korea'
North Korea's unmanned attack drones are believed to be capable of striking all targets in South Korea, a government official said Sunday, amid new security concerns over North Korea's spy drones.North Korea has deployed unmanned attack drones it unveiled in March last year during military drills meant to destroy low-flying cruise missiles and test the accuracy of unmanned combat aerial vehicles.The range of unmanned attack drones is estimated at up to 800 kilometers, capable of striking major S
April 6, 2014
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N.Korea slams S. Korean missile test
North Korea blasted South Korea on Saturday for test-firing a missile capable of hitting anywhere in the communist country, saying that Seoul will no longer be justified to blame it for launching rockets In a report carried by the state Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), monitored in Seoul, a spokesman for the North Korean Army's Strategic Force said it was "a great irony" that South Korea is celebrating a successful test-fire of a ballistic missile when it has been denouncing the North's missil
April 6, 2014
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Senior N. Korean diplomat no show at Beijing airport
BEIJING (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean diplomat in charge of talks to normalize relations with Japan did not arrive in Beijing on Saturday, despite a Japanese media report that Pyongyang and Tokyo would hold informal high-level talks here over the weekend.North Korean delegation, including Ambassador Song Il-ho, the North's chief negotiator in the normalization talks with Japan, did not show at the Beijing Capital International Airport on Saturday, and no flight between Pyongyang and Beijing
April 5, 2014
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N. Korea asks for rescue of missing crew
SEOUL/YEOSU (Yonhap) -- Pyongyang asked "concerning parties" Saturday to rescue its sailors who have been missing since a cargo ship with 16 North Koreans aboard sank off the southwestern coast of South Korea the previous day.The Mongolian-flagged 4,300-ton boat, named Grand Fortune 1, ran aground at around 1 a.m. on Friday, some 74 kilometers off the coast of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province.Of the 16 crew members aboard the ship, all North Koreans, two were found dead and three were rescued on the
April 5, 2014
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N. Korea reports outbreak of FMD in cows
North Korea has reported a fresh outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease in cattle to a world animal quarantine body, two months after reporting outbreak of the infectious disease in pigs, a U.S. radio report said Saturday.The Voice of America said that Pyongyang submitted a report to the World Organization for Animal Health, saying that the disease broke out at a cow farm in Cholwon county of Kangwon Province, near the boarder area with South Korea, on March 14.Nine cows out of 52 were infected
April 5, 2014
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N. Korea ousts commerce minister
North Korea has replaced its commerce minister last month, according to state-run media report Saturday, amid efforts to phase out supporters of Jang Song-thaek, the executed uncle of the current leader.North Korea's radio broadcaster Pyongyang Broadcasting Station reported that new Commerce Minister Kim Kyong-nam was in attendance at a food festival marking the birth anniversary of the country's founder.It was the first time that Kim Kyong-nam was introduced as commerce minister by North Korean
April 5, 2014
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U.S. to keep pressing N. Korea through sanctions: Treasury official
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The U.S. government will keep imposing tough sanctions on North Korea in a bid to press the communist nation to adopt a policy of denuclearization, a senior Treasury official said Friday."What we are going to continue to do is to implement the sanctions programs that we have in place, which are focused on North Korea's efforts to develop its nuclear program, as well as North Korea's other illicit activity," David Cohen, Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial i
April 5, 2014
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North Korea says U.S. `hell-bent on regime change'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- North Korea on Friday accused the United States of being "hell-bent on regime change" and warned that any maneuvers with that intention will be viewed as a "red line" that will result in countermeasures.Pyongyang's deputy U.N. ambassador Ri Tong Il also repeated that his government "made it very clear we will carry out a new form of nuclear test" but refused to elaborate, saying only that "I recommend you to wait and see what it is."His comments came at North Korea's secon
April 5, 2014
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Cargo ship sinks off S. Korea, killing 2 N. Korean sailors
A Mongolian-flagged cargo ship sank off the coast of South Korea's southern city of Yeosu on Friday, killing two of 16 North Korean crew members on board and leaving 11 missing, the Coast Guard and Seoul's unification ministry said. The 4,300-ton Grand Fortune 1 ran aground at around 1:19 a.m., some 74 kilometers off the coast of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, after sending a rescue signal, according to officers. Of the 16 crew members aboard the ship, all North Koreans, two were found dead a
April 4, 2014
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Suspected N. Korean drones crude, reflect new threat
South Korean experts say two small drones believed to have been flown across the border by the North were crude and decidedly low-tech - equipped with cameras available on the Internet for hundreds of dollars - but underscore a potential new threat that must be taken seriously. North Korea has recently been touting its drone program, a relatively new addition to its arsenal. It has prominently displayed large drone-like aircraft in military parades. According to the North's state-run media, le
April 4, 2014
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Cargo ship carrying N. Koreans sinks in S. Korean waters
A Mongolian-flagged cargo ship sank off the coast of South Korea's southern city of Yeosu on Friday, killing two of 16 North Korean crew members on board and leaving 11 missing, the Coast Guard and Seoul's unification ministry said.The 4,300-ton Grand Fortune 1 ran aground at around 1:19 a.m., some 74 kilometers off the coast of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, after sending a rescue signal, according to officers.Of the 16 crew members aboard the ship, all North Koreans, two were found dead and thr
April 4, 2014
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Three regional powers set for high-level talks on N. Korea
Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese nuclear envoys will gather here early next week for discussions on ways to deal with North Korea, as it threatens to take additional provocative acts, possibly including another nuclear test.The U.S. State Department announced Thursday that Washington's special representative for North Korea policy, Glyn Davies, will host the trilateral session four days later.It is intended to "exchange views on a wide range of issues" related to North Korea, the department s
April 4, 2014
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Further punishment possible over N. Korea's missile launches: S. Korean envoy
The United Nations would discuss additional measures to punish North Korea for its recent ballistic missile launches, a South Korean envoy to the international body said Thursday. Last week, the communist country fired off two medium-range Rodonng ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, the first such launches in four years, in what appeared to be a show of force in defiance of ongoing Seoul-Washington military exercises. The move, which followed a series of short-range rocket l
April 3, 2014
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Chinese media tells N. Korea to 'abandon illusions' about nuclear weapons
BEIJING (Yonhap) -- China's state-run newspaper called on North Korea Thursday to "abandon illusions" about its defiant pursuit of nuclear weapons, warning that a fresh nuclear test would only deepen isolation. The Global Times published the editorial days after North Korea threatened to carry out a "new form" of nuclear test, more than a year after its third nuclear test heightened tension and strained ties with its key ally China. In unusually harsh language, the newspaper said North
April 3, 2014
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Constructors fined W99b for waterway cartel
The Fair Trade Commission on Thursday imposed collective fines totaling 99 billion won ($90 million) on 11 major builders for their cartel during the bidding process for the Ara Waterway between 2008 and 2009.Further, the antitrust regulator said it would file a complaint with the prosecution against five incumbent and former executives of the six biggest players out of the 11 firms.The six firms were Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Samsung C&T Corp., Daewoo Engineering & Construction, SK En
April 3, 2014
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Seoul, Washington, Tokyo nuke envoys to meet
The chief nuclear negotiator of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan are expected to gather next week in Washington to discuss ways to boost their trilateral coordination in the face of North Korea’s increasing threats. Seoul’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday appointed Hwang Joon-kook, who led recent negotiations with Washington on sharing costs for the upkeep of U.S. troops, as special representative for Korean Peninsular peace and security affairs and chief delegate to the six-party talks aimed at den
April 3, 2014
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Seoul names new envoy on six-party talks
South Korea named its new chief negotiator for the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program on Thursday ahead of a scheduled meeting with the envoys from the United States and Japan.Hwang Joon-kook, the ambassador in charge of negotiations for the South Korea-U.S. defense cost sharing pact, replaces Cho Tae-yong, who was promoted to vice foreign minister earlier this year, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The 54-year-old career diplomat led the South Korean del
April 3, 2014
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N. Korean drone sent from southwestern airport during firing drill
The drone that crashed on a South Korean border island during Pyongyang's live-fire drill earlier this week is believed to have been sent from an airport on the west coast of North Korea, a military official said Thursday.South Korea collected the drone from Baengnyeong Island, just south of the western maritime border during North Korea's live-fire drill on Monday.The drone was discovered while South Korean Marines returned artillery fire after some of the North's shells fell into southern wate
April 3, 2014
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U.N. to provide $400,000 to N. Korea over FMD: report
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization plans to provide $400,000 to North Korea to help eradicate the rapidly spreading foot-and-mouth disease there, a U.S. radio report said.The Voice of America reported Wednesday the U.N. body was considering a proposal to North Korea over the infectious animal disease that broke out near Pyongyang in early January, citing the FAO's Chief Veterinary Officer Juan Lubroth.The FAO also plans to send quarantine officials to North Korea after finalizing its aid
April 3, 2014