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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Kerry: U.S. seeking to assure S. Korea, Japan of nuclear umbrella
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday his government is trying to assure South Korea and Japan of its unswerving commitment to extended nuclear deterrence so that the key allies won't be tempted to develop nuclear bombs themselves. "We are working with Japan and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in order to make sure they don't feel so threatened that they move towards nuclearization in self-help," the secretary said at a Senate hearing on the department's budget for fiscal year 2
March 14, 2014
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U.S. Army chief says potential war in Korea is most worrisome
The top commander of the U.S. Army said Thursday a war on the Korean Peninsula would be the most difficult and dangerous scenario for his troops as they seek to transform themselves into a smaller but more mobile force. "A war on the Korean Peninsula would be incredibly difficult...If we had a fight on the Korean Peninsula, that would be incredibly dangerous," Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the U.S. Army chief of staff, said at a forum here. He was answering a question about what area of the world
March 14, 2014
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Koreas discuss arbitration procedures for Kaesong
An inter-Korean panel on the arbitration of legal disputes discussed details of arbitration procedures and rules at its meeting held on Thursday, the unification ministry said.The meeting at the jointly run factory park in the North's western border city of Kaesong is the first of its kind since 2000 when the rival Koreas adopted a deal on solving legal disputes through arbitration.The two sides had substantial discussions on the arbitration rules to be applied once the panel starts its business
March 13, 2014
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Japan, N. Korea to resume talks next week in China: officials
Japan and North Korean government and Red Cross officials will resume talks next week in China, after holding their first meeting since 2012 earlier this month, officials said Thursday.The upcoming talks, scheduled for March 19 and 20 in the northern Chinese city of Shenyang, will draw foreign ministry officials from the two countries as well as senior members of their Red Cross societies.They will discuss on-and-off visits by Japanese nationals to the graves of family members who died in North
March 13, 2014
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N. Korea slams U.S. for 'mocking poll results'
North Korea lashed out at the United States Thursday for calling its recent parliamentary election undemocratic.On Sunday, North Korea held an election for the deputies of its 13th Supreme People's Assembly. It later claimed its leader Kim Jong-un was elected with not a single vote cast against him.During a regular press briefing the following day, U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said, "I will simply say that is not a model for democracy around the world."Asked about Kim's supposed
March 13, 2014
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N. Korean, Hong Kong firms to develop border city of Sinuiju
North Korea has joined hands with a Hong Kong-based company to develop the country's northwestern border city of Sinuiju into a special economic zone, a North Korean official said.Sinuiju, which borders China's Dandong city, has drawn much attention from foreign investors for its geographical advantage as North Korea's western gateway to China, Ri Chol-sok, the vice chairman of North Korea's economic development committee, said in an interview in the March issue of Kumsugangsan magazine, a North
March 12, 2014
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N. Korea urges South to stick to 'no-slander' deal
North Korea has denounced the South for failing to comply with a deal to stop slandering each other, claiming officials and media here alike are putting the deal's implementation at a "critical crossroads."After holding two rounds of rare high-level talks last month, the two Koreas agreed to stop making insulting remarks against each other to improve their relations."However, they have gone the lengths of daring slander ... in gross violation of the agreement," the North's Korean Central News Ag
March 12, 2014
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London theater to take Hamlet to North Korea
LONDON ― Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London will take a production of Hamlet to North Korea next year as part of a vast world tour, it said on Monday.The Globe’s actors will perform the play in the secretive state in September 2015 as part of its ‘Globe to Globe’ tour marking the 450th anniversary of the English playwright’s birth.The exact tour dates in North Korea are yet to be confirmed, a spokeswoman for the theatre said.The plot of Hamlet revolves around family feuds and Hamlet’s eventua
March 11, 2014
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No surprises among N.K.’s new deputies
North Korea unveiled a new roster of deputies for its rubber-stamp parliament on Tuesday, led by Kim Jong-un and other key military and party officials who altogether won unanimous approval. The tightly choreographed “election,” the first under the young leader, took place on Sunday. The 687 candidates for the Supreme People’s Assembly pulled in 100 percent of the vote with a 99.97 percent turnout, state media said. “This represents the absolute support and trust of the entire electors for the r
March 11, 2014
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N.K. leader’s younger sister debuts on political stage
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s younger sister appears to have made her debut on the political stage in what may be an attempt by the Kim family to cement its power. Kim Yo-jong, 26, accompanied her brother on his trip to a polling station in Pyongyang for an election of the Supreme People’s Assembly on Sunday, state media reported. She was described as a “responsible worker of the (ruling Workers’) Party’s central committee,” alongside Kim Kyong-ok and Hwang Pyong-so, deputy directors in the
March 10, 2014
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N. Korean leader elected deputy to rubber-stamp legislature
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was elected to a new rubber-stamp legislature, the country's state media reported Monday, a day after elections that could provide a rare glimpse of a power shift under Kim's leadership.All the voters of Kim's constituency voted for Kim, the Korean Central News Agency said in a dispatch, citing election results of the Central Election Committee.The dispatch said Kim's election demonstrated soldiers and people's "absolute support and profound trust" in their young
March 10, 2014
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Observing ‘voiceless society’ via fragments of reality
Adam Johnson, the author of Pulitzer prize-winning novel “The Orphan Master’s Son,” called North Korea “the most voiceless society on Earth.” “It is difficult to write about North Korea. Nothing you write can be confirmed,” he told The Korea Herald, before having a discussion about his book with the students at Chadwick International in Incheon. “North Koreans aren’t allowed to speak for themselves.”The resounding silence from the hermit kingdom is what pushed Johnson, an American with a limited
March 9, 2014
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Libya threatens to bomb N.K. ship over ‘illegal’ oil
BENGHAZI (AFP) ― Libya threatened on Saturday to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker at an oil terminal held by militants in the restive east, saying it was being loaded illegally.Separatists blockading Al-Sidra facility attempted to load crude aboard the Morning Glory in the latest challenge to central government control.“The attorney general has given the order for the ship to be stopped,” Prime Minister Ali Zeidan told a news conference.“All parties must respect Libyan sovereignty. If the ship
March 9, 2014
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N.K. votes for rubber-stamp parliament
North Koreans voted Sunday in a pre-determined election for a rubber-stamp parliament ― an exercise that doubles as a national head count and may offer clues to power shifts in Pyongyang.The vote to elect representatives for the Supreme People’s Assembly was taking place as scheduled, the state-run KCNA news agency said, adding that voter turnout was a whopping 91 percent as of 2 p.m.Those who are ill or infirm and cannot travel to polling stations are casting votes at special “mobile ballot box
March 9, 2014
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Inter-Korean factory park recovers to pre-halt level
Operations at the inter-Korean industrial complex in the North Korean border city of Kaesong have almost recovered to their level before the park came to a sudden halt early last year, data showed Sunday. The Kaesong Industrial Complex was shut down in early April2013 after the North pulled out all of its workers at 123 South Korean firms. It reopened in September after Pyongyang agreed not to repeat such a suspension. According to the data compiled by Seoul's Ministry of Unification, the ou
March 9, 2014
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North Korea holds parliament 'election'
North Koreans vote Sunday in a pre-determined election for a rubber-stamp parliament -- an exercise that doubles as a national head count and may offer clues to power shifts in Pyongyang. Apart from the physical casting of votes, there is nothing democratic about the ballot. The results are a foregone conclusion, with only one approved candidate standing for each of the 687 districts. It is the first election to the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) under the leadership of Kim Jong-Un, who to
March 9, 2014
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China's Xi orders emergency measures to find missing Malaysian jet
Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered Saturday that emergency measures be taken to find a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 jet that went missing with more than 150 Chinese on board. Flight MH370, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, lost contact with air traffic controllers earlier Saturday, raising fears over the fate of a total of 239 people on board, including 153 Chinese. "All-out efforts must be made for any emergency (measures) necessary in the aftermath of the incident," Xi said, accor
March 9, 2014
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Kimilsung Univ. carves name in English on emblem
North Korea's two major universities, Kimilsung University and Kimchaek University, were found to have inscribed their names in English on their emblems, pro-North Korean media in Japan reported Saturday. According to the Choson Sinbo, the North's most prestigious university, named after its founder Kim Il-sung, inscribed the school's name in English on its emblem, an uncommon practice in the reclusive socialist country. The circular mark also includes illustrations of the university on a g
March 8, 2014
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N. Korea slams Kerry's remarks
North Korea on Saturday lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for his remarks on MSNBC last month, according to its state media. "North Korea is one of the most closed and cruel places on earth," Kerry said on Feb. 26 in an interview with the U.S. television broadcaster, adding that "there's evil that is taking place there." The Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the Workers' Party of Korea, said that "his remarks are too lowbrow to be considered as those of a person fancying himsel
March 8, 2014
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N. Korean leader inspects air force unit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited an air force unit, the country's state media reported Friday, an inspection trip that also quelled speculation of any change in the political fate of one of his top aides.Kim was accompanied by nine officials, including Choe Ryong-hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, the Korean Central News Agency said in a dispatch.The dispatch came more than two weeks after the North Korean military's top political officer di
March 7, 2014