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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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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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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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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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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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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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China expresses 'concern' over N. Korea shell fired near passenger jet
BEIJING Yonhap) -- China expressed "concern" on Thursday over North Korea's firing of an artillery shell that happened minutes before a Chinese passenger jet passed through the trajectory of the shell. North Korea has fired short-range missiles for days into the East Sea and launched a volley of artillery shells into the sea on Tuesday, in an apparent show of force against ongoing joint military drills between South Korea and the U.S. Minutes after North Korea fired an artillery shell i
March 6, 2014
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N.K. passes up Seoul’s offer of talks on family reunions
Pyongyang on Thursday turned down Seoul’s proposal for working-level talks to discuss ways to regularly hold reunions of families separated by the Korean War, citing the absence of the necessary political environment and atmosphere. But North Korea apparently indicated its willingness to engage in a higher-level dialogue in the future. “Given the current state of inter-Korean relations, such a critical humanitarian issue as regular family reunions is not a matter to be resolved through consultat
March 6, 2014
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U.S. asks U.N. to act against N.K. missile tests
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to take action against North Korea for firing two rounds of ballistic missiles in the past week in “clear and calculated violations” of U.N. sanctions.A report by the United States to the council committee monitoring sanctions against North Korea, which was seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday, asks its members and experts to examine the Scud missile launches and take “appropriate action” in response to the violatio
March 6, 2014
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Park urges N.K. to drop nukes
President Park Geun-hye on Thursday urged North Korea to renounce its nuclear program, reiterating that it was a “critical stumbling block” to bilateral economic cooperation.During a ceremony commissioning some 5,860 new officers as second lieutenants, Park also vowed to bolster South Korea’s defense capabilities to independently counter persistent military threats from the North.“Should the North take sincere denuclearization steps forward, we and the international community will move forward i
March 6, 2014
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N. Korea snubs South's offer of Red Cross talks
North Korea on Thursday rejected South Korea's proposal to hold Red Cross talks to discuss regular reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. The North's Red Cross said in a message to its South Korean counterpart that an appropriate atmosphere has not been created for the proposed talks, according to the unification ministry. The ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, expressed regret over the North's rejection. The North's move came a day after South Korea propose
March 6, 2014
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Pentagon: N. Korea has at least 6 road-mobile ICBM launchers
The Pentagon said Wednesday North Korea has at least six Hwasong-13 road-mobile long-range missile launchers, as the U.S. updated the assessment of the secretive nation's military power. It said the Hwasong-13 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) have a range of more than 3,400 miles, but its capability has yet to be tested. The Hwasong-13 has not been flight-tested and "their current reliability as weapon systems would be low," the Pentagon said in its annual report, titled "Militar
March 6, 2014
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Seoul proposes North Korea talks on family reunions
Seoul on Wednesday proposed working-level talks with Pyongyang on March 12 to discuss ways to regularly hold reunions of families separated by the Korean War.The Unification Ministry said it suggested through a border telephone line that the two sides’ Red Cross officials meet at the Southern side of the truce village of Panmunjeom to confer on “fundamental measures” to resolve the separated families issue. The move was a follow-up to President Park Geun-hye’s proposal for regular family gatheri
March 5, 2014
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N. Korea poses growing threat to U.S.: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― North Korea poses a mounting threat to the United States due to its pursuit of long-range missiles and nuclear weapons, the Pentagon said Tuesday in its latest strategy document.Describing the regime in Pyongyang as “closed and authoritarian,” the Defense Department said the U.S. military would maintain a major presence in the region and keep up investments in missile defense.The North represents “a significant threat to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in North
March 5, 2014
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N. Korea rockets threatened safety of Chinese plane
Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that North Korea’s firing of short-range rockets on Tuesday threatened the safety of a Chinese civilian passenger plane passing through the trajectory of the rockets.In a strongly worded statement, the ministry called the launch of the rockets without any prior notification to the international civil aviation authorities a “seriously provocative action,” urging Pyongyang to abide by international flight norms.A China Southern Airlines plane carrying more t
March 5, 2014
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N. Korea punishes those involved in S. Korean missionary case: report
North Korea has punished dozens of its citizens for helping a South Korean Christian missionary with his alleged spying activities in the communist country, a news report said Wednesday.The missionary, Kim Jong-uk, has been held in the communist state for more than four months since he was arrested on charges of spying for South Korea's state intelligence agency in October.Last month, Kim confessed to committing anti-state crimes and appealed for mercy during a news conference in Pyongyang cover
March 5, 2014
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In new QDR, Pentagon highlights N. Korea's threat under
In its updated global defense strategy, the Pentagon on Tuesday emphasized the need to counter a "significant" threat from North Korea's unpredictable regime."North Korea remains closed and authoritarian," it said in the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel characterized as defining the "historic transition" unfolding through the U.S. defense enterprise.The QDR sets the direction of the U.S. military's overall operations at home and abroad in a period of budget au
March 5, 2014
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N. Korea fires seven rockets into East Sea
North Korea fired seven rockets into the East Sea in another show of force against the ongoing South Korea-U.S. military drills on Tuesday, a day after it launched two ballistic missiles into the sea.Starting at 4:17 p.m., the North launched four rockets from the Hodo peninsula near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said. The rockets, which appeared to be “KN-09” rockets, flew some 155 kilometers.Earlier in the morning, around 6 a.m., the North had fired three shorter-
March 4, 2014
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N. Korea's arms exports reach $11m last year
North Korea exported defense equipment worth $11 million last year, a news report said Tuesday.The Voice of America also said the North imported defense equipment worth $63 million last year, citing a report by HIS Jane's, a London-based security information firm.The VOA did not elaborate on what defense equipment North Korea either sold or bought last year.Meanwhile, South Korea shipped defense equipment worth $613 million while importing defense equipment worth $1.62 billion, according to the
March 4, 2014
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Pentagon says N. Korea's Scud missile launch violates U.N. resolutions
The U.S. Defense Department confirmed Monday that North Korea launched two Scud-class short range ballistic missiles from its southeast coast a day earlier."Both missiles flew in a northeasterly direction and landed in the sea," a department official said. In Seoul, South Korea's defense ministry said the missiles flew more than 500 kilometers.The launch was in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions 1718, 1874 and 2084, added the official.North Korea is prohibited from engaging in any la
March 4, 2014
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Pyongyang, Tokyo hold talks over remains of Japanese
Red Cross officials from Pyongyang and Tokyo on Monday held their first talks in nearly two years in China to discuss the return of the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the communist country during Japan’s occupation of the peninsula. A four-member delegation from each side gathered in the northeastern city of Shenyang for the three-day meeting led by Ri Ho-rim, secretary-general of the North Korean Red Cross’ central committee, and Osamu Tasaka, director-general of the Japanese Red Cro
March 3, 2014
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N.K. fires 2 ballistic missiles
North Korea on Monday fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, apparently to protest South Korea-U.S. military drills, according to Seoul’s Defense Ministry.Seoul called the move a “provocative action” that further raised military tensions on the peninsula and violated a series of U.N. Security Council resolutions prohibiting any launch using ballistic missile technology.The North fired four ballistic missiles last Thursday and four “KN-09” rockets into the East Sea about a we
March 3, 2014
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N. Korea, Japan Red Cross hold 'productive' talks in China
Red Cross and government officials from North Korea and Japan ended their first day of talks on Monday during which they agreed to continue negotiations on the possible repatriation of the remains of Japanese nationals buried in the North, Pyongyang's chief delegate said. Ri Ho-rim, secretary general of the North's Red Cross Society who heads the Pyongyang delegation, described Monday's talks in Shenyang, a major city in northeastern China, as "productive." He added that the talks were underw
March 3, 2014
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Park: N. Korea’s abandonment of nuclear program key to unification
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that the sooner North Korea gives up its nuclear program, the earlier unification with the communist nation will come.In an address at an international leadership conference, Park also said the South should make thorough preparations to become one nation with the North because a chance for unification could come abruptly. That’s why she decided to set up a presidential preparatory committee for unification, she said.“The road to unification will b
March 3, 2014
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N. Korea, China trade unaffected by execution
Despite North Korea’s stunning execution of the leader’s uncle in December, its trade with China remained solid in January, up 16 percent from a year earlier, data showed Friday.Jang Song-thaek, the country’s No. 2 man and leader Kim Jong-un’s uncle, had played an important role in dealing with Beijing before being executed late last year on treason charges.The political upheaval raised concerns over possible instability that could spill over into other areas of the reclusive country’s moribund
March 3, 2014
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N. Korea deports Australian missionary
BEIJING (AP) ― North Korea on Monday deported an Australian missionary detained for spreading Christianity in the country, saying he apologized for his anti-state religious acts and requested forgiveness.Authorities in North Korea had arrested John Short for secretly spreading Bible tracts near a Buddhist temple in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, the birthday of late leader Kim Jong-il, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said.The report said that Short, 75, admitted he committed a crime that
March 3, 2014