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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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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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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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U.S. envoy keeps pressure on N. Korea to 'cease' nuclear
North Korea must "cease" all its nuclear activities, both plutonium and uranium, before a resumption of stalled six-party talks can take place, the U.S. point man on Pyongyang said Thursday, adding that any talks with the North would be "meaningless" otherwise.Glyn Davies, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, also called on Pyongyang to address the issue of Americans being detained in the communist country, among them an 85-year-old Korean War veteran from California and a Kor
Nov. 21, 2013
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[Photo News] Remembering N.K attack
Nov. 21, 2013
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U.S.: No dialogue if N.K. keeps nukes running
The Obama administration said Wednesday it wanted to make Asia more stable and would not negotiate with North Korea while it keeps critical elements of its nuclear weapons program running.National Security Adviser Susan Rice also warned Pyongyang could face tougher sanctions if it acts provocatively.She made the comments Wednesday in an Asia policy speech where she underscored U.S. commitment to the region and announced President Barack Obama would visit in April.Speaking at Georgetown Universit
Nov. 21, 2013
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Kim Jong-un's presence at KPA meeting designed to solidify leadership: official
In the latest move to solidify his control over North Korea, leader Kim Jong-un made an appearance at a meeting of the country's security personnel, a South Korean government source said Thursday. South Korea's unification ministry source said the recent meeting likely held on Wednesday between Kim and members of the Korean People's Army (KPA) security forces seems to have been orchestrated by Pyongyang to bolster Kim's image as the supreme commander and to secure backing from the key "grass roo
Nov. 21, 2013
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U.S. gov't guarded about reports of another citizen detention in N. Korea
The U.S. government would not immediately confirm reports Wednesday that an elderly American man has been detained in North Korea since last month."We've seen the reports. I can't provide you any specific details, given the Privacy Act," Jen Psaki, the State Department's spokeswoman, said at a daily press briefing.Japan's Kyodo News Service reported the possibility of another American citizen being held in the communist nation.Some American media identified the man as Merrill Newman, 85, from Pa
Nov. 21, 2013
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N. Korea can produce uranium-based nuclear bomb: Seoul's defense chief
North Korea has made progress in its nuclear weapons program to a level that it can produce weapons-grade uranium to make a bomb on its own, South Korea's defense chief said Wednesday."We evaluate that North Korea can build a nuclear weapon using uranium," Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said during an interpellation session at the National Assembly, giving a rare assessment on the reclusive nation's nuclear program.In regard to North Korea's 5-megawatt reactor that was reactivated in April, Kim s
Nov. 20, 2013
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U.N. adopts resolution on N. Korea's human rights abuses
The United Nations unanimously adopted a resolution that denounces North Korea's worsening human rights violations, including its brutal treatment of political prisoners in the communist country, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.Adopted on Tuesday (New York time) by the Third Committee dealing with human rights issues, it was the U.N.'s 9th annual resolution on North Korean human rights and the second unanimously consented one, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.China, Russia, C
Nov. 20, 2013
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Int'l support needed to cover Korean unification cost: S. Korean minister
In the event of a unification of the two Koreas, international support will be needed to cover the high cost since South Korea will not be able to foot the bill alone, the unification minister said Tuesday. Speaking at a National Assembly interpellation session, South Korea's Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae conceded that Seoul just does not have the resources to tackle the myriad of problems associated with merging with the North at this juncture. "Due to the sheer amount of money that wi
Nov. 19, 2013
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N. Korea sincere about normalizing Gaeseong park: source
North Korea appears to be sincere about normalizing an inter-Korean industrial zone in the communist country that has gone back online after a suspension of more than five months, a Seoul source said Tuesday.The Gaeseong Industrial Complex reopened in mid-September, after operations came to a halt in early April due to Pyongyang's unilateral withdrawal of all its workers from the 123 South Korean companies there amid heightened inter-Korean tension.The unification ministry source told reporters
Nov. 19, 2013
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13 N. Korean defectors caught in China
North Korean escapees trying to reach South Korea have been arrested by police in Yunnan Province in southern China, local sources said Monday.A North Korean human rights group official in Seoul said 13 people were caught in Kunming last Friday. Of those arrested, two were ethnic Koreans with Chinese citizenship who were acting as guides.The source, who asked for anonymity, said of those caught, eight were part of a group being supported by a South Korean Christian mission. He said upon hearing
Nov. 18, 2013
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U.S. envoy on N. Korean human rights arrives in Seoul
Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, arrived here Sunday for talks with South Korean officials.King's trip comes as Kenneth Bae, a Christian missionary, remains detained in the communist North since he was caught nearly a year ago.The Korean-American has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor by a North Korean court for committing an unspecified crime against the state.Ambassador King had hoped to visit Pyongyang for talks on Bae's possible release in August on
Nov. 17, 2013
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China’s state councilor here for security talks with Seoul officials
Yang Jiechi, China’s state councilor in charge of foreign affairs, arrived in Seoul on Sunday to hold talks with senior South Korean officials over North Korea and other regional security and diplomatic issues.Yang is to meet Kim Jang-soo, chief of the presidential office of national security, on Monday. Their talks were arranged after presidents Park Geun-hye of South Korea and Xi Jinping of China agreed during a summit in June to institute high-level strategic dialogue over security and diplom
Nov. 17, 2013
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The great North Korean bailout
Policy experts are trapped in a conventional delusion that either fear or friendship will change North Korea’s behavior. Nothing could be further from the truth. This failing state behaves like a juvenile delinquent; no amount of mother’s love or papa’s iron fist is going to influence it. This troubled child needs a new life ― an opportunity like the Soviet elites took advantage of in 1991.Interviews with former members of the Soviet elite suggest the Russian revolution was orchestrated by a pro
Nov. 17, 2013
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N.K. rights abuses symptom of regional tensions: U.N.
A senior U.N. official said on Friday that human rights violations in North Korea are “a symptom of the ongoing tension” on the Korean Peninsula for which the international community bears some responsibility.The North’s secretive communist regime is widely thought to govern the country with an iron fist, with frequent public executions and up to 200,000 political prisoners languishing in labor camps.But Marzuki Darusman, the U.N.’s special rapporteur on the country, said Pyongyang’s poor human
Nov. 17, 2013
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S. Korean aid to N. Korea grows 26 pct in 2013 on-year
South Korea has sent 17.8 billion won ($16.7 million) in humanitarian aid to North Korea in 2013, a 26 percent increase from last year, despite the spike in cross-border tensions, the Seoul government said Sunday.In a report released by the Ministry of Unification, the total amount of aid sent to the communist country, including money donated to international organizations, represents a 26 percent increase from 14.1 billion won offered in 2012."Despite criticisms that Seoul has not done enough t
Nov. 17, 2013
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Mongolian leader to N. Korea: 'No tyranny lasts forever'
Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, at the end of his rare visit to North Korea late last month, encouraged the North to let its people "live free" andemulate Mongolia's model of transformation, saying, "No tyranny lasts forever," according to a transcript of Elbegdorj's speech on Friday. Elbegdorj gave the speech at the Kim Il Sung University on Oct. 31 or before wrapping up his four-day visit to North Korea, the Mongolian leader's office said in the transcript. It marked the first vis
Nov. 15, 2013
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U.N. panel to decide N. Korea committed crimes against humanity
A special United Nations panel on North Korea's human rights abuses has been seeking to determine whether the communist country's massive violation constitutes crimes against humanity, a U.N. special rapporteur on the issue said Friday."We have a clear picture of what is happening there. It is the almost-complete denial of the human rights in the country," said Marzuki Darusman in a press conference held in downtown Seoul."The commission has been documenting a wide range of rights violations and
Nov. 15, 2013
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N. Korea ready for 4th nuclear test, yet no imminent sign: Seoul
North Korea is ready to conduct another nuclear test, but no imminent sign has been detected at its main site in the northeastern tip, South Korea's defense ministrysaid Friday.South Korea's vice defense minister Baek Seung-joo briefed lawmakers of the ruling Saenuri Party on the condition of the Punggye-ri test site in its northeastern region during a meeting of the special security committee on North Korea's nuclear weapons amid rising speculation over another test.The southern tunnel of the u
Nov. 15, 2013
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U.S. nuclear envoy due in S. Korea, China, Japan next week
The top U.S. point man on North Korea will travel to Northeast Asia next week, the State Department announced Thursday, as regional powers step up efforts to revive the six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program."A U.S. delegation led by Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies will travel to China, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and Japan November 19-25 for meetings with senior officials in each country to discuss North Korea policy," the department said in a press release. T
Nov. 15, 2013
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Laos president to visit Seoul Nov. 21-23
Laotian President Choummaly Sayasone will visit South Korea next week for a summit with President Park Geun-hye about ways to expand economic, political and cultural cooperation and exchanges, Seoul’s presidential office said Thursday.The Nov. 21-23 trip will mark the first-ever visit to South Korea by a Laotian president since the two countries reopened diplomatic relations in 1995. Their ties were first forged in 1974, but were cut off a year later after the Southeast Asian nation was communiz
Nov. 14, 2013