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No signs yet of imminent N.K. missile launch: U.S. official
There were no signs yet suggesting an imminent North Korean missile launch toward South Korea, a senior U.S. military official said Monday.“Let’s assume that a missile does come to the ROK (Republic of Korea), what other things we expect to see in the DPRK (North Korea) to back that up?” the official told reporters, declining to be named.“We’re seeing nothing in the DPRK that suggests that anything is going to threaten the ROK. If anything, the missiles may be shot into the waters, like it was d
April 16, 2013
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Government jobs open to N. Korean defectors
The government is set to allow North Korean defectors to work as experienced public servants in an effort to better embrace them as members of society, the Ministry of Security and Public Administration said Tuesday. According to a revision of related rules endorsed by the Cabinet, the government can hire North Korean defectors or naturalized citizens from overseas who have working experience in their home countries or hold a degree as civil servants. After a resume screening, the applicants wil
April 16, 2013
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Public anger in N.K. deepens as tension rises
Public anger in North Korea appears to be deepening as the iron-fisted regime’s renewed nuclear brinkmanship has further isolated the country and aggravated its chronic food shortages, defectors and experts said.Given the regime’s tendency to silence any dissent, the agony of the people is unlikely to force the North to shift its course, which appears intended to up the ante in future negotiations with the U.S. and South Korea, some argued.But others said growing discontent among average people
April 16, 2013
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Presidential office to hold meeting over possible N.K. provocations
South Korea's presidential office plans to hold a meeting with security-related ministries and agencies next month, officials said Tuesday, as the country prepares for possible provocations by North Korea.National security chief Kim Jang-soo will preside over the meeting, which will be attended by vice ministers and their counterparts from the Prime Minister's Office, the defense ministry, the security and public administration ministry and the National Police Agency, among others, the officials
April 16, 2013
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U.S. steps up diplomatic efforts toward N.K.
The U.S. is ratcheting up diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula, even hinting at a concession to China on missile defense, as North Korea’s brinkmanship adds to Washington’s already daunting international and domestic challenges. During his tour of South Korea and China last week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for dialogue with Pyongyang and apparently urged Beijing to do more to rein in its ally. He indicated that the U.S. was willing to scale down missile de
April 15, 2013
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Seoul says N.K. standoff could become protracted
The Defense Ministry said Monday that the missile standoff with Pyongyang could be prolonged as a variety of factors would come into play before North Korean leader Kim Jong-un makes his order for another provocation.“(The Seoul government) had said the North could fire its missiles around April 10, but five days has already passed by, and as there could be various situations (for Kim to consider), the stalemate could get prolonged,” ministry spokesperson Kim Min-seok told reporters.Seoul said P
April 15, 2013
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A look at the North Korea crisis
As the world waits and watches for an expected North Korean ballistic missile test, the U.S. and its allies are prepared to respond. U.S. officials are conceding that North Korea may be increasing its nuclear capabilities, but they don't expect a nuclear strike. They suggest that other military moves by Pyongyang involving artillery attacks or shelling of nearby South Korean islands could actually present a more serious threat in triggering a conflict.WHY ALL THE HUBBUBSince the 1950-53 Korean W
April 15, 2013
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BBC, London School of Economics in N.K. row
LONDON (AFP) ― The BBC is embroiled in a row with the London School of Economics after one of its reporters allegedly posed as a student in order to film undercover in North Korea.The broadcaster has refused the university’s demand that it withdraw the program “North Korea Undercover,” an episode of its flagship investigative TV show Panorama due to air on Monday, a spokeswoman for the British Broadcasting Corporation told AFP.In an email to staff and students late Saturday, the LSE said Panoram
April 15, 2013
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N. Korea leader pays tribute to late grandfather, father
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a mausoleum for his deceased father and grandfather on Monday to mark the 101st birthday of the founder of the communist country, Pyongyang's official media said.Accompanied by members of the country's top military brass, Kim made the visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang to pay "high tribute and humblest reverence" to former leaders Kim Il-sung, the country's founder, and his son Kim Jong-il, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.T
April 15, 2013
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As U.S. talks up diplomacy, N. Korea takes hard line
The United States and Japan opened the door Sunday to new nuclear talks with North Korea if the saber-rattling country lowered tensions and honored past agreements, even as it rejected South Korea’s latest offer of dialogue as a “crafty trick.” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Tokyo that North Korea would find “ready partners” in the United States if it began abandoning its nuclear program. Japan’s foreign minister, Fumio Kishida, also demanded a resolution to a dispute conce
April 15, 2013
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U.S. ‘committed’ to defend Japan from N. Korea threats
TOKYO (AFP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Japan on Sunday the United States would protect it from North Korea's threats, after securing a commitment from China to rein in the unpredictable regime.After a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, where Patriot missiles have been deployed in anticipation of a missile launch by the North, Kerry pledged the U.S. would backstop its ally."The United States is fully committed to the defense of Japan," Kerry told a join
April 14, 2013
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U.S., Japan raise chance of new N.K. nuclear talks
TOKYO (AP) -- The United States and Japan on Sunday offered new talks with North Korea to resolve the increasingly dangerous standoff over its nuclear and missile programs, but said the reclusive communist government first must lower tensions and honor previous agreements.North Korea has a clear course of action available to it, and will find "ready partners'' in the United States if it follows through, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters.Japan's foreign minister, Fumio Kishida, wh
April 14, 2013
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NATO head visits inter-Korean border amid heightened tension
The chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization visited the heavily fortified inter-Korean border Saturday amid heightened cross-border tensions triggered by North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs.NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s visit to the neutral truce village of Panmunjeom comes as North Korea is reportedly moving to launch another missile that could escalate the already high tension on the divided Korean Peninsula, the Cold War’s last frontier.According to experts in
April 14, 2013
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U.S., China to work together to defuse North Korea tensions
BEIJING (AFP) ― U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Japan on Sunday after China and the United States vowed to work together to try to defuse nuclear tensions on the Korean Peninsula.After an intense day of diplomacy Saturday in Beijing, Kerry warned Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping that the stakes were high as China’s erratic ally North Korea threatens a missile launch that would extend a weeks-long crisis.China is Pyongyang’s sole major ally and backer, and is widely see
April 14, 2013
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N. Korea dismisses Seoul’s dialogue offer
North Korea on Sunday dismissed Seoul’s offer of dialogue as a “cunning gimmick,” darkening hopes for defused tension and normalizing the suspended joint industrial park anytime soon. President Park Geun-hye proposed talks with Pyongyang on Thursday to resolve the dispute over the Gaeseong industrial complex sparked by the North’s ban on South Koreans’ entry and withdrawal of its workers.The North’s propaganda agency responded that the overture was an “empty shell” intended “to conceal (South Ko
April 14, 2013
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N. Korea denounces S. Korea's dialogue offer as 'cunning ploy'
North Korea on Sunday denounced an offer of dialogue by South Korean President Park Geun-hye to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula as a "cunning ploy," implicitly rejecting any dialogue with Seoul for the time being. The North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea made the remarks days after Park offered to engage in dialogue with Pyongyang, saying she was willing to "activate the trust-building process" on the peninsula. Park offered talks as operations at an inter-Korean i
April 14, 2013
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Pyongyang slams Seoul for 'insulting' founder's birthday
North Korea criticized South Korea on Sunday for "insulting" celebrations marking the birth of its founder, as the world keeps a close watch on what the North's next move will be after weeks of bellicose threats. Monday will mark the birthday of the North's founder Kim Il-sung, the grandfather of the current leader Kim Jong-un. In recent weeks, the North has issued a torrent of warlike rhetoric following the latest U.N. sanctions that punished Pyongyang for conducting its third nuclear test.
April 14, 2013
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N. Korea's leader not seen in public for 2 weeks
North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un has not been seen in public over the past two weeks, setting off speculation that he might be tempted to tone down fiery threats of provocations, according to sources and an analyst on Sunday. Kim's absence from the public eye, judged by the North's choreographed media reports, was not unusual, but this month's disappearance from public view comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula as Pyongyang is expected to launch a mid-range ballistic
April 14, 2013
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NATO head visits inter-Korean border amid tension
The chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) visited the heavily fortified inter-Korean border Saturday amid heightened cross-border tensions triggered by North Korea's missile and nuclear programs.NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's visit to the neutral truce village of Panmunjom comes as North Korea is reportedly moving to launch another missile that could escalate the already high tension on the divided Korean Peninsula, the Cold War's last frontier.According to exper
April 13, 2013
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N. Korea warns against propaganda leaflets
North Korea warned Saturday that South Korea will face a "catastrophic situation" if a group of North Korean defectors sends anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border as planned.North Korean defectors and a Seoul-based civic organization have said they plan to release leaflets with anti-Pyongyang messages, often mixed with U.S. dollar bills, via balloon in the city of Paju on the late founding leader's birthday, which falls on Monday.In a commentary article published on the Web site o
April 13, 2013