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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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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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N.K. leader looks to cement power
North Korea’s successful launch of a long-range rocket is expected to strengthen the power base of Kim Jong-un one year after the young leader inherited the world’s only communist dynasty. The unanticipated launch came early Wednesday, flouting international warnings against what is suspected to be cover for an intercontinental ballistic missile test. The North’s official news agency said its “satellite has entered the planned orbit.”It marks the second launch attempt under the Swiss-educated, 2
Dec. 12, 2012
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N.K. launch to deepen isolation
North Korea’s successful rocket launch on Wednesday will plunge it deeper into international isolation, clouding the prospect of its improved ties with South Korea, the U.S. and other members of the international community.Experts said the provocation was aimed at consolidating young leader Kim Jong-un’s power, appeasing military brass and uniting its populace with the monumental project. The communist country is also looking to raise the stakes in future relations with the U.S. Pyongyang made t
Dec. 12, 2012
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U.N. Security Council to meet over N. Korean launch
The U.N. Security Council will meet Wednesday to discuss North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket in defiance of threats of sanctions, a Western diplomat said."The Japanese and the Americans have requested a Security Council meeting, which will take place late Wednesday morning" around 11:00 am (1700 GMT), the diplomat said.Japan's chief government spokesman Osamu Fujimura told reporters in Tokyo that the Japanese envoy had already called for U.N. Security Council president Morocco to "swiftl
Dec. 12, 2012
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China raps N. Korea over rocket launch: Xinhua
China on Wednesday rapped North Korea over its long-range rocket launch, demanding North Korea comply with UN resolutions against using ballistic missiles, the official news agency Xinhua said."Pyongyang should... abide by relevant UN Security Council resolutions... which demands the DPRK not to conduct 'any launch using ballistic missile technology' and urges it to 'suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile programme'," Xinhua said in a commentary.China, North Korea's sole major a
Dec. 12, 2012
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N. Korea put object into orbit: NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command officials said North Korea appeared to have successfully launched an object in orbit on a missile, marking a technological success for the hermit nation.North Korea had confirmed hours earlier the launch of a long-range rocket on Wednesday and said it had succeeded in its mission of placing a satellite into orbit.A previous launch of the same Unha-3 rocket in April had ended in failure, with the carrier exploding shortly after take-off."North American Aer
Dec. 12, 2012
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S. Korean defense chief says first, second stages of N. Korean rocket separated successfully
South Korea's defense chief said there was successful separation of the first and second stages of North Korea's long-range rocket that was launched on Wednesday. "South Korea and the U.S. military are checking whether North Korea's rocket accurately entered orbit," Kim Kwan-jin told a Yonhap News reporter on his way back from an emergency national security meeting convened by President Lee Myung-bak. "Our radar has verified that (the rocket's) second stage separated."Kim said his government was
Dec. 12, 2012
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S. Korea 'strongly condemns' N.K. rocket launch as violation of U.N. resolutions
South Korea "strongly" condemned North Korea's long-range rocket launch on Wednesday as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, saying the communist nation will have to bear "grave responsibility" and face deeper isolation."This launch is a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions ... and a threat to peace on the Korean Peninsula and around the world," Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said, reading a government statement issued after an emergency meeting of the National Secur
Dec. 12, 2012
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N. Korean rocket launch becomes big issue in S. Korean presidential election
The launch of North Korea's long-range rocket is expected to become a big issue in South Korea's upcoming presidential election, political observers said Wednesday.Observers said the surprise launch coming just seven days ahead of the Dec. 19 poll can raise uncertainty surrounding the Korean Peninsula and fuel concerns about national security.Such developments can influence whom people will support when they go to cast their ballots, although its effects on public sentiments has yet to be determ
Dec. 12, 2012
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Chronology of North Korea's missile, rocket launches
The following is a chronology of major events leading to North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket on Wednesday.-- August 31, 1998: North Korea fires its first ballistic missile, the Unha-1 rocket, also known as the Taepodong-1 missile, from the launch site of Musudan-ri in North Hamgyong Province.-- July 4, 2006: North Korea fires the more advanced Taepodong-2 missile at the launch site of Musudan-ri.-- April 5, 2009: North Korea launches the Unha-2 rocket at the launch site of Musudan-ri wit
Dec. 12, 2012
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U.S. says still 'monitoring the situation'
The U.S. government has "noted" North Korea's multistage rocket launch and it is preparing for a formal response, an official said Tuesday."We have noted the launch and we are monitoring the situation," a U.S. administration official told Yonhap News Agency, requesting anonymity. "We will have further official comment at a later time."A Pentagon official also said the U.S. military plans to issue a statement on the trajectory of the North Korean rocket.The first informal responses came about two
Dec. 12, 2012
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N. Korea closer to nuclear ballistic missile goal: U.S. House panel leader
The head of a U.S. congressional panel strongly condemned North Korea's launch of a multi-stage rocket on Tuesday."North Korea has once again defied the United Nations, its Six-Party partners, and the world by launching a long-range rocket under the guise of a so-called 'satellite test,'" U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement."It is clear that Pyongyang is moving ever closer towards its ultimate goal of producing a nuclear ba
Dec. 12, 2012
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Neighbors says N.K. has fired long-range rocket
North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday morning in its second launch under its new leader, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told a nationally televised news conference that a South Korean Aegis-equipped destroyer deployed in the Yellow Sea detected the launch but South Korea still didn't know the launch was successful. North Korea had indicated technical problems with t
Dec. 12, 2012
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Tokyo protests North Korean rocket launch
Japan protested North Korea's launch of a rocket Wednesday and was convening its security council to analyze the situation but urging calm. Government spokesman Osamu Fujimura said the rocket was fired at 9:49 a.m. (0049GMT) and that debris landed in seas off the Korean Peninsula and the Philippines. The government was still confirming if there was any damage on Japanese territory from the launch, he said.``Please go about your daily lives calmly,'' Fujimura said. He said the government was doin
Dec. 12, 2012
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Lee convenes emergency NSC meeting over N. Korea rocket launch
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Council after North Korea launched a long-range rocket in defiance of international warnings, an official said.Immediately after the North fired the rocket, Lee was briefed on the launch and headed to the crisis management room at the presidential office for a detailed briefing. Lee also convened an emergency NSC meeting for 10:30 a.m., presidential spokesman Park Jeong-ha said. (Yonhap News)
Dec. 12, 2012
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S. Korea to stem market uncertainty from N.K. rocket launch
South Korea will take necessary actions "preemptively and swiftly" to cope with possible market uncertainties stemming from Pyongyang's rocket launch, the country's top economic policymaker said Wednesday."As North Korea said that it will launch a long-range rocket again following a failed attempt in April, tension in the East Asian region is running high," Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan told a crisis management meeting. "We will thoroughly brace for any risk factors in the global financial marke
Dec. 12, 2012
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N. Korea fires off long-range rocket: Seoul official
North Korea fired off a long-range rocket on Wednesday, a Seoul military official said, despite international pressure over the plan seen as a test for ballistic missile technology.The move comes just two days after Pyongyang announced on Monday that it was extending the 13-day launch window by one week until Dec. 29 to fix a "technical deficiency" in the rocket's first-stage control engine module.In a surprise move, the North fired off the long-range rocket from the Donchang-ri launch site at 9
Dec. 12, 2012
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N.K. launches long-range rocket
North Korea successfully launched its long-range rocket on Wednesday, indicating major progress in its capability to deliver nuclear weapons as far as the mainland United States.The provocation prompted condemnations from the international community including South Korea, the U.S., Japan and the European Union. China, its traditional ally, expressed regret. The Unha-3 rocket blasted off from the Dongchang-ri site in the North‘s northwest at 9:49 a.m., officials said. Its first stage fell into th
Dec. 12, 2012
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N. Korea says its satellite successfully entered orbit
North Korea announced Wednesday its long-range rocket launch was a success, saying what it claims is a scientific satellite has entered orbit."The second version of satellite Kwangmyongsong-3 successfully lifted off from the Sohae Space Center by carrier rocket Unha-3 on Wednesday," the official Korean Central News Agency said. "The satellite entered its preset orbit."North Korea launched the three-stage rocket at 9:51 a.m., with its first stage falling in the Yellow Sea, and what appears to be
Dec. 12, 2012
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Korean-American detained in N. Korea: reports
Responding to reports that a U.S. citizen is being held in North Korea, the U.S. government on Tuesday emphasized the importance of protecting its people."We're obviously aware of these reports that a U.S. citizen has been detained in North Korea," said Victoria Nuland, spokeswoman for the State Department, at a press briefing. "We obviously have no higher priority than the welfare of our citizens." She would neither confirm nor deny the reports, citing "privacy considerations."Nuland, however,
Dec. 12, 2012
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N.K. removes rocket part for repairs: source
North Korea removed a section of its long-range rocket Tuesday, a day after it extended the launch window due to technical problems, a Seoul official said. Satellite images taken on Monday showed signs that technicians had begun to disassemble part of the rocket and moved the pieces to a nearby assembly line at Dongchang-ri in the country‘s northwest, the source said asking for anonymity.“It seems that North Korea has pulled down the rocket from the launch pad to fix technical problems,” he said
Dec. 11, 2012