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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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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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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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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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China reiterates stance on N. Korea's rocket
China reiterated on Monday its stance on North Korea's expected rocket launch, saying the move is against the U.N. Security Council's resolutions."North Korea has the right to the peaceful use of outer space, but this kind of right is subject to restriction imposed by the U.N. Security Council's relevant resolutions," said Hong Lei, spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry at a daily press briefing in Beijing, according to the ministry's official Web site.The remarks were made two days after N
Dec. 3, 2012
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‘N.K. erects first stage of rocket on launch pad’
North Korea has installed the first stage of its long-range rocket on the launch pad, defying growing international warnings against what is suspected as a missile test, reports said Monday. The communist country is now expected to complete preparations at its launch station in the western town of Dongchang as early as the beginning of next week. It declared Saturday that it will fire an earth observation satellite into orbit between Dec. 10 and 22. “This means North Korea has entered the proces
Dec. 3, 2012
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Allies strengthen monitoring of North Korean rocket launch
South Korea and the U.S. are strengthening their joint surveillance operations as North Korea prepares to launch a long-range rocket between Dec. 10 and 22, defense sources said.The allies are putting their reconnaissance aircraft on standby, while further sharing intelligence via U.S. satellites over North Korea, where signs have been detected of the rocket being transported to a launch pad in Dongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, bordering China.“The two allies are closely collaborating to mon
Dec. 3, 2012
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First-stage rocket in position at N. Korea's launch pad: source
North Korea has installed the first stage of its three-stage, long-range rocket on its launch platform, a Seoul government source said Monday, pushing ahead with its plan to fire the rocket this month in defiance of international warnings."North Korea installed the first-stage rocket onto the launch pad," the source said on the condition of anonymity. "That means North Korea is starting its process of launching a long-range missile." It will take three or four days for North Korea to erect all t
Dec. 3, 2012
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N. Korea informs U.S. of rocket launch plan: source
North Korea gave the United States direct notification of its plan to fire a long-range rocket last week, a diplomatic source here said Sunday."North Korea informed the U.S. of the missile launch plan through the New York channel," the source said, requesting anonymity.The New York channel refers to North Korea's U.N. representative office in New York, which has been used for working-level discussions, as the two sides have no official diplomatic ties.The separate notification came around when P
Dec. 3, 2012
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U.S. says N. Korea's rocket launch would be 'highly provocative'
The U.S. government emphasized Saturday that North Korea's rocket launch would be a "highly provocative" act and warned of "next steps" if Pyongyang presses ahead with it."A North Korean 'satellite' launch would be a highly provocative act that threatens peace and security in the region," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement.The response came hours after the communist nation's announcement of a plan to launch a rocket carrying what it claims to be a "working satellite
Dec. 2, 2012
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North Korea to launch rocket in December: KCNA
North Korea plans to launch a long-range rocket between December 10 and 22, the North's official news agency said Saturday.South Korea expressed its grave concern, calling the move a "provocation" and "challenge" to the international community.In a statement carried by the North's Korean Central News Agency, the Korean Committee for Space Technology said it planned to launch a working satellite after scientists had studied mistakes made during a failed rocket launch in April."Scientists and tech
Dec. 1, 2012
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N. Korea's crop import from China dip 62 pct in Oct.
North Korea's crop imports from China plunged 62 percent in October from a year earlier, data showed on Saturday, spawning speculation Pyongyang's crop yield was not hit as hard by floods this year as was predicted.According to the data compiled by the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI), North Korea imported 22,331 tons of crops such as flour, rice, corn and bean in October from its neighboring country, compared with 59,369 tons a year earlier.The October figure was also down 38 percent from
Dec. 1, 2012
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N.K. leader, favorite to become Time's Person of the Year
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un remains the solid front-runner in Time's poll of influential figures in this year's world news and culture for good or ill, according to the U.S. magazine.As of noon on Friday, Kim had gained 1,248,275 votes, followed by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi with 332,029 and Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage activist shot by Taliban attackers for advocating girls' rights to education, with 155,904.South Korea's popular rapper Psy, known for his global hit song "G
Dec. 1, 2012
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Experts warn of imminent North Korea missile test
A fresh batch of evidence emerged Friday bolstering speculation that North Korea may be counting down to another rocket launch. After analyzing Nov. 23 and 26 aerial photos, the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said the communist country may be able to complete preparations at its Dongchang station by the end of next week. “If Pyongyang follows past practice in preparing for a launch, it could be ready to fire a rocket as early as the end of the first week in December,” Nick Hans
Nov. 30, 2012
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North Korea replaces defense chief: official
North Korea apparently replaced its defense chief recently in the latest in a series of signs that leader Kim Jong-un is shaking up top military posts depending on the personnel’s allegiance to him, a senior South Korean official said Thursday.Kim Kyok-shik, a hawkish general believed to have orchestrated the North’s sinking of a South Korean warship and an artillery attack on a border island in 2010, replaced Kim Jong-gak as minister of the People’s Armed Forces, the senior official said.It is
Nov. 29, 2012
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Diplomacy picks up pace amid N.K. missile signs
South Korea, the U.S. and China are ramping up diplomatic efforts amid growing signs of North Korea preparing for a long-range missile test. Lim Sung-nam, the Foreign Ministry’s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, arrived in Beijing on Thursday to meet with his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei and other officials for two days. Lim is chief negotiator to a six-party forum on denuclearizing the North and expected to swap views over the situation on the peninsula. De
Nov. 29, 2012
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N. Korea replaces defense chief: official
North Korea apparently replaced its defense chief recently in the latest in a series of signs that leader Kim Jong-un is shaking up top military posts depending on the personnel's allegiance to him, a senior South Korean official said Thursday.Kim Kyok-shik, a hawkish general believed to have orchestrated the North's sinking of a South Korean warship and an artillery attack on a border island in 2010, replaced Kim Jong-gak as minister of the People's Armed Forces, the senior official said.It is
Nov. 29, 2012
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S. Korea’s top nuclear envoy heads to China amid N. Korea’s possible missile test
South Korea's top nuclear envoy left for China Thursday to discuss the recent situation in North Korea, with satellite images suggesting that the North could launch a long-range missile in coming weeks. Lim Sung-nam, Seoul's chief negotiator to six-party talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear ambitions, will meet with his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei and other Beijing officials during his two-day trip. It is also Lim's first visit to Beijing since Xi Jinping was officially confirmed as the ne
Nov. 29, 2012
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N. Korea's missile launch unlikely in weeks: experts
A North Korean long-range rocket launch in the next several weeks is technically possible but unlikely, experts here said Wednesday.Although Pyongyang has political reasons to show increased activities in its missile test site, they said, pressing ahead with a high-stakes blast is a different matter."I believe it is technically possible for North Korea to again attempt to launch a multi-stage, Unha-3-type rocket during the December-January timeframe, but I have my doubts it will happen,"Greg Thi
Nov. 29, 2012
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Kim warns against anti-socialist moves in prosecutors’ meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned against anti-socialist moves in a letter delivered to a meeting of judges and prosecutors held for the first time in nearly 30 years, the North’s state news media said.“A national meeting of active judges and prosecutors took place at the People’s Palace of Culture (in Pyongyang) on Monday,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in an English-language dispatch released late Monday.In a letter delivered to the meeting, Kim urged judges and prosecuto
Nov. 28, 2012
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Concerns mount over signs of N.K. missile launch
Tension is escalating over North Korea’s suspected preparation for a rocket launch, apparently aimed at raising the stakes in its relations with Seoul’s next government and the Obama administration in its second term. U.S. satellite imagery has captured increased movement at the North’s Sohae launch station in the western town of Dongchang. Analysts say that the possibility is not so high for the North to proceed with the launch but the activity may upend burgeoning hopes for a thaw in cross-bor
Nov. 28, 2012
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U.N. committee slams N.K., Iran on rights
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) ― A key U.N. committee on Tuesday passed resolutions condemning human rights abuses by North Korea, Iran and Syria amid growing Western pressure for action.An annual vote on North Korea was passed by consensus for the first time, with not even close ally China voting against it.A larger number of countries than last year backed a resolution against Syria but a reduced majority passed a condemnation of Iran’s human rights record at the U.N. General Assembly committee.The reso
Nov. 28, 2012
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U.S. gov't keeps mum on N. Korea's possible missile launch
The U.S. government remained guarded Tuesday about multiple reports that North Korea appears to be working toward another ballistic missile test.The U.S. attitude marks a contrast with continued intelligence leaks by South Korean and Japanese officials on Pyongyang's missile activities."I'm obviously not going to comment on intelligence issues,"State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said at a press briefing."I'm talking about any intelligence we might have about any DPRK intentions."DPRK s
Nov. 28, 2012
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[Newsmaker] Tongil group shuts biz in N. Korea
Pyeonghwa Motors Corp. has been a symbol of reconciliation between the two Koreas since the Unification Church unveiled its ambitious joint venture with the communist North in 2000. Twelve years later, Tongil Group, the church’s colossal business empire, appears to be retreating from the partnership in favor of more lucrative, less risky sectors like retail and food. Park Sang-kwon, president of the Seoul-based auto company, is seeking to cancel its license for economic cooperation with North Ko
Nov. 27, 2012