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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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Police seek arrest warrant for med student who killed girlfriend
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Local filmmakers criticize ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ monopoly of screens
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[Grace Kao, Meera Choi] Has money displaced romance on dates?
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Will China's self-sufficient dream in HBM come true?
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Man stabs woman and her son amid financial dispute, killing 1
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N. Korean leader praises soldiers over South shelling
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un commended an army unit involved in a deadly skirmish with the South in 2010 and ordered immediate counter-attacks if provoked again, Pyongyang's state media said.The move comes as South Korea and the United States prepare to engage in an annual military exercise this week, described by the North as "an all-out war rehearsal" that could ignite conflict on the Korean
Aug. 18, 2012
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Kim Jong-un visits front-line artillery unit ahead of South-U.S. exercises
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid a visit to the front-line artillery unit responsible for the country's 2010 deadly bombardment of a South Korean island, extolling service members as heroes and telling them never to tolerate enemy aggression, state media said Saturday.The visit to the unit on the North's border island of Mudo came days before South Korea and the United States are to launch the
Aug. 18, 2012
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Obama signs N. Korean human rights act
WASHINGTON(Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law legislation aimed at promoting human rights in North Korea, according to the White House.The law, which passed Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, extends until 2017 the authority of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004. It is meant to put pressure on Pyongyang on the issues of human rights, democracy, refu
Aug. 18, 2012
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N. Korean delegations to visit Russia: KCNA
(Yonhap) -- North Korean delegations will visit Russia this week, the North's official news media said Friday, where they are thought likely to discuss economic cooperation with their ally. Delegations from the DPRK-Russia Friendship Association and the General Bureau of Diplomatic Corps Affairs left North Korea Friday to visit the Amur Region, the (North) Korean Central News Agency said in a br
Aug. 17, 2012
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N. Korea may be preparing for nuke, missile tests: gov't
(Yonhap) -- North Korea may be preparing to conduct a nuclear or missile test in the near future, a government report submitted during a meeting with ruling party lawmakers showed Friday. "The defense ministry claimed that the communist country was prepared to carry out tests with little preparation time," said a senior Saenuri official, who declined to be identified. The party official said w
Aug. 17, 2012
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Senior North Korean leader meets Chinese president
The powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with both President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday morning, after Beijing earlier in the week agreed to help Pyongyang revamp two trade zones near the Chinese border.The high-level talks are a sign that Beijing and Pyongyang are strengthening ties after Kim took over following his father's death last year. State media have said
Aug. 17, 2012
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N. Korea could produce dozens more nukes: study
North Korea could build an arsenal of up to 48 nuclear weapons, several times more than it has now, if the communist state were able to step up its program unchecked, a US think tank said Thursday.North Korea's nuclear program is shrouded in secrecy, but the Institute for Science and International Security used limited available information to chart out different scenarios for Pyongyang's progress
Aug. 17, 2012
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N.K. ramps up diplomacy amid hints of change
North Korea is stepping up diplomatic efforts to induce more assistance and investment critical to rejuvenating its antiquated economy and underpinning the new leadership’s power base. International sanctions against its missile and nuclear programs have stalled foreign aid and derailed cross-border economic cooperation. In recent months, however, positive signs have been detected in the North from Kim Jong-un’s recent public appearances and economic guidelines. Optimists say the moves reflect h
Aug. 16, 2012
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[Newsmaker] Man behind young North Korean leader
North Korea’s Jang Song-thaek has enjoyed much international attention since he became the lynchpin of national leader Kim Jong-un’s inner circle following the death of Kim Jong-il in December.The fledgling ruler’s powerful uncle is now in China to attract economic aid to shore up the North’s debilitated economy. The scale of his entourage and the treatment he receives in Beijing speak volumes of how much clout he wields in the reclusive state.His trajectory of success began in the early 1970s w
Aug. 15, 2012
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Lee calls for North Korea’s transformation
President Lee Myung-bak said on Wednesday that North Korea should face reality and consider bringing about a “transformation,” adding that Seoul will monitor changes in the secretive North.“Pyongyang has also come to a situation where it has to look straight at reality and consider a transformation,” he said in an address to mark the Liberation Day. “We will carefully watch for the possible changes,” Lee added.The reclusive North’s struggling economy has been in decline for years and has been un
Aug. 15, 2012
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N.K., Japan to hold first talks in 4 years
TOKYO (AP) ― Japan will hold government-level talks with North Korea for the first time in four years, Japanese officials said Tuesday, in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two sides.Chief government spokesman Osamu Fujimura announced that the talks will be held in Beijing on Aug. 29 and cover “various pending issues.”Japan ruled the Korean Peninsula as a colony before and during World War II. Ties between Japan and North Korea remain chilly, and they do not have formal diplomat
Aug. 15, 2012
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N. Koreans recount terror when flood engulfed hamlet
UNGOK, North Korea (AP) ― Tears rolled down Ri Hyang Ran’s cheeks as she recalled her terror the night floods engulfed her farming-and-mining hamlet northeast of North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang.As the rain pounded down, town officials went door to door hustling residents out of their homes in the middle of the night. Still in her pajamas, Ri said she only had time to grab two things: her portraits of North Korea’s late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.Huddling with her neighbors in the mount
Aug. 15, 2012
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N. Korea expected to complete new reactor in 2013: report
North Korea seems to be on course to complete the construction of a new light-water reactor in its main nuclear complex in 2013, a U.S. think tank said Tuesday after analysis of satellite imagery.A set of photos taken in May and June by commercial satellite shows cranes, a rectangular steel structure of considerable height and two metal beams, according to the Institute for Science and International Security, based in Washington.“New construction material has been placed on and near the reactor
Aug. 15, 2012
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N.K., China expand economic cooperation
Jang’s visit promises faster development of joint industrial zones, greater cooperation in technology, agriculture, infrastructureNorth Korea and China are furthering their ever-growing economic ties as the impoverished country tries to elicit capital needed to fix its crumbling economy and rebuild industries.The two allies reached an agreement on Tuesday to stimulate the sluggish development of joint industrial zones in the North and boost cooperation in technology, agriculture, infrastructure
Aug. 15, 2012
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N. Korea expected to complete new reactor in 2013: report
North Korea seems to be on course to complete the construction of a new light-water reactor in its main nuclear complex in 2013, a U.S. think tank said Tuesday after analysis of satellite imagery.A set of photos taken in May and June by commercial satellite shows cranes, a rectangular steel structure of considerable height and two metal beams, according to the Institute for Science and Internation
Aug. 15, 2012
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N. Korea, China agree on developing economic zones
North Korea and China have agreed to ramp up their joint development of economic zones, China's commerce ministry said Tuesday, as Pyongyang's new leader is stepping up economic diplomacy in efforts to boost his country's struggling economy.Under the agreement, the two sides will set up two management committees to push forward with the development of special economic zones in Rason City, and the
Aug. 14, 2012
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U.N. chief vows to seek release of 'abducted' S. Korean
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he will work toward the release of three South Korean women believed to have been in North Korean custody for decades.The U.N. chief said he has a "deep interest" in the issue and feels "much regret" about North Korea's alleged detentions of Shin Suk-ja and her two daughters."I will continue to take an interest in the issue and keep pushing" for a so
Aug. 14, 2012
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N.K. steps up economic diplomacy
Jang visits China to seek greater economic cooperation; Pyongyang, Tokyo to hold talksNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful uncle is visiting China this week in what analysts say is part of intensifying economic diplomacy to attract more investment and aid to overhaul its moribund economy and strengthen its fledgling leader’s legitimacy.Jang Song-thaek on Monday became the first top-level Pyongyang official to visit Beijing since the demise of longtime strongman Kim Jong-il last December.Ja
Aug. 14, 2012
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In isolation, Pyongyang further leans on Beijing
Amid deepening international isolation, North Korea is beefing up economic cooperation with China through trade, investment and joint industrial projects, which are expected to top the agenda for Jang Song-thaek, vice chairman of the North’s powerful National Defense Commission, who is visiting China this week.The two countries have joined forces to cultivate an industrial belt along their border, which entails free economic zones in the Rajin-Seonbong and Hwanggeumpyeong-Wihwa Islands areas. Un
Aug. 14, 2012
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Key patron of North Korean leader in China for economic talks
The uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and a key guardian of Kim's new leadership embarked a visit to China on Monday for talks on joint development projects with China over two special economic zones in the North, Pyongyang's official news agency said. The visit by Jang Song-thaek, vice chairman of the North's powerful National Defense Commission, came after Kim met with Wang Jiarui, chief
Aug. 13, 2012