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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Sales of eco-friendly cars top 100,000 in Q1 in S. Korea
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[Herald Interview] Director of 'Goodbye Earth' aimed to ask how we would face apocalypse
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S. Korea warns it might shoot down N. Korean rocket
Seoul warned Monday that it might shoot down a North Korean rocket if it passes over South Korean territory, as worries about what Washington calls a long-range missile test overshadowed an international nuclear security summit. (Yonhap News)Nearly 60 world leaders gathered Monday in Seoul to talk a
March 26, 2012
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Kim Jong-un visits mausoleum to mark 100th day of late leader‘s death
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a mausoleum of his father Sunday to mark the 100th day of the death of the late North Korean leader amid rising tensions over Pyongyang’s plans to launch a rocket.“Kim Jong-un, the supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army and supreme leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea and people, Sunday visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, reflecting the profound condolences of all the service personnel and the people across the country and progressive mankind,
March 25, 2012
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N.K. readies rocket’s main body to launch site: report
Japan to deploy Aegis warships to intercept what neighbors see as missileNorth Korea has transported the main body of a long-range rocket to a launch site in the northwestern part of the reclusive state, a news report said Sunday.The move indicates that Pyongyang is taking further steps to put a satellite into orbit using a long-range missile between April 12 and 16, a South Korean government official said.A train moved the main body to the launch facility in Dongchang-ri, Cholsan County, North
March 25, 2012
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N.K. set to boost Kim Jong-un’s power in April meetings
North Korea is speeding up preparations for two significant meetings in mid-April intended to strengthen the leadership of young dictator Kim Jong-un.The two meetings are the Workers’ Party Conference and the Supreme People’s Assembly, to be held in mid-April and on April 13, respectively, according to the North’s state-run Korea Central News Agency.At the Workers Party meeting, Pyongyang is likely to name Kim Jong-un the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party, the highest post in the ruling pa
March 25, 2012
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N.K. readies rocket’s main body to launch site: official
Japan to deploy Aegis warships to intercept what neighbors see as missileNorth Korea has transported the main body of a long-range rocket to a launch site in the northwestern part of the reclusive state, a South Korean official said Sunday.“South Korean and U.S. military authorities understand that North Korea has moved the main body of a long-range missile to Dongchang-ri in preparation for launch,” said a South Korean military official according to Yonhap News.A train moved the main body to th
March 25, 2012
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N. Korea to hold parliamentary session on April 13: KCNA
North Korea will hold a session of its primary legislative body on April 13, the communist state’s news agency said Saturday.The Korea Central News Agency said the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly Thursday decided to hold the fifth session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly in
March 24, 2012
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U.S. warns N. Korea missile aimed south
SYDNEY (AFP) - A senior US official has warned North Korea's upcoming missile launch would be aimed south for the first time and impact in an area "roughly between Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines.”Kurt Campbell, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, delivered
March 24, 2012
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China ups border control amid criticism for repatriations
China appears to be tightening border security against North Korean defectors in the face of growing international pressure to end repatriations to the repressive state.Multiple sources informed of Beijing’s border control efforts told local media that China recently installed a police alert system in each household of a border town on a trial basis.Chinese residents there can push a button to inform security officers of any encounter with North Korean defectors, they said. Defectors who do not
March 23, 2012
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North Korea's planned rocket test: why it matters
North Korea may have the bomb, but it hasn't perfected ways to put one onto a missile that could strike faraway enemies like the United States.This is why Pyongyang's announcement that it will launch a satellite on a long-range rocket next month is drawing so much attention: Washington says North Ko
March 23, 2012
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U.N. chief to raise N.K. rocket launch at Seoul summit
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he would raise North Korea’s planned rocket launch at the upcoming Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 26-27, expressing “deep concern” about the issue.“I am going to discuss the issue with the president of the Republic of (South Korea) in Seoul and I will also engage with other leaders attending the nuclear summit,” Ban told a press conference during a visit to Malaysia.Regarding the issue, Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said the North Korean
March 22, 2012
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N. Korean orchestra plans to visit U.S.: nonprofit
ATLANTA (AP) ― An Atlanta-based nonprofit is planning to bring North Korea’s national orchestra to the U.S. for a tour that would start in Atlanta, according to the group’s president.The North Korean National Symphony Orchestra would bring 164 musicians and journalists for an 18-day visit that would also include stops in Oxford, Mississippi, and New York, said Robert Springs, the president of Global Resource Services, a humanitarian group that works in North Korea.He said he hopes the visit will
March 22, 2012
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U.N. chief to raise N. Korean rocket launch at Seoul summit
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he would raise North Korea‘s planned rocket launch at the upcoming Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 26-27, expressing “deep concern” over the issue.“I am going to discuss the issue with the president of the Republic of (South Korea) in Seoul and I will also engage with other leaders attending the nuclear summit,“ Ban told a press conference during a visit to Malaysia.Regarding the issue, Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said the North Korean i
March 22, 2012
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Lee says S. Korea, U.S. expected to reach agreement on extending missile range: report
South Korea expects to reach agreement with the United States in the near future to allow Seoul to possess or develop ballistic missiles that can reach deeper into North Korea, President Lee Myung-bak was quoted Thursday as saying.Under a pact with the U.S., first signed in 1979 and revised in 2001,
March 22, 2012
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N. Korea warns against discussing it in summit
North Korea on Wednesday strongly warned against the upcoming Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, saying any attempt to raise the issue of North Korean nuclear programs during the summit will be deemed “a declaration of war.”The North’s state-run Korea Central News Agency said South Korea’s Lee Myung-bak administration is trying to take advantage of its status as a host of the summit to make the international community hostile towards the North.“If there is any provocative act such as the issuance of
March 21, 2012
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S. Korea to push tourism near border with North
Gun-toting soldiers patrol guard posts overlooking North Korean territory beyond a barbed-wire fence. Hundreds of red flags with a skull motif dot roadsides, warning of mines. This is the area which South Korea hopes to turn into a major eco-tourism attraction. Untouched by developers for six decades due to the military standoff, the scenic areas surrounding the world’s last Cold War frontier have paradoxically become a peaceful haven for wildlife.The 155-mile-long (248-kilometer) borderline whi
March 21, 2012
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N.K. rights bill in limbo amid partisan bickering
Opponents argue it will provoke Pyongyang and hurt inter-Korean tiesEfforts to enact a law aimed at improving human rights conditions in North Korea have made little headway due to ideological confrontation and political bickering since the first legislative move began nearly seven years ago.The issue of human rights violations in the communist state has been back into the spotlight as rallies have recently taken place online and offline to drum up international support to block China’s forcible
March 21, 2012
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Congressmen submit resolution on North Korean defectors in China
The U.S. Congress has proposed a resolution aimed at stopping China from forcibly repatriating North Korean defectors who face harsh punishment in their home country, Radio Free Asia reported.Rep. Christopher Smith, chairman of the subcommittee on Africa, global health, and human rights under the U.S. House committee on foreign affairs, submitted the resolution jointly with Rep. Edward Royce, chairman of the subcommittee on terrorism, non-proliferation and trade, it said.The resolution urges Chi
March 21, 2012
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‘N.K. told U.S. about satellite plan last year’
Expert says North’s inconsistency shows Kim Jong-un’s immature diplomacyNorth Korea had notified the U.S. about its plan to launch a satellite using long-range missile technology last year, days before the death of its leader Kim Jong-il, multiple news reports from Washington said Wednesday.Pyongyang had contacted Washington through civilian channels three days before Kim died on Dec. 17 and said it would launch a satellite in commemoration of the 100th year of its late founder Kim Il-sung’s bir
March 21, 2012
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North Korea sharpens criticism of upcoming nuclear summit
North Korea Wednesday sharpened its criticism of an upcoming Seoul summit, saying any attempt by South Korea to address its nuclear programme at the meeting would be seen as a declaration of war.The official KCNA news agency accused the South's conservative government of trying to use the nuclear se
March 21, 2012
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Seoul considering ‘all options’ to stop N.K. rocket launch
Measures could include referring the issue to U.N. Security Council: reportThe Foreign Ministry said the government is considering “all possible options” to pressure North Korea to abandon its plan to launch a satellite using a long-range missile in April.The government is likely to seek the cooperation of the U.N. Security Council members to refer the North’s missile issue to the U.N. Security Council, if the North goes ahead with its plan, a Korean news report said Tuesday.“All options are ope
March 20, 2012