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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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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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U.S. expects Pyongyang to continue weapons exports
WASHINGTON (AP) ― U.S. intelligence experts expect North Korea’s new young leader Kim Jong-un to continue Pyongyang’s policy of attempting to export its weapons systems.Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday that the North’s export of ballistic missiles and associated materials to countries including Iran and Syria illustrated the reach of its proliferation activities.He also cited North Korea’s assistance to Syria in building a nuclear rea
Feb. 1, 2012
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N. Korea’s young leader gets rock star treatment
North Korea’s young new leader gets rock star treatment when he visits his troops ― just as his father did. But while the late Kim Jong-il mostly stayed aloof in dark shades, his son holds hands and hugs his soldiers.Kim Jong-un seems to want to bond with his country’s people.The style harkens back to Kim Il-sung, his grandfather and revered founder of the country and ruling dynasty, and may reflect an attempt to turn a corner on the periods of hardship and famine under Kim Jong-il, analysts say
Feb. 1, 2012
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North Korea owes South $3.11b, repayment uncertain
North Korea owes a total of 3.5 trillion won ($3.11 billion) to South Korea, but strained inter-Korean relations make it uncertain whether Pyongyang will pay back the loan as scheduled.According to South Korea’s Ministry of Unification, the South Korean government provided its northern neighbor with 1.37 trillion won in loans from 1998 to 2006 to support the construction of a light water reactor, as part of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) project to curb North Korean
Feb. 1, 2012
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Building a family for those without one
Former office worker takes care of 10 young N.K. defectors at his homeKim Tae-hoon was your average office worker at a publishing company, well on his way up the promotion ladder.But his life turned around when he met young Yeom Ha-ryeong, a North Korean defector, during a volunteer program.“I was volunteering for an organization where I met a lot of different children, but one day I met a child who was sort of alone, he was a fourth grader at the time,” said Kim.“The child asked if he could sle
Feb. 1, 2012
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U.S. calls on N. Korea's new leadership to improve ties with S.Korea
North Korea's new leadership must improve ties with South Korea if it wants to have better relations with the outside world, a senior American diplomat said Tuesday, offering the prospect of renewed engagement with Pyongyang afterthe death of Kim Jong-il.North Korea expressed hope for better ties wi
Jan. 31, 2012
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N. Korean youth soccer team boycotts match with S. Korean players
A North Korean youth soccer team boycotted a match with its South Korean counterpart on Tuesday in an international soccer event in China, boding ill for future sport exchanges between the two Koreas, officials here said. The U-14 North Korean and South Korean squads were scheduled to play at a
Jan. 31, 2012
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Concerns mount over China’s grip on N.K. economy
Seoul required to decouple politics from private inter-Korean businessesThough it received little notice, Ahn Cheol-soo, software mogul-turned-professor and strong potential presidential contender, made a rare revelation of his thoughts on North Korea’s future shortly after Kim Jong-il’s death.Kim Keun-shik, a politics professor at Kyungnam University, was quoted by a local daily as saying he was “impressed by (Ahn) expressing concerns over China’s growing control over North Korea” when they met
Jan. 31, 2012
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N. Korea planning large military parade this year: official
North Korea has been preparing for a large military parade for this spring since before the death of its former leader Kim Jong-il, a government official here said Monday. (Yonhap News)"North Korea has been practicing a military parade, with troops and equipment on hand, at the Mirim Airbase near Py
Jan. 30, 2012
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N. Korean leader thanks foreign leaders for condolence messages
(Yonhap) -- North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un has thanked the leaders of dozens of countries for sending him condolence messages over the recent death of his father Kim Jong-il, the North's state television said Saturday. The move is seen as the young leader's first official foray int
Jan. 28, 2012
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N.K. renews commitment to gas pipeline project with Russia
MOSCOW (Yonhap News) ― Top North Korean officials have vowed to move ahead with an ambitious project to build a pipeline through their isolated country to ship Siberian gas to South Korea.The North Korean officials reaffirmed their commitment to Russia following the death last month of their former leader Kim Jong-il, according to a diplomatic source in Moscow, without identifying the North Korean officials.Russia’s Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko conveyed the North’s intention to the South Korea
Jan. 27, 2012
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S. Korea sends first flour aid to N. Korea since Kim Jong-il’s death
A South Korean charity group on Friday delivered the first flour aid to North Korea since the death of the North’s former leader Kim Jong-il.The Seoul-based Korea Peace Foundation delivered 180 tons of flour, with eight foundation representatives traveling to the North’s border city of Gaeseong.Two of the eight representatives will stay until Saturday to ensure the aid package reaches its targeted group, foundation officials said. Flour is to be delivered to an elementary school, a daycare cente
Jan. 27, 2012
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S. Korean workers face stricter rules in Gaeseong
South Korean workers are likely to face tougher rules at the inter-Korean industrial complex in Gaeseong in North Korea.The Kaesong Industrial District Foundation, which deals with operation rules in Gaeseong, where South Korean manufacturers hire North Korean workers, said Wednesday it will introduce a demerit system to prevent incidents including traffic accidents, fires and violence caused by South Korean workers.Disclosing the new rules, the foundation said it would impose penalty points ran
Jan. 25, 2012
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Pyongyang faces worst electricity shortage in years
Construction drive for ‘strong and prosperous nation’ adds to difficulties in daily lifeThe year of building a “strong and prosperous nation” has come in North Korea, but its capital is suffering from one of its worst electricity shortages in recent years.According to the Daily NK, an online publication specializing in North Korea, Pyongyang is being hit by power shortages that are forcing citizens to make haphazard modifications to their apartments or seek other accommodation for the winter.Wit
Jan. 25, 2012
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North Korean capital celebrates Lunar New Year
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) ― North Koreans bundled against the freezing cold paid respects again to late leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang’s main plaza Monday and celebrated the Lunar New Year holiday with colorful flowers and children’s games.A massive portrait of Kim Jong-il, absent after the mourning period for his death last month, has been restored at the vast Kim Il-sung Square. People stood in line to bow and lay single red flowers ― the late leader’s namesake “kimjongilia’’ begonias made
Jan. 25, 2012
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N. Korea to provide 400 new laborers to S. Korean firms in Gaeseong: sources
North Korea will soon provide about 400 more North Korean laborers to South Korean companies operating in the joint industrial complex South Korea runs in the North’s border town, sources said Tuesday.It is the first time since the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il late last month that Pyongyang will send fresh laborers to South Korean firms in the Gaeseong Industrial Park.The provision of new laborers is seen as a signal of the new North Korean leadership attempting to maintain the joint
Jan. 24, 2012
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Seoul to keep N.K. defectors away from polling stations
The National Election Commission plans to prevent North Korean defectors from entering South Korean diplomatic missions in China during the overseas voting period for the general elections.The overseas voting period for the April 11 general elections runs from March 28 to April 2, and the ballots are open to overseas Koreans with Korean nationality, and absentees such as those studying or working abroad. According to reports, the National Election Commission is reviewing plans to collaborate wit
Jan. 24, 2012
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Ex-US envoy sees little power for young Kim
NEW YORK, Jan 23, 2012 (AFP) - The former US pointman on North Korea voiced doubt Monday that the communist regime would give significant power to young new leader Kim Jong-Un, lowering chances for a resumption of diplomacy."Diplomatically, I think it's likely to be a fairly quiet year," Stephen Bos
Jan. 24, 2012
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N. Korea to provide 400 new laborers to S. Korean firms in Gaesong: sources
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will soon provide about 400 more North Korean laborers to South Korean companies operating in the joint industrial complex South Korea runs in the North's border town, sources said Tuesday.It is the first time since the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
Jan. 24, 2012
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Production at joint industrial Kaesong park expands 14.4 pct in 2011
The joint South-North Korean industrial complex in the North's border city of Kaesong saw its production expand 14.4 percent in 2011 from a year earlier, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday. The total production at the Kaesong Industrial Complex reachedUS$369.9 million during the Ja
Jan. 23, 2012
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N. Korea holds first cabinet meeting since Kim's death
North Korea held its first cabinet meeting since its long-time leader Kim Jong-il's death, the state media said Sunday. According to North Korea's official Korea Central News Agency(KCNA), the North's cabinet members convened an enlarged plenarymeeting earlier in the day to review last y
Jan. 23, 2012