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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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U.K. envoy to Pyongyang doubts collective rule in N.K.
North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-un appears to be running the communist regime under collective leadership, but it remains to be seen how long the inexperienced leader will depend on the new system, Britain’s top diplomat stationed in Pyongyang said Wednesday.Kim Jong-un, the third and youngest son of late leader Kim Jong-il, is believed to be in his late 20s and has been rapidly consolidating power since the death of his father on Dec. 17. North Korea’s military, the backbone of the country’
Jan. 18, 2012
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Kim Jong-nam offers views on N.K.
Some suspect his intentions behind interviews given to Japanese mediaRecently revealed remarks by Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of late North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il, have drawn attention here as he painted a grim outlook for the leadership of his brother Jong-un.Through his remarks, he disparaged the third-generation power succession, doubted Jong-un’s untested leadership and asserted the need for an openness policy to shore up the moribund economy of the North.Jong-nam apparently fell out of h
Jan. 18, 2012
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Path open to N. Korea for dialogue: U.S. and allies
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S., Japan and South Korea say ``a path is open" to North Korea toward the resumption of talks on its nuclear program and improved relations through dialogue.Senior diplomats from the three allies held talks Tuesday in Washington on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and other issues including recent developments in Myanmar.It comes a month after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Before that, the U.S. appeared close to deal in which Pyongyang would get food
Jan. 18, 2012
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Top official dismisses Kim Jong-un concerns
PYONGYANG ― A senior North Korean official dismissed concerns about Kim Jong-un’s readiness to lead, saying he spent years working closely with his late father and helping him make key policy decisions on economic and military affairs.In the first interview with foreign journalists by a high-level North Korean official since Kim Jong-il’s Dec. 17 death, Politburo member and Kim family confidante Yang Hyong-sop told The Associated Press that North Koreans were in good hands with their young new l
Jan. 18, 2012
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Kim Jong-nam’s remarks offer glimpse into N.K.
Some doubt his intentions behind those media interviewsRecently revealed remarks by Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of late North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il, have drawn keen attention here as he painted a grim outlook for the leadership of his brother Jong-un.Through the remarks, he has disparaged the third-generation power succession, doubted Jong-un’s untested leadership and asserted the need for an openness policy to shore up the moribund economy of the North.Jong-nam apparently fell out of his fa
Jan. 18, 2012
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Kim brother says N.Korea heading for collapse: book
TOKYO (AFP) - The eldest brother of North Korea's new leader says reforms needed to avert the collapse of the country's economy will lead to the end of its Stalinist regime, according to a book to be published this week. (Yonhap News)Kim Jong-Nam, the half brother of Kim Jong-Un who took contro
Jan. 17, 2012
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NK defector gets jail for raping fellow defector
A local court here said Tuesday it has sentenced a male North Korean defector to three years behind bars for raping a female fellow defector in the course of escaping from the communist country.The court also ordered that his identity and personal information be disclosed on the Internet for five ye
Jan. 17, 2012
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Kim Jong-nam spotted in Beijing
Kim Jong-nam, who has remained elusive after the death of his father Kim Jong-il, was spotted in Beijing on Saturday.According to news reports citing Park Seung-jun, a visiting professor at Incheon University, Kim Jong-nam was at the Beijing Capital International Airport waiting for a flight to Macao.Kim has been based in Macao for some time, and has mostly stayed outside North Korea since he was stopped by Japanese border control in 2001 for attempting to enter the country using a forged passpo
Jan. 16, 2012
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Eldest son speaks of Kim Jong-il's death in Beijing
The eldest son of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-il was spotted at an airport in Beijing last week, a South Korean professor said Monday, one month after his father died of a heart attack in the North.Kim Jong-nam, believed to be in his early 40s, was sitting in front of the departure gate for a
Jan. 16, 2012
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New N.K. leadership appears stable one month in
One month after the death of its longtime strongman Kim Jong-il, North Korea under the new leadership of his youngest son Jong-un appears to be faring well without major hitches.Although Jong-un, believed to be in his late 20s, has yet to secure top posts in the ruling Workers’ Party and other key organs, the North’s state media have already called him the “sole national leader and supreme military commander.”Experts say that the stable power succession is attributable partially to the elites wh
Jan. 15, 2012
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N. Korea vows to make S. Korea pay ‘ dearest price ’ for hurting leaders ’ dignity
North Korea warned Saturday it will make South Korea "pay the dearest price" for hurting the dignity of its supreme leadership.North Korea accused South Korean media of spreading misinformation about the death of leader Kim Jong-il and his funeral, saying it can no longer tolerate what it called Seo
Jan. 14, 2012
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N. Korea test-fired 3 short-range missiles: paper
TOKYO (Yonhap News) ― North Korea test-fired three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea earlier this week, apparently as part of efforts to improve its missile technology, a Japanese newspaper said Friday.North Korea launched what appeared to be KN-02 ground-to-ground missiles on Wednesday morning, according to multiple Japanese government sources quoted by the Sankei Shimbun.The communist country also test-fired two short-range missiles on Dec. 19, shortly after it announced the dea
Jan. 13, 2012
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Six-way talks no longer workable: U.S. expert
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― As a top U.S. expert on Korea, Mitchell Reiss does not hesitate to voice skepticism over the six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear program.“I think the process may have run its course,” the former career diplomat, who now serves as president of Washington College in Maryland, said in an interview with the Yonhap news agency. “I am very skeptical.”He said he is not sure that Pyongyang really wants to talk with the U.S. about anything other than its unacceptable bid t
Jan. 13, 2012
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7 of 10 defectors satisfied with life in S. Korea: poll
Nearly seven out of 10 North Koreans are satisfied with their lives in South Korea, a government survey showed Friday, following Seoul’s efforts to better accommodate the growing number of North Korean refugees.The survey found 69.3 percent of 7,560 adult North Korean defectors in South Korea are either “very” satisfied or “somewhat” satisfied. An additional 25.7 percent rated their satisfaction as “average” and 4.8 percent say they are either dissatisfied or “very” dissatisfied.Those who are sa
Jan. 13, 2012
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N. Korea test-fired 3 short-range missiles this week: Japan newspaper
North Korea test-fired three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea earlier this week, apparently as part of efforts to improve its missile technology, a Japanese newspaper said Friday.North Korea launched what appeared to be KN-02 ground-to-ground missiles on Wednesday morning, according
Jan. 13, 2012
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N. Korea ranked worst in nuclear materials security
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― North Korea was placed at the bottom of a landmark ranking Wednesday on the security of nuclear materials.The report was released by a group of experts here working to curb the threat of nuclear terrorism and accidents.The unprecedented Nuclear Materials Security Index, compiled by the Nuclear Threat Initiative in Washington, examined the status of nuclear materials security conditions in 176 countries.It was issued ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul in Marc
Jan. 12, 2012
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‘S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold post-Kim talks’
South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold high-level tripartite talks in Washington next week for consultations on North Korea following the death of Kim Jong-il, a senior official said Thursday. The trilateral talks, set for Tuesday, will be led by Lim Sung-nam, South Korea’s chief nuclear envoy, his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama and Kurt Campbell, Washington’s top diplomat on Asia, an official at Seoul’s foreign ministry said. “The trilateral talks are aimed at sharing views
Jan. 12, 2012
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NK leader’s brother says Kim a ‘symbol’: report
TOKYO (AFP) - The older brother of Kim Jong-Un has reportedly told a Japanese newspaper that he believes North Korea's new leader is likely to be merely a symbol used by ruling elites to maintain their grip on power.The Tokyo Shimbun, which has interviewed Kim Jong-Nam in the past, said Thursday it
Jan. 12, 2012
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N.K. says Kim Jong-il’s body to lie in mausoleum
North Korea said Thursday the body of late leader Kim Jong-il will lie in state permanently at a mausoleum and his February birthday will be instituted as the “Day of the Shining Star.”The North also said it will erect Kim’s statue and portraits and build towers across the country in what could be an attempt to strengthen his personality cult and justify the dynastic power succession of his son, Kim Jong-un.“From the standpoint of Jong-un, Kim Jong-il needs to be idolized,” said a South Korean o
Jan. 12, 2012
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Eldest brother casts doubts on new N. Korean leader’s grip on power
TOKYO (Yonhap News) -- The eldest brother of North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong-un has expressed doubts about his half-sibling’s hold on power, anticipating the ruling elite to extend their influence over the communist country, a Japanese newspaper said Thursday.Kim Jong-nam told the Tokyo Shimbun in an e-mail sent on Jan. 3 that he has “doubts about how a young successor with some two years (of training as heir) can retain the 37 years of absolute power”wielded by his late father and former lead
Jan. 12, 2012