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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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South Korea to launch space security center under spy agency
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N. Korean leader meets Laos president: KCNA
SEOUL -- Laotian President Choummaly Sayasone wrapped up a three-day official visit to North Korea Friday after a meeting with leader Kim Jong-il, the North's media reported.The North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the two leaders met in the North's capital Pyongyang but gave no other deta
Sept. 23, 2011
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N. Korea, U.S. to resume talks on recovery of war dead next month
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and the United States will resume talks next month on recovering the remains of American troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, a South Korean official said Friday.The move will follow a series of recent diplomatic efforts by South Korea and the U.S. to
Sept. 23, 2011
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Obama warns N.K. of more pressure
Lee says Seoul is ready to help Pyongyang if it makes ‘strategic decision’Leaders of South Korea and the United States urged North Korea to make concrete steps toward denuclearization, reiterating their unchanging stance six months ahead of a meeting of about 50 world leaders on nuclear security in
Sept. 22, 2011
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N. Korea orchestra may hold U.S. performance
North Korea’s national symphony orchestra is expected to hold a performance in the U.S. next month, a U.S.-funded radio station reported Thursday. Quoting multiple sources close to North Korea, Radio Free Asia reported Pyongyang and Washington are currently “discussing details” such as the exact day
Sept. 22, 2011
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U.S., N. Korea seek further nuclear talks next month: official
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― The United States and North Korea are seeking to hold a second round of talks early next month to discuss terms for resuming the long-stalled six-nation negotiations on ending the North’s nuclear weapons programs, a South Korean official said Thursday.The bilateral talks are
Sept. 22, 2011
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Obama warns N. Korea of more 'pressure, isolation'
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- U.S. President Barack Obama warned Wednesday that North Korea will face "greater pressure and isolation" should it continue nuclear weapons development andhostile actions against South Korea."North Korea has yet to take concrete steps toward abandoning its weapons, and cont
Sept. 22, 2011
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Koreas fail to agree on terms of resuming six-party talks
BEIJING (Yonhap News) -- The nuclear envoys of South and North Korea met for three hours in Beijing on Wednesday but failed to agree on terms of re-starting stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs, both sides said. Wi Sung-lac of South Korea and Ri Yong-ho of North Korea parted
Sept. 21, 2011
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Seven religious leaders visit North Korea
Heads of South Korea’s seven key religious orders on Wednesday arrived in North Korea in an unprecedented trip aimed at helping bring the two Koreas back onto a path of reconciliation and cooperation.The 24-person delegation, including the seven leaders, flew to Pyongyang via China’s Shenyang. It pl
Sept. 21, 2011
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‘Reunification should be safe, gradual’
Chief of unification think tank stresses importance of two-track strategySouth Korea must pursue a safe, gradual reunification with North Korea in a process where the reclusive regime will feel enough time and room for change, the new chief of Seoul’s state-run think tank on unification said.“As a r
Sept. 21, 2011
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S. Korean religious leaders head to N. Korea for rare visit
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean religious leaders left for North Korea on Wednesday for a rare visit they said could contribute to peace and reconciliation on the divided peninsula.The seven leaders representing Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists and various ethnic religions plan
Sept. 21, 2011
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Koreas resume bilateral nuclear talks on disarmament steps
BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear negotiators of South and North Korea on Wednesday began a second round of talks to discuss terms for resuming the long-stalled six-nation talks on ending the North's nuclear weapons programs, officials said. During the talks, scheduled to last through
Sept. 21, 2011
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‘Tongyeong daughter’ alive in N. Korea
A South Korean woman and her two daughters, whose fate had been unknown after they were imprisoned in North Korea, are alive in a restricted area near the capital city of Pyongyang, an activist who works for the release of South Koreans kidnapped into the North here said Tuesday.Quoting an unnamed s
Sept. 20, 2011
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New minister Yu stresses flexibility in inter-Korean ties
South Korea’s unification minister expressed optimism on thawing inter-Korean ties Tuesday, as the nuclear envoys of the two Koreas were set to hold more talks over resuming regional denuclearization talks. Yu Woo-ik, inaugurated as Seoul’s new unification minister on Monday, said his government “be
Sept. 20, 2011
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Heads of seven religious groups to visit N. Korea
The Seoul government gave permission for heads of seven religious orders to visit Pyongyang, the Unification Ministry said Monday, as part of efforts to resume nongovernmental cultural exchanges with the North.A 24-person delegation including the seven religious leaders will travel to Pyongyang via
Sept. 19, 2011
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N. Korea repeats call for 'unconditional' resumption of six-party talks
BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top nuclear envoy on Monday called for resuming the stalled six-party disarmament talks on its nuclear weapons programs without preconditions, reiterating a stance that dims prospects of reviving the multilateral dialogue. Ri Yong-ho repeated the call at a
Sept. 19, 2011
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N. Korean heir apparent involved in party affairs, policymaking: ministries
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Kim Jong-un, the third son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his heir apparent, has been actively participating in the communist regime's politics and policymaking process, the defense ministry here said Monday.Addressing North Korean affairs during the annual parlia
Sept. 19, 2011
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N. Korea‘s imports of luxury goods on sharp rise as civilians starve
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea’s imports of luxury goods for its ruling elites have surged in recent years even as its people suffered from severe food shortages, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday.North Korea spent roughly US$1.04 billion (1.12 trillion won) on bringing in foreign luxury
Sept. 19, 2011
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N. Korea willing to hold talks with S. Korea over mountain resort: report
North Korea has expressed its willingness to hold talks with South Korea to resolve a dispute over assets at a scenic mountain resort in the North, a pro-North Korean newspaper said.Kim Kwang-yun, director of the North's Mount Kumgang International Tourism Leadership Bureau, said the talks could be
Sept. 17, 2011
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N. Korean chief nuclear envoy arrives in China
North Korea's chief nuclear envoy arrived in China on Saturday for talks with his South Korean and Chinese counterparts on how to restart long-stalled negotiations on ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs.Vice Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho headed to Beijing's downtown area without making any com
Sept. 17, 2011
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NIS detains N. Korean defector for assassination plot
South Korea’s spy agency has detained a North Korean defector for an alleged assassination attempt against a fellow defector acting as an anti-North Korean activist, an intelligence official said Friday.The suspect, identified by his last name Ahn in his 40s, was taken into custody for plotting to k
Sept. 16, 2011