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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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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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South Korea to launch space security center under spy agency
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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Hybe refutes Ador CEO Min's denial of breach of trust
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N.K. leader’s trip aimed at support from Russia, China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il wrapped up his week-long trip to Russia and China, where he struggled to pave the way for resumption of the long-stalled regional nuclear disarmament talks and economic support.Kim returned home via train on Saturday, greeted by his youngest son and apparent successor
Aug. 28, 2011
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U.S. envoy proposes talks on remains recovery to N. Korea: report
The United States' special representative for North Korea policy has proposed to Pyongyang that they resume their talks on recovering remains of American troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, according to a U.S. radio report Saturday.In a letter by Republican Party Senator Kelly Ayotte sent t
Aug. 27, 2011
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N. Korean leader tours industrial facilities in China
BEIJING/CHANGCHUN/MANZHOULI, China (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il toured industrial facilities in northeastern China on Friday on his way back home from a trip to Russia, a source said. Kim visited the facilities in the Chinese city of Qiqihar, a hub of automobile
Aug. 26, 2011
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N. Korean leader transits China on return trip from Russia
BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The train carrying the North Korean leader was spotted at a Chinese railway station Thursday, an indication that Kim Jong-il plans to return from his trip to Russia via China.Sources said that the special train was seen stopping at the Manzhouli Railway Station in Inner
Aug. 25, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. lukewarm toward N.K. pledge
Despite North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s pledge this week to unconditionally return to the long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks, the communist state still has far to go before the deadlock is fully resolved, officials in Seoul and Washington said Thursday. On the last day of his week-long visit t
Aug. 25, 2011
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Pyongyang's summit promise on nuke moratorium 'insufficient': U.S.
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's reported promise to impose a moratorium on nuclear testing is "insufficient," as its uranium enrichment program remains a serious concern, the U.S. government said Wednesday.Washington's cautious stance came in response to a host of media
Aug. 25, 2011
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North Korea agrees to rejoin six-nation talks: Russia
Pyongyang expresses support for gas pipeline in summit talksNorth Korea agreed to “unconditionally rejoin” the stalled six-nation talks aimed at resolving its nuclear standoff during a summit meeting between its leader Kim Jong-il and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday, a spokeswoman for
Aug. 24, 2011
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N.K. leader arrives in Ulan-Ude for summit with Medvedev
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in the eastern Siberian city of Ulan-Ude Tuesday ahead of his summit talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.The meeting planned for Wednesday comes as North Korea is struggling to improve its faltering economy after years of international sanctions impos
Aug. 23, 2011
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S. Korean workers return from N.K. mountain resort
Workers sent by South Korea to Mount Geumgang Resort in North Korea have returned to the South, Seoul said Tuesday, a day after Pyongyang demanded they leave its territory.A total of 16 people, including two Chinese nationals, crossed the border back to South Korea around 11:30 a.m., leaving no more
Aug. 23, 2011
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Kim expected to meet Medvedev on Wednesday
Kim Jong-il arrived in an eastern Siberian city for talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, reports said Tuesday, as the leader of impoverished North Korea was expected to discuss a natural gas pipeline deal with its Cold War ally. Pyongyang’s reclusive leader is expected to hold the summit ne
Aug. 23, 2011
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Russia seeks N.K. guarantee on gas pipe
Envoy: First economic multilateral deal with Pyongyang could benefit allNorth Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong-il is visiting Russia this week for the first time since 2002 hoping to score political, economic and diplomatic support for several key projects. On the Russian front, the conditions were
Aug. 23, 2011
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Kim, Medvedev to meet Wednesday: source
MOSCOW (AFP) -- The summit between North Korea's Kim Jong-Il and President Dmitry Medvedev is set to take place on Wednesday in the eastern Siberian city of Ulan-Ude, a person familiar with the plan told AFP."The guest is arriving tomorrow," the person, who refused to go on the record because o
Aug. 22, 2011
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N.K. bans Seoul assets from being removed from resort
South Korea vows legal, diplomatic action to secure property rightsNorth Korea on Monday banned the removal of South Korean assets from a mountain resort on its east coast, claiming Seoul has given up its rights to its property by not answering how to deal with it.It also ordered all South Korean wo
Aug. 22, 2011
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N. Korea vows to legally dispose of S. Korean assets at Mount Kumgang
North Korea said Monday it will legally dispose of all South Korean property at its scenic mountain resort, blaming Seoul for not responding to its proposals on how to handle the assets.Pyongyang has threatened to dispose of the roughly 300 billion won (US$284 million) worth of assets unless South K
Aug. 22, 2011
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N. Korean leader tours Russian power station ahead of talks with Medvedev
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il toured a hydro-electric power station in eastern Siberia on Sunday in the second day of his trip to Russia, diplomatic sources said. Kim's trip to the Bureiskaya hydro-electric power station in the Amur region fueled speculation that the two countrie
Aug. 21, 2011
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N.K. leader’s Russia visit aims to bolster economic cooperation
Kim, Medvedev expected to discuss gas pipeline, railway constructionNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to Russia appears aimed at bolstering bilateral economic cooperation in some major projects including the construction of a gas pipeline and railroad to connect Russia and the two Koreas, expe
Aug. 21, 2011
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U.S. cautious on N.K. war dead offer
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The United States responded cautiously Friday to North Korea’s announcement it would discuss operations to locate U.S. dead from the 1950-53 Korean War, saying only that the issue was important.North Korea said it had accepted a U.S. proposal to talk about resuming searches for re
Aug. 21, 2011
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Son of N.Korea's Kim absent from Russia trip: KCNA
SEOUL (AFP) -- North Korean's heir apparent appeared to be absent from the entourage on leader Kim Jong-Il's trip to Russia, according to a list announced by the North's state media during the rare visit.Korean Central News Agency confirmed Sunday Kim's "unofficial visit to Siberia and the Far East"
Aug. 21, 2011
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N. Korean leader's Russian visit expected to focus on economic cooperation
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's latest trip to Russia appears to be primarily aimed at boosting economic cooperation and attracting more aid and investment from the resource-rich neighbor, experts said Saturday.While meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in a Siberian city next week, Kim
Aug. 20, 2011
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N.Korean leader in Russia, will meet with Medvedev
MOSCOW (AP) -- Reclusive North Korea's autocratic leader Kim Jong-il crossed into Russia Saturday on his armored train to discuss with President Dmitry Medvedev the possible renewal of nuclear disarmament talks and the construction of a pipeline that will stream Russian natural gas to both Koreas, t
Aug. 20, 2011