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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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S. Korea, Japan, China agree to create new financing facility against regional crises
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
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N. Korea's heir-apparent Kim Jong-un visits China: source
Kim Jong-un (Yonhap News)SEOUL/BEIJING (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's heir apparent son, Kim Jong-un, has been confirmed to be visiting China, a source in a Chinese border city said Friday.The junior Kim arrived in Tumen, in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin, early Friday morning, but his next destination has yet to be confirmed, the source in Tumen told Yonhap News Agency.
May 20, 2011
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N.K. promised transparency in distribution of food: WFP
North Korea has vowed full disclosure of how donated food is distributed among its people, a senior World Food Program official said Thursday in an apparent bid to encourage Seoul to send food to the impoverished state. The comments by Claudia Von Roehl, director of the U.N. food agency in Pyongyang, come as Washington prepares to send its own delegation to North Korea to monitor the food conditio
May 19, 2011
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Defector says relatives in N.K. missing after identity leak
A North Korean defector is waging a lonely legal battle against South Korean authorities over the alleged disappearance of his relatives in his communist homeland, following an unwanted disclosure of his identity in the South.The battle started two years after Lee Kwang-su arrived in the South along with his wife, two children and a friend aboard a small barge across the eastern sea border in 2006
May 18, 2011
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China blocks release of U.N. report on N.K.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― China blocked the release Friday of a report by U.N. experts accusing North Korea of violating U.N. sanctions that ban the export and import of ballistic missile and nuclear-related items as well as conventional arms and luxury goods.China’s U.N. Ambassador Li Baodong told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the Security Council to discuss implementation of two rounds of
May 18, 2011
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English program begins for N. Korea defectors
The British Embassy in South Korea has launched a program to provide North Korean students with English language training, internships and overseas study opportunities. “We have noticed that English language can be a real barrier for new settlers who strive to access the good jobs and higher education opportunities that South Korea has to offer,” said British Ambassador Martin Uden.The ability to
May 18, 2011
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S. Korea remains tough against N. Korea
Civic groups call for resumption of food aid, tradeWhile stalling for time may have worked in the past, North Korea might have to come up with a different tactic this time as the South remains firm not to do it any favors until proper measures are taken in response to the casualties last year.Turning a blind eye to the growing international mood to make peace with the communist state, the Seoul go
May 18, 2011
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South Korean sitcom hit among N.K. teens
(MBC)South Korean sitcom “High Kick” has seen explosive popularity among North Korean teenagers and young women, Radio Free Asia reported. According to a source from Yanggang province, the sitcom has become very popular with copied DVDs selling like hotcakes. The average high school student owns one or two copies of the popular sitcom, the source said. “High Kick” first aired in South Korea in 200
May 12, 2011
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N.K. denies responsibility for S. Korean bank hacking
North Korea on Tuesday said that South Korea’s recent announcement pinpointing it as the culprit for the April 12 cyber attack was a “fabrication,” denying its role in the nation’s worst-ever banking system crash.The North’s Defense Ministry spokesperson issued a statement, claiming that the announcement last Tuesday was the “same fabrication” as the sinking of the corvette Cheonan, according to i
May 10, 2011
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North Korea exported nuclear materials to Libya: VOA
The nuclear materials found in Libya in 2004 were highly likely to have been produced by North Korea, U.S.-funded broadcaster Voice of America said Saturday, citing an interview with a former senior official of the U.N. nuclear watchdog. In the interview, Olli Heinonen, the former deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said uranium hexafluoride, or UF6 ― used in uranium
May 8, 2011
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North Korean defectors to Thailand jumps 50-fold in six years: report
The number of North Korean defectors to Thailand has jumped more than 50 times since 2004, a U.S. report claimed Saturday.Radio Free Asia (RFA), citing a Thai newspaper, the Bangkok Post, said the number of North Koreans who illegally entered Thailand and were arrested soared from 46 in 2004 to 2,482 in 2010.Through April this year, 870 North Koreans have been arrested for illegal entry, RFA added
May 7, 2011
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N. Korea accuses Seoul of blocking talks, aid
North Korea on Friday accused South Korea of intentionally avoiding inter-Korean dialogue, also claiming Seoul was blocking its allies from talking or providing assistance to the impoverished North.An unidentified spokesman for Disarmament and Peace Institute, which operates under the North Korean Foreign Ministry, claimed this was because the South was still seeking to unify the two Koreas by "ab
May 6, 2011
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Investment, projects seemingly brim in N. Korea border city
Despite its reputation as one of the most closed nations in the world, North Korea is, at least partly, opening up to market economy conventions, evident in its effort to cultivate its specially designated economic zone.North Korea designated Raseon the country’s first free trade zone, as a “special city” in January 2010. The city, which borders both China and Russia, was dubbed a free trade zone
May 4, 2011
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N.K.’s cyber warfare unit in spotlight after attack on Nonghyup
North Korea’s cyber warfare unit was back in the spotlight on Tuesday after South Korean prosecutors blamed the North for launching an online attack that crippled computer operations at one of Seoul’s biggest banks last month. Prosecutors pinpointed the North’s top intelligence agency, the Reconnaissance General Bureau, as the perpetrator of the attack that paralyzed the computer system of the Nat
May 4, 2011
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Some raise doubts over cyber attack perpetrator
Despite prosecutors’ announcement pinpointing North Korea as the culprit for the April 12 cyber attack, security experts say that it is difficult to identify its instigator given the complicated nature of the hacking process.On Tuesday, investigators at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said the Reconnaissance General Bureau, the North’s premier intelligence body, orchestrated the “un
May 4, 2011
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Pressure builds on Seoul over N.K. food aid
N.K. likely to tie food assistance with dialogue with South KoreaWhile the rest of the world is growing more willing to provide North Korea with much-needed food, the South remains stubborn with last year’s deadly attacks fresh in its memory.It is becoming more difficult, however, for the conservative government in Seoul to maintain its stance as even its staunchest ally Washington is moving to re
May 4, 2011
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N. Korea rated worst in press freedom
N. Korea rated worst in press freedomNorth Korea was rated the worst country in terms of press freedom, according to a report by Freedom House, a U.S.-based non-governmental human rights body, on Monday.Among the 196 countries studied last year, North Korea’s ranking was the lowest. South Korea’s was 70th, a slight fall from last year’s 67th, according to the report.The organization also lowered i
May 3, 2011
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N. Korea proposes cooperation on East Sea naming dispute
North Korea proposed joint inter-Korean cooperation in dealing with the naming dispute over the East Sea in which a South Korean organization responded positively, an official said Friday. The North sent a notification on Wednesday that historians of the two Koreas join hands in coping with the naming dispute of the East Sea, a government official said. Upon the request, the South's Northeast
April 29, 2011
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China’s nuke envoy to visit N. Korea
China’s chief nuclear envoy said Friday he plans to visit North Korea to coordinate efforts to revive six-party talks on the North, wrapping up a South Korean visit that coincided with a trip to Pyongyang by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.Speaking to Yonhap News Agency before departing for China, Wu Dawei, however, said he did not yet have a specific timetable for his visit to North Korea, the
April 29, 2011
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N.K. has made progress in new light-water reactor: think tank
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― North Korea has made progress in building a light water reactor in its nuclear complex, a U.S. think tank said Wednesday, amid concerns that that might serve as another way of making nuclear weapons for the reclusive communist state.Citing commercial satellite imagery taken March 8, the Institute for Science and International Security said on its website that North Korea
April 28, 2011
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N. Koreans steal cyber money from South Korean sites
(MCT)North Korean hackers are stealing cyber money from South Korean game sites, an Internet security expert said.North Koreans are said to be behind a recent cyber attack on the National Agricultural Cooperative Association, or Nonghyup.Lim Chae-ho, vice president of KAIST Cyber Security Research Center, said that the hackers are intruding into South Korea-based game sites to obtain cyber money,
April 28, 2011