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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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[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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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
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‘N.K. not to abandon nukes as deterrent, tool for aid’
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― North Korea will not abandon its nuclear weapons as it views them not only as a deterrent against regional interference but as a tool to attract international attention and economic aid, the commander of U.S. forces in Korea said Tuesday.“I do not see that he will give up his nuclear capability,” Gen. Walter Sharp told the Senate Armed Services Committee, referring to No
April 13, 2011
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U.S. calls for Pyongyang to release detained American
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The U.S. State Department has confirmed an American is being held in North Korea, though declined to identify the individual as it called for the detainee’s release on humanitarian grounds.Swedish officials, who represent the U.S. in the absence of diplomatic ties between Pyongyang and Washington, “have been able to visit” the detained individual, State Department spokesman Mark
April 13, 2011
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S. Korean schools to teach N. Korea power transfer
South Korea has included a section about North Korea’s young heir apparent in its annually-released guidelines for unification education, noting the need for students to develop critical views about the ongoing three-generation succession in the North, officials said Wednesday. Seoul’s state-run Institute of Political Education for Unification provides teachers with new guidelines in educating ele
April 13, 2011
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China asks N.K. heir to use plane, not train
Shift in means of transport may signal changes under next North Korean leaderBeijing asked North Korea’s next leader Kim Jong-un to fly to China instead of using the train, which his father has resorted to for various reasons including safety, diplomatic sources in Seoul said, signaling changes in the traditional allies’ future relationship.Kim Jong-un is expected to visit China as early as late A
April 13, 2011
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Anti-radiation honey provided to N.Korean workers
The North Korean anti-radiation honey (Yonhap News/RFA)As radiation concerns mount worldwide about Japan’s nuclear crisis, iodine tablets and foodstuffs known to block radiation have been selling like hotcakes. A North Korean special remedy for radiation has received great attention Tuesday as broadcast media specializing in North Korean news reported anti-radiation honey is being provided to Nort
April 13, 2011
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Koreas hold 2nd round of volcano talks
Meeting downgraded to civilian level to maintain focus of discussionThe two Koreas held another meeting of geologists over a volcano the North honors as its leader’s birthplace Tuesday, a move viewed by both sides as a possible step toward resuming a long-stalled official dialogue.Meeting for the second time since March 29, experts from the two sides gathered in the North’s border town of Gaeseong
April 12, 2011
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Myanmar could develop nukes with N. Korea's help: expert
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- Myanmar has not yet developed the technology for nuclear weapons, but has a chance of succeeding with help from North Korea, a scholar said Monday.Speaking to a seminar at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Robert Kelly, a nuclear engineer, said Myanmar has several factories capable of enriching uranium that were built with German technol
April 12, 2011
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Seoul raps N.K. for scrapping exclusive tourism agreement
South Korea censured North Korea on Monday for terminating an exclusive tourism deal with a South Korean company that has been unable to operate in the communist state for years amid strained inter-Korean relations.North Korea said Friday it has terminated exclusive tourism rights for Hyundai Asan at Mount Geumgang, a resort on its east coast, voicing skepticism over the resumption of the joint ve
April 11, 2011
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N.K. finishes new missile facility: reports
U.S. Pacific commander says no signs of N.K. preparing for missile tests in the near futureNorth Korea established a sophisticated missile launch site on its west coast near its border with China late last year, in apparent preparation to test-fire a ballistic missile that could threaten U.S. territory, reports said Friday.The site in Dongchang-ri in North Pyeongan Province is five times larger th
April 11, 2011
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North Korea pushes Seoul on mountain tours
Hyundai urges Pyongyang to withdraw threat to strip rights to Mount Geumgang travelNorth Korea’s threat to strip a South Korean firm of exclusive rights in conducting tours to its scenic resort appears to be aimed at getting the Seoul government to resume doing it financial favors, officials and analysts here said Sunday. The communist North, suffering from deepening food shortages and internation
April 11, 2011
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Carter to travel with three heads of state to N.K.: source
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be accompanied by as many as three former heads of state on his visit to North Korea slated for April 26-28, a diplomatic source here said Sunday.Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari will join Carter’s delegation to North Korea, said the source, noting that the group has already been known to include former Irish President Mary Robinson and former Norwe
April 10, 2011
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Washington denounces N. Korean leader for absolute dictatorship
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The U.S. on Friday denounced North Korean leader Kim Jong-il for ruling the reclusive communist state under an absolute dictatorship replete with extrajudicial killings and prison camps.North Korea is “a dictatorship under the absolute rule of Kim Jong-il, general secretary of the Korean Workers’ Party and chairman of the National Defense Commission,” the State Departmen
April 10, 2011
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N. Koreans in Libya ordered not to return
North Korea has ordered its citizens in Libya not to return home, a move apparently aimed at preventing the news of anti-government movements in the northern African state from spreading among its isolated people, a source here said Sunday. The communist North has ordered its embassy in Libya to “obey the measures taken by the Libyan government” instead of sending people back home, the source said
April 10, 2011
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N. Koreans in Libya ordered not to return home: source
A rebel fighter riding on the back of a pickup truck mounted with a multiple rocket launcher, gestures as he flees the town during an advance by pro-Gadhafi forces, on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Libya, Saturday, April 9, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)North Korea has ordered its people in Libya not to return home, apparently out of fear that they will spread news of the anti-government uprisings in the Afr
April 10, 2011
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NK military threatens action against S. Korea-U.S. drills
A chief North Korean military general said Friday that his troops will not remain a "passive onlooker" if South Korea and the United States continue their joint military exercise, according to Pyongyang's official news agency. The threat from Ri Yong-ho, vice marshal of the Korean People's Army, came at a ceremony to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the election of North Korean leader Kim Jon
April 8, 2011
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Photos of N. Korea nuke facility raise concerns in Seoul
North Korea appeared to be speeding up its construction of a light-water reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, raising eyebrows in Seoul as fears rise over radioactive materials from Japan’s tsunami-stricken nuclear power plant.Satellite photos taken last month and broadcast by KBS-TV showed a new round structure being built in Yongbyon and foundation work underway next to it. A high-ranking So
April 8, 2011
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N. Korea ends parliamentary session without promoting leader's son
This undated photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (center, front row) attending a photo session with a group of elite soldiers in front of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang. (KCNA-Yonhap news) North Korea's parliament ended a closely monitored session Thursday without promoting ailing leader Kim Jong-il's heir-apparent son to another top post. There had been speculation that the
April 8, 2011
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N.K. parliament opens amid succession speculation
North Korea opened its parliament Thursday as speculation ran high over whether its ailing leader Kim Jong-il would name his youngest son to a post that would officially make him the reclusive state’s second most powerful person. Heir apparent Kim Jong-un was largely expected by outside observers to be further promoted to Pyongyang’s National Defense Commission during the meeting, a move that will
April 7, 2011
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N.K. has 1 million tons of rice stockpiled for war: lawmaker
North Korea, which claims to be in dire need of outside food aid to feed its starving people, has some 1 million tons of rice stockpiled at its military warehouses to prepare for potential war or for release on the 100th anniversary of its founder, a ruling party lawmaker here said Thursday. Pyongyang has stored about 300,000 tons for its regular forces and another 700,000 tons for reserve forces,
April 7, 2011
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Comic book unveils N.K. heir apparent
Author says father-to-son power succession in communist country likely to failAlthough much is being said about reclusive North Korea’s likely next leader, few are familiar with Kim Jong-un’s personality and background, or how starving people in the North really feel about the third-generation power succession. Based on years of experience studying and reporting on North Korea, Ha Tae-keung author
April 7, 2011