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DMZ deal has S. Koreans relieved but skeptical
As South Korea reached a landmark deal with North Korea on Tuesday to defuse cross-border tensions after recent military confrontations, South Koreans expressed relief for being pulled back from the brink of war. “I was worried about the possible breakout of war, but I am so relieved that the two Koreas struck a deal,” Nam Bo-ra said. “It is not that I couldn’t continue on with my life due to the inter-Korean conflicts, but I couldn’t help but think that if a war broke out, it could kill us all,
Social AffairsAug. 25, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Loudspeakers mightier than the sword
Though it came to a close just 15 days after breaking an 11-year hiatus, South Korea’s loudspeaker broadcast along the heavily fortified border proved to be formidable enough to rush a defiant Kim Jong-un regime to the negotiating table and extract concessions. The equipment became idle as of noon Tuesday in line with the two Koreas’ agreement earlier in the day. Pyongyang, for its part, expressed regret over a land mine explosion on Aug. 4 that nearly maimed the legs of two South Korean soldier
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Rival parties hail deal to ease military tension
South Korea’s rival parties Tuesday welcomed the two Koreas’ agreement that effectively ended the latest military standoff, urging Seoul to build on the momentum and take concrete steps to ease cross-border tensions. The ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy hailed the government’s efforts to elicit North Korea’s regret over the land mine explosion that wounded South Korean soldiers this month. Urging the need to turn the crisis into an opportunity f
NationalAug. 25, 2015
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Hope grows for separated family reunion
The government’s push for the reunion of separated families is expected to speed up as the two Koreas agreed Tuesday to resume the event that has been suspended since early last year. Seoul and Pyongyang made an agreement to organize a fresh round of separated family reunions around Chuseok in September and to regularize it in the future. This was part of the six-point agreement reached at the 43-hour marathon negotiation at the border village of Panmunjeom. For this, a working-level meeting wil
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Intense war of nerves during marathon talks
An intense war of nerves unfolded during the rare four-day cross-border talks, with South Korea pressuring the North to apologize for the recent set of North Korean provocations, while the other side tried to gloss over its responsibility, a senior Seoul official said Tuesday.Top officials from the two Koreas engage in intense talks in South Korea’s Peace House in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom this week. (Unification Ministry)However, the two sides reached an agreement through t
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Will accord end N.K. provocations?
Although the rare cross-border talks brought the two Koreas away from the brink of an armed clash Tuesday, concerns persist over whether the development would effectively end what South Korea terms the “vicious cycle” of North Korean provocations. A peaceful North Korean village in Gaepung, North Hwanghae Province, is seen from South Korea’s frontline area on Tuesday. (Yonhap)Following the four-day talks that stretched into Tuesday morning, Pyongyang offered a rare expression of “regret” in a jo
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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N. Korean defector indicted for security law violation
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a North Korean defector for violating the National Security Law after he sneaked into the North to help other North Koreans defect to South Korea.The National Security Law bans South Koreans from contacting North Koreans or visiting the North without government permission. Suwon District Prosecutor's Office said the defector, surnamed Kim, has been detained for visiting the North five times since June 2011, and helping 21 North Koreans defect to the S
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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S. Korea's childbirths fall to second-lowest level in 2014
The number of babies born in South Korea fell to the second-lowest level in 2014, a report showed Tuesday, deepening concerns that its low birthrate could sap the country's long-term economic stability.According to the report by Statistics Korea, some 435,400 babies were born last year, down around 1,000, or 0.2 percent, from a year earlier. It marked the second straight year ofon-year decline and was the lowest since 2005, when around 435,000 babies were born. Yoon Yean-ok, director of populati
Social AffairsAug. 25, 2015
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China says foreign leaders will attend Sept. 3 military parade
All foreign leaders who will visit Beijing next month will attend a huge military parade marking the end of World War II, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming said Tuesday. South Korean President Park Geun-hye will be in Beijing on Sept. 3, but it remains undecided whether she will attend the military parade. (Yonhap)
InternationalAug. 25, 2015
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S. Korea seeks 'regular, systemic' talks with N. Korea
South Korea will try to hold "regular and systemic" dialogue with North Korea, a senior government official said Tuesday, boosted by a landmark inter-Korean deal on ending the latest military crisis.Asked about the prospects of inter-Korean ties, the Unification Ministry official told reporters, "(A new phase) has just begun. We will regularize and systematize talks between the South and North Korean authorities."The South regards the North as having acknowledged its responsibility for and apolo
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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S. Korea to keep military readiness: Defense Ministry
South Korea said Tuesday it will continue maintaining its military readiness until North Korea normalizes its front-line defense level as it takes time for the North to pull back its forward-deployed troops. Earlier Tuesday, after four days of intensive inter-Korean talks, North Korea agreed to lift its quasi-war state of its armed forces starting at noon in return for the South's stoppage of the anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts along the border."Since the North has agreed to withdraw the s
DefenseAug. 25, 2015
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Koreas halt hostilities at border to ease tensions
South Korea halted anti-North Korea propaganda broadcasts along the border Tuesday as North Korea lifted the semi state of war of its armed forces in accordance with a rare inter-Korean rapprochement deal."North Korea removed as of 12:00 p.m. its order to keep all troops in a semi-war state," a military official said on condition of anonymity. "Our military also stopped front-line anti-North loudspeaker broadcasts along the border altogether at the same time," the official noted. The Tuesday act
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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N. Korea's Choe Ryong-hae will visit China for Sept. 3 war events
A top North Korean official, Choe Ryong-hae, will visit China early next month to attend events marking the end of World War II, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming said Tuesday. Choe is among the foreign guests to attend the Sept. 3 events, Zhang told reporters. It is unclear whether Choe, considered third-in-command behind North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, will attend a huge military parade on Sept. 3. The planned visit by Choe to China comes as political ties between Pyongyang and Beijing
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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S. Korea to send high-level military delegation to Sept. 3 military parade: China
South Korea will send a high-level military delegation to China's upcoming military parade marking the end of World War II, a Chinese organizer of the parade said Tuesday.Qu Rui, deputy director of the Office of the Parade Leading Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said 11 countries, including Russia, Pakistan and Mexico, will send their troops to march together with Chinese troops during the parade. South Korea is among 31 nations that will send "high-level military delegations to Ch
Foreign AffairsAug. 25, 2015
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Parliament approves health minister nominee
The National Assembly Tuesday approved President Park Geun-hye's new pick for health minister.Chung Chin-youb, a professor at Seoul National University hospital in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, just south of Seoul, won the approval of the parliamentary health and welfare committee, one day after he underwent a confirmation hearing.Chung will replace Moon Hyung-pyo to lead the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which has come under fire for its poor response to the outbreak of the MERS virus. On July
PoliticsAug. 25, 2015
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Deployed N. Korean submarines returning to bases after deal
About 50 North Korean submarines that had been moved to the frontline amid heightened military tension are now returning to their home bases, a military source said after the two Koreas reached a deal.More than 50 out of North Korea's around 70 submarines had previously been detected away from their bases for operations after the country threatened an "all-out war" against South Korea and ratcheted up its combat readiness posture.(Yonhap)"The 50-something submarines that had been away from their
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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U.S. welcomes breakthrough inter-Korean deal
The United States Monday welcomed a breakthrough deal that South and North Korea reached in high-level talks to defuse heightened military tensions, reiterating support for Seoul's efforts to improve ties with the communist North."The United State welcomes the agreement reached between the Republic of Korea and the DPRK earlier today. We support President Park's tireless efforts to improve inter-Korean relations, which support peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula," State Department spokes
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Rival parties hail inter-Korean deal, urge implementation
Both ruling and opposition parties were united Tuesday in welcoming a landmark agreement between the two Koreas that ended the latest military stand-off and called for the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.They emphasized the importance of fully implementing the six-point deal, the fruition of days of high-level talks at the truce village of Panmunjom."It's fortunate (for the two sides) to produce the deal dramatically. It is a matter to welcome," Kim Young-woo, spokesman f
PoliticsAug. 25, 2015
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U.N. chief welcomes inter-Korean deal
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed an agreement between South and North Korea to defuse heightened military tensions, saying he hopes it will lead to resumption of long-stalled negotiations on the North's nuclear program."I warmly welcome the news of an agreement reached between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea today. In particular, I highly appreciate the agreement to hold regular inter-Korean dialogue, and hope that this will serve as a mechanism to
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Full text of inter-Korean agreement
Following is the English-version full text of a deal between South and North Korea in high-level talks, released by the North's state news agency KCNA Tuesday.(Yonhap)1. The north and the south agreed to hold talks between their authorities in Pyongyang or Seoul at an early date to improve the north-south ties and have multi-faceted dialogue and negotiations in the future.2. The north side expressed regret over the recent mine explosion that occurred in the south side's area of the Demilitarized
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015