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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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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
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Koreas reach deal on defusing tensions
South and North Korea produced an agreement on defusing heightened tensions, Seoul's top negotiator said Tuesday, in a dramatic breakthrough after days of intensive high-level talks.North Korea expressed regret over its landmine attack and promised to make efforts toward provocations not recurring, National Security Adviser Kim Kwan-jin told reporters after returning to Seoul from the border village of Panmunjom.Kim described the North's move as "very meaningful."President Park Geun-hye said Sou
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Two Koreas reach deal to ease military tensions
North Korea on Tuesday expressed regret over a recent land mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone and resulting injuries on South Korean soldiers and agreed to lift the “quasi-war state” in return for Seoul’s conditional revocation of anti-Pyongyang broadcasts. The two Koreas also agreed to hold formal talks to improve their relations in Seoul or Pyongyang “at an early date” and working-level discussions in early September to arrange reunions of separated families in time for the upcoming Chuseok
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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[URGENT] Seoul to publicize results of inter-Korean talks
Kim Kwan-jin, chief of Cheong Wa Dae’s National Security Office, is scheduled to unveil the results of the high-level talks between the two Koreas -- held since Saturday in Panmunjeom -- around 2 a.m. on Tuesday at the presidential office in Seoul.
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Koreas reach agreement after marathon talks
North and South Korea on Tuesday wrapped up marathon talks aimed at defusing a crisis that pushed the two rivals to the brink of armed conflict.There was no immediate word on the outcome of the negotiations, held between top aides to the countries' leaders in the border truce village of Panmunjom, where the 1950-53 Korean War ceasefire was signed.The presidential Blue House in Seoul said the South's lead negotiator, National Security Adviser Kim Kwan-Jin, would announce the result at 2:00 am (17
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015
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Fire in Daewoo ship under construction kills two, injures 7
A South Korean vessel that was being constructed by major shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. caught on fire Monday on an island south of Seoul, killing two and leaving seven injured, fire authorities said. Geoje Fire Station said a 39-year-old worker, known by the surname Lee, was found dead at around 5 p.m. in a fuel tank of the 84,000-ton liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier located at Okpo Shipyard on Geoje Island, South Gyeongsang Province, about 406 kilometers south o
Social AffairsAug. 24, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Hawk-dove duos at inter-Korean dialogue
As the high-level inter-Korean dialogue dragged on, hopes and doubts were flying around the seemingly incongruous duos from each side driving the rare gathering: rigid former and incumbent military commanders paired with preachers for a cross-border thaw. From the North, Hwang Pyong-so, vice chairman of the powerful National Defense Commission and director of the General Political Bureau of the (North) Korean People’s Army, joined hands with Kim Yang-gon, director of the North’s United Front Dep
North KoreaAug. 24, 2015
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Korean man arrested in Australia for alleged homicide
The Australian police on Monday arrested a South Korean man in his 20s in Sydney on suspicions that he killed another man, thought to be Korean, in the country, according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.The body of the deceased man was found in a forest near Sydney last Saturday.The Foreign Ministry said that it had asked the Australian police to carry out a prompt and fair investigation into the case. It also said that it would provide appropriate support to the families of the deceased and the sus
Social AffairsAug. 24, 2015
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Draftees extend service amid N.Korea tension
More than 50 South Korean draftees due to finish their military service this week have decided to remain in their combat-ready positions until the ongoing cross-border standoff ends, military officials said Monday.New soldiers salute while attending an induction ceremony at an Army training center in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, Monday. (Yonhap)The Army’s intranet homepage has been swamped with messages of encouragement from Army members for the two soldiers who were injured in an Aug. 4
DefenseAug. 24, 2015
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Inter-Korean tension puts Park’s leadership to test
South Korean President Park Geun-hye is at a crossroads, with frustration mounting over the prospects of inter-Korean ties and the heightened security tension over North Korea’s mine attack. As she passes the midway point of her single, five-year term Tuesday, the result of marathon negotiations by senior officials from the two Koreas could serve as a watershed moment for her presidency.At her term’s halfway mark, Park also remains stranded on the diplomatic front, as her efforts at achieving d
PoliticsAug. 24, 2015
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Health minister nominee Chung endorses plan for telemedicine
Health and Welfare Minister nominee Chung Chin-youb on Monday revealed his support for the government’s plan to allow doctors to remotely provide health care to patients, a policy that opposition lawmakers and a doctors’ representative body have strongly opposed. Chung, an orthopedics doctor who had served as a head of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, testified before lawmakers at a National Assembly hearing that telemedicine would expand medical services to those living in remote ar
PoliticsAug. 24, 2015