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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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N. Korea threatens 'indiscriminate strikes' unless S. Korea halts anti-Pyongyang broadcasts
North Korea threatened Saturday to carry out "indiscriminate strikes" on South Korea unless Seoul halts anti-Pyongyang broadcasts along their border.In an "open warning" issued by the North Korean military's front-line command, the country demanded South Korea remove all means of psychological warfare or face "all-out military action.""If they turn down the demand of the DPRK, it would start an all-out military action of justice to blow up all means for 'anti-north psychological warfare in all a
Aug. 15, 2015
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North Korea denies role in DMZ mine blasts
North Korea on Friday denied its involvement in the landmine explosion on the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone, demanding Seoul provide solid proof.North Korea's National Defense Commission said in a statement that it "does not make sense" for it to bury the landmines that injured two South Korean staff sergeants on Aug. 4.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff immediately refuted the statement, adding that the North will suffer the consequences of their actions. Three wooden-box landmin
Aug. 14, 2015
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N. Korea denies cyberattack on university hospital
North Korea said Friday it was not behind the latest hacking of the computer network of a Seoul-based university hospital, adding that such a claim "lacked knowledge."The remark by the North's propaganda organ Uriminzokkiri was a response to the National Police Agency, which said earlier this week that Pyongyang hacked into the central control system of the hospital in August 2014, obtaining full control over the network.Police added it didn't find any patient information leaks as the North's ai
Aug. 14, 2015
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S. Korea to maintain pressure, dialogue with N. Korea
South Korea will maintain a two-track approach of pressure and dialogue in dealing with North Korea, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. "The two major pillars of our policy is retaliation against provocations and a persuasion effort for peaceful cooperation," presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook said. The comments illustrated South Korea's latest efforts to engage with North Korea to keep peace on the divided peninsula and eventually push the isolated country to join the international community. P
Aug. 13, 2015
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NK vows to retaliate against S. Korea, U.S. over upcoming military drill
North Korea threatened Thursday to retaliate against South Korea and the United States with "merciless blows" as Seoul and Washington are scheduled to kick off their joint military drill next week. South Korea and the U.S. plan to start the 10-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise Monday, which North Korea calls a "grave provocation," a rehearsal for an invasion and a de facto declaration of war. In a statement, the North's foreign ministry urged the allies to immediately drop the plan for the m
Aug. 13, 2015
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N. Korea likely to increase uranium production to expand nuclear arsenal: U.S. expert
North Korea has been refurbishing a major uranium mill, an indication the communist regime is preparing to increase uranium production to either expand its nuclear arsenal or produce fuel for light water reactors, a U.S. expert said Wednesday. Jeffrey Lewis, a nonproliferation expert at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, said in an article on the website 38 North that the Pyongsan Uranium Concentration Plant in southern North Korea has been undergoing "significant refurbishme
Aug. 13, 2015
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Kim Jong-un had vice premier executed with gun: sources
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of the country's vice premier by shooting earlier this year, sources said Tuesday, in another sign of the leader's reign of terror.Vice Premier Choe Yong-gon, 63, was executed in May as he had expressed discomfort against the young leader's forestation policy, according to the sources.The Unification Ministry declined to confirm the speculation, but it is on the lookout for what has become of the vice prime minister due to his absence from th
Aug. 12, 2015
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Park vows to sternly deal with N. Korea's provocations
President Park Geun-hye vowed Wednesday to sternly deal with North Korea's provocations as South Korea is weighing retaliation options against the North. The warning came amid public outrage against North Korea over its land mine attack in the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas. Two staff sergeants lost their legs -- one of them both legs and the other one leg -- when the land mines exploded on Aug. 4 during their patrol mission on the southern side of the buffer zone. "We will
Aug. 12, 2015
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S. Korea checking flood damage in N. Korea
The South Korean government is investigating the level of damage from a flood that hit North Korea early this month to decide whether to provide humanitarian assistance, an official here said Wednesday. The North's Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that torrential rain and a tsunami in South Hwanghae Province, the North's western area, have left breakwaters partially destroyed as well as houses, roads, railways and bridges inundated and damaged. The exact extent of the damage is not imme
Aug. 12, 2015
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S. Korea urges N.K. to stop insulting Park over new standard time
South Korea called on North Korea Wednesday to end its insults against President Park Geun-hye as the North slammed her for condemning the North's decision to push back its standard time by 30 minutes. Park expressed deep regret Monday over Pyongyang's unilateral move to push its clocks back a half-hour starting Liberation Day, which falls on Saturday. The North claimed that the move is aimed at removing what it called the vestige of Japan's colonial rule. Currently, the two Koreas use identic
Aug. 12, 2015
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N. Korea rebukes Park for condemning NK's new standard time
North Korea slammed President Park Geun-hye Wednesday for condemning the North's decision to push back its standard time by 30 minutes, saying that her remarks are "unpardonable." Park expressed deep regret Monday over Pyongyang's unilateral move to push its clocks back a half-hour starting Liberation Day, which falls on Saturday. The North claimed that the move is aimed at removing what it called the vestige of Japan's colonial rule. Currently, the two Koreas use identical standard time, set
Aug. 12, 2015
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Liberation Day detente with N.K. unlikely
The two Koreas have so far failed to arrange any joint events to mark the 70th anniversary this Saturday of their liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, as cross-border relations further worsened due to a series of setbacks including last week’s land mine incident.Seoul officials said that due to Pyongyang’s “half-heartedness and stubborn attitude,” it would be unlikely for the civic groups from the two Koreas to jointly hold any of the commemorative events this Saturday in either Seoul or Pyong
Aug. 11, 2015
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Seoul mulling whether to support pest control for pine trees in N. Korea
South Korea is reviewing whether to provide financial support to treat damage found in pine trees at a mountain resort on North Korea's east coast, a Unification Ministry official said Tuesday. A group of experts from the Korea Forest Research Institute recently visited Mount Kumgang in North Korea to look into the cause of why some pine trees there have withered and turned yellow. A test result showed that it is not the potentially lethal pine wilt disease, but an ailment that can be combated
Aug. 11, 2015
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Defense Ministry to brief foreign military attaches on DMZ mine explosion
The Defense Ministry said Tuesday it will hold a special briefing for foreign military attaches stationed in South Korea to explain North Korea's recent landmine explosion in the demilitarized zone. The briefing to be held in the ministry building later in the day will gather together 53 military attaches from 33 foreign countries and will be led by Brig. Gen. Park Cheol-gyun, vice director for international policy, the ministry said in a statement. Brid. Gen. Ahn Young-ho, who headed South Ko
Aug. 11, 2015
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N. Korea to hold annual trade fair in Rason trade zone
North Korea will hold an annual trade fair next week in its Rason trade zone, which borders Russia and China, a Chinese state-run newspaper reported Tuesday. About 100 companies from Russia, China and Thailand are expected to take part in the Fifth Rason International Trade Exhibition, set for Aug. 20-23, the Yanbian Daily reported. The newspaper is published by the Communist Party of the Yanbian prefecture, which sits on the border with North Korea. Ethnic Koreans account for about 30 perce
Aug. 11, 2015
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N. Korea's trade with China tumbles this year: KDI
North Korea's trade with China plunged more than 10 percent in the first five months of 2015 due mainly to a drop in raw material prices, a report showed Tuesday. North Korea's outbound shipments to its neighbor sank 10.3 percent on-year to $954 million in the January-May period, while imports plunged 14.3 percent to $1.09 billion, according to the report by the Korea Development Institute."Bilateral trade was down 12.5 percent compared to the year before with exports of anthracite coal and iro
Aug. 11, 2015
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S. Korea issues full alert for western border area
The South Korean military issued a full alert for the western border area to better react to potential military provocations by North Korea, a government official said Tuesday. As part of retaliation for the North's bloody mine detonation on South Korean soldiers, the South Korean Defense Ministry resumed its anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasting in the western front-line area a day earlier. Two South Korean staff sergeants were severely injured when landmines exploded in the South Korean si
Aug. 11, 2015
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Top NK general may be blamed for landmine blast
A top North Korean military official, thought to be behind the North's deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010, has been promoted to a general again after being demoted in April, South Korean military sources said Tuesday. Gen. Kim Yong-chol, who has been leading the North's reconnaissance bureau, is found to have been recently re-promoted to a four-star general after serving as a lieutenant general for about four months, according to the sources. His promotion largely coincides with the explosi
Aug. 11, 2015
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U.N. chief urges N. Korea to stop provocation
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern about North Korea's landmine attack on South Korean soldiers, according to his office Tuesday. Ban called on the North to stop provocation and resume dialogue to ease tensions on the peninsula, it added. Two South Korean soldiers based near the Demilitarized Zone were seriously wounded in the blasts last week. They stepped on landmines while paroling the South Korean side of the DMZ. The South's military said the North was behind
Aug. 11, 2015
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Tensions flare again between two Koreas
Inter-Korean relations are deteriorating with a recent series of setbacks including last week’s land mine incident that injured two South Korean soldiers and Pyongyang’s repeated rejection of Seoul’s overtures for dialogue.The South Korea-U.S. military exercise, slated for next week, is likely to further strain cross-border relations and dampen reconciliatory mood, which was expected to emerge as the two Koreas mark the 70th anniversary this Saturday of their liberation from Japan’s colonial rul
Aug. 11, 2015