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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Yoon apologizes over first lady’s Dior bag scandal, but accuses special probe attempt as political maneuvering
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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South Korea open to Indonesian proposal to cut KF-21 payments
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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Coupang earnings hit hard by losses from ailing Farfetch
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Time, profit pressures work against originality
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Why femicide and dating violence are growing issues in S. Korea
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Dead body of suspected N. Korean found on western island coast
Military officials discovered the dead body of a suspected North Korean man in a coastal area of a western island last week, intelligence officials said Saturday. They found the body, presumed to be of a North Korean civilian, last Friday on Ganghwa Island, 50 kilometers west of Seoul, prompting a joint investigation by the National Intelligence Service, the military and other related agencies, according to the officials. Authorities have also discovered items suspected to be drugs with the body
May 27, 2023
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US has credible deterrence against N. Korea, seeks to institutionalize trilateral cooperation with S. Korea, Japan: officials
WASHINGTON -- The United States maintains ready and capable deterrence against North Korea's evolving threats together with its key allies South Korea and Japan, ranking US officials said Thursday. They also said the US seeks to institutionalize trilateral defense cooperation between the three countries. "We share the widespread concern about North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, certainly a concern shared by our allies in the region, notably Japan and the ROK," Siddh
May 26, 2023
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US imposes sanctions on four N. Korean organizations, one individual for illegal cyber activities
WASHINGTON -- The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four North Korean organizations and one North Korean national for engaging in illegal cyber activities that help fund the country's illicit weapons development programs. The Department of Treasury said those put on the blacklist "obfuscated revenue generation and malicious cyber activities that support the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) government," referring to North Korea by its official name. &
May 24, 2023
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S. Korea, US sanction N. Korean IT workers
South Korea and the US announced fresh sanctions on North Korean IT workers and groups believed to be bankrolling the isolated country’s nuclear and missile programs in the latest round of bans that last took place a month ago. In a statement Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry in Seoul singled out seven North Koreans and three entities, saying the individuals were responsible for overseeing North Korean information technology workers earning and laundering money overseas. “The three group
May 23, 2023
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Pro-N. Korea newspaper slams S. Korea, US, Japan for seeking to conspire trilateral military alliance
A pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan on Tuesday condemned the latest summit of leaders from South Korea, the United States and Japan as an attempt to plot a trilateral military alliance, claiming the move is "maximizing" the risk of war on the Korean Peninsula. The Choson Sinbo, the pro-North Korea newspaper, lashed out at the outcome of the trilateral meeting held Sunday on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan. At the summit, President Yoon Suk Yeol, US Presi
May 23, 2023
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Minister urges NK leader to curb nuclear ambitions, return to dialogue
South Korea’s Unification Minister on Monday urged North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to make the “right decision” and change his course towards denuclearization, calling on Kim to reflect on his continuing and ongoing failures to boost the economy as a result of fixating on developing North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Unification Minister Kwon Young-se underscored that Kim has not achieved his objective of improving the lives of the North Korean people, despite more tha
May 22, 2023
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N. Korea celebrates completion of building more new homes in Pyongyang
North Korea has held a ceremony to mark the completion of building another housing district in Pyongyang as part of the country's project to construct 50,000 units of new homes in the capital by 2025, state media reported Monday. The North held the ceremony to celebrate the completion of the construction of new residential areas in the Taephyong district in Pyongyang on Sunday, according to the Korean Central News Agency. The Taephyong district in western Pyongyang is located near Mangyongd
May 22, 2023
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N. Korea bristles at planned S. Korea-US live-fire drills
North Korea on Friday condemned South Korea and the United States for planning to kick off their major joint live-fire drills next week, describing the drills as a "war exercise" against Pyongyang. South Korea and the US are set to stage the drills from May 25 to June 15 as they mark the 70th anniversary of their alliance. The drills are expected to involve advanced weapons systems, including F-35A stealth fighters, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, K2 tanks and Chunmoo multiple rocket
May 19, 2023
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N. Koreans held after sea border crossing
South Korean authorities have detained a group of North Koreans that crossed the maritime border in the West Sea on a fishing boat two weeks ago for questioning, a senior official in Seoul said Thursday. “We were tracking their movements well before the group approached the Northern Limit Line,” the official said, referring to the maritime border. “Authorities are looking into the motive as per protocol.” The official, however, did not say how many North Koreans had cross
May 18, 2023
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N. Korean satellite launch violates UN sanctions, will face consequences: State Dept.
WASHINGTON -- North Korea's anticipated launch of a claimed satellite would violate multiple international sanctions that prohibit the use of any ballistic missile technology by the recalcitrant country, a state department spokesperson said Wednesday. Vedant Patel, deputy spokesperson for the state department, also said the United States will take necessary steps to hold North Korea accountable should Pyongyang decide to go ahead with its planned launch. "Any DPRK launch that uses ba
May 18, 2023
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N. Korean leader inspects military spy satellite facility: state media
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the country's first military reconnaissance satellite and gave the green light for its next action plan, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday, adding that the satellite is "ready for loading" on a rocket. Kim made the on-site inspection to the Non-permanent Satellite Launch Preparatory Committee a day earlier to check the overall status of the spy satellite and approved of its "future action plan," the Korean Central News
May 17, 2023
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US will hold to account any country violating UN sanctions on N. Korea: State Dept.
WASHINGTON -- The United States possesses various means to hold to account any country that violates United Nations Security Council resolutions on North Korea, a state department spokesperson said Monday, amid reports that trade between North Korea and China may have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Vedant Patel, deputy spokesperson for the state department, declined to provide a direct comment on potential violations of UNSC resolutions by China but insisted every UN member country has the obl
May 16, 2023
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N. Korea's denial of religious freedom remains 'absolute' in 2022: State Dept.
WASHINGTON -- North Korea continued to execute, torture and physically abuse its own people for their religious activities in 2022, the US State Department said in an annual report on international religious freedom, citing an earlier report by a nongovernmental organization that said the country's denial of religious freedom remains "absolute." The report also noted the country especially persecuted Christians and followers of shamanism. "The government reportedly continued to ex
May 16, 2023
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[Graphic News] 7 in 10 S. Koreans support govt. efforts to raise awareness on NK human rights: poll
Seven in 10 South Koreans support the Yoon Suk Yeol government’s efforts to shed light on North Korea’s dire human rights situation, a poll showed. In a survey on 1,000 adults conducted by the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council from March 24-26, 70.5 percent of the respondents said they support the government’s policy initiative to raise awareness on North Korean human rights. The PUAC, a presidential consultative body set up to draw up policies on democratic and peaceful un
May 16, 2023
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NK hackers' message to South investigators in 2021 cyber theft: don't touch
In May 2021, the server of Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul was hacked. It was suspected that North Korea was behind the attack. After a two-year investigation, Seoul police concluded Wednesday that the hacking was carried out by the North Korean hacking group known as "Kim Su-ki" and that it stole the personal information of over 830,000 people, including the medical records of 810,000 patients. It is suspected that the hackers, using malware, looked into the medical record
May 10, 2023
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N. Korea slams S. Korea-Japan summit as leading to 'military collusion'
North Korea condemned this week's summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida through its propaganda outlet Wednesday, saying it has paved the way for a "military collusion" between the two countries. Yoon and Kishida met in Seoul on Sunday in what marked a full resumption of "shuttle diplomacy," or regular two-way visits between the neighbors' leaders, after years of frayed relations over rows stemming from Japan's 1910-45
May 10, 2023
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Joint military drills of US, S. Korea are defensive in nature: Pentagon spokesperson
WASHINGTON -- Any joint military exercises of South Korea and the United States are defensive in nature, a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday, insisting that there is no reason for North Korea to have any objections to such exercises. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder reiterated that the joint exercises are aimed at promoting peace and stability in the region. "The United States and the Republic of Korea do conduct exercises on a regular basis," the spokesperson told a daily press briefing, refer
May 10, 2023
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N. Korean FM vows stronger ties with China in meeting with new envoy
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has met with China's new ambassador to Pyongyang and vowed a "firm" willingness to further develop friendly ties between their nations, state media said Tuesday. Choe met Ambassador Wang Yajun, who paid a courtesy call on her, Monday, and the meeting was held in an amicable atmosphere, according to the Korean Central News Agency. "They expressed a firm stance to further develop the traditional and friendly relations between the North
May 9, 2023
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[Graphic News] Number of N. Korean defectors coming to S. Korea reaches 34 in Q1
The number of North Korean defectors coming to South Korea reached 34 in the first quarter, government data showed. After escaping the North, five men and 29 women reached the South in the January-March period, bringing the total number of the North’s defectors to 33,916, according to the data from Seoul’s Unification Ministry. The data compared with 11 people in the first quarter of last year and 25 tallied in the fourth quarter. The number of North Korean defectors coming t
May 8, 2023
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NK hasn’t answered hotlines for a month
North Korea has refused to take regular phone calls from South Korea for a month, while stepping up criticism of the Yoon Suk Yeol government’s policy of strengthening coordination with the United States in countering and deterring escalating North Korean threats. Pyongyang has violated the inter-Korean commitment to hold calls through the liaison and military hotlines twice a day, in the morning and afternoon. But the Kim Jong-un regime has not provided any clear explanation for why it un
May 7, 2023