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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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N. Korea simulates nuclear air burst to attack S. Korea
North Korea said it conducted a live-fire drill simulating attacks on South Korea by exploding a tactical nuclear weapon mounted on a missile in the air, ramping up its nuclear saber-rattling amid the ongoing defense-oriented Freedom Shied military exercise being conducted between South Korea and the United States. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided the two-day “joint tactical drills simulating a nuclear counterattack by units operating tactical nuclear weapons” on Saturday and S
March 20, 2023
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North Korea tests missile as allies stage joint drills
North Korea launched yet another ballistic missile toward the sea between South Korea and Japan on Sunday, while South Korea and the United States staged their annual joint military exercises aimed at dismantling the isolated country’s nuclear arsenal. The United Nations Security Council, a 15-member body that includes five countries with veto powers, is expected to discuss the matter Monday, though issuing a UNSC presidential statement condemning the launch is highly unlikely given potent
March 19, 2023
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NK leader says nuclear buildup is to ‘strike fear into enemies’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reiterated the nation's push for nuclear buildup to “instill fear” into South Korea and the United States as they conduct large-scale joint military exercises. Kim's threat was delivered while he was guiding the “launching drill” of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday. He was accompanied by his teenage daughter, Kim Ju-ae, North Korean state media reported on Friday. “Dear Respected Comrade Kim Jong-un said
March 17, 2023
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N.Korea fires ICBM ahead of S. Korea-Japan summit
North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile on Thursday morning, hours before a summit in Tokyo between the leaders of South Korea and Japan aimed at mending years of strained ties over historic disputes and enhancing security cooperation. The South Korean military said the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, was planned and intended to express North Korea’s “strong dissatisfaction” over the summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Fumi
March 16, 2023
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National Security Council convenes over N.Korea’s ICBM launch
The presidential office has convened a National Security Council meeting after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday morning in the run-up to the summit between South Korean and Japanese leaders. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the meeting and was briefed on the ICBM launch by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Kim Seung-kyum, the South Korean presidential office said in a statement. Yoon ordered countermeasures to North Korea’s ICBM
March 16, 2023
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N. Korea confirms firing of two ground-to-ground ballistic missiles Tuesday
North Korea has launched two ground-to-ground ballistic missiles in a demonstration firing drill for sub-military units, vowing to "annihilate the enemy," according to state media Wednesday. A missile unit of the North's military launched the missiles "in a medium-range system" Tuesday in Jangyon, South Hwanghae Province, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. South Korea's military said Tuesday the North fired two short-range ballistic missiles towar
March 15, 2023
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N.Korea fires two ballistic missiles as Freedom Shield exercise enters second day
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast on Tuesday, marking its third missile launch in just six days as South Korea and the United States entered the second day of the largest combined military exercise in years. The two short-range ballistic missiles were launched from the area of Jangyon County, South Hwanghae Province, from 7:41 to 7:51 a.m. local time, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The missiles fired from the western inland ar
March 14, 2023
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N. Korean FM congratulates Chinese counterpart following new Beijing Cabinet confirmation
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has sent a congratulatory message to her Chinese counterpart following the confirmation of Beijing's new Cabinet, according to state media Tuesday. In the message sent to Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday, Choe also expressed her willingness to develop the bilateral ties to a new level and strengthen their "strategic and tactical cooperation" in the field of diplomacy, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. Choe a
March 14, 2023
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[Graphic News] Total area of N. Korea’s rice paddies down in 2022
The total area of North Korea’s rice paddies decreased by 0.8 percent in 2022 from a year earlier, data showed, reflecting the reclusive regime’s challenging food shortages. The North’s rice paddies totaled 539,569 hectares in 2022, an area slightly larger than the US state of Delaware, compared to 544,006 hectares recorded in 2021, according to Statistics Korea. The figure stands at around 74 percent of the 727,158 hectares of rice paddies in South Korea. The North is
March 14, 2023
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N. Korea fired 2 'strategic cruise missiles' from submarine Sunday: KCNA
North Korea fired two "strategic cruise missiles" from a submarine in waters off its east coast over the weekend, state media said Monday, in apparent protest over a regular South Korea-US combined military exercise to begin this week. The missiles were fired from the 8.24 Yongung in waters off Kyongpho Bay in the East Sea in an underwater launching drill held at dawn Sunday, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. "The drill confirmed the reliability of the weapon s
March 13, 2023
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N.Korea warns to offensively use ‘war deterrent’ ahead of S. Korea-US military exercise
North Korea has determined significant, practical steps to offensively use its “war deterrent” at a key military meeting in the run-up to the longest-running military exercise between South Korea and the United States. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an enlarged meeting of the eighth Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, North Korean state media reported on Sunday without specifying the date of the meeting. “The enlarged meeting discussed an
March 12, 2023
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Cost of provocation will increase until N. Korea changes behavior: State Dept.
WASHINGTON -- North Korea will continue to face increased consequences unless it changes its behavior, a state department spokesperson said Thursday, hours after Pyongyang potentially fired multiple ballistic missiles in its latest provocation. Ned Price said the US remains equally committed to the defense of its allies as it is to dialogue with the provocative North. "We are seeking with our partners around the world ... to make clear to the DPRK that the costs are going to continue to inc
March 10, 2023
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N. Korean leader inspects tactical guided weapons test apparently targeting S. Korean military airport: state media
North Korea announced Friday its leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a "fire assault drill" of an artillery unit a day earlier as he stressed the need to "overwhelmingly respond" to any war preparations by its "enemy." Photos released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency also showed Kim's daughter Ju-ae attending the "field guidance." Kim inspected the "Hwasong artillery unit charged with important operational task of the Korean People&
March 10, 2023
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Jordan, The Korea Herald to bridge gap
Jordan's new ambassador to Korea, Asal Al-Tal, and The Korea Herald CEO Choi Jin-young agreed to seek ways to expand bilateral exchanges between South Korea and Jordan during her visit to the company in Seoul on Wednesday. Al-Tal expressed optimism on fostering a positive image of Jordan among Koreans and of Korea among Jordanians. She pointed to increasing economic cooperation and interpersonal exchanges between the two countries as reasons for hope. The operations of Korean companies such
March 9, 2023
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N. Korea likely to conduct nuclear test amid continued missile testing: US report
WASHINGTON -- North Korea is expected to conduct a nuclear test as it continues to develop its missile capabilities in an attempt to drive a wedge between the United States and South Korea, a US intelligence report said Wednesday. The 2023 Annual Threat Assessment also noted that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may have no intention to give up his nuclear weapons. "Kim almost certainly views nuclear weapons and ICBMs as the ultimate guarantor of his autocratic rule and has no intention of a
March 9, 2023
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[Korean History] The short-lived inter-Korean detente during early '70s
The 1970s was apparently an embodiment of paradox. The world’s two superpowers were at fierce competition with one another while also engaging in detente diplomacy on the surface amid a proxy war in Vietnam dragging on through the first half of the decade. On the Korean Peninsula, the two Koreas -- separated by the 38th parallel -- agreed on their first-ever accord, only to be followed by the most volatile confrontations. The July 4 South-North Joint Statement, or Communique of 1972, was t
March 8, 2023
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North Korea says women should have many children, support parents-in-law
North Korean women should fulfill their roles as wives, daughters-in-law and mothers to support their husbands and children in pushing forward the country's prosperity and development, its state-controlled media said in an editorial marking International Women’s Day on Wednesday. Stressing women’s traditional roles according to Confucianism, the editorial piece published by Rodong Sinmun also said that the women should have many children and raise them to contribute to the cou
March 8, 2023
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NK leader's first child is son: National Intelligence Service
The first child of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a son, while the gender of his third child has not been confirmed, South Korea's National Intelligence Service was quoted as saying Tuesday. The NIS also briefed the parliamentary intelligence committee that the North is expected to conduct large-scale military exercises in March and April that could possibly include the firing of a newly developed solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), according to Rep. Yun Kun-young of t
March 7, 2023
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N.Korea escalates war of words as S. Korea, US gear up for annual exercises
North Korea warned of “swift and overwhelming” military action and “physical conflict” on the Korean Peninsula by issuing two statements on Tuesday, marking the latest salvo in the country’s belligerent rhetoric that has escalated in the run-up to annual military exercises between South Korea and the United States. North Korea’s continuing war of words shows its intent to lay the foundation for taking likely high-profile military action during the upcoming &ld
March 7, 2023
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N. Korea set to take 'overwhelming' actions against US-S. Korea military drills, Kim Yo-jong says
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned Tuesday the North is ready to take "overwhelming" actions against military activities by the United States and South Korea, as its rivals are staging joint military drills involving American strategic assets. Kim also warned the North will regard any US attempt to intercept a missile that it will fire as a "clear declaration of war" against the reclusive nation, according to the North's Korean Central New
March 7, 2023