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Resumption of Kaesong complex feared to hinder efforts to press NK: minister
South Korea's possible resumption of the now-shuttered inter-Korean industrial park could be seen as backpedaling on international efforts to pressure North Korea, Seoul's pointman on unification said Tuesday.Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo made the remark to lawmakers as last Friday marked the first anniversary of Seoul's shutdown of the Kaesong Industrial Complex in response to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests in early 2016. (Yonhap)Whether to re-open the complex is emerging as a contr
Feb. 14, 2017
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N. Korean restaurants in Cambodia struggle following int'l sanctions
North Korean restaurants have been floundering in Cambodia as the South Korean community in the country has avoided them amid the implementation of UN sanctions aimed at halting Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development, industry sources said Tuesday.According to the sources, one North Korean restaurant after another has folded. Also, the sanctions have prevented one of the restaurants from selling kimchi through local shopping malls.This provided photo shows a North Korean restaurant in Cambo
Feb. 14, 2017
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N. Korean missile capable of flying more than 2,000 km: spy agency
South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday the latest missile launched by Pyongyang that reached a top speed of Mach 8.5 is capable of flying more than 2,000 kilometers.During the meeting with the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee, the National Intelligence Service said the missile was launched at a high angle of 89 degrees that limited its range. (Yonhap)If it were fired at a lower angle, it would have traveled much farther than what was covered in the latest flight.North Korea fired the ne
Feb. 14, 2017
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N. Korea vice foreign minister's families purged in link with executed uncle of Kim Jong-un: document
Several family members of North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol have been purged in connection with Jang Song-thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's uncle who was executed in 2013 on charges of treason, a document showed Tuesday.In the wake of Jang's execution, Ri Ung-gik, the parents of Han's son-in-law, the son-in-law and his child were sent to a prison camp, according to the document produced by the North Korea Strategy Center here after an interview with Thae Yong-ho. North Kor
Feb. 14, 2017
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NK leader focusing on military capabilities, reign of terror: Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is focusing on boosting nuclear and missile capabilities while seeking to consolidate the base of his power, Seoul's unification ministry said Tuesday.Ahead of key events, such as this week's 75th birthday of late former leader Kim Jong-il, North Korea is making efforts to further consolidate the regime by strengthening its so-called reign of terror, according to the ministry's report to the National Assembly.Kim Jong-un at missile launch site (Yonhap)"North Korea
Feb. 14, 2017
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NK's latest missile launch increases chance of ICBM test: report
North Korea's latest launch of a new missile is aimed at showing off its confidence that the country will be able to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile within this year, a report showed Tuesday.North Korea may avoid launching an ICBM in March when Seoul and Washington's surveillance of Pyongyang will be intensified while they hold a joint annual military exercise, according to the report by the Institute for National Security Strategy. The Pukguksong-2 (Yonhap)Pyongyang fired off a
Feb. 14, 2017
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N. Korea diverts int'l aid for flood recovery to construction projects: report
North Korea has misappropriated part of an international relief package to help it deal with the devastation caused by deadly flooding last year for its major infrastructure projects, a US broadcast said Tuesday.A source in the northern Ryanggang Province told Radio Free Asia that materials and funds in humanitarian aid for flood-hit areas offered by the international community were partly used to roof public buildings and houses for locals, and the rest was diverted to Ryomyong Street developme
Feb. 14, 2017
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NK missile launch 'dress rehearsal' for crisis: ex-US negotiator
North Korea's latest missile test is "a dress rehearsal" for a full-fledged crisis, a former top US negotiator with Pyongyang said Monday."This missile is obviously another example of their testing program, testing of military equipment more than testing of our president," former Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," referring to views that the launch could be aimed at testing how the new administration would react to such a provocation. Hill, who served as
Feb. 14, 2017
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NK claims UN sanctions hamper its sports development
North Korea on Monday denounced a set of United Nations Security Council sanctions against Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests as they are hampering the country's development in the sports field.Kang Ryong-gil, deputy secretary general of North Korea's Olympic Committee, told foreign reporters in Pyongyang that the sanctions "hinder the aspiration of North Koreans to develop sports," according to the Korean Central News Agency.He claimed that the UNSC sanctions resolution adopted in March last
Feb. 13, 2017
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NK claims success in new mid-range missile test
North Korea on Monday claimed its latest intermediate-range missile test heralded the birth of a “new strategic weapon system,“ triggering a UN Security Council emergency meeting and international criticism, including from China. The Pukguksong-2, which flew some 550 kilometers before falling into the East Sea on Sunday, was a result of efforts led by leader Kim Jong-un to develop a land-based ballistic missile with a greater range built on the experiment of a submarine-launched ballistic missil
Feb. 13, 2017
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NK unveils footage of new ballistic missile launch
North Korea's state-run broadcaster on Monday released footage of the latest test-firing of a new ballistic missile in an apparent move to show off what the country called a successful launch.Pyongyang fired off a new intermediate-range ballistic missile, called Pukguksong-2, on Sunday from near an airbase in the country's northwestern province toward waters off its east coast.This photo, captured from footage released by North Korea's state-run broadcaster on Feb. 13, 2017, shows the country's
Feb. 13, 2017
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NK employs SLBM tech in new intermediate-range missile: military
South Korea's military said Monday that North Korea appears to have employed technologies used in submarine-launched ballistic missiles to develop a new type of intermediate-range rocket, citing its analysis of a launch test carried out by Pyongyang a day earlier. "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un likely ordered the task of developing a surface-to-surface Pukguksong-2 missile based on the successful SLBM test carried out in August. We have reached an assessment that the North is in the process of
Feb. 13, 2017
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NK claims successful test of medium-range ballistic missile
North Korea has claimed it successfully test-launched a new medium-range ballistic missile that is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the country's state-run media said Monday.The Korean Central News Agency said the Pukguksong-2 strategic weapon system was successfully test-fired Sunday. It added that the missile launched from a mobile launcher used solid propellants and a new high-thrust engine developed in the country.This undated file photo shows a ballistic missile about to be launched f
Feb. 13, 2017
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[KAESEONG 1 YEAR ON] Kaesong park creeps up election agenda
Ahead of the presidential election, debate over the Kaesong Industrial Park is expected to kick into high gear this year as leading contenders call for a resuscitation of the symbol of inter-Korean rapprochement. One year after the park’s closure, the issue remains highly contentious across society, with cross-border exchanges at a standstill and the losses of 123 forced-out South Korean firms snowballing. The Kaesong Industrial Park in North Korea is seen from South Korea’s Dorasan Observatory
Feb. 12, 2017
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NK fires intermediate-range ballistic missile
North Korea launched an intermediate ballistic missile off its east coast Sunday, marking its first provocation since US President Donald Trump took office, South Korea’s military officials said. The missile lifted off at 7:55 a.m. from Banghyeon, North Pyongan Province, a town from which the regime previously fired an intermediate-range Musudan missile in October. Having reached an altitude of 550 kilometers, it flew about 500 kilometers before falling into the East Sea, according to Seoul’s J
Feb. 12, 2017
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S. Korea strongly condemns NK missile launch
South Korea on Sunday strongly condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launch, calling it an "explicit and clear" violation of UN Security Council resolutions banning tests that can contribute to the advancement of nuclear weapons delivery capability.Pyongyang fired off a ballistic missile at around 7:55 a.m. toward the East Sea from Banghyon air base in its western province of North Pyongan, the first missile provocation since Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th US president on Jan. 20. Cho
Feb. 12, 2017
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Most N. Koreans unaware of sacking of spy agency chief: report
Most North Koreans are unaware that the head of the country's spy agency has been sacked, a US-based media outlet said Sunday.Citing Japan's media outlet Asia Press that claimed to have contacted four North Koreans to check if Kim Won-hong's fall from grace has reached ordinary people, Radio Free Asia said most in the reclusive country were oblivious of what took place.RFA said that Jiro Ishimaru, who heads the Osaka office of Asia Press, pointed out none of the North's state-run media actually
Feb. 12, 2017
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N. Korea removes rocket launchers from Kaesong complex
North Korea has recently removed rocket launchers from the shuttered Kaesong complex, fueling speculation about its motives, local sources said Sunday.South Korea's military said that Pyongyang relocated more than 30 forward deployed multiple launch rocket systems from the industrial park, located just north of the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas. The relocation took place late last year after being deployed soon after the North declared the area was a military control zone. Seo
Feb. 12, 2017
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N. Korea test-fires non-ICBM missile into East Sea: JCS
North Korea on Sunday fired a ballistic missile into the East Sea in show of force against the Donald Trump government's hard-line stance toward the communist state, the South Korean military said. It is the first test-firing of a North Korean missile since Trump became US president on Jan. 20, and the country's first major provocation in 2017."The missile launch is a clear violation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions. It is aimed at drawing attention from the international commu
Feb. 12, 2017
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UN search list for S. Koreans abducted by N. Korea growing: expert group
The United Nations' working group on enforced disappearances said Friday that its search list for South Koreans believed to have been abducted by North Korea has been growing. At a press conference in Seoul, the international panel said the reclusive country remains steadfastly unresponsive to requests for information to determine the fate of such people. As of last year, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances was reviewing 53 cases of South Koreans suspected of being t
Feb. 10, 2017