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Yoon rejects Lee's proposal for pension reform talks
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S. Korea to hold rotating presidency of UN Security Council next month
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US girding for possibility of N. Korea taking most provocative military actions in decade near election: NBC
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Chonnam international student found dead
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Tax-payers shouldering most of burden for pension childbirth credit programs
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Ottogi heir joins family business in US
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Korea signs off on new med school quotas
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NewJeans drops new album amid Hybe-Ador dispute
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Samsung denies report on HBM chips failing Nvidia tests
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Govt. to reduce tariffs on fresh food imports to curb inflation
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NK resumes encrypted numbers broadcast after 8-day break
North Korea's state radio station resumed broadcasting mysterious numbers Sunday after a eight-day break that could be some kind of coded message to its agents operating in South Korea.Radio Pyongyang, started broadcasting messages shortly after midnight (Seoul time), calling out a series of pages and numbers. The radio announcer "gave review work in metal engineering to No. 21 expedition agents." The content was different from those transmitted in the early hours of Oct. 28.Since June 24, North
Nov. 6, 2016
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N. Korean defectors that arrived S. Korea to hit 30,000 mark: gov't
The number of North Korean defectors who have arrived in South Korea over the years will reach the 30,000 mark this month, the unification ministry said Sunday.The ministry in charge of formulating North Korean policy said there has been a 21 percent spike in defectors reaching the country this year compared to 2015. From January through October, 1,154 people have successfully escaped the repressive regime and sought a new life in the South.(Yonhap)"As of late October, there are 29,948 former No
Nov. 6, 2016
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N.K. nuclear test possible at any time, but long-range rocket launch unlikely in near future: 38 North
North Korea could carry out another nuclear test with little notice at any time, but is unlikely to conduct a long-range rocket launch in the near future, a U.S. website monitoring the communist nation said Friday. “While there has been speculation of a North Korean satellite launch or nuclear test occurring during the run-up to the US Presidential election, the evidence from commercial satellite imagery of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station and the Punggye-ri nuclear test site suggests it‘s
Nov. 5, 2016
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NK leader inspects special operation battalion
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toured a special operation battalion, Pyongyang's state media said Friday, marking his first military-related inspection since September.Kim visited the battalion unit under the Korean People's Army Unit 525, praising the troops for displaying their readiness for action during drills, according to the Korean Central News Agency.The leader ordered military officials to feed soldiers well so they can complete their military exercises with more intensity, it said.It
Nov. 4, 2016
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New UN resolution on NK human rights expresses concern about labor exports
A draft UN General Assembly resolution on North Korea's human rights situation not only calls for referring the matter to the International Criminal Court, but also expresses serious concern about Pyongyang's labor exports for the first time, according to a text unveiled Thursday.Passage of the resolution, which has been submitted to and disclosed by the Third Committee, would mark the third consecutive year for the General Assembly to call on the UN Security Council to refer the situation to th
Nov. 4, 2016
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NK names new envoy to Britain following senior diplomat's defection
North Korea has named Choe Il as its new ambassador to Britain, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday, following the latest defection to South Korea by a top diplomat stationed in London.Choe has been appointed Pyongyang's envoy to Britain, the Korean Central News Agency said in a short dispatch, replacing his predecessor Hyon Hak-bong.Choe's background remains largely murky, but a handful of reports and documents that contain his name indicate that his work was associated with the U.S. and the
Nov. 3, 2016
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Most N. Koreans criticize government in private: CSIS survey
Most North Koreans criticize their government in private, even though such criticism could land them in prison camps or other punishments in the totalitarian nation that tolerates no dissent, a survey showed Wednesday.According to the survey of 36 North Koreans currently living in the country, 35 of them said that their "family, friends, or neighbors complain or make jokes about the government in private," the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said.CSIS commissioned the surve
Nov. 3, 2016
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South Koreans live 11 years longer than North Koreans: report
South Koreans live 11 years longer than their North Korean counterparts, a gap unlikely to narrow for decades, a report said Thursday.South Korean women live an average 84.6 years, 11.3 years longer than women in North Korea, according to the report from the OECD Korea Policy Centre in Seoul. South Korean men's average life span is 78 years, 11.7 years longer than their counterparts in North Korea.The longevity gap began to appear in 1990, which the report attributed to North Korea's bout with f
Nov. 3, 2016
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NK's daily food rations down significantly
North Korea provided 300 grams of food per person a day on average during the third quarter of this year, just half of some 600 grams that the United Nations recommends as the minimal daily requirements, a U.S. broadcaster, monitored here, said Wednesday. "The food ration is also far below the (recommended) 573 grams, which the North Korean regime aims to provide to its people," the Voice of America said, citing World Food Programme data. The third-quarter per person rations are down 17 percent
Nov. 2, 2016
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Sudan completely severs military ties with NK: foreign minister
Sudan has completely severed its previous military ties with North Korea, the country's foreign minister said, condemning Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile development."Sudan once maintained military cooperation with North Korea, but this has been completely severed now," Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour was quoted by the foreign ministry in Seoul as saying during talks with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se on Tuesday."(Sudan) currently has no exchange of embassies with No
Nov. 2, 2016
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NK sounding out labor export to Mongolia
North Korea is seeking ways to export its workers to Mongolia as the central Asian country is recruiting foreign laborers to work at its mines, a U.S. broadcaster, monitored here, said Wednesday. "(As far as I know), the North Korean authorities recently set up ways to make use of its workforce, and keeps trying to make contacts with the Mongolian side," the Radio Free Asia cited a Mongolian construction official as saying over the phone. As Mongolia is currently recruiting foreign laborers as m
Nov. 2, 2016
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Report: N. Korea preparing to launch another Musudan missile in 3 days
North Korea is getting ready to launch yet another Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile in the next three days, a US news report said Tuesday.Fox Business News cited two unidentified US officials "with knowledge of this assessment" as saying that the North is preparing to conduct a launch "in the next 24 to 72 hours." It said the potential launch would be the ninth test of the Musudan missile this year.The Department of Defense declined to confirm the report.Last month, the North twice t
Nov. 2, 2016
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US envoy hopes for continued cooperation with Korea on denuclearization
The top US nuclear envoy voiced hope on Tuesday to keep working closely with South Korea in their push to bring about denuclearization of North Korea. Joseph Yun made the remarks during his first official meeting with his South Korean counterpart, Kim Hong-kyun, in Seoul after coming from a meeting with his Chinese partner Wu Dawei in Beijing on Monday."I look forward to working closely with you to see how much progress we can make on bringing about denuclearization of North Korea," he said at t
Nov. 1, 2016
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China's Shandong Prov. biggest importer of NK's coal
Most of China's coal imports from North Korea are being consumed by Chinese provinces, where steel, ceramics and metal processing companies are concentrated, with Shandong Province at the top in the imports, a US broadcaster reported Tuesday. Shandong Province imported $280 million worth of coal from the North during the January-September period this year, taking up 37 percent of China's total imports worth $760 million during the same period, Voice of America said, citing figures from China's G
Nov. 1, 2016
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Korea mulls blacklisting Chinese firm for deals with NK: sources
South Korea is considering blacklisting a Chinese firm suspected of being involved in illicit deals with North Korea as part of efforts to prevent money from flowing into the communist state that is defiantly pursuing a nuclear weapons program, government sources said Tuesday.The Seoul government is currently reviewing "if and when" it will place China's Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development Co. on the list of companies subject to its own unilateral sanctions, according to the sources close t
Nov. 1, 2016
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'Surgical' US strike on N. Korea would lead to 'bloodbath,' war with China: expert warns
A "surgical" US strike aimed at preventing North Korea from perfecting its nuclear capabilities will lead to a "bloodbath" and a full-scale war as China would view such an action as unwarranted and send forces to help the communist neighbor under a defense treaty, an expert said Monday.John Delury, an assistant professor at Seoul's Yonsei University with expertise on China, made the remark in an article carried by the website 38 North, noting that talk of a military option against the North has
Nov. 1, 2016
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NK condemns UN chief for siding with US, ultra-right groups
North Korea's propaganda websites on Monday condemned UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, viewed as a potential candidate for South Korea's presidential election next year, for siding with the US and conservative groups.Ban has become an object of ridicule and condemnation as he has called for a swift adoption of UN Security Council resolutions to punish North Korea's latest nuclear test, according to dprktoday.com, one of the North Korean propaganda sites for outside online users."He is strugglin
Oct. 31, 2016
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NK to offer Chinese, Korean-Chinese residents free trip to Pyongyang: report
North Korea is orchestrating free trips to Pyongyang for Chinese residents living in the North and Korean-Chinese people as part of efforts to cement its relations with China, a media report said Monday.An informed source in the North's North Pyongan Province told U.S.-based media Radio Free Asia (RFA) that the North is holding a commemorative event in its capital for Chinese people residing across the country. "The event, a tourist one involving Pyongyang's tourist attractions, is aimed at rewa
Oct. 31, 2016
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S. Korea's child mortality rate drops to one-ninth of NK
South Korea's child mortality rate has been nearly halved over the past two decades, but that of North Korea continues to remain high apparently due to the communist state's lack of medicine and medical services, a report showed Monday.According to the report from the Korea Policy Center of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, South Korea's child mortality rate came to 3.6 in 2014, compared with 7.1 in 1990.The child mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of children
Oct. 31, 2016
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NK's first lady out of public eye for over 7 months
Ri Sol-ju, the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has not shown up at public events for over seven months, an analysis of the North's media reports showed Sunday.Ri's public activity was last reported by the North's media on March 28, 2016, when she accompanied Kim on his visit to a newly built commercial district and health complex in Pyongyang. At that time, Kim and Ri met with officials and employees at the Mirae Shop and the health complex.Earlier, Ri accompanied Kim 18 times in 2012,
Oct. 30, 2016