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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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Clinton: Time for ‘rethinking’ of US approach to North Korea
Hillary Clinton said Friday it was time for a “rethinking” of America’s strategy for North Korea following the regime’s latest test of a nuclear weapon. Donald Trump’s campaign chief, meanwhile, refused to outline the Republican presidential candidate’s plans for defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Speaking after meeting with a bipartisan group of national security experts in New York, the former secretary of state said she would seek to impose tougher sanctions on the communist nation. Sh
Sept. 10, 2016
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Obama warns of new sanctions after N. Korea nuclear test
President Barack Obama vowed Friday to push for new international sanctions in retaliation for the “grave threat” posed by North Korea’s latest nuclear test.The US leader consulted by telephone with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following news of the reclusive country’s fifth and most powerful test.“We agreed to work with the UN Security Council, our other Six-Party partners, and the international community to vigorously implement existing measures i
Sept. 10, 2016
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Timeline of North Korea nuclear tensions
The Latest on North Korea's nuclear test7:30 a.m.The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning North Korea's latest nuclear test and says it will start discussions on “significant measures'' against Pyongyang including new sanctions.The council quickly agreed to a press statement after an emergency closed-door meeting late Friday afternoon called by the United States, Japan and South Korea. Just three days ago, the council condemned the North's latest ballistic missile test.In Friday's statem
Sept. 10, 2016
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UN Security Council condemns NK nuclear test, vows to begin work immediately on sanctions resolution
The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned North Korea's fifth nuclear test and pledged to begin work immediately to put together a new resolution of sanctions punishing the communist nation.“The members of the Security Council strongly condemned this test, which is a clear violation and a flagrant disregard of Security Council resolution,” Security Council president and New Zealand Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen told reporters after urgent discussions, reading a press statement.“The me
Sept. 10, 2016
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N.K. nuke test strengthens case for stronger global unity, anti-Pyongyang sanctions
North Korea's surprise nuclear test this week has further strengthened the rationale for stronger international unity and tougher sanctions against the provocative state, analysts here said Friday.President Park Geun-hye cut short her overseas trip to take care of the aftermath of the North's fifth nuclear test, but her summit diplomacy helped create fresh momentum for global efforts to pressure Pyongyang into renouncing its nuclear and missile programs, observers said."Pyongyang's nuclear test,
Sept. 9, 2016
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S. Korea, U.S. underline need for 'tough' action against N.K.
Top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States agreed on the need for "swift" and "tough" measures against North Korea, promising to closely cooperate in making Pyongyang give up its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.Kim Hong-kyun, special representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs at the foreign ministry, held talks with his U.S. counterpart Sung Kim via phone and exchanged views on necessary steps in response to the North'
Sept. 9, 2016
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[News Analysis] Nuke test to further complicate China’s NK policy
In the wake of North Korea’s fifth underground blast, China is poised to face ever-intricate challenges in handling its defiant neighbor, with Seoul, Washington and other world powers moving to slap a stifling punishment to contain further advances of its nuclear capabilities. The test dealt a fresh blow to Beijing which, as Pyongyang’s economic lifeline and sole major ally, has seen growing accusations of not doing enough to curb its nuclear and missile programs as well as military provocations
Sept. 9, 2016
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South Korea plans top diplomats' talks with US, Japan over North Korea's nuke test
South Korea is planning to arrange telephone conferences with the top diplomats of the United States and Japan to discuss North Korea's nuclear test, a ministry official said Friday."Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, now traveling in Laos with President Park Geun-hye, is seeking to have consultations with close allies," the high-ranking official said. He noted that Yun is planning to have talks with his US and Japanese counterparts, John Kerry and Fumoi Kishida, over the phone to discuss the issue.
Sept. 9, 2016
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Japan responds quickly to NK's suspected nuke test
Japan responded quickly to the suspected nuclear test carried out by North Korea earlier in the day Friday by convening a national security meeting to discuss countermeasures. A magnitude 5 earthquake was detected near North Korea's nuclear test site in its northeastern region at around 9:30 a.m., raising suspicions that Pyongyang may have conducted its fifth nuclear test.If confirmed, this would be the latest nuclear provocation since January when it carried out its fourth nuclear test detonati
Sept. 9, 2016
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‘NK conducts largest nuclear test’
North Korea is believed to have carried out Friday another nuclear test assessed to be its largest one to date, South Korean military said. This marked the fifth official nuclear experiment by the communist state since the UN Security Council adopted a resolution banning it from any nuclear or ballistic missile programs.The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that a magnitude-5.0 artificial earthquake had been detected near Punggye-ri, Hamgyeong Province, where an underground nuclear test site is located
Sept. 9, 2016
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White House says it's aware of seismic activity near NK nuclear site
The White House said it is aware of seismic activity near North Korea's nuclear site as the communist nation is strongly suspected of conducting what would be its fifth nuclear test."We are aware of seismic activity on the Korean Peninsula in the vicinity of a known North Korean nuclear test site. We are monitoring and continuing to assess the situation in close coordination with our regional partners," National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said.He did not provide further details.South K
Sept. 9, 2016
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PM to hold NSC session on possible nuke test by Pyongyang
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn is set to hold an emergency National Security Council meeting later in the day, the presidential office said Friday, amid rising speculation that Pyongyang conducted its fifth nuclear test.Jung Youn-kuk, presidential spokesman, said the meeting will be held at Cheong Wa Dae after a magnitude 5 earthquake was detected at North Korea's nuclear site in the country's northeastern region earlier in the day."After being notified of the possibility of a nuclear test, Presid
Sept. 9, 2016
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Quake detected near NK nuke test site: South Korean military
A magnitude 5 earthquake was detected near North Korea's nuclear site in its northeastern region on Friday, the South Korean military said, raising speculation that the North conducted a nuclear test.(Yonhap)"An artificial quake was detected near North Korea's Punggye-ri at around 9:30 a.m.," South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that it is analyzing whether the country carried out a nuclear test.A government source said there is a high possibility that Pyongyang conducted a nuclear t
Sept. 9, 2016
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NK warns S. Korea will pay 'dear' price for military provocation
North Korea threatened South Korea on Friday, saying it will pay a "dear" price if its Navy speedboats continue to violate the western sea border.North Korea claimed that the South's military made a reckless military provocation repeatedly in September as its patrol boats intruded into the North's territorial waters, according to the Korean Central News Agency.It said that on Tuesday alone, a boat belonging to the South Korean Navy's 2nd fleet went more than 4 kilometers across the sea border, a
Sept. 9, 2016
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Satellite imagery shows fresh activity at N. Korea's nuclear test site: 38 North
Recent satellite imagery shows fresh activity at North Korea's nuclear test site, suggesting that excavation and maintenance operations are under way, a US website monitoring the communist nation said Thursday.Satellite imagery taken on Aug. 27 of the North's Punggye-ri underground nuclear test site shows a small number of mining carts at the north portal where the country's fourth nuclear test took place, while new tracks for mining carts have been laid at the west portal, according to 38 North
Sept. 9, 2016
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Obama: China should rein in N. Korea if it doesn't like THAAD
US President Barack Obama said he told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Beijing should work harder to change Pyongyang's behavior if it doesn't want to see the THAAD missile defense system deployed to South Korea."China continues to object to the THAAD deployment in the Republic of Korea, one of our treaty allies. And what I've said to President Xi directly is that we cannot have a situation where we're unable to defend either ourselves or our treaty allies against increasingly provocative beha
Sept. 9, 2016
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US expert claims latest NK missile launches Scud-ER
The ballistic missiles that North Korea test-fired earlier this week are believed to be a longer-range version of the Scud missile, not the medium-range Rodong missile as determined by South Korea, a US expert said Thursday.Jeffrey Lewis, a North Korea missile expert at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, told the Diplomat magazine that based on analysis of pictures released by the North, he believes that they are the Scud-ER (extended range) missiles.Lewis was quoted as saying that accordi
Sept. 9, 2016
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ICAO sends warning over N. Korea's unannounced missile launches: Seoul
The United Nations' air navigation regulator, International Civil Aviation Organization, has issued a warning to North Korea for its recent ballistic missile launches that came without the necessary advance notifications, the foreign ministry said Thursday."The ICAO has sent a letter of warning to North Korea under the name of the chairman of its board," Cho June-hyuck, spokesman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a regular briefing. The warning followed North Korea's recent series of b
Sept. 8, 2016
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N. Korea calls for loyalty to leader on founding anniversary
North Korea on Thursday called on the citizens to show strong allegiance to leader Kim Jong-un as the reclusive country marks its 68th founding anniversary this week.The Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper, said in an article that as the country gets ready to mark its founding on Friday, it stands tall and proud as a nuclear power."As the respected marshal (Kim Jong-un) lives, our republic will shed light brilliantly to all over the world as the fatherland of the sun forever," the newspape
Sept. 8, 2016
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PM vows to induce Pyongyang to give up nuke
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Thursday Seoul and the international community will continue to impose sanctions on Pyongyang to make the communist regime give up its nuclear weapons."North Korea is focused on developing nuclear weapons, and has been ignoring the international norm for non-proliferations and safety," Hwang said during at the Seoul Defense Dialogue."Even recently, Pyongyang fired submarine-launched ballistic missiles, making reckless provocations," the top policymaker said. (Yo
Sept. 8, 2016