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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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Samsung doubles down on Vietnam
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In Beijing, S. Korean top diplomat aims to jumpstart ties with China
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Suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested
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Prosecutors summon pastor involved in Dior bag scandal
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[Grace Kao] American racism against Stray Kids
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[Graphic News] Over 80% of people filing bankruptcy in Seoul in their 50s and older
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North Korea mobilizes 100,000 people to mark launch of SLBM: report
South Korea mobilized some 100,000 people to mark the successful launch of its submarine-launched ballistic missile in August, its main media outlet said Sunday.The daily Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, said a large scale welcoming ceremony was held in Pyongyang on Friday to praise the dedication of those that contributed to the successful launch of the SLBM.The missile launched in the early hours of Aug. 24 flew some 500 kilometers and landed within Japan's air de
Sept. 4, 2016
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North Korea's revised constitution omits calling previous heads as 'supreme leaders'
North Korea's revised constitution has omitted referring to the country's founder and his son as "supreme leaders," observers in Seoul said Sunday.According to North Korean watchers, the country's web-based propaganda portal site Naenara showed the preface of the constitution that says the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is founded on the ideas and leadership of the comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.The constitution was changed in June of this year by the Supreme People's Assembly, the
Sept. 4, 2016
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Floods devastate North Hamgyong, at least 10 dead: report
Floods devastated parts of North Hamgyong Province in North Korea causing considerable damage to property and loss of life, a U.S.-based media outlet said Sunday.Citing an email sent by the United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative Tapan Mishra, the Voice of America said damage caused by the recent Typhoon Lionrock caused considerably more damage than previously thought. Northeastern coasts were affected the most by the typhoon.The U.N. officials said cities, such as Chongjin,
Sept. 4, 2016
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Human rights law aimed at improving plight of North Koreans goes into effect
A new human rights act that aims to improve the plight of North Koreans went into effect Sunday with the government vowing to use the legislation to bring about change in the reclusive country.The law that had been held up in parliament for 11 years due to political wrangling was passed in March, and is expected to create conditions in South Korea to prod Pyongyang to treat its people humanely. It can also make it easier to tackle the separated families issue and assist North Koreans wanting to
Sept. 4, 2016
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NK claims its submarines are being tracked by the US Navy
North Korea claimed Saturday that its submarines have been tracked by US Navy since last year.In an interview with the North's Korean Central News Agency, a spokesman for the country's foreign ministry said there have been reports that US nuclear-powered submarines have been secretly following the North's subs."The US military is neither confirming nor denying the reports, but the reports say it is an undeniable fact that the US is tracking our submarines and gathering information," the official
Sept. 4, 2016
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Putin calls on NK to stop provocative behavior
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called on North Korea to stop its provocative behavior and respect U.N. Security Council resolutions banning its nuclear and missile tests.During the Eastern Economic Forum in Russia's Far East port city of Vladivostok, Putin also said that Russia has "various channels" with North Korea and will use such channels to help address the ongoing nuclear standoff with the North."Russia is against the proliferation of nuclear arms," he said. (Yonhap)Presiden
Sept. 3, 2016
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Building collapse caused by downpour kills 34 in N. Korea: source
A five-story apartment building collapsed in North Korea's northern region after heavy rains and claimed the lives of 34 people, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.The building located in Samjiyon county in Ryanggang Province bordering China collapsed on Wednesday due to a torrential downpour, according to the source, who declined to be identified.Seoul's intelligence agency confirmed that Ryanggang was hit by heavy rains in recent days."We are checking whether 34 North Koreans were k
Sept. 2, 2016
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NK seeks to build finance complex, luxury hotel in eastern port city
North Korea will seek to build a finance complex and five-star luxury hotel in an effort to attract foreign investment into its eastern port city of Wonsan, the North's portal site said Friday.North Korea has unveiled a proposal to lure foreign investment to develop central areas of Wonsan into a trade and finance mecca, a project worth $196 million, according to Naenara.It said that the country plans to set up about 10 new buildings such as a department store and a gym in the city's central are
Sept. 2, 2016
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Russia-based N. Korean diplomat defects to S. Korea with FX holding: source
A North Korean diplomat who was reported to have defected from his post in Russia last month entered South Korea with his family and huge holdings of foreign currency, a source said Thursday. "The diplomat involved in Pyongyang's trade representatives under its consulate general in Vladivostok defected and went to South Korea via a third country," the source said. The first secretary-level diplomat brought a "considerable" sum of foreign currency with him to the South along with his wife a
Sept. 1, 2016
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S. Korea hails U.N. resolution for putting significant pressure on N. Korea
South Korea on Thursday hailed the latest United Nations resolution on North Korea for putting significant pressure on the communist country to give up its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. "(Seoul) assesses that a significant level of progress has been achieved," foreign ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck said as Resolution 2270 passed by the United Nations Security Council hits the six month mark. On March 2, the U.N council approved its toughest resolution yet in response to North Ko
Sept. 1, 2016
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Heavy rain in N. Korea causes human losses, property damage: report
Recent heavy rainfall in North Korea's northern regions has caused considerable human losses and property damage, a Seoul-based media report said Thursday, citing sources in North Korea.Kim Seong-min, representative of Free North Korea Radio, said the torrential downpour and ensuing landslides earlier this week hit residential areas and farmlands in the country's North Hamgyong and Ryanggang provinces, leaving people dead and homes destroyed.But the North Korean authorities have not been able to
Sept. 1, 2016
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NK executed vice premier in July
North Korea has carried out the execution of a vice premier, a Seoul government official said Wednesday, as the North’s leader moves to further strengthen his reign of terror.The official said North Korea executed the 63-year-old Kim Yong-jin by firing squad last month after he was accused of showing a bad attitude when attending a key parliamentary meeting held in late June.He said that Kim was shot after being branded as an anti-revolutionary element. North Korean Vice Premier Kim Yong-jin (Yo
Aug. 31, 2016
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N. Korea building railway long-range missile launchers on railroad: report
North Korea is building a mobile long-range missile launcher system that can move along the country's railroad tracks, the U.S.-based Radio Free Asia reported Wednesday, citing sources in the communist country.A North Korean resident in Kangwon Province told RFA that North Korean engineers have been working on the mobile missile system since May at a state-run motor vehicle factory. The plant is under the supervision of the North's Second Economic Commission that is in charge of the ammunition i
Aug. 31, 2016
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N. Korea executed vice premier in July: Seoul official
North Korea has carried out the execution of a vice premier, a Seoul government official said Wednesday, as the North's leader moves to further strengthen his reign of terror.The official said North Korea executed the 63-year-old Kim Yong-jin by firing squad last month after he was accused of showing a bad attitude when attending a key parliamentary meeting held in late June.He was shot after being branded an anti-revolutionary element.He was interrogated by the North's ministry on state securit
Aug. 31, 2016
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Asiatic black bear from N. Korea on 1st animal exchange program dies
The female of an Asiatic black bear pair brought to the South from North Korea on the first inter-Korean animal exchange program in 1999 has died of old age, Seoul Grand Park said Wednesday.Eutteumi, believed to be 20 years old, died Tuesday, according to the park. The Central Zoo in Pyongyang sent the animal, also known as "half-moon bear," along with tigers, red foxes and silver foxes, to the South Korean park under the program aimed at conserving animals indigenous to the Korean Peninsula.Thi
Aug. 31, 2016
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Sanctions putting squeeze on N.K. leader's ability to secure funds: minister
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is facing difficulty in securing funds needed to govern the country as tougher international sanctions have affected the inflow of hard currency, South Korea's pointman on unification said Tuesday.Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo also said that a series of defections by North Koreans, including senior diplomat Thae Yong-ho, seem to be the result of tough UN Security Council sanctions imposed on the North.North Korean leader Kim Jung-un (Yonhap)"It is hard to exa
Aug. 31, 2016
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N. Korean prison camp expands detention facility for women: report
A North Korean prison on the border with China has expanded detention facilities for female inmates in an indication that a growing number of women are forcibly repatriated from the neighboring nation, a U.S.-based human rights group said Tuesday.Satellite imagery confirms the expansion of the Jongori reeducation camp, also known as reeducation camp No. 12, in the North's northern city of Hoeryong, bordering China, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea said in a joint report with AllSour
Aug. 31, 2016
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23 countries host N. Korean laborers: State Department report
Nearly two dozen countries around the world host North Korean laborers that the communist regime is accused of forcing into harsh working conditions to earn hard currency for its nuclear and missile programs, a US State Department report showed Tuesday.The list of 23 countries, including China, Russia, Singapore and Thailand, was included in the department's recent report to Congress that details US strategy to promote initiatives to enhance international awareness of and address the human right
Aug. 31, 2016
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North Korea using THAAD to incite antagonism toward S. Korea: report
North Korea is using Seoul's decision to deploy an advanced antimissile system on its soil to intensify hostility toward South Korea, a media report citing sources in the reclusive country said Tuesday.A source in North Hamgyong Province told Radio Free Asia (RFA) that North Korea's propaganda machine has harshly criticized Seoul's decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.According to the RFA, the source said lectures to the public include the claim that the deve
Aug. 30, 2016
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N. Korea using THAAD to incite antagonism toward S. Korea: report
North Korea is using Seoul's decision to deploy an advance antimissile system on its soil to intensify hostility toward South Korea, a media report citing sources in the reclusive country said Tuesday.A source in North Hamgyong Province told Radio Free Asia that North Korea's propaganda machine has harshly criticized Seoul's decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system.According to the RFA, the source said lectures to the public include the claim that the development of THAA
Aug. 30, 2016