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N. Korea reserves hotel in Laos for its ARF delegation: source
North Korea was confirmed to have made a reservation at a hotel in Laos where its delegation will stay to attend an upcoming regional security forum, a government source said Monday.Regional powers and a group of Southeast Asian nations are to gather in Vientiane from later this week to hold a series of meetings during the ASEAN Regional Forum, a rare international event to which the reclusive North sends a delegation."We know the North has made a reservation at a local hotel where its ARF deleg
July 18, 2016
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Seoul says Pyongyang is ready for nuke test any time
South Korea's Ministry of Unification said Monday that North Korea could conduct its fifth nuclear test whenever it wants, amid growing speculations that the reclusive country may be planning another detonation following increased activity detected at its underground nuclear site."North Korea seems to be fully prepared to carry out a nuclear test at any time (when the order is given by its leader Kim Jong-un). South Korea is closely monitoring every move at the North's test site in close coopera
July 18, 2016
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Pyongyang lashes out at ASEM statement, criticizes U.S. hegemony attempt
North Korea's foreign ministry on Monday lashed out at the recent Asia-Europe Meeting for issuing a statement that condemned its nuclear and missile programs, calling the move a "reckless act" that further escalated tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In response to a question from a reporter with the Korean Central News Agency, a North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said that the United States is the main culprit fueling the possibility of nuclear war breaking out on the Korean Peninsula. The
July 18, 2016
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Increased activity monitored at N. Korea nuke test site: allies
South Korean and U.S. intelligence sources on Sunday said they have detected increased activity at the North Korean nuclear test site in Punggye-ri and have beefed up surveillance.The allies said there has been an increase in activity particularly after Seoul and Washington on July 8 announced they planned to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in South Korea."There has been a noticeable increase in truck and personnel movement around the site in Kilju county," said an insider,
July 17, 2016
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N. Korean media praise Kim on anniversary of 'marshal' title
North Korean media praised the country's leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday as they marked the fourth anniversary of his appointment as marshal.On July 17, 2012, Kim, who was then in his late 20s, was awarded the rank of marshal of the DPRK, in a move seen as consolidating his grip on power.The DPRK stands for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the communist country's official name. In North Korea, marshal is the second-highest position in the military after grand marshal, a title shared by it
July 17, 2016
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N. Korea removed all photos of ruling Kim family from textbooks: report
North Korea may have removed all photos of the ruling Kim family from its textbooks out of fear that school children will scribble on them, a U.S.-based media outlet said Sunday.Radio Free Asia, citing a report carried by Asia Press International, said it recently acquired 75 North Korean primary, middle school and high school textbooks but found no photos of incumbent leader Kim Jong-un or those of his late father and grandfather.Kim inherited power after the sudden death of his father Kim Jong
July 17, 2016
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Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S. to hold talks in Hawaii
Nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States will meet this week to have "in-depth" talks on a wide range of issues, including North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.The meeting will be held on Friday (local time) in Hawaii between Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, and Sung Kim, the U.S.special representative for North Korea policy, according to the ministry. Sung Kim is staying on
July 15, 2016
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South Korea to respond firmly to North Korean provocations over THAAD: govt
South Korea will respond firmly to all North Korean threats made against the deployment of the U.S. antimissile system on its soil, the government said Friday, making clear that the move is designed to counter Pyongyang's evolving nuclear and missile capabilities.The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Unification issued separate statements warning Seoul will not tolerate continued verbal attacks and other provocative acts by the North. The warnings come a day after North Korea cond
July 15, 2016
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South Korea demands release of nationals held in North Korea
South Korea demanded Friday that North Korea release its nationals being held in the communist country, saying the arrests were "unilateral" and used for propaganda.Earlier in Pyongyang, a South Korean man named Ko Hyon-chol held what appeared to be a stage-managed press conference in front of foreign journalists and diplomats to "confess" to trying to kidnap North Korean orphans, according to the AFP.Ko, 53, defected to the South in 2014 after fleeing the North a year earlier, the report said."
July 15, 2016
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1 North Korean border guard killed, 1 injured in attack: report
Two North Korean border guards were attacked by unidentified assailants, leaving one dead and the other seriously injured, a U.S-based media report said Friday.A source in North Korea's northern province of Ryanggang told Radio Free Asia that the pair were on guard duty at the Sino-North Korea border when they were attacked Sunday. It said the soldiers were patrolling the border area. The source said the attackers, presumed to number two or more, struck them on the head with stones several times
July 15, 2016
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South Korea, U.S., Japan condemn North Korea's nuclear, missile provocations
The No. 2 diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations as they agreed to step up cooperation for the North's denuclearization, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.The agreement came during a trilateral meeting between South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Thursday (local time), the
July 15, 2016
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EU to provide $340,000 for North Korea disaster control project
The European Union has decided to provide US$340,000 to a North Korea disaster control project, a U.S.-based media outlet said Friday.According to Radio Free Asia, the European Community Humanitarian Office will send the funds to the Finnish Red Cross that has been engaged in rural disaster management projects in the reclusive county.The project aims to minimize damage caused by natural calamities such as droughts and floods.An EU spokesperson told RFA that the Finnish effort is focused on helpi
July 15, 2016
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Russia submits short implementation plan on N. Korea sanctions
Russia was confirmed on Friday to have submitted a relatively short implementation plan to the United Nations explaining how it will enforce sanctions against North Korea for defiantly pursuing its nuclear and missile programs.Russia's one-page report dated May 27 was made public on the U.N. website, detailing its implementation plan for the sanctions outlined under the latest resolution of the U.N. Security Council adopted in March.The resolution was unanimously adopted after the reclusive coun
July 15, 2016
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N. Korea expected to conduct full-range SLBM test within 12 months: U.S. expert
North Korea appears to be making progress in its submarine-launched ballistic missile development and is expected to conduct a full-range test within the next 12 months, a U.S. expert said Wednesday.The communist nation carried out the latest SLBM test last week, but the launch was considered a failure as the missile, known as KN-11, exploded at an altitude of some 10 kilometers after being launched from a submerged submarine. (yonhap)It was the second SLBM test this year after the first one in
July 14, 2016
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N. Korea's dispatching workers to China in illicit manner: report
North Korea's security authorities have dispatched dozens of workers to coal mines in China's northeastern province of Jilin through illicit methods since the middle of May, a U.S.-based media report said Wednesday.Citing a source from the North's Ryanggang Province, Radio Free Asia reported that officials of the North's State Security Department stationed in the North Korean province sent 30 North Korean workers on July 2 to Changbai County in Jilin, an area bordering North Korea's Pochon Count
July 13, 2016
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Park's top security advisor warns S. Korea will strongly retaliate if provoked
President Park Geun-hye's top security advisor warned Wednesday that South Korea will "strongly" retaliate should North Korea undertake any provocations to protest the decision by Seoul and Washington to deploy an advanced U.S. anti-missile system here.Kim Kwan-jin, chief of the National Security Office under the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, made the remarks a few days after Pyongyang warned of "physical actions" against the allies' decision to station a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense
July 13, 2016
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N. Korea keeps tight lid on human rights sanctions slapped on Kim Jong-un
North Korea is keeping tight control of news on the U.S. government's recent sanctions that it placed on leader Kim Jong-un for human rights abuses for fear the information could spread among its people.North Korea's state-run media has not made any report on Washington's sanctions on the leader since the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Sunday that it has decided to close down its communication channel with the United States in protest of Washington's latest moves. North Kor
July 13, 2016
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N. Korea feared to undertake aggressive provocations during Korea-U.S. exercises: U.S. expert
North Korea could undertake provocations, including not only weapons tests, such as missile launches, but also covert attacks on South Korea, next month when the South and the U.S. conduct joint military exercises, a U.S. expert said Tuesday.The communist nation is upset by the U.S. imposition of sanctions on leader Kim Jong-un last week for his role in the country's human rights violations, as well as by a decision by Seoul and Washington to deploy a THAAD missile defense battery in the South.P
July 13, 2016
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[NEWS FOCUS] Concerns raised as N.K. falls deeper into isolation
With North Korea seen as plunging deeper into isolation, concerns are growing over the absence of communication channels with Pyongyang and possible military provocation stemming from miscalculations. Pyongyang’s state media said Monday it will “completely” shut down its telephone line with the U.S. in New York in protest against Washington’s recent sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un over human rights abuses. The so-called New York channel, based in the communist state’s permanent miss
July 12, 2016
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N.K. hit by int'l sanctions closes over 30 restaurants abroad: source
North Korea is believed to have closed more than 30 restaurants in foreign countries due to toughened international sanctions, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday.The North's move indicates that the regime faces difficulties in earning dollars as the U.N. Security Council's sanctions on Pyongyang are aimed at curbing the source of hard currency suspected of bankrolling the North's nuclear and missile programs.The source said that since the imposition of the sanctions in March, the Nor
July 12, 2016