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Ex-N. Korean official handling party's finance returns to public eye
A North Korean military official once known as a key handler of the ruling party's finances, has returned to the public eye following a seven-month absence, reports coming out of the reclusive country showed Wednesday.The 59-year-old Han Kwang-sang has been seen making his first appearance since November as he accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his visit to a terrapin farm in Pyongyang earlier this week.In July 2013, Han was promoted to the director of the finance and accounting depa
July 6, 2016
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Military found nearly 260 washed up N.K. landmines in past 6 years
The South Korean military said Wednesday that it has found nearly 260 wooden-box North Korean landmines washed up along the inter-Korean border region between 2010 through 2015.The military said it counted 259 landmines that were presumably buried by the North but were swept away due to heavy rains and flooding over the years.In the summer months, wooden-box land mines that can float sometimes make their way south due to elevated water levels. "There is a high possibility that the North's landmi
July 6, 2016
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N.K. unleashes flash flood from dam without warning Seoul
After days of torrential rain, North Korea on Wednesday released water from a dam near its border with the South without warning, stoking concerns of flooding among residents in riverside regions and prompting local officials to spread evacuation notices. The North started opening the floodgates of Hwanggang Dam in the upper part of the Imjin River at around 6 a.m., Seoul’s military officials said, adding that the size of discharge flow was to be seen. Satellite images also found that the breadt
July 6, 2016
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S. Korea to double loudspeaker broadcasting against N. Korea
South Korea plans to double the number of anti-North Korean loudspeaker stations along the inter-Korean border in retaliation for the communist country's recent series of ballistic missile provocations, military officials said Wednesday. "We plan to add some 10 new anti-North loudspeaker broadcast facilities by the end of the year," a military official said. Currently, the military operates 11 static loudspeaker stations along the border to broadcast messages critical of North Korea's Kim Jong-u
July 6, 2016
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N.K. warns of 'due punishment' over tension along border with S. Korea
South Korea and the United States will face "due punishment" if they continue to make military provocations along the tense inter-Korean border, North Korea warned Wednesday.The mission of the Korean People's Army at the truce village of Panmunjom released an open letter disclosing what it called the gravity of military provocations waged by South Korea and the U.S. along the military demarcation line, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency."It is no exaggeration to say tha
July 6, 2016
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N. Korea discharges dam water near border with South
North Korea discharged water from a dam near the border with South Korea Wednesday, prompting the South to evacuate border-area residents for fears of flooding."It seems that North Korea discharged water from Hwanggang Dam at around 6 a.m.," a South Korean military official said. "North Korea opened the floodgates of the dam bit by bit from early morning." The North did not notify the South of the dam water discharge in advance despite their previous agreement to do so, the official said. Still,
July 6, 2016
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U.S. State Department to release human rights report on N.K. this week
The U.S. State Department is expected to submit a report on North Korea's human rights abuses to Congress this week, and the document is likely to name North Korean leader Kim Jong-un responsible for the situation, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.Under the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act enacted in February, the State Department is required to submit a specific report on Pyongyang's human rights abuses within 120 days of enactment. That deadline passed on June 17.The department
July 6, 2016
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N.K. claims production tops target due to 200-day hard-work drive
North Korea claimed Tuesday that the country's industrial production exceeded its target last month as it started the 200-day campaign to push its people into working harder.North Korea's industrial production, including coal and electric power, increased 1.2 times in the first month that it launched its hard-work drive, according to the North's main newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun.After the ruling Workers' Party of Korea congress concluded in May, the North kicked off the so-called 200-day campaig
July 5, 2016
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N. Korea blasts U.S. deployment of B-52 bombers around the Korean Peninsula
North Korea blasted the United States for its recent joint training exercise with Japan which involved two long-range bombers being flown around the Korean Peninsula.Pyongyang's criticism was made by the country's official Korean Central News Agency, which said that the U.S. forces sent a pair of B-52 strategic bombers to fly over the skies near South Korea last month. It added that planes belonging to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force took part in the maneuvers that targeted North Korea, the
July 5, 2016
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U.S. imposes sanctions on 3 N.K. entities, 1 individual for involvement in weapons proliferation
The United States has imposed sanctions on three North Korean entities and one trading firm official for their involvement in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the State Department said Monday.The North's General Department of Military Cooperation, the Namhung Trading Corp. and Saeng Pil Trading Corp. were slapped with sanctions under the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act, according to a State Department notice to the Federal Register.Kang Mun-kil, believed to be t
July 5, 2016
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N.K armed forces ministry may be under cabinet
Following last week’s government overhaul, North Korea’s armed forces ministry appears to have been relocated under the cabinet supervised by its prime minister, as leader Kim Jong-un continues to curb the military’s sway, an analyst said Monday. State media’s recent dispatches signaled the shift in their introductions of Minister of People’s Armed Forces Pak Yong-sik. The ministry had been overseen by the National Defense Commission, the communist state’s potent top governing body, which was di
July 4, 2016
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N. Koreans secretly watching S. Korean drama 'Descendants of the Sun': report
A growing number of North Koreans are secretly watching South Korean dramas, including the mega-hit TV series "Descendants of the Sun" despite Pyongyang's tight control over the influx of the capitalist culture, a report said Monday.North Koreans are seeking to relieve their stress stemming from the country's 200-day hard work campaign by watching South Korean dramas or listening to K-pop music, the Daily NK reported, citing sources familiar with the reclusive country.The report said that in par
July 4, 2016
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More information needed to analyze possible change in N.K. defense ministry: Seoul
South Korea's unification ministry on Monday said more information is needed to analyze whether control of North Korea's defense ministry has changed following the latest overhaul of cabinet organizations.The Ministry of People's Armed Forces, the North's defense ministry, was previously placed under the control of the powerful National Defense Commission before the North's parliament replaced the NDC with a newly created state apparatus named the State Affairs Commission last week.On Thursday,
July 4, 2016
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Park calls for national unity, tighter vigilance against N. Korea
President Park Geun-hye on Monday called for national unity and tighter vigilance against North Korea, noting the communist state is seeking to trigger division in South Korea and a "crack" in international cooperation against its nuclear development.During a Cabinet meeting, Park also warned against "isolationism and protectionism," stressing that South Korea should be at the vanguard of the efforts to overcome them in the wake of Britain's shocking vote to exit the European Union (EU).Presiden
July 4, 2016
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Korea's institute on unification to expand work on N.K. human rights
South Korea's state-run institute on unification said Monday it plans to expand its studies on North Korea's human rights issues as a new law aimed at better examining Pyongyang's dismal rights record goes into effect in September.The Korea Institute for National Unification said it plans to strengthen the operation of its center on North Korea's human rights and raise the number of relevant personnel. The move is in line with the government's efforts to strengthen its capacity to probe into the
July 4, 2016
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N.K. seen doubling landmines in DMZ this year: S. Korean military
North Korea is believed to have almost doubled the number of landmines it has planted in the Demilitarized Zone that bisects the two Koreas this year from the previous year, South Korean military officials said Sunday.Since April, the North has placed more than 4,000 new landmines in the DMZ, and 70 to 80 percent of them are believed to be wooden-box land mines which are hard to detect, according to the officials."The military is focusing on searching for landmines buried by North Korea on conce
July 4, 2016
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N. Korea may launch provocations to mark its strategic force anniversary: military
North Korea may launch a provocation to mark the newly designated anniversary of its Strategic Rocket Force, Seoul's military said Sunday.According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, there is a possibility that Pyongyang will stage some sort of provocation to mark its rocket force's founding day, which falls on Sunday, and U.S. Fourth of July Independence Day."At present there are no out of ordinary signs that the North is planning something, but South Korean forces are maintaining high degree of vig
July 3, 2016
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N.K. leader gained 40kg in four years: spy agency
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is currently suffering from insomnia, as well as diseases caused by obesity, South Korea's intelligence agency said Friday, adding he has gained 40 kilograms over the past four years.The National Intelligence Service said in its report to a meeting of the parliament's intelligence committee that Kim is presumed to weigh 130 kilograms, a jump from 90 kilograms when he took office in 2012. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Yonhap)Rep. Lee Cheol-woo of the ruling Saen
July 2, 2016
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N.K. sold fishing rights to China for $30m: NIS
North Korea has sold fishing rights totaling $30 million to China this year in a bid to earn hard currency that has dried up amid international sanctions, the National Intelligence Service told lawmakers on Friday. The rampant poaching by Chinese fishing vessels has long been a thorny issue for Seoul every blue crab season as it wipes out fisheries in the West Sea and mars the livelihoods of residents on border islands. Then the boats began violating neutral waters in the estuary of the Hangang
July 1, 2016
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Argentinian lawyer tapped as new U.N. rights envoy in N.K.
Tomas Ojea Quintana, a former U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, has been nominated as the multinational body’s new envoy to examine the rights conditions in North Korea, diplomatic sources said Friday. Tomas Ojea Quintana (United Nations)The Argentinian human rights lawyer and former University of Buenos Aires professor will succeed Marzuki Darusman, who served six years in the position until Thursday. Choi Kyong-lim, Seoul's ambassador at the mission to the U.N. in Geneva and
July 1, 2016