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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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N.K. pledges to bolster nuke deterrence against U.S.
North Korea on Thursday reiterated its pledge to bolster its nuclear deterrence both in quality and quantity against what it called U.S. hostile acts, the country's state-run media said.North Korea defended its latest test of intermediate range missiles, saying that it is natural for the country to take steps to boost nuclear deterrence to counter Washington's constant threats, according to the Korean Central News Agency.North Korea "will continue taking a series of steps for bolstering up the n
June 30, 2016
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N.K. vows to ease power shortages, improve people's livelihoods at assembly
North Korea has unveiled details of the five-year strategy to boost its economy, vowing to ease the shortages of electric power and improve the livelihood of North Koreans, Pyongyang's media said Thursday.The North called for a thorough implementation of the five-year vision that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un laid out at a rare ruling Workers' Party of Korea congress in May, as it held the meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's rubber-stamp parliament, on Wednesday.Firmly seek
June 30, 2016
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N.K. leader given new state title at key parliamentary meeting
North Korea's parliament on Wednesday bestowed a new state title upon the North's leader Kim Jong-un, Pyongyang's state media said, in a move aimed at helping bolster his one-man rule.The Supreme People's Assembly, the country's rubber-stamp parliament, decided to appoint the North's leader as the chairman of a newly-created state apparatus, tentatively named the commission on state affairs, according to the North's state TV broadcaster. (Yonhap)The assembly was held in a follow-up to the congre
June 30, 2016
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China's Xi says Beijing will not recognize N. Korea's nuclear policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday that he will not recognize North Korea's policy of simultaneously pursuing nuclear advance and economic development. Xi made the remarks during a meeting with Hwang in Beijing, according to an official at the prime minister's office who attended the meeting. Xi also repeated China's stance that Beijing "firmly opposes" North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and is faithfully implementing U.N. sanctions
June 29, 2016
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N.K. parliament to consolidate Kim's power
North Korea was poised to open a meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament on Wednesday, seeking to consolidate Kim Jong-un’s leadership and set in motion follow-up measures in line with a fresh economic plan unveiled during last month’s party congress. While no agenda or detailed schedule was announced by state media, the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly’s fourth session was likely to restore the long-defunct Central People’s Committee and name Kim as its head, some experts say.Though the presumed c
June 29, 2016
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N. Korea's key officials greet special envoy of Cuban President in Pyongyang
A key official of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party held talks on Tuesday with the visiting special envoy of Cuban President Raul Castro to boost their cooperative relations, the North's Central TV Station reported Wednesday.According to the state broadcaster, Choe Ryong-hae, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, met with Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa and his party at the Mansudae Assembly Hall. The delegation arrived in Pyongyang earlier in the day
June 29, 2016
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Cambodia vows to join int'l community in pressuring N. Korea: defense ministry
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has vowed to join South Korea and the international community in pressing North Korea to cease its military provocations, Seoul's defense ministry said Wednesday.The announcement followed a meeting between the South Korean vice defense minister and the Cambodian leader."Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed again the Cambodian government's proactive support for the direction of (the South Korean) government's policies in regard to North Korea's nuclear and missile thr
June 29, 2016
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N. Korea's sends 2nd passenger jet to Kuwait in June
North Korea's national carrier, Air Koryo, sent a second passenger plane to Kuwait in June after a two-month suspension, the U.S.-based Voice of America reported Wednesday.Air Koryo did not operate the Pyongyang-Kuwait route in March and April but resumed the route for one flight last month. Based on data from Flight Radar 24, a website that tracks flights around the world, VOA said Air Koryo flight JS161 heading for Kuwait from Pyongyang was spotted by radars flying above the North Korean city
June 29, 2016
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Kim Jong-un has photo session with people that helped launch Musudan missile
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a photo session with hundreds of people who contributed to the successful test-launching of the country's intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Wednesday.In a brief English dispatch, the KCNA said Kim congratulated the related personnel for their successful test-firing of the Musudan surface-to-surface IRBM that is called the Hwasong-10 by the North. The media outlet said the launch is of
June 29, 2016
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N. Korea likely to repeat military provocations anytime: defense ministry
North Korea is likely to resume military provocations at any time, South Korea's defense ministry said Wednesday after the communist country successfully test-launched a mid-range missile that may be able to reach the U.S. territory of Guam."There's a constant possibility that North Korea, depending on its political needs, will launch strategic and tactical provocations at any time if the (political) conditions the country wants to achieve are not created," the Ministry of National Defense said
June 29, 2016
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N.K. set to hold major parliamentary meeting after key party congress
North Korea is set to convene its key parliamentary meeting Wednesday, where the North's leader Kim Jong-un may be bestowed with a new state title to reassert his control over the country, experts said.The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly plans to hold the fourth session of the 13th assembly later in the day in a move widely seen as a follow-up to the party congress held in May.The SPA, the legislative body of the reclusive country, rubber-stamps decisions by more powerful organization
June 29, 2016
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N. Korea's fifth Musudan test might not have been failure: U.S. expert
North Korea could have designed last week's two tests of the Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile for different purposes, and the short flight distance in the first launch may not necessarily mean a failure, a U.S. missile expert said.The North fired two Musudan missiles off its east coast last week in its fifth and sixth attempt to test the missile. The first one exploded in mid-air after flying some 150 km, while the second flew about 400 kilometers before landing in the East Sea.The f
June 29, 2016
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1 in 3 North Korean children undernourished: report
Nearly 1 out of 3 North Korean children in a northern province are undernourished, a U.S.-based media report said Tuesday, citing findings by the World Food Program.In its report on North Korea assistance, Voice of America quoted the United Nations organization as saying that some 32 percent of North Korean kids at child care centers in the North's Ryanggang Province are malnourished and undersized, showing the highest rate among eight North Korean provinces.The average percentage of malnutritio
June 28, 2016
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N. Korean food supplements contaminated with heavy metal: sources
North Korea food supplements sold abroad are contaminated with excessive levels of heavy metals, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday.The announcement comes as South Korean health authorities collected 13 types of food supplements that are currently being circulated abroad and found that of the samples of North Korean food supplements that 10 product types have beyond permitted levels of heavy metal substances such as mercury and lead, according to the insider who declined to be identi
June 28, 2016
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New documentary on North Korea to be released in July
A new version of a Russian documentary offering a rare glimpse into life inside North Korea will be released next month with the addition of explanatory subtitles for Korean audiences, the film's domestic distributor said Tuesday.Heo Eun-do, representative of A-List Entertainment, said the Russian documentary maker Vitaly Mansky's latest work "Under the Sun" will be shown to the public on July 14 with Korean subtitles and narration for easy understanding by Koreans.A new version with English sub
June 28, 2016
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N. Korea equipping its border patrol boats with U.S. Gatling guns
North Korea has started to equip its border patrol boats with U.S.-made Gatling machine guns, military sources said Tuesday."North Korea has been seen replacing its aging weapon systems with the rotary gun system," a military insider said. "If all the 380-something North Korean littoral combat boats are armed with the machine gun, this would pose an added threat to our Navy."The sources said the weapon replacement seems to be aimed at strengthening North Korea's naval combat capabilities especia
June 28, 2016
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China submits implementation plan on sanctions against N. Korea
China has submitted an action plan on how to implement its sanctions against North Korea in tandem with the ongoing global efforts to punish Pyongyang for conducting its nuclear and missile tests earlier this year, a government source said Tuesday."We have learned that China has turned in its implementation report" to the U.N. sanction committee for North Korea, the source told Yonhap News Agency on the condition of anonymity.In March, the U.N. Security Council asked the 193 member countries to
June 28, 2016
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U.S. confirms N. Korea's Musudan missile reaches space
North Korea's Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile reached space and then re-entered Earth's atmosphere in its sixth test attempt last week, a U.S. defense official confirmed Monday, saying the launch would be a success if Pyongyang had designed the test that way."We saw the missile launch. We saw it go up into space and come back down 250 miles away in the Sea of Japan. If that was their intent, then it was a success. But you'd have to ask them," Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told
June 28, 2016
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N. Korean defector-students get marine boot camp training
Over a dozen university students who defected from North Korea started intensive boot camp training with the country's Marine Corps so as to experience firsthand the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, a public foundation under the Unification Ministry said Monday. According to the Korea Hana Foundation, 14 North Korean defector-students started a three-day program along with 20 South Korean university students at the Second Marine Division in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province.Comprising equal nu
June 27, 2016
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Experts call for long-term solution to N.K. human rights
Experts from international agencies and academia on Monday called for a more systematic and long-term solution to resolve North Korea’s human rights violations, looking beyond the naming-and-shaming tactics against its ruler. Marking the first anniversary of its launch, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Seoul office brought together dozens of specialists on human rights, international law and North Korea for a one-day symposium. Michael Kirby, chair of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry a
June 27, 2016