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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
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N. Korea proposes joint highway construction project to China's Liaoning Province
North Korea has proposed to China's Liaoning Province a joint project building an expressway linking Dandong in the northeastern Chinese province with the North Korean city of Gaesong, a source familiar with North Korean affairs said Monday.According to the source, the North Korean authorities made the proposal that they and the Liaoning provincial government will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the project on July 27.North Korea initially wanted to push ahead with the project in April, but "
June 27, 2016
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N. Korean media foresees possibility of domino effect after Britain's EU exit
North Korea's main newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, carried detailed accounts of Britain's vote to leave the European Union, saying there is a possibility of a domino effect from Brexit and the disintegration of the EU system. In an article on last week's referendum, the organ of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea said many countries around the world are keeping watch on the adverse effects of Brexit regarding which road Britain will choose and how EU member countries will cope with the recent
June 27, 2016
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Aid supply to N.K. should be 'quid pro quo' for human rights improvement: professor
The international community needs to consider extending aid to North Korea as a "quid pro quo" to get the communist country to improve its human rights, a Dutch professor specializing in Korean history said Monday.Remko Breuker, professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands, told a forum on North Korea's human rights that there is a need to connect development aid to the issue of North Korea's human rights."If you want to do business with North Korea, it needs to be quid pro quo in terms of
June 27, 2016
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N. Korean students mobilized to pick wild greens for soldiers
North Korea has mobilized residents and school children to pick wild greens for soldiers to make up for the country's food shortage, the U.S.-based Radio Free Asia reported Monday.A North Korean source told the RFA that the impoverished country has brought in middle and high school students this year to gather wild edible greens of various kinds in the mountains and fields. The picked greens are being prepared as side dishes for troops.Anyone who fails to meet the allotted amount for the greens
June 27, 2016
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Russia, China won't accept N. Korea's nuclear, missile strategy
The leaders of Russia and China have agreed that they will not accept North Korea's nuclear and missile strategy, but they reaffirmed their opposition to a possible deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in South Korea, according to their joint statement Monday. The statement was issued after Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping last Saturday in Beijing. Last week, North Korea claimed it successfully test-launched an intermediate-range b
June 27, 2016
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U.S. lawmakers call for resuming talks with N. Korea to recover
U.S. House lawmakers have introduced a resolution calling for resuming talks with North Korea to uncover and bring home the remains of thousands of American soldiers who went missing during the Korean War from the communist nation.Three Korean War veterans in the House -- Reps. Charles Rangel (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI) and Sam Johnson (R-TX) -- introduced the resolution Friday on the eve of the 66th anniversary of the war's outbreak, saying the remains of at least 5,300 Americans are believed t
June 27, 2016
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High quality counterfeit U.S. notes circulating in N. Korea: sources
High quality U.S. counterfeit notes are circulating in North Korea, raising speculation that the reclusive country may be manufacturing them and handing them off to unsuspecting visitors, sources in Hong Kong said Sunday.Sources who are familiar with the North said a Hong Kong businessmen who visited Pyongyang recently tried to deposit a $100 note with a local bank but was told that it was a counterfeit bill.The entrepreneur, who was not identified, claimed he got the bill just as he was checkin
June 26, 2016
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North Korea erecting more statues of dead leaders: report
North Korea is continuing to erect new statues of its dead leaders as part of the country's effort to strengthen a cult around the ruling Kim dynasty that has controlled the communist country for nearly seven decades, a U.S.-based news report said Sunday.According to Radio Free Asia, the North is moving to place new statues of the country's founder Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-il in front of the country's national defense college and a museum dedicated to the two Kims in Pyongyang.Statues ho
June 26, 2016
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North Korean leader's next move after Musudan launch drawing attention
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's next move after the recent "successful" Musudan missile launch is drawing keen attention as it could help the outside world gauge the future direction of the reclusive country, Pyongyang watchers in the South said Sunday.Observers said the actions Kim takes will be of critical importance as they could fuel confrontations or allow all sides to take stock of the current situation and try to diffuse tensions.Last week, the country claimed it successfully launched a
June 26, 2016
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N. Korea's nuclear envoy returns home after 6-day visit to Beijing
A North Korean nuclear envoy returned home on Saturday after a six-day visit to Beijing where she declared that the North has no intention of returning to the negotiating table on its nuclear weapons program. Choe Son-hui, deputy director for North American affairs at North Korea's foreign ministry and the North's deputy chief nuclear envoy, was seen arriving at the Beijing airport earlier in the day. Choe made no comments upon her arrival at the airport and entered the departure gate for diplom
June 25, 2016
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Latest test reveals N. Korean missile capable of flying 3,500 km: military
North Korea's latest test of its Musudan mid-range missile indicates that the country is capable of firing a missile with a range of 3,500 kilometers, South Korea's military officials said Friday.In the latest test fire of the intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) which the North calls the Hwasong-10, one of the two that were launched soared to an altitude exceeding 1,000 km and flew some 400 km before hitting the East Sea.The North launched the missiles on Wednesday near Wonsan on their e
June 24, 2016