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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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Ador CEO's dismissal to be decided on last day of May
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[Graphic News] Beer the most favored alcoholic drink by Koreans
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Science Ministry expresses regret over Japan’s pressure on Naver
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Haeundae Beach to become sand art museum in late May
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Suzy, Park Bo-gum star in AI fantasy romance ‘Wonderland’
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Medical professors set to take day off amid protracted walkouts by junior doctors
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Hostilities get out of hand as YouTuber murders another outside courthouse
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Dog goes on incredible journey to make it back home, 41 days after going missing
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N. Korea vows to bolster nuclear deterrent to cope with U.S. threat
North Korea threatened Wednesday to strengthen its nuclear deterrent as it accused the United States of plotting a preemptive strike against Pyongyang."We will further bolster up in quality and quantity the nuclear deterrence for self-defense in face of the U.S. reckless war moves," an unidentified spokesman of North Korea's Foreign Ministry said in English-language comments carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.He also warned that North Korea will "foil any slightest milita
June 16, 2016
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N. Korea, Kim Jong-un biggest threat to U.S. Pacific Command: admiral
HONOLULU (Yonhap) -- North Korea and the country's leader Kim Jong-un are the biggest sources of threat from the perspective of the United States' military command responsible for the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, a U.S. defense official said, vowing that Washington will not allow Kim to destabilize regional security.The comments were made by Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, director for operations at the U.S Pacific Command in Honolulu, Hawaii, during his meeting with a group of South Korean journalists
June 15, 2016
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China vows to ensure full implementation of U.N. sanctions against N.K,
BEIJING (Yonhap) -- China's foreign ministry said Wednesday that it has been working to ensure a full implementation of U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs, a day after the country decided to ban exports of more goods that could be used for military purposes by Pyongyang.In line with the latest U.N. resolution to punish North Korea for conducting its fourth nuclear test in January this year, China's commerce ministry announced the decision on Tuesday evening,
June 15, 2016
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Taxi-driving, most coveted job in N.K.:RFA
North Koreans are paying bribes to become taxi drivers, Washington-based Radio Free Asia said Monday.RFA reported that driving taxi is one of the most sought-after jobs now in the reclusive regime pinched under global financial sanctions, as the job brings in foreign currency and provides privileged working condition.The media quoted a North Korean informant who was available for an interview during a brief trip to China, that taxi passengers in North Korea often pay in U.S. dollars or Chinese y
June 15, 2016
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Korea urges N.K. to give up nukes at summit anniversary
South Korea on Wednesday urged North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program and stop reckless provocations as the two Koreas marked the 16th anniversary of their first summit meeting.A summit between then-South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the late father of the current leader Kim Jong-un, was held in Pyongyang on June 15, 2000.It produced a landmark joint declaration that outlines inter-Korean reconciliation and economic cooperation.Seoul's unifi
June 15, 2016
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China beef up security inspection along border with N. Korea: report
Chinese troops have been stepping up security inspections along the border with North Korea in what seems to be a move to check up on tourists visiting certain sensitive regions, a U.S.-based media outlet said Wednesday.An ethnic Korean source in Tumen, China, told Radio Free Asia that Chinese soldiers on border garrison have been reinforcing their security checks after North Korea vowed to retaliate against South Korea for the recent mass defection of North Koreans to the South.In April, 13 Nor
June 15, 2016
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N. Korea's trade volume drops 18% in 2015
North Korea's trade volume sank 18 percent last year from a year earlier, ending five years of straight growth, due largely to a drop in the prices of its key trading items such as coal and overall shipments, a South Korean trade agency said Wednesday.The North's overall trade volume came to $6.25 billion in 2015, compared with $7.61 billion the previous year, according to the state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency.The reclusive country's outbound shipments fell 15 percent on-year to
June 15, 2016
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N. Korea believed to have produced additional 4-6 nuclear weapons since late 2014: ISIS
North Korea is believed to have produced an additional four to six nuclear weapons since late 2014, with its total arsenal now estimated at between 13-21 weapons, a U.S. think tank said Tuesday.The Institute for Science and International Security released the assessment in a report, making estimates about the amounts of weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium the North is believed to have produced at its Yongbyon nuclear complex.The assessment came after recent reports that the North
June 15, 2016
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U.S. welcomes China's ban on export of dual-use items to N. Korea
The United States on Tuesday welcomed China's decision to ban exports to North Korea of a series of so-called "dual-use" items that can be used not only for civilian, but also for military purposes, such as nuclear and missile development.China's Commerce Ministry announced the measure earlier Tuesday, adding about 40 items to the list of items banned for export to the communist neighbor. The ministry said the decision was part of efforts to implement the latest U.N. Security Council sanctions r
June 15, 2016
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Park calls for national unity on N.K. denuclearization, unification
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called for national unity, which she cited as a prerequisite for achieving the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and laying the groundwork for reunification.In a video message to a session of the National Unification Advisory Council, Park also pledged to establish a "new order" on the peninsula by severing the vicious cycle of North Korean provocations followed by rewards."Following its fourth nuclear test and missile launch early this year, North Korea
June 14, 2016
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N. Korea putting up slogans to idolize Kim Jong-un
North Korea has placed a large number of propaganda slogans and catchphrases all over the country to help build up the personality cult of its leader Kim Jong-un.Detailed examination by Yonhap News Agency of some 1,000 pictures taken from May 4 to 24 in Pyongyang and Sinuiju, revealed that the reclusive country is focusing on idolizing Kim. The photos were obtained by Yonhap through a third source.The incumbent leader took power following the sudden death of his father in late 2011.The communist
June 14, 2016
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China verifying report that N. Korean agent arrested in Dandong
China's foreign ministry said Monday that it is verifying a Japanese media report that a senior North Korean agent was arrested in the Chinese border city of Dandong earlier this month.Citing multiple sources close to relations between North Korea and China, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday that the North Korean agent was arrested at his home in Dandong and Chinese authorities confiscated 30 million yuan ($4.54 million) and gold bars. The report did not specify what charges were soug
June 13, 2016
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N. Korean workers in China do not wear badge of Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il: report
Some of the North Korean workers in China have been seen not wearing a mandatory badge bearing the images of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, a U.S.-based media report said Monday.An ethnic Korean source in China told the Radio Free Asia (RFA) that North Korean employees dispatched to the Hongju International Hotel in Hunchun, China's northeastern city in Jilin Province, are working without wearing the so-called loyalty badge these days."It appears that there were some inst
June 13, 2016
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N. Korea shows slight signs of market economy in education
North Korea has been showing some signs of a rudimentary market economy in its education market as an increasing number of people pay for off-campus tutoring to have their children advance to higher schools, a report said Monday."We know that North Korea's education is based on equality and offered free of charge. But in reality, it appears in a different way," said the report by state-run think tank Korea Development Institute (KDI). "We can find some clues that the education market has been sl
June 13, 2016
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S. Koreans fined for unauthorized contact with N. Koreans
South Korea has imposed fines on seven members of a local civic group for their unauthorized contact with North Koreans in China last month, officials said Monday.Without the government's approval, they held a meeting with their North Korean counterparts in Shenyang in late May to discuss how to hold a joint summit event designed to commemorate the historic inter-Korean summit in 2000.Seoul's unification ministry earlier rejected the group's request for approval of their contact, citing the grav
June 13, 2016
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Park calls for parliamentary support to pressure N.K. over nuke program
President Park Geun-hye on Monday urged for parliamentary support to pressure North Korea into renouncing its nuclear ambitions and breaking out of international isolation, stressing that Pyongyang's nuclear program poses a "fundamental" hurdle to enhancing cross-border relations.During her speech marking the launch of the newly elected National Assembly, Park also criticized Pyongyang's recent overtures for dialogue, casting them as a "deceitful" tactic and expressing concerns that they would b
June 13, 2016
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N.K. leader vows nuke development during visit to defense university
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed his intent to stick to nuclear weapons when making his first military-related public activity since the party congress in May, the North's state media showed Monday.Kim conducted the so-called field guidance at National Defense University, which the communist country says contributes to its defense industry, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency. It did not specify the date of his visit.Kim was quoted as saying by the KCNA th
June 13, 2016
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U.S. should propose comprehensive peace treaty talks with N.Korea: Joel Wit
The United States should increase pressure on North Korea but at the same time make clear its willingness to hold comprehensive negotiations encompassing not only denuclearization, but also a peace treaty and normalization of diplomatic relations, a U.S. expert has said.Joel Wit, a former State Department negotiator with Pyongyang, made the suggestion in a recent policy suggestion report, stressing that President Barack Obama's policy on the North failed to achieve any progress towards U.S. obje
June 13, 2016
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Yun’s Russia visit aimed at pressing N.K.
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se is set to meet with his Russian counterpart on Monday in Moscow as Seoul seeks to ramp up concerted pressure against North Korea in the wake of its latest nuclear and missile tests. Yun departed for the Russian capital on Sunday afternoon for the first trip by Seoul’s top diplomat in about five years. During his two-day stay, he will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, attend a joint conference on politics and economics and tour South Korean auto
June 12, 2016
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South Korean FM leaves for Russia over North Korea issues
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se left for Moscow on Sunday for talks with his Russian counterpart on North Korea's nuclear weapons program and other issues.It will be Yun's first official visit to Russia since he took office in early 2013 and the first such visit by a South Korean foreign minister in five years. During his two-day visit to Russia, Yun will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday (local time). He will attend a Korea-Russia conference on poli
June 12, 2016