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Controversy rekindled over when to name criminals, suspects
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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Hybe-Ador CEO conflict gets messier
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Battery makers ramp up efforts to diversify graphite supply chain
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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Prosecutors to summon pastor who allegedly gave Dior bag to first lady
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‘Monk’ DJ spreading Buddhism goes global
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[LLG] Unseen inheritance: Trauma of transnational adoption 'trickles down' to adoptees' children
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FM Cho says he will have 'frank, in-depth' talks with Wang
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Court's ruling set to shape path of medical school expansion
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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
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China reported to have detained North Korean for smuggling charges
Chinese authorities detained a suspected North Korean spy earlier this month for smuggling charges, a Japanese newspaper reported on Sunday. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, Chinese authorities arrested an unidentified North Korean citizen in Dandong, a border city in Liaoning Province next to North Korea. They reportedly arrested the North Korean in the middle of the night and seized 30 million Chinese yuan (about $4.5 million) and gold bars that were in his house. The authorities have yet to
June 12, 2016
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N. Korea does not stipulate itself as nuclear power in ruling party bylaws
North Korea did not stipulate itself as a nuclear-armed state in its recently revised set of ruling party bylaws, an analysis of the document showed Friday, spawning speculation that Pyongyang has left open the possibility of negotiations over its denuclearization.Yonhap News Agency analyzed the 52-page document after having recently obtained it. The analysis found no reference to the communist state as a nuclear power contrary to widespread expectation.The set of party bylaws, which is regarded
June 10, 2016
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Seoul shoots down ‘insincere’ N.K. dialogue offer
South Korea on Friday refused to accept North Korea’s latest offer for an inter-Korea meeting to bring together a wide range of participants from government officials and politicians to civilians, branding it mere propaganda.Earlier in the day, Pyongyang proposed a “nationwide grand meeting for reunification” to mark the 71st anniversary of Korea’s liberation, saying “anyone who wishes for reunification” would be invited.The communist country has been stepping up offers of talks since last month
June 10, 2016
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China sets October date for annual trade fair with N. Korea
An annual trade fair between North Korea and China will kick off in the Chinese border city of Dandong in October, Chinese organizers said Friday, amid signs that Beijing and Pyongyang are trying to mend fences despite the North's nuclear ambitions. This year's North Korea-China Economic, Trade, Culture and Tourism Expo, which will be the fifth of its kind, will begin its four-day run on Oct. 15, the Dandong city's China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) said in a statemen
June 10, 2016
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S. Korea, UNC crack down on illegal Chinese fishing in neutral waters between Koreas
South Korea and the United Nations Command sent in troops Friday to crack down on illegal Chinese fishing boats in neutral waters around the mouth of the Han River between the two Koreas.The military operation marks the first of its kind to have taken place in the estuary region, where the Han River meets the Yellow Sea, after its designation as a no man's land in the armistice agreement following the 1950-53 Korean War.Seoul recently formed a 24-strong military police team with four speed boats
June 10, 2016
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N. Korea sending soldiers to Middle East disguised as civilian workers
North Korea has been sending active duty soldiers to Middle East countries by disguising them as civilian laborers, as the reclusive country tries to earn foreign currency, a U.S.-based media outlet said Friday.Quoting sources in the Middle East, the Radio Free Asia (RFA) added that the North Korean authorities seem to let the soldiers grow out their hair to look more like civilians.Due to the inflow of soldiers, North Korean civilian workers in the Middle East are having a harder time holding o
June 10, 2016
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N. Korea offers to host inter-Korean reunification meeting
North Korea offered to host an inter-Korean meeting to discuss ways to bring about reunification, the latest in the communist country's dialogue proposals to Seoul since a high-profile ruling party congress in early May."We propose opening a nationwide grand meeting for reunification on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Korea's liberation, prompted by the ardent desire ... (in) improving the inter-Korean relations and accomplishing the cause of national reunification by the concerted effor
June 10, 2016
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Korean armistice watchdog determined to do its duty: NNSC
The Switzerland-Sweden commission in charge of monitoring the six decades-long inter-Korean armistice on the southern side of the Korean Peninsula on Thursday said it is determined to fulfill its duty to safeguard the cease fire pact that has kept the peace in this part of Northeast Asia. "The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) has been created based on the armistice. That means we do our job here in Korea as long as this agreement is in force and those who nominated us want us to d
June 9, 2016
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N. Korea launches 'weeding campaign' following rice-planting drive
North Korea has just launched a weeding campaign in rice paddies following a month-long drive to plant rice as part of a nationwide effort to boost the country's grain production.In an editorial, the North's main newspaper Rodong Sinmun called on the people to make a concentrated effort to root out weeds in the rice fields as required by the country's ruling Workers' Party. It said such measures are critical to increase rice production this year.The country has ended the spring rice planting sea
June 9, 2016
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N.K. claims Korea violated its territorial waters, airspace
North Korea on Thursday threatened to make a "merciless" retaliation against South Korea, claiming that Seoul repeatedly violated its territorial waters and airspace off its western coast.South Korea's reconnaissance drones made flights over the Yellow Sea along the de facto western maritime boundary on Tuesday and intruded three times into North Korea's territorial airspace to carry out aerial reconnaissance, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said.It claimed the drones flew upward
June 9, 2016
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Uganda halts military exchange with N. Korea
Uganda has told North Korea that it won't renew its military contracts with the communist nation, a government source said Thursday, carrying out its pledge to sever their military ties.Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni made the pledge during a summit meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye last month in what was seen as a diplomatic victory for Seoul.South Korea hopes that deepening the North's isolation from the international community will force the regime in Pyongyang to abandon it
June 9, 2016
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N.K. to hold major parliamentary meeting in late June
North Korea plans to convene a major parliamentary meeting in late June, the North's state media said Thursday, amid the possibility that the country's leader Kim Jong-un could take another title to further solidify his grip on power.The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly has decided to hold the fourth session of the 13th assembly on June 29, according to the Korean Central News Agency.The SPA, the legislative body of the reclusive country, rubber stamps decisions by more powerful organi
June 9, 2016
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U.S. views N.K. with 'great concern' amid reports of reprocessing: State Department
The United States views North Korea's actions with "great concern," the State Department said Wednesday, following reports that the communist nation has begun reprocessing spent nuclear fuel to harvest plutonium.A senior State Department official was quoted by Reuters as saying Tuesday that the North took spent fuel from the 5-megawatt reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear complex and took it to the reprocessing facility to produce the element that can be used for nuclear weapons."We have been very cl
June 9, 2016
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China tells N. Korea it wants denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
China told a North Korean delegation last week that it wants to realize the goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's top nuclear envoy said Wednesday after meeting with his Chinese counterpart. Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, made the remarks after holding talks with Wu Dawei earlier in the day, during which the Chinese official briefed Kim on last week's visit by a top North Korean official, Ri Su-yong, to Be
June 9, 2016
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1 killed, several injured during construction of N.K. power plant
One North Korean woman was killed and several others injured while working in freezing cold weather on the construction site of a power plant, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday.The North's main newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported that a female nurse died as she tried to stop equipment from slipping at the construction site of the Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station near the border with China. It did not elaborate or provide details regarding the nurse's identity.The paper also said several work
June 8, 2016
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China urges dialogue as N. Korea apparently restarts atomic bomb fuel plant
China on Wednesday called for the relevant countries to resume dialogue with North Korea as the U.N. nuclear watchdog warned that the North appears to have restarted its main nuclear bomb fuel plant. If the warning by the International Atomic Energy Agency is correct, it would be the latest move by North Korea in expanding its nuclear weapons program, despite tightened international sanctions. When asked about the IAEA warning, China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei replied that China is co
June 8, 2016
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Seoul police say N. Korea behind series of cyberattacks
South Korean police said Wednesday that North Korea was behind three separate cyberattacks carried out earlier this year, claiming the reclusive country sent a large number of malware-tainted emails by disguising the senders.Between January and February, North Korea sent a large number of emails to South Koreans, including local journalists, defectors and North Korea experts, said the National Police Agency, wrapping up their months-long investigation.In late January, a link to a video clip, edi
June 8, 2016
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N. Korea ranks near bottom among countries in internet connection speed: report
North Korea ranks 134th of the world's 170 countries in terms of internet connection speed, a U.S.-based media report said Wednesday.According to the Voice of America (VOA), North Korea's internet speed remained at 2.0 Mbps, a mere one-thirteenth of South Korea, which has the fastest Internet connectivity speed at 26.7 Mbps.The media report is based on the fourth quarter report of 2015 by Akamai, a cloud services provider that helps deliver content online. The service provider publishes its "Sta
June 8, 2016
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Korean bizmen seek gov't approval to visit Gaeseong industrial park
A group of South Korean businessmen asked the government Wednesday to approve their visit to the now-shuttered joint industrial park in North Korea to check their factories.Twenty-three businessmen made the request to visit the Gaeseong Industrial Complex in the North's border city of the same name, saying they needed to check their facilities ahead of the summer rainy season.On Feb. 10, South Korea shut down the factory zone, some 50 kilometers northwest of Seoul, in response to the North's fou
June 8, 2016