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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Can K-pop break free from ‘fandom’ model?
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YouTuber fatally stabbed on livestream by another YouTuber in Busan
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Stray Kids hit with racism in Met Gala photo line
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[News Analysis] Yoon's first 2 years marked by intense confrontations, lack of leadership
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Yoon apologizes for wife's 'unwise conduct'
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N. Korea says U.S. sanctions tool for aggression
North Korea said Thursday that sanctions imposed by the United States are a major tool used by the superpower to carry out its aggression-oriented foreign policy.A spokesperson for the North's foreign ministry made the claim, saying that officials of the U.S. administration, including the Treasury Department, have suggested implementing a "sanctions doctrine" to ratchet up pressure against other countries.In an answer to questions raised by the North's official Korean Central News Agency, the un
April 28, 2016
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N.K. unveils footage of restaurant defector family members
North Korea on Thursday unveiled video footage in which the parents of one North Korean restaurant worker who defected to South Korea early this month blamed Seoul for abducting their daughter.North Korea has claimed that South Korea kidnapped a group of 13 North Koreans who used to work at a North Korea-run restaurant in China. It notified the South last week that it will send their family members to Seoul for a face-to-face meeting.A group of North Koreans -- one male manager and 12 female emp
April 28, 2016
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China‘s Xi vows full implementation of U.N. sanctions against N. Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that Beijing will "comprehensively and fully" implement U.N. sanctions against North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.North Korea's fourth nuclear test in January and launch of a long-range rocket prompted China, the North's diplomatic backer and economic lifeline, to vote in favor of tougher sanctions against the isolated ally."As a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, China will comprehensively and fully implement U.N. Security Council r
April 28, 2016
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Nobel laureates aim to bring ‘hope for peaceful changes’ to N. Korea‘s young generation
Three Nobel laureates who will take part in a visit to North Korea later this week aim to share a voice of "hope for peaceful changes" to the isolated North's young generation, the head of the Vienna-based International Peace Foundation said Thursday. Uwe Morawetz, founding chairman of the foundation that is organizing the eight-day trip to North Korea from Friday, also said he took note of concerns from the South Korean government about the visit that comes amid signs that Pyongyang might condu
April 28, 2016
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N.K. leader to use party congress to cement his power: experts
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is likely to use next week's party congress as an occasion to reaffirm his unfettered power at a time when the isolated country is struggling to tackle tougher U.N. sanctions, experts predicted.North Korea said Wednesday that the Workers' Party of Korea will open its first congress in more than three decades next Friday. Seoul's unification ministry expected the event to run for four to five days.It will be the first party congress since October 1980 and also the
April 27, 2016
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N. Korea to hold party congress on May 6
North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea is slated to hold its first political convention in 36 years on May 6, Pyongyang’s state-run media said Wednesday, during which the communist state is expected to reaffirm Kim Jong-un’s leadership. “The politburo of the WPK’s central committee (has) decided to hold the party’s seventh congress in Pyongyang on May 6,” said the Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station, adding that new party leadership -- led by Kim -- has been selected. The North has been
April 27, 2016
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U.S. scholar says N.K. may conduct nuke test before May party congress
North Korea could conduct another nuclear test before a key party congress early next month, to show off its "full nuclear weapon status" and bolster its leader Kim Jong-un's legitimacy, a prominent U.S. expert said Wednesday.In an interview with reporters, Victor Cha, senior North Korea analyst at the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, also noted the "secondary sanctioning" to punish third-country entities doing business with the North would be the most impactful measure
April 27, 2016
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N. Korean diplomat all but deported from Vietnam over U.N. sanctions
Vietnam has virtually deported a North Korean diplomat included on a list of individuals blacklisted by the U.N. Security Council in a March sanctions resolution, political sources said Wednesday.The measure marked Hanoi's first implementation of the council's new sanctions in response to the North's fourth nuclear test in January and its subsequent rocket launch using ballistic missile technology.Choi Song-il, vice chief of the Hanoi branch of the North's Tanchon Commercial Bank and one of the
April 27, 2016
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Analysis of debris shows N. Korea‘s Feb. rocket launch was not for satellite: experts
An analysis of debris from the long-range rocket launched by North Korea in early February showed that it lacked the crucial mechanism necessary to protect a satellite through the course of its bumpy flight, military experts said Wednesday. The signs point to the February launch not being used to send a satellite into space as claimed by the North.On Feb. 7, North Korea launched the long-range missile in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions banning the country from nuclear and
April 27, 2016
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China unlikely to send delegation to N. Korea‘s rare party congress
China is unlikely to send a delegation to North Korea's rare ruling party congress early next month, diplomatic sources said Wednesday, as the North's nuclear ambition and missile launches have soured political ties between the allies. North Korea announced earlier in the day that the Workers' Party Congress will start on May 6, the first such congress in 36 years. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to use the rare congress as a venue to solidify his reign and take credentials for his p
April 27, 2016
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N. Korea to hold first party congress in over three decades on May 6
North Korea said Wednesday that its ruling Workers' Party of Korea plans to hold its first party congress in more than three decades late next week, a move expected to reaffirm North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's tight grip on power.The political bureau of the WPK's central committee has decided to open the seventh party congress in Pyongyang on May 6, the Korean Central News Agency said.It will be the first party congress since October 1980, when the WPK last convened the meeting of the party's h
April 27, 2016
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N. Korea likely to convene ruling party congress on May 5: source
Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea. (Yonhap)North Korea is likely to choose May 5 as the date to hold its first congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in more than three decades, a source close to the matter said Tuesday.The North has previously said the party congress should take place in early May, but has yet to announce a date. South Korea's intelligence agency earlier said it would be held on May 7.The source said that the party event is likely to be held next Thursday, possibly for
April 26, 2016
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Former U.S. official says U.S. does not rule out first-use nuclear option against N.K.
The United States has not ruled out the option of using nuclear weapons "first," due in part to North Korea's potential threat to South Korea, a former senior U.S. official said Tuesday, stressing that America's security commitment to its Asian ally remains credible.During an interview with reporters at a forum, Robert Einhorn, former special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control at the U.S. State Department, also underscored the role of China in the successful implementation of internat
April 26, 2016
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Inter-Korea tension to continue after drills
Seoul and Washington are slated to wrap up their joint military drills on Saturday, but the two Koreas are likely to continue their standoff, with Pyongyang expected to carry out another nuclear test ahead of its ruling party convention in early May.While it is common for tension to peak during the drills and subside afterward, it is expected to continue this time as South Korea braces for a North Korean nuclear test. The South Korean Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the military has been on c
April 26, 2016
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[FEATURE INTERVIEW] Foreign languages taught in N.K. to instill loyalty
When John Kim, not his real name, defected from North Korea in 2007 and settled in the South, he had a tough time communicating in Korean. English words were used so pervasively that he could not do simple things like order food or read signs. “My friend told me to meet at ‘cafe Paris Baguette,’ but I had no clue what that meant. When I read menus, I didn’t know the meaning of ‘don-kkas’ (pork cutlet, from ‘donkatsu’) or ‘chicken,’” he told The Korea Herald last week. “English is part of life he
April 26, 2016
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Participant in Pyongyang marathon says she felt no sense of crisis in Pyongyang
There appears to be no sense of crisis in Pyongyang according to a foreign participant in a North Korean marathon."I did not find any sense of crisis and uneasiness in North Korea despite the ongoing international sanctions," said a Singaporean woman, fresh from her rare trip to Pyongyang to participate in this year's annual Pyongyang marathon."The streets of Pyongyang, with the full blossoms of cherry and forsythia, were peaceful and people looked cheerful and bright," Ong Wann told Yonhap News
April 26, 2016
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N. Korea readying another mid-range ballistic missile launch: sources
North Korea appears to be readying to test-launch another intermediate-range ballistic missile after the country botched its first attempt earlier in the month, government sources said Tuesday.North Korea was initially detected to have loaded one or two IRBMs, known as Musudan, on the transporter erector launcher, near the country's eastern port city of Wonsan, earlier in the month. On April 15, one of the missiles was test-fired but reportedly blew up only a few seconds after lifting off. "Sig
April 26, 2016
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N. Korea celebrates key anniversary without military events
North Korea has celebrated the 84th anniversary of the Korean People's Army's founding without a major military event, the North's media reports showed Tuesday, amid tougher international sanctions.The North marked its key military anniversary on Monday by holding cultural performances and other festivals across the nation, according to the Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper.Pyongyang celebrated the anniversary in a relatively calm manner without military events in the face of stronger Un
April 26, 2016
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N. Korea strengthens border control, punishment against defectors: report
North Korea has intensified its border control and imposed stronger punishment on those who were caught fleeing the repressive country, a report by a South Korean think tank showed Tuesday.Since 2014, North Korea has raised the level of punishment against people who have sought to escape the nation, according to the white paper on the North's human rights, released by the state-run Korea Institute for National Unification.The report was written based on interviews with 186 North Korean defectors
April 26, 2016
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U.S. put travel restrictions on N.K. FM in wake of missile test
The United States had put travel restrictions on North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong while he was in New York for U.N. meetings, after the communist nation conducted a banned test of a submarine ballistic missile, an official said Monday.Since Saturday's missile test, Ri was allowed to travel only to four places -- the U.N. headquarters, his hotel, the North's mission to the U.N., and the airport, State Department spokesman John Kirby said at a regular press briefing."It was a decision that
April 26, 2016