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Chief nuclear envoy to visit U.S. for talks on North Korea
South Korea's chief nuclear envoy will visit Washington this week to discuss the allies' implementation of new U.N. and unilateral sanctions on North Korea, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.Kim Hong-kyun, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, will travel to Washington on Thursday to meet with his U.S. counterpart Ambassador Sung Kim, for talks on North Korea, ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck said in a regular press briefing."The two sides will share assess
March 8, 2016
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China FM calls for talks on peace treaty, denuclearization of North Korea
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday renewed his calls for holding peace treaty talks with North Korea in tandem with discussions about the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Speaking to a press conference, Wang said the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is the "firm goal" of the international community, but relevant countries should address the concerns of North Korea at the same time. Wang described his proposal for peace treaty talks with North Korea as "reasonable." Chin
March 8, 2016
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North Korea stole information from smartphones of South Korean officials: spy agency
North Korea has stolen information from the smartphones of South Korean officials, Seoul's spy agency said Tuesday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks against South Korea.North Korean hackers sent text messages to dozens of major South Korean officials to try to lure them into following links to malicious software, the National Intelligence Service said.The intelligence agency said about one out of five smartphones belonging to them was eventually infected with malware between late February
March 8, 2016
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Seoul imposes financial, shipping sanctions on North Korea
South Korea levied a fresh set of unilateral sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday, aimed at further squeezing Pyongyang’s financial and shipping networks and sources of foreign currency while tightening the global export control regimes. The government newly designated 30 North Korean and foreign organizations, and 40 individuals subject to an asset freeze and a ban on financial and property transactions with any South Korean entity, sharply expanding the existing blacklist to 34 groups and
March 8, 2016
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Seoul informs Russia of halt to trilateral project with Pyongyang
South Korea has informed Russia it is suspending a trilateral logistics project involving North Korea as part of unilateral sanctions on Pyongyang, government sources said Tuesday.The Rajin-Khasan project aims to bring Russian coal and other freight to the South via rail and sea links that connect Russia and the two Koreas. It is one of the few projects that Seoul has maintained with the North despite sanctions on most cross-border exchanges.On Monday, Seoul informed Moscow through diplomatic ch
March 8, 2016
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Thailand agrees to actively enforce N.K. sanctions
Thailand has agreed to "actively" enforce the newly adopted U.N. sanctions on North Korea, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, noting the Southeast Asian state has shared the need for pressuring Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program.The agreement came as South Korea's First Vice Minister Lim Sung-nam and his Thai counterpart Apichart Chinwanno held a policy consultative meeting in Chiang Mai on Monday, during which they discussed bilateral cooperation in trade, infrastructure development a
March 8, 2016
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No official N. Korean banks believed to be operating in China
No North Korean banks are believed to be operating in China, but there are some unauthorized North Korean financial entities that help illegal money flow into the North, multiple banking sources in Beijing said Tuesday. The U.N. Security Council adopted a package of tougher sanctions last week against North Korea's fourth nuclear test and rocket launch. Under the measures, countries are required to freeze the assets of North Korean financial institutions and other entities linked to the North's
March 8, 2016
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U.N. data shows lackluster implementation of previous sanctions on N. Korea
A majority of U.N. member countries failed to submit reports on their implementation of a set of Security Council sanctions adopted in 2013 to punish Pyongyang for its third nuclear test, U.N. data showed Monday.The record, unveiled in a report by a U.N. panel of experts, raises questions about how rigorously they will carry out a new package of sanctions that the Security Council passed last week in response to the North's fourth nuclear test and its long-range rocket launch.According to the pa
March 8, 2016
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U.S. urges N. Korea to halt threatening rhetoric
The United States urged North Korea on Monday to halt provocative rhetoric and threats after the communist nation threatened to launch an "all-out offensive" against South Korea and the U.S. as the allies kicked off annual military exercises.The North's powerful National Defense Commission said earlier Monday the country will take "military counteraction for preemptive attack so that they may deal merciless deadly blows at the enemies" as the South and the U.S. began their annual Key Resolve and
March 8, 2016
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Park calls for additional sanctions on N. Korea
President Park Geun-hye urged policymakers on Monday to take steps to ensure that U.N. member states can impose additional sanctions on North Korea to rein in its nuclear and missile programs.The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a new resolution last week to punish North Korea for its fourth nuclear test and long-range rocket launch earlier in the year.The tough sanctions are, among other things, meant to cut off North Korea's access to hard currency, which South Korea and other regiona
March 7, 2016
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'Sanctions, N.K. provocations would help create unification opportunity'
A vice chief of South Korea's presidential advisory panel on unification has said that international sanctions in response to North Korea's relentless provocations could help create an opportunity for national reunification.Speaking to Yonhap News Agency from London on Sunday, Yoo Ho-yeol, executive vice chairperson of the National Unification Advisory Council, noted that "precarious situations," caused by the communist state, can generate momentum for the South to pursue and lead the unificatio
March 7, 2016
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Seoul to unveil its own sanctions on Pyongyang this week
South Korea said Monday it will announce its own punitive steps against North Korea this week over its latest nuclear and missile tests, lending support to the latest United Nations Security Council sanctions.The government plans to unveil its sanctions against the North on Tuesday afternoon in response to North Korea's nuclear test in January and long-range locket launch last month, according to the Prime Minister's Office.Measures to be announced are believed to include banning the entry of ve
March 7, 2016
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Geopolitical tensions could hamper enforcement of new N.K. sanctions
Growing geopolitical tensions stemming from the potential dispatch of an advanced U.S. missile defense system to the Korean Peninsula could pose a hurdle to enforcing newly adopted U.N. sanctions on North Korea, analysts here said Monday.The United States has been mired in an increasingly intense spat with China and Russia over the proposed deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system as Beijing and Moscow have categorically opposed it on the grounds that it would hurt their securi
March 7, 2016
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Seoul to announce new N.K. sanctions Tuesday
South Korea said Monday that it plans to unveil a fresh set of unilateral sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday, which would likely include a port entry ban, as it seeks to ratchet up pressure on its wayward neighbor in line with the latest U.N. resolution. The announcement will be made by Lee Suk-joon, minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, with the participation of foreign and unification ministries and other agencies, the office said. The new measures are expected to be
March 7, 2016
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South Korea to unveil its own sanctions on North Korea this week
South Korea said Monday it will announce its own punitive steps against North Korea this week over its latest nuclear and missile tests, lending support to tougher United Nations Security Council sanctions.The government plans to unveil its sanctions against the North on Tuesday afternoon in response to North Korea's nuclear test in January and long-range locket launch last month, according to the Prime Minister's Office.Measures under review are believed to include an entry ban on vessels that
March 7, 2016
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North Korea omitted from China's 5-year economic plans: document
Economic cooperation projects between North Korea and China were omitted from China's five-year economic plans, a document by Beijing's top economic planner showed Monday, an indication that may represent China's displeasure over Pyongyang's defiant pursuit of nuclear weapons. The document was presented by China's National Development and Reform Commission at the opening of the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's rubber-stamp parliament, on Saturday. According to the docume
March 7, 2016
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North Korea could react to sanctions with military clashes, cyberattacks, suspension of U.N. membership: expert
North Korea could respond to the new U.N. sanctions with military clashes with South Korea, cyberattacks, expulsion of diplomats of sanctions-supporting countries and even suspension of its own U.N. membership, a Russian expert said Sunday.Georgy Toloraya, director of Korean Programs at the Institute of Economy at the Russian Academy of Science, made the prediction, saying Pyongyang's reaction to the sanctions resolution could be "harsh" as it came just a few months before the North holds a cong
March 7, 2016
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North Korea threatens to launch offensive against South Korea-U.S. military drills
North Korea threatened Monday to launch an all-out offensive against South Korea and the United States over their annual military drills in the latest warning amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula."The army and people of the (North) will take military counteraction for preemptive attack so that they may deal merciless deadly blows at the enemies," the North's powerful National Defense Commission said in an English-language statement carried by the country's official Korean Central News
March 7, 2016
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Seoul to unveil new unilateral sanctions on North Korea this week
South Korea plans to unveil further standalone sanctions against North Korea this week, including a ship entry ban, as part of efforts to tighten its squeeze on its errant neighbor and shore up a recent U.N. resolution, officials said Sunday. While the Security Council was crafting fresh measures, Seoul has been speeding up its own sanctions drive in response to the North’s latest nuclear and missile tests, shutting down a joint factory park across the border. The fresh steps will likely include
March 6, 2016
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South Korea to announce own North Korea sanctions this week
South Korea will announce its own North Korea sanctions this week after the United Nations Security Council voted to impose stronger sanctions on the belligerent nation, a South Korean official said Sunday.The sanctions will likely include banning the entry of ships to South Korean ports from third-party countries that have been to North Korea and blacklisting more organizations and personnel related to the North's weapons of mass destruction, the official said on the condition of anonymity.The
March 6, 2016