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[H.eco Forum] H.eco Forum calls for transition to clean, carbon-free energy
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‘Gimflation’ in S. Korea as dried seaweed prices grow on rising global demand
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[Exclusive] LACMA admits it needs further research on donated Korean paintings
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Yoon to resume diplomatic activity via 3-way summit with Japan, China
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[Herald Interview] Korean adoptees embark on journeys to find roots
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S. Korea's gender pay gap worst in OECD
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[Bridge to Africa] Africa-Korea partnership: Why it matters for future
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South Korea unveils W26tr support program for chip industry
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SM, YG Entertainment’s K-pop groups benefit from troubles at Hybe
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Illit’s agency sues Ador CEO Min Hee-jin for defamation
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U.S. trying to learn more about UVA student detained in North Korea: White House
The White House said Monday it is trying to learn more about an American college student detained in North Korea, after Pyongyang claimed the student admitted to his "severe" crime of stealing a political sign from a hotel and asked for forgiveness.Otto Frederick Warmbier, a University of Virginia student, has been detained in the North since Jan. 2 for stealing a political sign that had promoted "the Korean people's love for their system" from the hotel, according to the Korean Central News Age
March 1, 2016
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U.N. resolution on North Korea encounters last-minute delay
Efforts to adopt a new U.N. Security Council resolution expanding sanctions on North Korea have encountered a last-minute delay as Russia has yet to give its consent to the draft worked out between the United States and China.The United States is stepping up efforts to win Moscow's agreement, a prerequisite for the resolution's adoption as Russia is a veto-holding permanent member of the council, with U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry speaking twice by phone with his Russian counterpart, Sergei
March 1, 2016
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Peninsular trust-building process still valid: vice minister
A senior South Korean diplomat on Monday dismissed growing concerns over the absence of progress in Seoul's initiative to build trust with North Korea, saying the initiative is still valid and should be pushed for with a long-term perspective.Speaking at a Seoul forum, Second Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul also pointed to Pyongyang's recalcitrant and provocative behavior, which he said has made it difficult for Seoul's "peninsular trust-building process" to yield meaningful progress."When Nor
Feb. 29, 2016
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North Korea says detained U.S. student has confessed to 'severe' crime
A U.S. college student detained in North Korea has confessed to his "severe" crime of stealing a political sign from a hotel there and has asked for forgiveness, the North's state media said Monday.Otto Frederick Warmbier, a student at the University of Virginia, was questioned by North Korean officials after being caught committing, what the media there called, an anti-North Korea activity.Warmbier said that on Jan. 1 he stole a political sign that had promoted "the Korean people's love for the
Feb. 29, 2016
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FM Yun to raise N.K. human rights issue at U.N. meeting this week
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will attend a series of U.N. meetings in Geneva this week to address North Korea's human rights situation, among other issues, his ministry said Monday.Yun plans to leave for Switzerland on Tuesday to join the 31st session of the U.N. Human Rights Council and the Conference on Disarmament during his three-day stay, the ministry said in a press release.On Wednesday, he is scheduled to deliver speeches at high-level panel meetings in both conferences and hold talks wi
Feb. 29, 2016
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North Korea calls for economic self-reliance in the face of U.N. sanctions
North Korea on Monday called for strengthening its economic self-sufficiency as the United Nations Security Council is poised to slap tougher sanctions on the country for its nuclear and missile programs."Imperialists stick to the scheme to choke liberal countries' economies and coerce them into submission by pushing for sanctions and containment," said the Rodong Sinmun, North Korea's main newspaper.The U.N. Security Council looks set to adopt a fresh resolution for what's called "the strongest
Feb. 29, 2016
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China likely to tighten enforcement of U.N. sanctions on N. Korea:scholar
China is likely to tighten its enforcement of U.N. sanctions against North Korea as the North's nuclear test and rocket launch this year appear to change a calculus of the Chinese Communist Party on how to solve the North Korean problem, according to a Chinese scholar on Monday. Last week's agreement by the United States and China on a draft U.N. resolution, which includes a ban on the supply of aviation fuel to North Korea, was evidence of the shift in Beijing's stance towards its only treaty a
Feb. 29, 2016
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Clinton called North Korea's disclosure of uranium enrichment plant 'very disturbing'
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed serious concern while in office in 2010 after learning that North Korea showed an American nuclear scientist a uranium enrichment plant in operation, according to newly released Clinton emails.Clinton called the development "very disturbing," according to a Nov. 13, 2010, email sent to her deputy chief of staff after he forwarded to her a report that Stanford University professor Siegfried Hecker wrote about his trip to the North that incl
Feb. 29, 2016
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China to follow U.N. resolution on North: nuke envoy
China's chief nuclear envoy, who arrived in Seoul on Sunday for talks with key South Korean officials on the North, said Beijing will faithfully carry out the upcoming U.N. resolution aimed at imposing stronger sanctions on Pyongyang.Wu Dawei held his first meeting with his South Korean counterpart Hwang Joon-kook Sunday afternoon before holding talks with Seoul's foreign minister a day later, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His visit is aimed at coordinating the countries' respons
Feb. 28, 2016
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U.N. resolution against N.K. expected this week
Chief six-party talks negotiators Hwang Joon-kook of South Korea (left) and Wu Dawei of China meet for their meeting in Seoul on Sunday. (Yonhap)The U.N. Security Council is pushing for what officials have called “the strongest sanctions in the past 20 years” against North Korea, which will be included in the upcoming resolution expected to be adopted this week. According to government sources, the U.N. resolution is expected to be adopted as early as Monday. It was initially expected to be adop
Feb. 28, 2016
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[Graphic News] North Korea’s trade volume with China decreases
With a new set of unprecedented sanctions against North Korea by the U.N. Security Council looming, North Korea is expected to suffer a major setback in its trade, the majority of which depends on China.According to the Korea International Trade Association, the amount of exports from North Korea to China reached $2.48 billion last year, marking a 12.6 percent decline from the year before. The volume of imports also showed a decrease of 16.4 percent to $2.95 billion.The officials said those are
Feb. 28, 2016
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U.N. resolution against N.K. expected this week
The U.N. Security Council is pushing for what officials have called “the strongest sanctions in the past 20 years” against North Korea, which will be included in the upcoming resolution expected to be adopted this week. According to government sources, the U.N. resolution is expected to be adopted as early as Monday. It was initially expected to be adopted Saturday, before Russia requested more time to study the resolution interdepartmentally. The draft resolution on North Korea includes a bindi
Feb. 28, 2016
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S. Korean, U.S. finance ministers discuss N.K. sanctions
The finance ministers of South Korea and the United States have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in implementing international sanctions on North Korea for its recent nuclear and long-range rocket tests, the finance ministry said Sunday.The United Nations Security Council, led by the U.S., is set to adopt a fresh resolution for strong sanctions over the North's latest provocations.Earlier this week, Washington unveiled key points of the draft sanctions resolution that requires mandator
Feb. 28, 2016
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N. Korean leader observes test-fire of new weapon amid tension
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has observed the test-fire of a new anti-tank guided weapon, the North‘s state media reported Saturday, amid a growing tension with the outside world over its nuclear and missile programs. Kim claimed the portable anti-tank laser-guided rocket has the longest firing-range in the world and its rate of hits is “as accurate as a sniper’s rifle firing” as well as its armor penetrating capability and destructive power are marvelous. “He noted with great satisfaction th
Feb. 27, 2016
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New N. Korean rocket turns enemy tanks into ‘boiled pumpkin’
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea on Saturday boasted of a newly developed anti-tank weapon that its leader said was so powerful it could turn the most heavily armoured enemy tanks into “boiled pumpkin”. Pyongyang‘s state media said leader Kim Jong-Un had watched tests of the portable, laser-guided rocket and declared it had the “longest firing range in the world”, and was “as accurate as a sniper’s rifle”. “He noted with great satisfaction that even the special armoured tanks and cars of the enemies wh
Feb. 27, 2016
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S. Korea's military to send anti-N. Korean leaflets
South Korea's military plans to send anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border into North Korea for the first time in more than a decade, an official said Friday, the latest in a series of punitive measures against North Korea over its recent provocations."The anti-North flyers could be scattered from around March when the wind starts to blow northward," the official said, without elaborating on the scale of the leaflet campaign.The resumption of the psychological warfare -- the first since 2004
Feb. 26, 2016
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Draft U.N. resolution pushes for tighter sanctions on N.K.
The U.N. Security Council is pushing for mandatory cargo inspections, comprehensive arms embargo and a limited ban on mineral exports in the latest bout of measures designed to tighten its sanctions on North Korea over its latest nuclear and missile tests. Following nearly two months of grueling negotiations between Washington and Beijing, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power presented a draft resolution on Thursday in New York. After circulating it to all 15 member states, the council is
Feb. 26, 2016
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North Korean leader could be using sports to win support
From frequent broadcasts of football matches to the construction of ski resorts and skating facilities across the country, North Korea appears to be infatuated with sports, which analysts say could be a tool that leader Kim Jong-un uses to rally public support and foster national unity.Pyongyang even created an expression, "sports-centric," and has included it in various slogans to promote sports.The communist state's fondness for sports was highlighted when its state television broadcast a foot
Feb. 26, 2016
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Police beef up security measures against possible North Korean hacking attack
Police said Friday they have decided to prohibit their officials from using private email accounts on office computers as tension rises over North Korea's possible cyber attack.The move came about two weeks after the National Police Agency announced that North Korean hackers allegedly sent massive amounts of spam emails to South Korean public organizations last month.It was the latest in a series of hacking attacks on domestic public organizations in recent years, amid heightened tensions on the
Feb. 26, 2016
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U.N. ban on mineral exports to hurt North Korea's revenue: Seoul
North Korea's foreign currency earnings would be cut drastically if the United Nations adopts sanctions on the country's mineral exports, the South Korean government said Friday.The United States and China have agreed on a package of new sanctions against Pyongyang for its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6 and long-range missile test on Feb. 7.The reclusive country is banned from such tests under previous U.N. resolutions that seek to counter North Korea's development and proliferation of weapons of
Feb. 26, 2016