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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Yoon apologizes over first lady’s Dior bag scandal, but accuses special probe attempt as political maneuvering
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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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South Korea open to Indonesian proposal to cut KF-21 payments
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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Coupang earnings hit hard by losses from ailing Farfetch
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Time, profit pressures work against originality
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Korea projected to outpace Taiwan in chip production by 2032: US report
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Why femicide and dating violence are growing issues in S. Korea
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S. Korea says N. Korea's attitude on Kaesong zone 'deeply regrettable'
South Korea's unification ministry issued a strongly-worded statement Monday against North Korea's attitude on their joint venture in Kaesong, calling again for immediate dialogue to resolve pending problems.It's "deeply regrettable" that the North is not responding to Seoul's offer of talks to discuss Pyongyang's unilateral decision to raise wages for its workers at the Kaesong Industrial Complex, said the ministry."It's questionable whether (the North) has the will for the development of the c
March 9, 2015
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Seoul sends protest to U.N. over N.K. missile launch
South Korea has sent a letter to the United Nations calling for North Korea to be punished for its recent test-firings of short-range missiles, a government source said Monday.A week earlier, North Korea launched two short-range missiles into the East Sea in apparent protest against the start of joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises on the peninsula.The missile launches also came with threats of further military action over what the country deems as Seoul and Washington's rehearsal for a war
March 9, 2015
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South-North tensions spike after attack on U.S. ambassador
Inter-Korean tensions escalated over the weekend as Seoul’s probe into Thursday’s knife attack on the top U.S. envoy here zeroed in on the assailant’s possible ties to the North, while Pyongyang praised the attack.Observers expressed concerns that the attack on Ambassador Mark Lippert would negatively affect cross-border relations as Seoul would find it difficult to push for improved ties with Pyongyang after the communist regime called the attack a “deserved punishment and act of justice.”The i
March 8, 2015
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China says summit with N. Korea to take place when 'convenient'
The leaders of North Korea and China may meet when their schedules are "convenient," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday, signaling the possibility of a North Korea-China summit despite long-running standoffs over the North's nuclear ambition. North Korea's young leader, Kim Jong-un, has yet to visit China since taking the helm of the reclusive state in late 2011, while Russia has said that Kim would be among those attending a May 9 ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Soviet vi
March 8, 2015
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China says it will replace ambassador to N. Korea
China said Friday that it will replace its ambassador to North Korea, adding the replacement is part of a "normal rotation" of diplomatic posts. Asked whether China would replace its ambassador to North Korea, Liu Hongchai, China's foreign ministry spokesman Hua Chunying replied, "There will be some rotations of Chinese ambassadors to foreign countries." "These are normal rotations," Hua said, without specifying the Chinese ambassador to North Korea. Political relations between North Korea and C
March 6, 2015
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N. Korea factor draws attention in U.S. envoy attack
The knife attack on the U.S. ambassador to Seoul was carried out by pro-North Korea forces, South Korea's government and ruling party said Friday, vowing to conduct a thorough investigation into the case.High-level officials from the government, presidential office and ruling Saenuri Party came to the conclusion during a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office, one day after Amb. Mark Lippert sustained cuts to his face and wrist in a knife attack by a South Korean activist who voiced his oppositi
March 6, 2015
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S. Korea slams N. Korea over its reaction to Lippert case
South Korea denounced North Korea on Friday for approving of the shocking knife attack on Mark Lippert, the U.S. ambassador to Seoul.Pyongyang's support for the heinous act demonstrates the insincerity of the communist nation's claim that it is against terrorism, the unification ministry said in a statement.Hours after Lippert was slashed on his face and arm with a 25-centimeter knife wielded by a South Korean activist during a breakfast forum in Seoul Thursday, the North said that he deserved "
March 6, 2015
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S. Korea police probing US envoy attacker's links with North
South Korean police said Friday they were investigating any possible links the man behind a shocking knife attack on the US ambassador to Seoul may have had with North Korea.Kim Ki-Jong, 55, faces possible attempted murder charges after slashing ambassador Mark Lippert with a paring knife in an assault that left the US envoy needing 80 stitches to a deep gash on his face.The profile painted of Kim is that of a lone assailant with strong nationalist views who saw the United States as one of the m
March 6, 2015
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North Korea cannot win nuke state status: Seoul official
North Korea's hope to win recognition as a nuclear state will never be realized as Pyongyang is the most "blatant" case of nuclear proliferation, a ranking Seoul diplomat said Wednesday.The remarks by South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul came as North Korea seeks to advance its nuclear capability amid the long-stalled multilateral denuclearization talks."The international community will never grant any status (of a nuclear-weapon state) whatsoever to the country known for the most blat
March 4, 2015
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Russia’s influence on North Korea will be limited: experts
Russia’s influence over North Korea and inter-Korean issues is likely to remain limited despite its efforts to strengthen its economic cooperation with the North and strategic partnership with the South, analysts have said.Speculation has been growing that Moscow will become influential on inter-Korean issues, as it has been pushing to deepen its engagement with Pyongyang through various economic projects and an invitation to the 70th anniversary celebration of its World War II victory in May. B
March 4, 2015
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Seoul urges N.K. to address rights problems
South Korea on Tuesday urged the North to take action to improve its human rights situation, lambasting its ongoing attempt to undermine a landmark U.N. study in the wake of a defector’s changes in his account. Speaking at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul called on the international community to provide “special care and protection” to North Korean asylum seekers, taking a veiled swipe at China for deporting them despite the harsh punishment they face ba
March 4, 2015
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Tourists to arrive in N. Korea next week after lifting Ebola travel ban
A group of foreign tourists is scheduled to arrive in North Korea next week as the reclusive North reopened its doors to visitors after nearly five months due to fears over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, a Beijing-based tour company said Wednesday. The months-long travel restriction, which banned foreign tourists from visiting North Korea and imposed a strict 21-day quarantine on all people, including diplomats, entering the country, was lifted earlier this week. Beijing-based Koryo Tours
March 4, 2015
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China rejects imports of some N. Korean anthracite coal: report
China has rejected imports of some North Korean anthracite coal because the coal failed to meet domestic standards for mercury emissions, a local newspaper reported Wednesday, in what appeared to be China's first rejection of North Korean minerals over environmental concerns. The shipment was returned to North Korea on Feb. 27 from the Rizhao port of China's northern coastal province of Shandong, the National Business Daily newspaper reported, citing an unnamed port official. The report did not
March 4, 2015
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N. Korea steps up criticism of S. Korea-U.S. drills
North Korea ratcheted up its criticism of the ongoing joint military drills between South Korea and the United States Wednesday, calling them "an anti-unification sin" and threatening "merciless punishment."Seoul and Washington kicked off their annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle military exercises on Monday as part of efforts to improve the combined forces' operations and combat capabilities to deter threats from the communist country.The North routinely denounces the annual drills as a rehearsal
March 4, 2015
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Israel PM cites N. Korea as example of failed denuclearization efforts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday cited North Korea as an example of failed denuclearization efforts, stressing that Iran could also end up possessing nuclear bombs like the communist nation.Speaking before a joint session of U.S. Congress, Netanyahu emphatically implored the United States to reject a deal being negotiated with Iran, denouncing it as a "very bad deal" that would allow Tehran to legitimately possess enriched uranium that can be used in building nuclear weapons.
March 4, 2015
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N. Korea hates U.S., but likes 'our money': Clapper
North Korea does not like the United States, but the communist nation likes "our money," the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday, recalling Pyongyang charging him for a meal when he visited the country last year.Director of National Intelligence James Clapper visited Pyongyang in November to win the release of two detained Americans.During the trip, he had a dinner with Gen. Kim Yong-chol, director of the North's Reconnaissance General Bureau, Pyongyang's top spy agency.After the 12-course meal
March 4, 2015
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N.Korea warns has power to conduct 'strike' on US
North Korea's foreign minister warned Tuesday Pyongyang had the power to conduct a "pre-emptive strike" on the United States, following joint US-South Korea military drills earlier this week.Speaking before the UN Disarmament Conference in Geneva, Ri Su-yong said the military exercises that kicked off Monday were "unprecedentedly provocative in nature" and could spark a war."The DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) cannot but bolster its nuclear deterrent capability to cope with the ever
March 4, 2015
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N.K. lost 14 airmen in 2009 rocket launch: KCNA
North Korea revealed Tuesday it lost 14 airmen while launching a long-range rocket in 2009, in a report on an inspection by the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, of a related military unit Monday.Kim looked around a monument to honor the “stalwart fighters, who displayed the suicidal-attack spirit” at Unit 447 of the Air and Anti-Air Force, reported the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. The monument commemorates the “heroic feats performed by the 14 fighter pilots in the operation to ens
March 3, 2015
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N. Korea says no more chances for inter-Korean dialogue
North Korea said Tuesday that South Korea has blown any chance for bilateral dialogue by pressing ahead with joint military drills with the United States.The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea warned that the South will face "miserable consequences." "Now that the puppet warmongers are making an open challenge by kicking off the war drills against the North, together with the U.S., the opportunity of the North-South dialogue and improvement of relations have already passed and the
March 3, 2015
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N. Korea ready to fire medium-range Nodong missiles: military source
North Korea appears prepared to fire medium-range Nodong ballistic missiles amid heightened inter-Korean tensions over the ongoing South Korea-U.S. military exercises, a source here said Tuesday.On Monday, Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles into the East Sea in an apparent protest against the start of the annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle drills."We've detected signs that North Korea has deployed two transporter erector launchers since a few days back in its Nodong missile station in North
March 3, 2015