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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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Korean firms target EV charging market in US
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S. Korean firms demand end to N. Korea sanctions
A group of South Korean firms involved in now-suspended inter-Korean economic cooperation called on the government Friday to lift sanctions on North Korea and restart a tour program to Mount Kumgang on the communist nation's southeast coast.Representatives from the embattled companies claimed that South Korea has suffered a total of 15.8 trillion won (US$14 billion) in economic loss over the past four years due to the so-called May 24th Measures, as they held a joint rally with some progressive
Dec. 12, 2014
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Missile defense systems around N.K. could change China's thinking
The deployment of ballistic missile defense systems around North Korea by the United States and its allies could be an effective way to change China's strategic thinking about Pyongyang, a U.S. congressional report said.The Congressional Research Service made the point in a recent report, "North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation," saying Beijing would find it not in its national interest if provocative actions by the North lead to increased military deployments in
Dec. 12, 2014
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Young N.K. defectors share ordeals in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― Two young North Korean defectors spoke of tragic ordeals they went through before and after fleeing the communist nation Wednesday as the State Department hosted a special Human Rights Day event to promote awareness of how much Pyongyang mistreats its own people.The event marked the first time that the department has invited North Korean defectors to speak on International Human Rights Day.U.S. officials attending the event included Amb. Robert King, special envoy for North
Dec. 11, 2014
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N. Korea seen to lift Ebola travel ban in Q1 of next year
North Korea is expected to lift an Ebola-related entry ban on foreign tourists sometime during the first quarter of 2015, according to a Beijing-based tour agency Thursday. North Korea began barring foreign tourists from entering the country in late October and has required all foreigners visiting the North to be put under quarantine for 21 days as a precaution against the spread of Ebola. "The latest information we currently have from our contacts is that the temporary suspension of tours to No
Dec. 11, 2014
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N.K. shows no signs of preparations for nuclear test: think tank
North Korea is showing no signs of preparing to conduct a nuclear test, despite its threat to do so in anger over a U.N. General Assembly resolution on its human rights violations, a U.S. think tank said Wednesday.The website 38 North made the assessment, saying commercial satellite imagery shows that there has been "low-level activity" at the North's Punggye-ri underground nuclear test site for the past four months."It is unlikely that North Korea will conduct a nuclear test in the next two to
Dec. 11, 2014
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N. K. to have 20 nuke bombs by 2016: U.S. expert
North Korea would possess some 20 nuclear bombs by 2016, and it could conduct several rounds of detonation tests to miniaturize nuclear warheads, a renowned U.S. nuclear scientist said Wednesday."North Korea is presumed to have the capability of producing some four nuclear bombs per year, and it appears that the North will possess some 20 nuclear bombs by 2016," Siegfried Hecker, a research professor at Stanford University who visited the North's Yongbyon nuclear complex in 2010, was quoted as s
Dec. 10, 2014
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Residents to seek injunction against anti-N. Korea leaflets
Dozens of South Korean residents near the inter-Korean border plan to seek a court injunction against the scattering of anti-North Korean leaflets across the border, saying the activity threatens their safety, their legal representatives said Wednesday.South Korean activists have frequently launched balloons carrying these leaflets across the border to criticize the North Korean regime. Pyongyang has urged South Korea to stop the activities, but Seoul has refused, citing freedom of speech. Minby
Dec. 10, 2014
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N. Korea may conduct nuke test unless talks resume: China scholar
North Korea "wouldn't hesitate" to follow through on threats to carry out its fourth nuclear test unless long-stalled talks on the North's nuclear program resume, a Chinese scholar warned Wednesday. The comments by Li Kaisheng, a researcher at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, were published by the Global Times newspaper run by China's ruling Communist Party as a top U.S.diplomat handling North Korea was scheduled to arrive in Beijing later in the day for talks with his Chinese counterpar
Dec. 10, 2014
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[Graphic News] International aid to North Korea falls
Humanitarian aid to North Korea fell sharply over the past decade as nuclear saber rattling and consequent sanctions worsened the international perception of the country, a report by a state-run think tank said Tuesday.In the first 11 months of this year, the amount of aid reaching the communist country stood at $28.3 million, a tenth of the more than $301 million that flowed into the North in the early 2000s, the Korea Development Institute’s monthly North Korean report showed. The report is ba
Dec. 9, 2014
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N.K. claims survival of young deported defectors
North Korea on Tuesday claimed the nine young defectors who were repatriated from Laos while fleeing their repressive homeland last year are not only alive but leading a “happy life,” in attempts to quell speculation that some of them had been executed. Uriminzokkiri TV, a North Korea propaganda broadcaster, aired a video depicting the lives of the youngsters who the communist regime argues were once “enticed and kidnapped” by South Korean authorities. In the clip, four students are seen taking
Dec. 9, 2014
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S. Korea reviewing NK move over Kaesong workers' wages
South Korea is scrutinizing North Korea's unilateral decision to amend a number of wage-related clauses at the jointly operated Kaesong Industrial Complex, an official said Tuesday. As soon as a review of the North's demands are finished, the government will take appropriate steps, the unification ministry official told reporters."We are in the process of reviewing and analyzing the contents revised by the North," he said on background.The South and the North have an agreement over 49 items in p
Dec. 9, 2014
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Int'l aid to N. Korea falls sharply over past decade as country's image worsens: report
Humanitarian aid to North Korea fell sharply over the past decade as nuclear saber rattling and consequent sanctions worsened the international perception of the country, a report by a state-run think tank said Tuesday.In the first 11 months of this year, the amount of aid reaching the communist country stood at US$28.3 million, a tenth of the more than $301 million that flowed into the North in the early 2000s, the Korea Development Institute (KDI)'s monthly North Korean report showed. The repo
Dec. 9, 2014
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Park calls N.K. threat to the world
President Park Geun-hye said Monday that Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear arms is the “most destabilizing” factor on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia, and also poses a serious threat to world peace.Speaking at the World Policy Conference in Seoul, Park also vowed to flesh out her “Eurasia” initiative as a platform to create new growth engines and build regional trust. The initiative calls for the linking of energy and logistics infrastructure across the continent “I can’t help but mentio
Dec. 8, 2014
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N.K. replaces Air Force chief
North Korea has replaced its air force chief, Pyongyang’s state media confirmed Monday, as leader Kim Jong-un inspected a major aviation unit.The Korean Central News Agency identified Lt. Gen. Choe Yong-ho as commander of the air and anti-air forces of the Korean People’s Army, while calling his predecessor Col. Gen. Ri Pyong-chol a “responsible worker” at the Workers’ Party of Korea.Ri led the air force until recently, according to earlier reports by the KCNA. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, w
Dec. 8, 2014
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Unification minister visits U.S. for N.K. policy coordination
Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae left Monday for his first trip to the U.S. since taking office, seeking to intensify bilateral coordination on North Korea policy with the top ally and other international agencies. During a weeklong stay, he is scheduled for a series of consultations with senior Washington officials and lawmakers such as Acting Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman; Marco Rubio, a Florida senator and member of a congressional subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific affairs; and Rep. E
Dec. 8, 2014
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Korean-American writer speaks about N. Koreans’ ignorance of outside world
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― North Koreans are so oblivious of the outside world that even some children of elite families believe that Korean is spoken in the rest of the world, a Korean-American writer said Sunday of her experiences in the North.Suki Kim, who spent six months teaching English at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology in 2011, made the remarks in an interview with CNN broadcast Sunday. She has recently released a book, “Without You, There Is No Us,” based on her unique experie
Dec. 8, 2014
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Official says unification to become 'magic bullet' to Koreas
A senior South Korean presidential aide said Monday that unification between the two rival Koreas could become a "magic bullet" to a nuclear row and other issues on the Korean Peninsula.Ju Chul-ki, senior presidential foreign affairs secretary, also said a successful denuclearization of the divided peninsula could give a boost to international efforts to make a world free from nuclear weapons."The six-nation talks should be resumed and South and North Korea should pursue direct talks to lay the
Dec. 8, 2014
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S. Korea condemns N. Korea's decision on Kaesong wages
South Korea formally condemned North Korea Monday for unilaterally revising regulations on the minimum wage for its workers at an inter-Korean industrial complex in the North's border town of Kaesong.At the weekend, the North announced its decision to remove the 5-percent on-year cap for wage increases for its 53,000 workers at the Kaesong Industrial Complex."It is regrettable that the North has violated the inter-Korean agreement on the operation of the joint venture," unification ministry spok
Dec. 8, 2014
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N. Korea replaces air force chief
North Korea has replaced its air force chief, Pyongyang's state media confirmed Monday, as leader Kim Jong-un inspected a major aviation unit.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) identified Lt. Gen. Choe Yong-ho as commander of the air and anti-air forces of the Korean People's Army, while calling his predecessor Col. Gen. Ri Pyong-chol a "responsible worker" at the Workers' Party of Korea.Ri led the air force until recently, according to earlier reports by the KCNA.It is unusual for a two-star
Dec. 8, 2014
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China not invited to 3rd death anniversary of Kim Jong-il
China is unlikely to send a delegation to next week's third death anniversary of North Korea's former leader, Kim Jong-il, because it has yet to receive a formal invitation from Pyongyang, a diplomatic source with knowledge of the North Korea-China relations said Monday. Kim Jong-il, whose iron-fist rule and pursuit of nuclear weapons stoked regional tensions for more than a decade, died of heart failure on Dec. 17, 2011 at the age of 69, passing power onto his youngest son and the current leade
Dec. 8, 2014