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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Sales of eco-friendly cars top 100,000 in Q1 in S. Korea
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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[Herald Interview] Director of 'Goodbye Earth' aimed to ask how we would face apocalypse
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U.N. likely to adopt N.K. human rights resolution next week: source
A U.N. General Assembly committee is expected to hold a vote as early as next week on a proposed resolution calling for referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for human rights violations, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.The source said, however, that there is also the possibility of U.N. member nations sympathetic to North Korea, such as China, putting forward a revised draft to tone down the resolution, especially the part about the referral to the ICC."We expect the N
Nov. 12, 2014
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U.S. N.K. human rights envoy arrives in Seoul
Robert King, the U.S. special envoy on North Korean human rights issues, arrives in Seoul via Gimpo International Airport on Tuesday. (Yonhap)The U.S. special envoy on North Korean human rights issues arrived in Seoul on Tuesday amid the United Nations’ quickening move to adopt a resolution on the communist country’s dire human rights situation.Robert King landed in South Korea in the morning on his three-day trip reportedly to be focused on the ongoing U.N. moves.Late last month, a draft resolu
Nov. 11, 2014
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Inflow of N. Korean workers into China jumps 20 pct annually in 3 years: report
The number of North Koreans going to China to find work rose an average 20 percent annually in the last three years, reaching a record 93,000 in 2013, a report by a local international traders association said Tuesday.These North Koreans are usually paid barely more than half what Chinese workers get, according to the findings by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).The report said the rate of workers' increase is more than twice as high as the 9.1 percent in overall rise of migrant
Nov. 11, 2014
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U.S. charity group to expand medical aid program in N. Korea
A U.S. charity group said Tuesday it has agreed with North Korea to expand its medical aid program in the impoverished nation.Under the deal, the Washington-based Eugene Bell Foundation will construct three new wards at tuberculosis (TB) treatment centers in Pyongyang.It is the fruit of a three-week trip to the communist nation by a group of 13 officials from the foundation."The number of patients at those treatment centers has grown as the activity of our foundation is increasingly known," a fo
Nov. 11, 2014
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S. Korea to set up Ebola detection devices at Kaesong complex
South Korea plans to install Ebola detection devices at the Kaesong Industrial Complex this week at the request of North Korea, a government official said Tuesday.The South's unification ministry will temporarily place three thermal scanners at the North's immigration office in the zone in the form of "gratuitous lease," as exporting such a strategic material to the country is prohibited under U.N. resolutions, the official told reporters. Each device is priced at around 15 million won (US$13,00
Nov. 11, 2014
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U.S. envoy on N. Korean human rights arrives in S. Korea
The U.S. special envoy on North Korean human rights issues arrived in Seoul on Tuesday amid the United Nations' quickening move to adopt a resolution on the communist country's dire human rights situation.Robert King landed in South Korea in the morning on his three-day trip reportedly to be focused on the on-going U.N. moves.Late last month, a draft resolution on the North Korean human rights issue was submitted to the U.N.'s Third Committee, dealing with social and humanitarian affairs. Member
Nov. 11, 2014
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U.S. to continue to seek U.N. resolution on N.K. human rights
The United States will continue to seek a U.N. resolution calling for referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for human rights violations despite Pyongyang's release of all three American citizens from detention, an official said Monday."Nothing has changed about our concerns about North Korea's abysmal human rights record. Nothing has changed about our concerns about their nuclear aspirations and capabilities," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a daily brief
Nov. 11, 2014
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Obama: N. Korea's release of 2 Americans no solution to 'core
U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday North Korea's release of two detained Americans is no solution to a "core problem" between the two countries, and urged Pyongyang to demonstrate seriousness about giving up its nuclear program.Obama made his remarks to reporters in Beijing, stressing that Director for National Intelligence James Clapper conducted no "high-level policy discussions" with North Korean officials when he visited the communist nation to win the release of the two U.S. citizens,
Nov. 11, 2014
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S. Korea launches annual defense drill to deter N. Korea
The South Korean military began its annual war exercise involving all branches of service on Monday to bolster its defense posture against belligerent North Korea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. This year's 12-day Hoguk exercise involving the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps "will focus on ways to establish supreme military defense capabilities against (North Korea's) possible regional provocations and all-out war," the JCS said in a statement. The exercise was to be conducted across
Nov. 10, 2014
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S. Korea fires warning shots at N. Korean soldiers
South Korean troops fired warnings shots Monday after a North Korean patrol approached the tensely guarded land border that separates the rival countries, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday.However, there was no exchange of fire as the North Korean patrol moved away from the military demarcation line (MDL) without firing back, according to the JCS."Some 10 North Korean soldiers came close to the military demarcation line (MDL) in the northern city of Paju at around 9:40 a.m. today," a J
Nov. 10, 2014
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Park, Xi vow efforts to induce N. Korea to give up nuclear programs
South Korean and Chinese leaders agreed Monday to step up their efforts to induce North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programs, an official said.South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, also agreed to hold consultations to resume dialogue meant to produce progress to denuclearize North Korea and stop Pyongyang from advancing its nuclear capability, said Ju Chul-ki, senior presidential foreign affairs secretary.Ju made the comments after a summit betwee
Nov. 10, 2014
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N. Korea approves U.N. protocol on child protection
North Korea said Monday it has formally ratified a U.N. protocol on the protection of children, claiming it is committed to international cooperation in the human rights field.The move came as the communist nation braces for a U.N. vote on a strongly worded resolution against its human rights record.The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, the North's top legislative body, issued a decree last week ratifying the 2000 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, accordin
Nov. 10, 2014
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Obama sends personal letter to N.K. leader to win release
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un via his national intelligence director sent to the communist nation to win the release of two American citizens, a senior U.S. official said Sunday.The "brief letter" stated that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was sent in his capacity as Obama's personal envoy to obtain the release of the two Americans, the senior official told reporters aboard Air Force One before they took off for Asia,
Nov. 10, 2014
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N.K. released Americans to ease human rights pressure: analysts
North Korea’s release last week of its two remaining U.S. detainees appears to have been aimed at easing the growing international pressure to improve its human rights record and its deepening isolation, analysts said Sunday.The release of Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller is expected to create the momentum for dialogue between the U.S. and the North at a time when Washington recognizes the need to more actively tackle North Korea’s increasing missile and nuclear threats.Washington announced S
Nov. 9, 2014
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N. Korea frees two remaining American detainees
North Korea has released the two last-remaining American detainees, the U.S. government announced Saturday, a decision seen as aimed at improving Pyongyang's image amid international efforts to punish the regime for human rights violations.The two -- Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller -- have been allowed to depart North Korea and are on their way home to re-join their families. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is accompanying them, his office said in a statement.Diplomatic sourc
Nov. 9, 2014
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Two Koreas to hold joint Buddhist service in N. Korea
A South Korean Buddhist order said Saturday it will hold a joint memorial service in North Korea later this month to mark the anniversary of its founder's death.The Cheontae Order said it agreed during a meeting with officials from the North's Korea Buddhist Federation on Thursday to hold the joint memorial service to mark the 912th anniversary of the passing of Uicheon on Nov. 26.Founded by Uicheon, a Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) monk, the Cheontae school has since become the second-largest Buddhi
Nov. 8, 2014
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Obama, Xi to discuss 'mix of diplomacy, sanctions' toward N. Korea: official
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss ways to use a "mix of diplomacy and sanctions" to end North Korea's nuclear program when they hold summit talks next week, a senior White House official said Friday.Evan Medeiros, senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council, made the remark during a briefing at the Foreign Press Center previewing Obama's trip to China next week, saying the U.S. believes the North's denuclearization should be the "pa
Nov. 8, 2014
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S. Korea undaunted by N. Korea's threat over human rights issue
South Korea on Friday dismissed North Korea's threat of the breakdown of bilateral ties as retaliation for Seoul's cooperation in a campaign against the communist nation's human rights abuse. "Our government has a position that North Korea's human rights situation should be improved," unification ministry spokesman Lim Byeong-cheol said at a press briefing. The North's human rights problem is not only associated with universal value but also an important task in preparations for reunificati
Nov. 7, 2014
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Kaesong complex gets ISO certifications in globalization efforts
South Korea said Friday it has obtained global certifications for the infrastructure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex in a meaningful step toward the globalization of the joint venture with North Korea. The management committee of the complex secured quality management certifications from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for an internal bus operating system as well as environmental management certification for a water purification and drainage service, according to the
Nov. 7, 2014
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Kim Jong-un seen limping slightly in N. Korean TV footage
In his first video footage since returning to public view following a conspicuous absence, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday was seen slightly limping on the communist country's state television. The Korean Central Television showed Kim walking without a cane as he held a meeting of battalion commanders and political instructors of the country's troops in Pyongyang on Monday and Tuesday. This was the first moving image of Kim since he returned to the public eye on Oct. 14, ending a
Nov. 7, 2014