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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Can K-pop break free from ‘fandom’ model?
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YouTuber fatally stabbed on livestream by another YouTuber in Busan
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Stray Kids hit with racism in Met Gala photo line
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[News Analysis] Yoon's first 2 years marked by intense confrontations, lack of leadership
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Yoon apologizes for wife's 'unwise conduct'
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Koreas set to resume ancient palace project
Dozens of South Korean historians will visit North Korea in the coming weeks, as the two Koreas are restarting a joint excavation of an ancient royal palace site in the communist nation, officials here said Monday.Seoul's unification ministry plans to provide 276 million won (US$268,000) in assistance for the project, according to its spokesman Kim Eui-do.It would mark the resumption of the inter-Korean program, designed to excavate the site of Manwoldae, a Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) palace, in t
July 21, 2014
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N. Korea's top diplomat to attend ASEAN forum: source
North Korea's new top diplomat is likely to attend a major regional conference scheduled for early August in Myanmar, a diplomatic source in Seoul said Sunday, raising speculation of possible inter-Korean contact. Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong, who assumed his post in April, is fine-tuning the details of his attendance at the ASEAN Regional Forum, which will be held in Myanmar's capital of Naypyidaw on Aug. 9-10, as well as for a visit afterwards to Indonesia, according to the source. Ri may also
July 20, 2014
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North Korea denounces Security Council move to discuss its missile launches
North Korea on Saturday denounced a move by the U.N. Security Council to discuss its recent launch of short-range missiles, calling it a U.S.-led provocation.In a statement carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency, the North Korean foreign ministry accused the U.N. Security Council of ignoring what it called U.S. military exercises aimed at invading the North while making an issue of what it claimed to be an inevitable choice."All military actions taken by our army, including t
July 20, 2014
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N.K. nuclear reactor experiencing problems: U.S. think tank
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- North Korea temporarily shut down its 5-megawatt nuclear reactor, a key facility in its production of plutonium, or operated it at reduced levels following problems with a dam providing cooling water, a U.S. think tank said Friday.The website 38 North, run by the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, made the analysis based on satellite imagery, citing the absence of "white foam discharge" that occurs when the reactor runs.The foam
July 19, 2014
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U.S. brushes aside N. Korean protest over movie about leader
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- A U.S. official on Friday brushed aside North Korea's protest against an American comedy film about a plot to assassinate its leader, Kim Jong-un, saying filmmakers are free to make whatever movie they want."We are of course aware of press reports about North Korean concerns about this movie," a U.S. government official said in response to a question from Yonhap News Agency. "While it may be difficult for the DPRK (North Korea) to understand the concept, in the United Stat
July 19, 2014
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N.K. threatens to ‘reconsider’ joining Asian Games
Pyongyang on Friday threatened to reconsider its plans to take part in the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon after inter-Korean talks fell apart with both sides shifting the blame onto each other. The working-level meeting in the truce village of Panmunjeom ended Thursday without any accord or date for the next gathering. Key items on the agenda were the North Korean team’s lodging, transportation and other arrangements for its stay. As the two sides struggled to reach a compromise, the North’s de
July 18, 2014
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N. Korea braces for 'serious floods' this summer: aid group
North Korea has begun full-scale preparations for "serious floods" expected this summer, a global humanitarian group said Friday.The country's meteorological department has shared its predictions of serious floods with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and some other aid agencies abroad, according to IFRC.The North's Red Cross, supported by IFRC, held a two-day pre-disaster meeting in Pyongyang last week with the nation's relevant authorities, it added."
July 18, 2014
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N. Korea blames 'absurd' South for Asiad talks failure
North Korea on Friday blamed South Korean duplicity for the breakdown of talks on Pyongyang's participation in the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon and threatened to pull out of the event.The North's official KCNA news agency said the talks in the border truce village of Panmunjom on Thursday had turned sour following what it suggested was the intervention of the presidential Blue House in Seoul.After a long delay, the South began the afternoon session with a series of "absurd" demands that overt
July 18, 2014
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Two Koreas discuss North’s participation in Asian Games
The two Koreas held a meeting Thursday to discuss the envisioned participation by North Korean athletes and cheerleaders in the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon. A three-member delegation from each side opened the talks at about 10:15 a.m. at Freedom House on the southern part of the truce village of Panmunjeom. It was led by Kwon Kyung-sang, secretary-general of the games’ organizing committee, and Son Kwang-ho, vice chairman of the North’s Olympic Committee. The negotiations were the first spor
July 17, 2014
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N.K. lodges protest with White House over movie
North Korea has filed a complaint with the White House about a forthcoming Hollywood movie on a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong-un, a U.S. news report said Thursday.Pyongyang recently sent a letter to the office of President Barack Obama to protest against the film, according to the Voice of America, which cited multiple diplomatic sources.“The Interview,” a comedy movie to be released in September, features a story about a TV host and his producer securing an exclusive interview with the No
July 17, 2014
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North Korea offers cooperation with China on cross-border river pollution
North Korea has proposed fostering cooperation with China to jointly fight water pollution on cross-border rivers, China's state media reported Thursday. The proposal was made by Pak Ho-yong, vice minister of North Korea's Ministry of Land and Environmental Protection, to China's vice minister of Environmental Protection, Li Ganjie, during their talks in Beijing earlier this week, the China Environment News reported, quoting the two officials. North Korea and China share a 1,334-kilometer-long b
July 17, 2014
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North Korea lodges protest with White House over Hollywood film: report
North Korea has filed a complaint with the White House about a forthcoming Hollywood movie on a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong-un, a U.S. news report said Thursday.Pyongyang recently sent a letter to the office of President Barack Obama to protest against the film, according to the Voice of America, which cited multiple diplomatic sources."The Interview," a comedy movie to be released in September, features a story about a TV host and his producer securing an exclusive interview with the No
July 17, 2014
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U.S. declines to confirm Kerry's warning against Abe visiting North Korea
The United States declined to confirm a news report Wednesday that Secretary of State John Kerry has warned against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visiting North Korea as it could harm efforts to pressure Pyongyang.Kerry made the remark during a phone call with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on July 7, saying the recent warming of relations between Japan and the North, if it goes too far, could disrupt cooperation between the U.S., South Korea and Japan in dealing with the North's n
July 17, 2014
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U.S. confirms writing to ICAO about North Korean launches
The United States said Wednesday it has expressed concern to the U.N. aviation safety agency about North Korea's recent launches of rockets and missiles without prior safety notifications, saying such firings show Pyongyang's disrespect for international rules.State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. joined other nations on July 8 in co-signing a letter to the president of the International Civil Aviation Organization about "serious threats" posed by the North's recent test shots."No
July 17, 2014
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North Korea pushes farmers for more
CHANGPYONGRI, North Korea (AP) ― Rim Ok-hua looks out over her patch of farm just across the Tumen River from China, where rows of lush, green young potato plants stretch into the distance.As North Korean farmers go, Rim is exceptionally lucky. The Changpyong Cooperative Farm where she works is mechanized, has 500 pigs to provide fertilizer and uses the best available seeds, originally brought in from Switzerland. In most fields throughout the country, farmers work the fields by hand, or behind
July 16, 2014
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Unification panel faces challenges amid frozen cross-border ties
The newly launched panel on unification faces daunting challenges in the face of frozen inter-Korean relations, steadfast cross-border military tension and President Park Geun-hye’s rigid North Korea policy. The 50-member preparation committee set sail Tuesday with the aim of devising a unification blueprint and detailed action plans. The president will head the group, supported by former Ambassador to China Chung Chong-wook and Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae as vice chairs, as well as other
July 16, 2014
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N.K. leader oversees live-shell firing exercise
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un guided a live-shell firing exercise by a front-line military unit, the North’s media reported Tuesday, one day after it fired about 100 artillery shells into waters near its eastern sea border with the South. Before midday Monday, the North conducted a live-fire drill, launching about 100 artillery shells into north of the East Sea border, the latest in a recent series of provocative rocket and missile launches. “During the guidance of the live-shell firing exerc
July 16, 2014
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S. Korea to deliver 3 bln won in aid to N. Korea
South Korea said Tuesday it will provide North Korea with humanitarian aid worth 3 billion won (US$2.9 million), apparently a conciliatory gesture amid confusing signals from the unpredictable communist neighbor.Seoul will use government funds to finance civilian groups' projects to offer assistance to North Korea in the agricultural, livestock and health-care sectors, said the unification ministry.It would mark the first time that the South spends money from state coffers to support such nongov
July 15, 2014
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U.S. urges N. Korea to halt provocations
The United States urged North Korea on Monday to halt provocations after the communist nation carried out yet another round of ballistic missile launches and fired a barrage of rockets and artillery shells this week.The North launched two ballistic missiles Sunday from the southern city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea. The missiles flew about 500 kilometers across the peninsula and landed in the East Sea, and the launches were seen as a threat that it can hit any targets in the South
July 15, 2014
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Koreas to meet on Asian Games Thursday
The two Koreas agreed to hold a meeting Thursday to discuss the North’s plans to dispatch a group of athletes and cheerleaders to the forthcoming Asian Games in Incheon, South Korean officials said Monday. Three officials from each side will gather at Freedom House on the southern part of the truce village of Panmunjeom. The South’s delegation is to be led by Kwon Kyung-sang, secretary-general of the event’s steering committee. Last Thursday Pyongyang offered working-level talks on Tuesday via a
July 14, 2014