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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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S. Korea, Japan could consider simplified entry agreement: Seoul official
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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New chief named to anti-corruption body
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New head of doctors' association vows war in case of disadvantage to medical professors
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N. Korea vows to boost nuclear forces against U.S. threat
North Korea threatened Saturday to strengthen its nuclear forces as a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier prepares to take part in joint military exercises with South Korea and Japan.The 97,000-ton supercarrier USS George Washington arrived at South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan on Friday to participate in naval drills with the South Korean Navy in the country's southwest sea from July 16-21.The carrier is also set to participate in a search and rescue exercise with South Korean and
July 12, 2014
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Seoul offers Asian Games talks on July 17
Seoul on Friday proposed working-level inter-Korean talks on July 17 to discuss the North’s plans to send a group of athletes and cheerleaders to the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon.The offer was made through a border telephone line in response to Pyongyang’s proposal a day before to meet at the peace village of Panmunjeom on July 15. President Park Geun-hye speaks at a meeting to check preparation of the 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium on Friday. (Yonhap)“We revised
July 11, 2014
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Kerry: U.S., China agree on ‘urgency’ of denuclearizing N.K.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that Washington and Beijing agreed on the “important urgency” of swiftly curbing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, adding that they discussed “specific ways” to advance the goal of denuclearizing North Korea.“The United States and China agreed on an important urgency of achieving a denuclearized, stable and prosperous Korean Peninsula, and we discussed specific ways in which we think can advance that goal,” Kerry told reporters as the two nat
July 11, 2014
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N.K. proposes talks over Asian Games
North Korea on Thursday proposed working-level talks with the South next week to discuss its plans to dispatch a group of athletes and cheerleaders to the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon. Pyongyang suggested the meeting take place at the peace village of Panmunjeom on July 15, its official Korean Central News Agency said. The offer was also made through a border telephone line, the Unification Ministry said. The proposal came three days after the North said that it will send a cheering squad to
July 10, 2014
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Kerry: U.S., China agree on 'urgency' of denuclearized N. Korea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that Washington and Beijing agreed on "important urgency" of swiftly curbing North Korea's nuclear weapons program, adding that they discussed "specific ways" to advance the goal of denuclearizing North Korea. "The United States and China agreed on an important urgency of achieving a denuclearized, stable and prosperous Korean Peninsula, and we discussed specific ways in which we think can advance that goal," Kerry told reporters as the two nati
July 10, 2014
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N. Korea proposes talks over its participation in Asian Games
North Korea on Thursday proposed holding working-level talks with South Korea next week to discuss issues related to its dispatch of athletes and a cheering squad for the upcoming Asian Games in South Korea.North Korea suggested holding the talks in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom next Tuesday to discuss the matters stemming from its plans to send athletes and the cheering delegation to this year's Asian Games, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).The
July 10, 2014
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N.K. cheering squad steals limelight
When a country participates in a multinational sporting event, its athletes should be at the center of attention. But that was not the case for North Korea. What stole the limelight was the squad of young, doll-faced cheerleaders in traditional costumes waving the national flag.Pyongyang on Monday announced its plan to send its cheerleading squad to the 17th Asian Games to take place in Incheon from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, drawing keen media attention and speculation on the intentions behind the dis
July 9, 2014
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N.K. holds quinquennium memorial for founder
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un led a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Tuesday to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of his grandfather and the state founder, Kim Il-sung.The ceremony was broadcast live through the North’s state-run Korean Central Television, which is monitored in Seoul, and Kim Jong-un drew the attention of South Korean news media because he appeared to be limping slightly as he walked to his seat. The reason for the unusual gait is not known. Kim’s right-leg limp
July 9, 2014
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North Korean key nuclear developer dies of heart attack
Gen. Jon Pyong-hoA North Korean official who played a key role in developing North Korea’s nuclear weapons has died of a sudden heart attack, the country’s state news agency said Wednesday. Gen. Jon Pyong-ho died of acute myocardial infarction on Monday at age 88 and his funeral is under way, the North said in an obituary carried by the Korean Central News Agency.Jon had been a leading figure in North Korea’s much-denounced nuclear weapons development, having served as the ruling Workers’ Party
July 9, 2014
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Seoul considers whether to OK N.K. trip by consortium
South Korea said Wednesday it is considering whether to allow officials of a business consortium to travel to North Korea next week to inspect a project that involves the two Koreas and Russia.Officials of the consortium comprising three South Korean companies are seeking to visit the North from July 15 through 22 to conduct a feasibility study on the so-called Rajin-Khasan logistics project.The project is designed to make the North Korean northeastern port city of Rajin a logistics hub by linki
July 9, 2014
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N. Korea protests against U.S. film about assassination attempt on leader
North Korea has filed a protest with the United Nations against a U.S. movie featuring an assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, calling on the U.S. government to ban the release of the movie, a U.S. report said Wednesday.In a letter sent to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on June 27, North Korean Ambassador to the U.N., Ja Song-nam, called the movie "The Interview" an insult to the North Korean leader, the Washington-based Voice of America said.The action-comedy film, to b
July 9, 2014
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Key N. Korean nuke developer dies of heart attack
A North Korean official who played a key role in developing North Korea's nuclear weapons has died of a sudden heart attack, the country's state news agency said Wednesday. Gen. Jon Pyong-ho died of acute myocardial infarction on Monday at age 88 and his funeral is under way, the North said in an obituary carried by the Korean Central News Agency.Jon had been a leading figure in North Korea's much-denounced nuclear weapons development, having served as the ruling Workers'Party secretary in charg
July 9, 2014
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N. Korea again fires 2 short-range missiles into East Sea
North Korea fired off two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea from an inland site on Wednesday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in South Korea said Wednesday, the latest in a series of launches in recent months.The launches come hours before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet with his Chinese counterpart in annual high-level talks in Beijing to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues.North Korea's missile and nuclear program could be also on the agenda.The communist North f
July 9, 2014
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S. Korean team to survey N.K.-Russia project next week
DAEJEON (Yonhap) -- A South Korean consortium will carry out its second inspection of a North Korea-Russia economic project next week, Korea Railroad Corp., one of the consortium members, said Tuesday.The second inspection aims to examine the business feasibility of the so-called Rajin-Khasan logistics project to make the North Korean northeastern port city of Rajin a logistics hub by linking it to Russia's Trans-Siberian railway.Last September, Russia reopened a 54-kilometer stretch of track l
July 8, 2014
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Calls grow for inter-Korean talks
Calls are growing for inter-Korean dialogue as Pyongyang continues to make overtures toward Seoul, yet their bilateral communication channels and six-way denuclearization talks are showing no signs of regaining their vigor. Seoul, Washington and Beijing have been ramping up diplomacy since late last year, seeking middle ground so that the six-nation forum can be reopened for the first time in about five years. But the efforts were held back by the execution of the powerful uncle of North Korean
July 8, 2014
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N. Korea crosses truce line into South 5 times this year: sources
North Korean soldiers have crossed the inter-Korean armistice line into South Korea five times this year as part of their beefed-up ambush infiltration training, military sources here said Tuesday."In accordance with the order by its leader Kim Jong-un, North Korea has been proactively carrying out their drills for surprise attacks and border intrusion inside the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, areas, this year," a military source said. He declined to be identified."Over the course of the training,
July 8, 2014
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N.K. leader visits family mausoleum marking founder's death anniv.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the family mausoleum enshrining the mummified bodies of the two former leaders on Tuesday, marking the 20th anniversary of the national founder's death, the country's state news wire said.Accompanied by top echelon military officials, Kim visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun at the stroke of midnight and paid tribute to the embalmed bodies to mark the 20th anniversary of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung's death, according to an English-language report by
July 8, 2014
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N.K. to send cheering squad to Incheon Asiad
North Korea said Monday it would dispatch a squad of cheerleaders to the Asian Games scheduled for September in South Korea in a fresh conciliatory gesture following heightened military tension. The reclusive country in May announced its participation in the 17th Asian Games, which will take place in Incheon from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4. Its cheering brigade will be introduced to the outside world for the first time since the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships, also held in the South Korean port city
July 7, 2014
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(Photo News) Abe backlash
Protesters chant slogans, display Japanese military flags and portraits of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a banner that reads “Don’t forget Marco Polo Incident, Maintain peace in Asia” during a demonstration in front of Japan’s de facto embassy in Taipei on Monday. ( AFP-Yonhap)
July 7, 2014
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‘N.K.’s nuclear stockpile could rise sharply’
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― North Korea can significantly increase its nuclear stockpile if a light water reactor under construction at its Yongbyon nuclear complex goes into operation, a U.S. nuclear scientist warned, urging Washington to restart negotiations with Pyongyang.North Korea has so far used a 5-megawatt reactor at Yongbyon to make plutonium for nuclear weapons, roughly at a speed of one bomb worth of plutonium a year. But since a few years ago, the North has been building a larger-scale li
July 7, 2014