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Controversy rekindled over when to name criminals, suspects
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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Hybe-Ador CEO conflict gets messier
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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Battery makers ramp up efforts to diversify graphite supply chain
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Prosecutors to summon pastor who allegedly gave Dior bag to first lady
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‘Monk’ DJ spreading Buddhism goes global
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[LLG] Unseen inheritance: Trauma of transnational adoption 'trickles down' to adoptees' children
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[Drama Tour] Romantic trip to ‘Queen of Tears’ filming spots
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Court's ruling set to shape path of medical school expansion
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N. Korea slams Kim assassination comedy as 'act of terror'
North Korea on Wednesday denounced a new Hollywood comedy about an assassination bid on leader Kim Jong-un as a "wanton act of terror" and warned of a "merciless response" unless the US authorities banned the film."The Interview" stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as two tabloid TV journalists who land an interview with Kim in Pyongyang and are then tasked by the CIA with killing him. Capture from the trailer for 'The Interview"The film is due to be released in the United States on October 14.In
June 26, 2014
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North Korea on course to set up embassy in Venezuela
North Korea is set to establish a diplomatic mission in Venezuela after recently winning approval from the Latin American country, a U.S. radio report said Wednesday. The Venezuela government has recently approved the North's embassy plan, the Washington-based Voice of America reported, citing the official publication of the Venezuela foreign ministry.If successfully established, it will be North Korea's first embassy in the South American country since the two forged bilateral diplomatic relati
June 25, 2014
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North Korea slams Japan for attempts to distort wartime sex slavery
North Korea joined South Korea on Monday in slamming Japan for attempting to distort the country's history of sexually enslaving Asian women during World War II, calling on the neighbor to stop efforts to whitewash past atrocities.The denunciation came after Japan announced on Friday that Seoul and Tokyo officials had coordinated the wording of the so-called "Kono Statement," a landmark apology from Japan for its imperial military's "coercion" of mostly Korean and Chinese women into sexual slave
June 23, 2014
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Another North Korean fisherman rescued in South Korean waters
One more North Korean fisherman was rescued while drifting in South Korean waters last week and the South Korean government has accepted his wish to defect, a government official said Monday."One North Korean citizen was rescued on June 16 while drifting in a small broken boat in the East Sea near the Dokdo island," the official said. The fisherman expressed his hope to remain in South Korea during a government interrogation and the government accepted his decision on humanitarian grounds, accor
June 23, 2014
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N.K. ranked at bottom of human trafficking report
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― North Korea still has one of the world’s worst records in human trafficking, while China has improved its situation, according to a U.S. government report issued Friday.In the 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, the State Department kept North Korea at Tier 3, which groups countries whose governments do not fully comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so.“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (
June 22, 2014
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[Graphic News] Korea slips in peace ranking
South Korea saw its ranking plunge on a famed global peace index this year on the back of the North’s persistent military threats that heightened cross-border tension, a report said Thursday. The index by Institute for Economics and Peace, a non-profit think tank headquartered in Sydney, put South Korea in 52nd place among 162 countries, down six notches from last year. The North moved up two spots to rank 153rd.On a 1-5 scale, where a lower score means greater peace, South and North Korea fetch
June 19, 2014
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Underfunded WFP cuts nutrition program for N. Korea: report
The World Food Programme (WFP) has decided to curtail its nutrition program for North Korean babies and pregnant women by about 30 percent due to a lack of funding, a U.S. report said Thursday.The WFP is operating the two-year nutrition program worthUS$200 million in North Korea through 2015, targeting 2.4 million children under the age of 5 as well as pregnant women.But a lack of funding seemed to lead the U.N. food agency to decide to reduce the operation of its nutrition program, according to
June 19, 2014
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Seoul urged to expand role on N.K. human rights
Seoul should take on a greater role in addressing North Korea’s unbridled violations of human rights to help pile pressure on the communist regime and better prepare for future unification, experts said Tuesday. Dozens of policymakers and scholars in law and international politics gathered in Seoul to discuss ways to address rampant rights breaches in the reclusive country at home and on the world stage. The one-day seminar was hosted by the Center for International Law at the state-run Korea Na
June 18, 2014
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North Korean cruise missile fuels proliferation concerns
North Korea appears to have acquired a sea-based copy of a Russian cruise missile, the latest step in an effort to enhance its maritime strike capability, a US think-tank said Tuesday.A state propaganda film disseminated on social media sites, including YouTube, provides a very brief glimpse of the missile being launched from a naval vessel.Writing on the closely watched 38 North website of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis said the missile w
June 17, 2014
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Seoul willing to mull unified Korean teams for Incheon Asiad
South Korea is willing to consider forming joint teams with North Korea in some events for the upcoming Asian Games if such a request is made, the unification ministry said Tuesday.Last month, North Korea announced its plan to join the 2014 Asian Games to be held in the metropolitan city of Incheon, just west of Seoul, from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4. The host city of Incheon has been pushing to form joint South and North Korean teams in some of the 36 sports during the regional sports event."(The gover
June 17, 2014
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N. Korea cruise missile fuels proliferation concerns
North Korea appears to have acquired a sea-based copy of a Russian cruise missile, the latest step in an effort to enhance its maritime strike capability, a US think-tank said Tuesday.A state propaganda film disseminated on social media sites, including YouTube, provides a very brief glimpse of the missile being launched from a naval vessel.Writing on the closely watched 38 North website of the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis said the missile wou
June 17, 2014
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Seoul returns rescued N. Korean fishermen
South Korea on Monday sent back five North Korean fishermen rescued from a sinking boat in South Korean waters last week, the unification ministry said.South Korea's Coast Guard discovered the fishing boat about 60 kilometers northeast of the easternmost islets of Dokdo early Friday and rescued the five seamen aboard the ship.The North Koreans were repatriated via the neutral border village of Panmunjon."Respecting the five North Korean crewmen's wish, we decided to send them all back to the Nor
June 16, 2014
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[World Cup] S. Korea trains behind closed doors again
The increasingly clandestine South Korea trained behind closed doors for the third straight day on Sunday, with the ever-important opening group match against Russia just round the corner.South Korea on Sunday arrived in Cuiaba, the site of its Group H contest against Russia two days later. The Asian representative trained at the Federal University of Mato Grosso in the central-west city, and head coach Hong Myung-bo opened only the first 15 minutes of the session to the media. (Yonhap)The match
June 16, 2014
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold talks on OPCON transfer
South Korea and the United States will hold high-level talks this week in Seoul to discuss when and under what conditions to transfer wartime control of South Korean troops from Washington to Seoul, Defense Ministry officials here said Sunday.The assistant secretary-level meeting between the allies “will begin on Monday for a two-day run in Seoul for in-depth discussions to set the timing of and conditions for the South’s regaining of the wartime operational control,” a ministry official said, r
June 15, 2014
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Five N. Koreans rescued in S. Korean waters
Five North Koreans were rescued from a sinking fishing boat in waters off South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo last week, a Seoul official said Sunday.South Korea’s Coast Guard discovered the fishing boat about 60 kilometers northeast of Dokdo on Friday morning and rescued all five crew members on board, an official of South Korea‘s Unification Ministry said, speaking on condition of anonymity.The crew members, all men in their 20s to 40s, expressed their wish to return home and will be sen
June 15, 2014
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N. Korea blames South for ruining bilateral ties
North Korea on Sunday criticized South Korean President Park Geun-hye's policy toward the communist country that it said has led to a collapse of inter-Korean relations.Pyongyang's denunciation was made on the 14th anniversary of a joint declaration at their landmark summit in June 2000 that paved the way for eased military tensions and economic cooperation between the sides after decades of hostility.The summit agreement, known as the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration, came at the end of th
June 15, 2014
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4 central European nations 'strongly support' N. Korea's denuclearization
Four central European countries "strongly support" the denuclearization of North Korea as stability on the divided Korean Peninsula will help enhance their ties with South Korea, and urged the reclusive nation to be open to the outside world, their high-ranking diplomats have said.The so-called "Visegrad Group" member countries also want to further strengthen cooperation with Seoul and broaden the scope of ties in various fields, they said.The Visegrad Group, established in 1991, is an alliance
June 15, 2014
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North Korean leader visits east coast military detachment
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid an inspection visit to a front-line east coast military detachment, the country's official news wire said Friday."Kim inspected the Ryo Islet Defense Detachment standing guard over a forward post off the East Coast of Korea," the state-run Korean Central News Agency said, without disclosing the date of the visit, as it often does.The detachment is part of the Large Combined Unit 287 near the country's eastern front line and is responsible for defending the is
June 13, 2014
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U.S. likely to change its top point man on North Korea later this year
The Obama administration is expected to replace Glyn Davies, its top point man on North Korea, in the second half of this year, multiple diplomatic sources said Thursday, as Washington's push for the denuclearization of North Korea shows no signs of moving forward.Chances seem high that Davies, a career diplomat, will be named ambassador to Thailand, according to the sources.He was appointed to the post of special representative for North Korea policy in January 2012 to succeed Stephen Bosworth.
June 13, 2014
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N.K. expanding passenger train lines with China, Russia
North Korea is expanding its passenger train routes to China and Russia, a North Korea website said Thursday, reflecting the communist country’s efforts to attract more foreign travelers.North Korea’s official portal site Naenara disclosed the expansion in its article featuring the country’s international passenger train joint venture, established in April 2012, with Hong Kong.The joint firm is currently operating three passenger train lines linking Pyongyang to China’s Dandong, Beijing and Shen
June 12, 2014