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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Ador CEO's dismissal to be decided on last day of May
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[Graphic News] Beer the most favored alcoholic drink by Koreans
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Science Ministry expresses regret over Japan’s pressure on Naver
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Haeundae Beach to become sand art museum in late May
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Hostilities get out of hand as YouTuber murders another outside courthouse
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Medical professors set to take day off amid protracted walkouts by junior doctors
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Police officer jumps barefoot into drainage tunnel to save man
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Yoon interacts with public for 1st time since election defeat
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Lee Sun-kyun's posthumuous film to hit theaters in August
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Businessman fined W1m over rail project in North Korea
South Korea has fined a businessman 1 million won ($977) for making an unauthorized contact with North Koreans over a project to build a high-speed railway and a parallel road in North Korea, an official said Tuesday.The unification ministry imposed the administrative penalties in March on the businessman, identified only by his last name Kim, for meeting with North Koreans in China in December for the project, the ministry official said.South Koreans are required to win the government's approva
May 13, 2014
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N. Korea should disappear: Seoul spokesman
Seoul’s Defense Ministry spokesperson Kim Min-seok lashed out Monday at Pyongyang for its repeated denial of responsibility for sending spy drones to South Korea, arguing that the communist state was not a legitimate state.In an unusually strong tone, Kim also said the North that has repeatedly lied to the world should disappear quickly.His remarks came a day after Pyongyang repeated that Seoul’s conclusion that the three drones, found in South Korea’s border regions in March and April, originat
May 12, 2014
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N.K. urges U.S. not to side with S. Korea over drone findings
North Korea has called on the United States not to side with South Korea over the findings of a probe into three drones found crashed near the inter-Korean border.The North‘s army mission at the border village of Panmunjeom on Sunday accused the U.S. of echoing South Korea’s conclusion that North Korea is behind the rudimentary drones that were found in the South in recent weeks.“If Washington pays heed only to what its stooges trumpet, it is bound to be accused of being a senile grandfather try
May 12, 2014
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Speculation rises over standing of N. Korea’s former No. 2 man
Speculation is growing over the political status of Choe Ryong-hae, who had been deemed North Korea’s second-most influential man, as his coveted military post was taken over by a newly emerged figure, though he still appears to boast formidable power in public. The rise of Hwang Pyong-so, the new director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People’s Army, sparked a flurry of rumors and analyses that portrayed Choe as the target of a new purge. The announcement marked the latest in a s
May 12, 2014
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North Korea defends racist attacks on Obama
North Korea on Monday defended recent racist attacks on U.S. President Barack Obama by its citizens and officials, calling them "a proper reaction" to slander by the American leader.The North's Foreign Ministry said Obama's comments critical of North Korea during his recent trip to Seoul were "an unpardonable insult" to its people and their resentment at the U.S. is running high."The resentment expressed by individuals of (North Korea) at Obama recently was a proper reaction to him who malignant
May 12, 2014
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South Korea, China to hold high-level security talks this month
South Korea and China plan to hold high-level security talks in Beijing later this month, a diplomatic source with knowledge of the matter said Monday, as Seoul seeks to persuade Beijing to do more in dissuading North Korea from conducting its fourth nuclear test. South Korea's Presidential Security Adviser Kim Jang-soo is scheduled to visit Beijing and hold talks with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, China's top foreign policymaker, in the fourth week of this month, the source said on the c
May 12, 2014
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U.S. activist on North Korea wins ticket for November congressional election
Suzanne Scholte, a well-known U.S. activist on the North Korean human rights problem, has become a Republican candidate for November's congressional election, according to her campaign website.She will take on Democrat incumbent Gerry Connolly seeking a fourth term in the House to represent Virginia's 11th district where there are relatively many Korean-American residents. "This is time for all of us to come together to preserve what makes America the greatest nation on earth, our Constitution,
May 12, 2014
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N. Korea again denies S. Korea's accusation of drone incursions
Pyongyang on Sunday again denied its involvement in, and called for a joint probe into, the deployment of small drones found crashed near the inter-Korean border, which Seoul has said were sent from North Korea.The denial came three days after Seoul's defense ministry said the three crude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were sent from North Korea, based on an analysis of the drones' global positioning system data. A team of experts from South Korea and the United States found that the drones' de
May 11, 2014
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North Korea threatens to respond mercilessly to South Korean, U.S. provocations
North Korea on Saturday warned it will respond mercilessly to all South Korean and U.S. provocations related to its recent artillery and missile firing exercises.The Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, said in an article picked up in Seoul that its military exercises were legitimate preparations to defend itself from outside aggression. It said any moves to challenge such rights can only be seen as moves to crush the country."Any such provocations will be dealt with in
May 10, 2014
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North Korean leader, wife attend air force test event
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju attended a combat flight contest at an air force base in the western region of the country, the communist country's media said Saturday.The Korean Central News Agency report monitored in Seoul said the contest was held for commanding officers of North Korea's Air Force and Anti-Air Force of the Korean People's Army.Kim said the event, held at an undisclosed air field, was aimed at building organizational strength and personal initiative.He g
May 10, 2014
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North Korea unleashes racist slurs against Obama
After bombarding South Korea's female president with sexist invectives, North Korea's state news agency has fired off racist insults against President Barack Obama that U.S. officials condemn as "disgusting."North Korea is notorious for inflammatory, warlike rhetoric against its rivals South Korea and the U.S. but had rarely used racial slurs in its verbal attacks. Pyongyang's tone has grown angrier in recent weeks as it threatens to conduct a fourth nuclear test.In a lengthy May 2 dispatch rele
May 10, 2014
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[Graphic News] North Korean infant mortality surges to 3.3 percent
North Korea’s infant mortality rate topped 33 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2012, a study showed Thursday, reflecting the country’s chronic food shortages and lack of widespread, adequate health care services. The finding resulted from analyzing nutrition surveys conducted jointly by the Pyongyang government and international organizations from 1998-2012. Lee Joung-hee, a professor at Kyonggi University’s graduate school of education in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, released the work in Review of
May 8, 2014
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Pyongyang denounces Park’s unification policy
North Korea lashed out at South Korean President Park Geun-hye Thursday for her policy on unification with Pyongyang.She has made strong pitches for unification in recent months, saying unification would be a “jackpot.” Park’s office also used the word “bonanza” because the word “jackpot” could be seen as being associated with gambling.The North’s main newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, blasted Park’s catchphrase of the “unification jackpot,” calling it “a heinous doctrine of confrontation” and “a do
May 8, 2014
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Tensions will grow without 6-party talks: pro-Pyongyang media
A failure to revive the long-stalled six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program would aggravate the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, a pro-North Korea newspaper said Thursday, as South Korea remained on watch for another nuclear test by the regime. The United States is provoking Pyongyang with its continued military exercises on the peninsula and hegemonic strategies, according to an article carried by Choson Sinbo, published by North Korean nationals residing in
May 8, 2014
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Development at North Korea nuke test site furthers concerns
The U.S. has spotted a tarpaulin over a tunnel entrance at North Korea’s nuclear test site, a news report said Tuesday, adding to concerns that Pyongyang is preparing a fourth nuclear weapons test. The tarp was spotted by a spy satellite late last week at the nuclear site in the northeastern town of Punggye, CNN quoted a senior Washington official as saying. A similar cover was used ahead of the North’s third detonation in February 2013, in an apparent attempt to hide the atomic device during it
May 7, 2014
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Seoul may reduce civilian control area south of DMZ
The defense ministry is considering reducing the civilian control area south of the Demilitarized Zone and easing regulations on other military reservation zones for the convenience of residents, a senior official said Wednesday.The latest move, part of President Park Geun-hye’s deregulation initiative, is aimed at making it easier for residents to exercise their land and property rights, officials said. “We are reviewing ways to reduce or scrap some military reservation zones and adjust the civ
May 7, 2014
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4 out of 10 S. Koreans unwilling to shoulder unification cost: poll
Four out of 10 South Koreans are unwilling to shoulder the economic burden of potential unification with North Korea, a poll showed Wednesday.The survey of 1,001 people nationwide found that 44.3 percent of the respondents said they have no desire to pay a dime while 31.9 percent said they are willing to pay less than 50,000 won ($48) per year as costs of unification.It also showed that 11.7 percent said they are willing to pay between 50,000 won and 100,000 won per year as costs of unification.
May 7, 2014
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Park’s North Korea policies face headwinds
From “trustpolitik” to the Dresden declaration, President Park Geun-hye’s signature North Korea initiatives face strong headwinds as the defiant neighbor ratchets up threats of another nuclear test and criticism against her administration. While adopting a dual-track approach of reengagement and deterrence shortly after taking office, Park launched a campaign for unification as the centerpiece of her term’s second year, saying it would present a “bonanza” to all Koreans and a chance for the unif
May 6, 2014
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N.K. rations 420g of food to each person in April
North Korea doled out 420 grams of food to each person per day in April, the same amount as in the previous month, a news report said Tuesday.Citing the U.N. World Food Program’s office in Pyongyang, the Washington-based Radio Free Asia reported that last month’s daily food ration per capita was unchanged from March though the North marked the 102 birthday of Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country and grandfather of current leader Kim Jong-un. The founding father died in 1994, and his bir
May 6, 2014
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N. Korea, China simplify border-crossing for Chinese tourists
North Korea and China have simplified border-crossing procedures for Chinese tourists traveling to the North, China's state media reported Monday, in another sign that Pyongyang is eager to boost tourism income. The move allows Chinese people who take tours from China's border cities in Jilin and Liaoning provinces to get a "travel pass" to North Korea within 24 hours, compared with the previous two days, the state-run China Daily reported. The report did not elaborate when the simplified proced
May 5, 2014