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South Korea unveils W26tr support program for chip industry
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N. Korea's Kim leads key military meet, artillery drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has carried out a rash of visits to military installations and chaired a meeting of senior figures in the armed forces, state media said Sunday, amid global unease over a possible nuclear test.The announcement by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) comes the day after U.S. President Barack Obama lambasted the North as a "pariah" and said any atomic blast would lead to "more isolation".After a series of visits to observe army drills over the last few days, Kim pr
April 27, 2014
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New pictures confirm North Korea nuclear activity
A North Korean nuclear test within days "cannot be ruled out" analysts said Saturday, after new satellite imagery showed heightened activity at the test site.The report by the Institute for Science and International Security chimes with other findings and suggests Pyongyang is moving towards an underground detonation.Pictures taken on Friday -- the first day of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to neighbouring South Korea -- show an increase in movement near one entrance to a tunnel."The image
April 26, 2014
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N. Korea says it's detaining another American man
North Korea has detained a 24-year-old American man for improper behavior while he was being processed to enter the country as a tourist, state media reported Saturday.The official Korean Central News Agency identified the man as Miller Matthew Todd _ possibly putting his surname first _ and said he entered the country on April 10 with a tourist visa, but tore it up and shouted that he wanted to seek asylum. The brief report said he chose the North “as a shelter.”It said he was detained for “gro
April 26, 2014
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N. Korean boats violate western sea border ahead of Obama visit
Two North Korean patrol boats crossed the western maritime border and retreated early Friday, the South Korean military said, just hours before U.S. President Barack Obama is due to arrive in South Korea for an official visit.The fishery inspection vessels came 1 nautical mile south of the maritime boundary, called the Northern Limit Line, in the Yellow Sea and retreated after the South Korean Navy broadcast several warnings and fired warning shots between 4:35 a.m. and 5:03 a.m., the Joint Chie
April 25, 2014
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China warns against 'chaos' over anticipated N. Korean nuclear
China said Thursday that it will not permit chaos on its doorstep, in another thinly-veiled warning to its wayward ally North Korea amid indications that the North is technically ready to conduct a fresh nuclear test. "Peace and stability is in the immediate interests of China. We will by no means allow war or chaos to occur on our doorstep," China's foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters, when asked about the possibility of a fourth nuclear test by North Korea. The comments by Qin e
April 24, 2014
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France concerned about N. Korea's nuclear test possibility: Senate speaker
France is very much concerned about the possibility of North Korea conducting its fourth nuclear test, the visiting speaker of the French Senate was quoted as saying Thursday.Sen. Jean-Pierre Bel made the remark during a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye after Park said it is a serious matter for North Korea to threaten a nuclear test and show signs of actual preparations, according to a statement from Park's office.Bel also said the entire international community is concerned ab
April 24, 2014
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N. Korea seems prepared for nuke test at any time: FM
North Korea appears technically ready to conduct its fourth nuclear test any time once a political decision is made, South Korea's foreign minister said Thursday.Concerns have been growing since Pyongyang threatened to conduct a "new form" of nuclear test late last month. South Korean officials are on alert after detecting "increased activity" at North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site in its mountainous northeastern region close to its border with China and Russia.North Korea has so far carr
April 24, 2014
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N. Korea nuclear threats to top agenda for Park's talks with Obama
Nuclear threats from North Korea, including the possibility of an additional nuclear test, will be a key topic when President Park Geun-hye holds talks with U.S. President Barack Obama later this week, an official said Thursday.Obama is scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Friday for a two-day visit amid growing concerns that Pyongyang could conduct its fourth nuclear test. South Korean officials have cited intelligence showing that all technical preparations have been completed at the Punggye-ri tes
April 24, 2014
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Park asks Xi to prevent N.K. nuclear test
President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to persuade North Korea not to conduct a nuclear test amid growing concerns that Pyongyang may push ahead with a fourth atomic test ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Asia.During a phone call between the two leaders, Park made the request and stressed that another nuclear test by the North would change the security landscape in Northeast Asia, her office said.“President Park told Xi that an additional nuclear te
April 23, 2014
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Einhorn urges China role in N.K. sanctions
Despite the increasingly powerful international sanctions against North Korea, China should play a greater role in boosting their effectiveness and curbing the Kim Jong-un regime’s nuclear ambitions, a former key U.S. administration official said Wednesday. Robert Einhorn, who served as special advisor for nonproliferation and arms control to the U.S. Secretary of State and as a coordinator for Iran and North Korea sanctions until last year, also raised the need for strong punishment if the comm
April 23, 2014
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Park asks China to help dissuade N. Korea from nuclear test
South Korean President Park Geun-hye asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help persuade North Korea not to carry out a nuclear test, her office said Wednesday, a day after Seoul reported increased activity at the North's nuclear test site.Park made the request when she spoke by phone with Xi on Wednesday morning, saying an additional nuclear test by the North would fundamentally change the security landscape in Northeast Asia as it would spark an arms race and a "nuclear domino" effect in the r
April 23, 2014
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U.S. notes possibility of N. Korean nuke test any time
While South Korea's military made public some sensitive intelligence on North Korea's activity at its nuclear test site, the U.S. government maintained a cautious approach, at least outwardly.Speaking formally to reporters, U.S. officials did not rule out the possibility of another nuclear test by the unpredictable communist regime.But they would not reveal specific information."North Korea has a history of taking provocative action and we are always mindful of the possibility that such an actio
April 23, 2014
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S. Korea's railway chief apparently in N. Korea
The head of South Korea's railway company apparently arrived in North Korea on Tuesday for a conference meant to boost international cooperation between railway operators.Choi Yeon-hye, president and CEO of the Korea Railroad Corp., is included in an international delegation of rail officials scheduled to attend a meeting of the Organization for Cooperation between Railways set for April 24-28.The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported that the delegation arrived in Pyongyang in a
April 23, 2014
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N.K. nuke test site shows more signs of activity
North Korea has stepped up activity at its nuclear site, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, in a fresh sign that the communist country may push ahead with a fourth atomic test in breach of international resolutions. Concerns have been growing since Pyongyang threatened a “new form of nuclear test” late last month in protest against the U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of its test-firing of ballistic missiles. Though no signs were spotted of an impending underground explosion, the ministr
April 22, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] [Photo News] Rest in peace
April 22, 2014
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N. Korea bashes South's lawmaker over ferry disaster remarks
North Korea lambasted the South's ruling party lawmaker Tuesday for his attempt to capitalize on last week's deadly sinking of a passenger ferry to create anti-Pyongyang moods. Rep. Han Ki-ho of the ruling Saenuri Party has come under fire for his divisive Facebook post on Sunday at a time when the entire nation should focus on searching those missing after the ferry Sewol sank off South Korea's southwestern island of Jindo on Wednesday. Pointing to the North's indirect criticism of Seoul for it
April 22, 2014
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N.K. leader guides flight training against Seoul-Washington air drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has guided a flight training of its air force unit, the North's state media reported Tuesday, seen in response to the ongoing Seoul-Washington air exercises. During his visit to the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force Unit 188 on Monday, the leader gave an order to start the training "to defend the country," the North's Korean Central News Agency said in an English dispatch.Watching the flying corps' performance "to mercilessly blow up the citadel of enemi
April 22, 2014
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White House: NK nuke test threat shows it's not serious on dialogue
White House officials said Monday North Korea's threat of another nuclear test will do little to change Washington's approach toward the communist regime, as it only demonstrates lack of its willingness for meaningful talks.They said North Korea should discontinue a pattern of provocative steps if it wants dialogue."Given the recent North Korean statements threatening new type of nuclear tests, new type of missile tests, it's clear that North Korea is not signaling any interest in what we would
April 22, 2014
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KORAIL chief in Beijing on way to North Korea
BEIJING (Yonhap) ― The chief of South Korea’s state-run railway company arrived in Beijing on Monday en route to North Korea, saying she was considering taking a train to Pyongyang from the Chinese capital. Choi Yeon-hye, president and CEO of the Korea Railroad Corp., and four other officials made a stopover in Beijing to get visas from the North Korean Embassy here. The rare visit by Choi is for attending a meeting of the Organization for Co-Operation between Railways set for April 24-28.The ra
April 21, 2014
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N.K. nuclear site shows increased activities
North Korea has increased activities at its underground nuclear site, military sources said Monday, in what could be preparations for another atomic test ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s upcoming Asia trip.“The Punggye-ri nuclear test site has shown increased movement of vehicles and forces compared to the past,” a senior military official said, asking for anonymity. “South Korean and U.S. forces have been closely monitoring the latest development to detect signs of another test.” The late
April 21, 2014