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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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N. Korea-Japan talks enter 2nd day with few signs of progress
High-level officials from North Korea and Japan were to hold their second day of talks in Beijing on Monday, with the Pyongyang delegate hinting that they made little headway in putting the abduction issue on the agenda.North Korea and Japan started the two-day talks on Sunday, the first of their kind since November 2012, led by Song Il-ho, the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing relations with Japan, and Junichi Ihara, chief of the Asian and Oceanian affairs bureau at Japan's forei
March 31, 2014
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N. Korea prepares large-scale fire power drill
North Korea has recently moved troops and artillery weapons near the capital city of Pyongyang, in a move believed to be preparation for a large-scale fire power drill, a military source said Monday.The North Korean military has been conducting the winter exercise since early December, firing off a spate of rockets and missiles, and conducting infiltration drills near the border. Amid the ongoing training, North Korean forces and artillery pieces have moved to Mirim Airport near Pyongyang, where
March 31, 2014
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N. Korea warns of new type of nuclear test
North Korea on Sunday warned of a “new type of nuclear test” to further strengthen its nuclear deterrence, protesting the U.N. Security Council’s denunciation of Pyongyang’s firing of ballistic missiles last week.Last Thursday, the UNSC issued its verbal condemnation, saying Pyongyang violated its resolutions banning any launches using ballistic missile technology. It also said it would continue to consult on an “appropriate response.”“(We) will not rule out carrying out a new type of nuclear te
March 30, 2014
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N. Korea, Japan start first high-level talks in a year
BEIJING (Yonhap) ― North Korea and Japan resumed their first high-level talks in more than a year on Sunday, with the North’s chief delegate calling for a “candid and serious attitude” for discussions expected to focus on the North’s abduction of more than a dozen Japanese nationals decades ago.The two-day talks, the first of their kind since November 2012, started at the North Korean Embassy here, led by Song Il-ho, the North Korean ambassador handling relations with Japan, and Junichi Ihara, c
March 30, 2014
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Uncertainty lingers over Park’s Dresden proposals
Uncertainty is lingering over whether President Park Geun-hye’s proposals to bolster humanitarian aid to North Korea and bilateral exchanges will lead to a turnaround in the strained ties, given high military tensions and mutual distrust.After Park’s announcement of the proposals on Friday in Dresden, Germany, Seoul is poised to hold consultations among related government agencies to formulate a plan to put them into practice.But Pyongyang has yet to officially respond to the proposals. Instead,
March 30, 2014
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N. Korea threatens 'new form' of nuclear test
North Korea threatened Sunday to carry out a "new form" of nuclear test in response to a U.N. condemnation of the North's recent ballistic missile launches.North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, drawing international condemnation for its violation of relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions.The Security Council condemned the launches the following day, saying it was considering an "appropriate response". It stopped short of issuing a formal
March 30, 2014
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N.K. leader's sister serving as chief of staff: source
The younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been assisting her brother as his chief of staff since last year, a source familiar with North Korean affairs said Sunday.Kim Yo-jung, 27, was appointed chief secretary of the ruling Workers' Party in the first half of last year, a post equivalent to South Korea's presidential chief of staff, the source said, asking that he not be identified.The chief secretary does not take part in policy decisions but is in charge of purchasing and prov
March 30, 2014
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N.K. imports more cargo machinery as it develops port for Russia project: report
North Korea has visibly increased imports of cargo-handling machinery from Russia, a possible sign that the two countries are stepping up economic cooperation in developing a strategically located North Korean port, a trade agency report issued in Seoul showed Sunday.Russia exported $21.16 million's worth of jib cranes, machinery used mostly for cargo handling at ports, to North Korea last year, accounting for nearly 22 percent of its total exports to the North, according to the report by the Ko
March 30, 2014
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N. Korea's U.N. envoy dismisses possibility of talks with U.S.
North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Nations on Saturday dismissed the possibility of talks with the United States, saying Washington is not showing sincerity about holding dialogue.Ri Tong-il's remarks come amid a flurry of diplomacy over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. During a summit last week, the leaders of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan agreed to urge the communist nation to give up all of its nuclear programs in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner."It's the U.S
March 30, 2014
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N. Korea calls for 'candid, serious' talks with Japan
North Korea and Japan resumed their first high-level talks in more than a year on Sunday, with the North's chief delegate calling for a "candid and serious attitude" for discussions expected to focus on the North's abduction of more than a dozen Japanese nationals decades ago.The two-day talks, the first of their kind since November 2012, started at the North Korean Embassy here, led by Song Il-ho, the North Korean ambassador handling relations with Japan, and Junichi Ihara, chief of the Asian a
March 30, 2014
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N. Korea, Russia to discuss supporting Moscow firms' advance into Kaesong park
North Korea and Russia have agreed to boost economic ties by pushing for trilateral projects involving South Korea, including a plan to support Russian companies' entry into an inter-Korean industrial complex, a media report said Saturday.The agreement between the two was made earlier this week when Russia's Far East Development Minister Alexander Galushka visited the North for a five-day run until Friday to explore ways to boost bilateral economic cooperation, according to the Russian news agen
March 29, 2014
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N. Korea bashes South for breaking promise by releasing leaflets
North Korea continued its criticism of South Korea on Saturday for allegedly sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets into its territory, while remaining mum on Seoul's proposals for expanded inter-Korean cooperation.An unidentified spokesman for the North's delegation to the inter-Korean high-level contact issued a statement that accused the South Korean government of disseminating leaflets critical of its regime, according to the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).Earlier this week, the reclusiv
March 29, 2014
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N. Korea threatens to make S. Korea pay dear price
North Korea threatened on Friday to settle scores with South Korea over what it claims were atrocities against North Korean fishermen by the South Korean Navy.The move came hours after South Korea repatriated three North Korean fishermen and their boat, which crossed the western maritime border due to an engine failure.The South Korean Navy captured the fishing boat that sailed into South Korean waters Thursday evening after its repeated warnings to retreat back to the North's waters.The South K
March 28, 2014
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Full text of Park's speech on N. Korea
Following is the full text of South Korean President Park Geun-hye's speech in the former East German city of Dresden on Friday. The address was titled, "An Initiative for Peaceful Unification on the Korean Peninsula. Dresden - beyond division, toward integration." -- Ed. Professor Hans Mueller-Steinhagen, former Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere, students and faculty members of the Dresden University of Technology, ladies and gentlemen. It is my great pleasure to visit this esteemed German
March 28, 2014
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FMD spreads fast in N. Korea, infects cows near border: report
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has determined that a recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in North Korea has spread fast, infecting four cows near the border with South Korea, a U.S. radio report said Friday.North Korea reported the latest outbreak of FMD to the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health in early January. The country's media later reported that 360 pigs had died from the disease and some 2,900 had been culled as a preventive measure to stop it
March 28, 2014
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Park to deliver landmark speech on N. Korea
South Korean President Park Geun-hye is set to deliver a speech on North Korea in the former East German city of Dresden on Friday amid expectations the address would crystallize her vision for unification with the communist nation.Park was scheduled to make the speech at the Dresden University of Technology after receiving an honorary doctorate from the school. Speculation has been rife that Park could unveil a new vision for unification with North Korea that could be called either the "Dresden
March 28, 2014
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U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea missile launch
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile tests and agreed to quickly consult on an appropriate response, its rotating president said "Security Council members condemn this launch as a violation of Security Council resolutions," Luxembourg's ambassador Sylvie Lucas told reporters after a closed-door debate of less than an hour.The condemnation did not amount to a formal statement from the 15-member council. Instead Lucas said members had requested tha
March 28, 2014
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S. Korea seizes N. Korean fishing boat that violated sea
South Korea seized a North Korean fishing boat that crossed over the sea demarcation line that separates the two Koreas in the Yellow Sea, the military said Thursday. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the single boat crossed over the Northern Limit Line (NLL) at 5:26 p.m. and sailed 1.8 km into South Korean-controlled waters. It was seized, along with its three crew, at around 8 p.m. after it failed to heed warnings by a Navy patrol boat that included four verbal orders to retreat
March 27, 2014
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U.N. Security Council to meet on N. Korean missile test-firing
The U.N. Security Council will meet on Thursday to formulate its response to North Korea’s launch of ballistic missiles which breached its resolutions and prompted international criticism, Seoul officials said. The closed-door meeting is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, between the representatives of 15 member countries of the council. It came at the request of the United States.North Korea fired two midrange ballistic missiles into the East Sea Wednesday in an apparent show of force again
March 27, 2014
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S.Korea fires warning shots at N. Korea fishing boat
A South Korean naval ship fired warning shots Thursday to chase away a North Korean fishing boat intruding into southern waters across the disputed Yellow Sea border, military officials said. The vessel sailed a nautical mile into the southern side of the sea boundary at 5:26 pm (0826 GMT), prompting a South Korean patrol ship to take action, the South's defence ministry said. "Our side fired warning shots as the North Korean vessel ignored repeated warnings to retreat," a ministry spokes
March 27, 2014