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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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Ministry, firms at odds over Gaeseong
The Unification Ministry is at odds with companies running plants in Gaeseong after allegations that it rejected Pyongyang’s offer to allow their access to the suspended industrial park to retrieve their goods. A total of 243 employees from 103 businesses submitted a request to cross the border on Thursday to ship out raw and subsidiary materials and finished products left there since their own withdrawal in late April. Democratic Party lawmaker Hong Ihk-pyo said Wednesday that North Korea had e
May 22, 2013
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Hawkish former minister named N.K. chief of staff
Former North Korean armed forces minister Kim Kyok-sik has been posted as chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army, a media report monitored in Seoul said Wednesday.The appointment was confirmed by the Korean Central Television station, which said Kim was one of the dignitaries present at the airport for Choe Ryong-hae’s visit to China as the special envoy of the North Korean leader. The report only gave Kim’s title and did not say when he was appointed.The 75-year-old held the sam
May 22, 2013
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N.K. leader sends envoy to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday sent a special envoy to Beijing in an apparent effort to mend fences with its ally ahead of China’s summits next month with the U.S. and South Korea.Choe Ryong-hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the North’s Korean People’s Army, flew to Beijing ― the first high-level visit since Jang Song-thaek, the vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, went there in August.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported that Cho
May 22, 2013
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Seoul, Washington differ on N.K. launches
The Pentagon on Monday appeared to play down North Korea’s six short-range projectile launches over the past three days, describing tensions on the Korean Peninsula as relatively low.Pentagon spokesman George Little acknowledged U.S. concerns that the launches could be construed that way but said, “I’m not ready to make the call yet.”North Korea test-fired a long-range rocket in December, a move that critics said was designed to test technology for an intercontinental ballistic missile.The North
May 21, 2013
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U.S. not overreacting to N. Korea's missile launches
The Pentagon sought Monday to play down a stream of North Korean short-range missile launches, saying tensions on the peninsula are low compared with "a few months ago."The U.S. military also announced a plan to test-fire a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile this week, a move that it delayed last month amid worries over Pyongyang's provocations.Speaking to reporters, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said, "We have noticed broadly that North Korea has ratcheted back its provoc
May 21, 2013
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North Korea fires another projectile
North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into the East Sea Monday for the third consecutive day, drawing sharp criticism from Seoul for increasing military tensions again on the peninsula.The North’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, a propaganda agency, claimed the launches were part of its regular military drills.Pyongyang fired one projectile between 11 a.m. and noon, and another between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense said.The launch came after it
May 20, 2013
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N. Korea launches short-range missile into East Sea for third day
North Korea fired another short-range missile into the East Sea on Monday, marking the third straight day of launches, South Korea's defense ministry said."North Korea again launched what appears to be a KN-02 short-range missile," said a ministry official. "We are closely watching the movements of the North's military in case of further launches."Monday's launch occurred between 11 a.m. and noon.North Korea has launched a total of five short-range missiles in the past three days, including thre
May 20, 2013
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N. Korea yet to develop large-caliber rocket launchers: Seoul
North Korea has yet to finish developing 300-millimeter-caliber multiple rocket launchers, South Korea's defense ministry said Monday, following the North's provocative launches of missiles and artillery shells over the weekend. North Korea fired a short-range projectile into the East Sea on Sunday, a day after shooting three other similar projectiles, presumed by Seoul to be missiles or rockets, off the Korean Peninsula's east coast in defiance of the international community's warnings against
May 20, 2013
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Unification minister urges North to stop provocations
South Korea's unification minister called on North Korea Monday to drop provocative actions and come to the bargaining table to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula.The North fired a short-range missile into the East Sea on Sunday, a day after shooting three short-range projectiles, presumed by Seoul to be missiles or artillery shells, off the Korean Peninsula's east coast in defiance of the international community's warnings against hostile actions."North Korea should end its repetition of c
May 20, 2013
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Seoul berates Pyongyang for trying to ‘divide public’
Seoul on Sunday upbraided Pyongyang for trying to divide the South Korean public and shift the blame onto it for the suspended industrial park in Gaeseong, saying that North Korea warped the facts by claiming it earlier proposed dialogue on its own.Rebuffing Seoul’s third overture on Wednesday for working-level talks about South Korean firms’ raw materials and finished products left behind in the park, Pyongyang claimed it made the offer on May 3.On Friday and Saturday, the North faxed a documen
May 19, 2013
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Japan envoy’s N. Korea visit raises eyebrows
An adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended a visit to North Korea last Friday but did not give details of his talks with leaders in Pyongyang, as Seoul expressed discomfort toward the surprise trip, while Washington sidestepped questions about its stance.Isao Iijima’s three-day visit came amid a slight easing of tension on the Korean Peninsula after weeks of threats from the North aimed at Washington, Seoul and Tokyo. Japan has not disclosed the purpose of Iijima’s trip. “I had serio
May 19, 2013
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N.K. bashes Seoul for negative comments on Japan official’s Pyongyang visit
North Korea slammed South Korea on Saturday for making critical comments on a Japanese official’s recent visit to Pyongyang, calling it an “unprecedented precipitancy.”Isao Lijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, returned to Tokyo Friday after a surprise four-day visit to North Korea. In Pyongyang, he met with high-ranking officials, including Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly. Little has been known about the purpose of Lijima’s trip, but
May 19, 2013
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N.K. replaces vice minister of defense
North Korea has appointed a new vice defense minister, a report showed Friday, in what appeared to be an ongoing reshuffle of the communist country’s military personnel.Jon Chang-bok, who was promoted to colonel general in 2010, accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on a field guidance trip to a food processing plant as the first vice minister of the People’s Armed Forces, the North’s Korean Central News Agency said in the report, monitored in Seoul.The People’s Armed Forces is the equival
May 19, 2013
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‘U.S. envoy on N.K. human rights cancels trip to Seoul’
Robert King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, has canceled his trip to South Korea, diplomatic sources said Sunday.Multiple sources said King, who had been scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Sunday, has abruptly called off his trip without giving a reason.King had been set to spend five days in South Korea and meet with officials from the foreign ministry and other government agencies for talks on North Korean human rights issues. King had also been slated to give speeches at c
May 19, 2013
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U.N. probe into N.K human rights first of its kind
An independent U.N. body’s investigation into North Korea’s human rights abuses will provide the first look into problems in a country during peacetime, rather than during conflict, a senior South Korean diplomat said Sunday.Choi Seok-young, South Korean ambassador to Geneva, said the Commission of Inquiry by the U.N. Human Rights Council will investigate “grave, organized and systematic human rights violations” and will hold the leadership in the violating country accountable for such abuses.Th
May 19, 2013
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N.K. ratchets up tension again
North Korea fired what appeared to be four short-range guided missiles into the East Sea over the weekend, ratcheting up tension that had seemed to have deescalated amid South Korea’s repeated overtures for dialogue.Experts said the surprise launches appeared intended to show Pyongyang’s discontent over the recent Korea-U.S. summit during which Presidents Park Geun-hye and Barack Obama repeated their resolve not to tolerate the North’s provocations.The North fired one device between 3 p.m. and 4
May 19, 2013
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N. Korea fires short-range missile into sea for 2nd day: official
North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, a Seoul military official said, a day after firing three short-range guided missiles off the Korean Peninsula's east coast. North Korea fired the missile Sunday afternoon, the official said on the condition of anonymity, adding that the missile was fired in a northeasterly direction, away from South Korea. "Following yesterday, North Korea launched one short-range missile into the East Sea this afternoon," the official said.Sho
May 19, 2013
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S. Korea condemns N.K. run of provocations, urges dialogue
South Korea on Sunday condemned North Korea's recent series of provocations and urged the communist state to engage in dialogue to resolve a standoff over an inter-Korean industrial zone.In a statement, Kim Hyung-suk, spokesman for the unification ministry, defined Pyongyang's provocative actions as "deplorable" and called on the North to "act responsibly" in the international community.The ministry's statement came one day after the North fired three short-range missiles into the sea off its ea
May 19, 2013
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N.Korea bashes Seoul for negative comments on Japan official's Pyongyang visit
North Korea slammed South Korea on Saturday for making critical comments on a Japanese official’s recent visit to Pyongyang, calling it an “unprecedented precipitancy.” Isao Lijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, returned to Tokyo Friday after a surprise four-day visit to North Korea. In Pyongyang, he met with high-ranking officials, including Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People‘s Assembly. Little has been known about the purpose of Lijima’s trip, b
May 19, 2013
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N. Korea launches three short-range missiles
North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, the South Korea's Ministry of Defense confirmed.The ministry said it detected two launches fired in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon. South Korea and its allies have been expecting some sort of North Korean missile launch during months of heightened hostility on the Korean peninsula. It has been reported that the North moved two mid-range Musudan missiles in ea
May 18, 2013