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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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Korea set to finalize medical school expansion plans
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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N. Korean soldier defects after killing two superiors
A North Korean soldier on Saturday crossed the military demarcation line to defect to South Korea after shooting dead two of his superiors, officials at Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.The soldier crossed the border at around 12:06 p.m. and expressed his intention to defect to a nearby guard post just south of the heavily fortified border. He is the first to defect across the MDL since March 2010.“Our border guard found him running toward our guard post near the border. With a loudspeaker, we
Oct. 7, 2012
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Korea renames police academy after late leader Kim Jong-il
(Yonhap) -- North Korea renamed a police university after late leader Kim Jong-il under the direction of his son and current leader Kim Jong-un, state media said Saturday, the first such case since the late leader died in December last year. The People's Security University was renamed "Kim Jong Il People's Security University," according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency. The
Oct. 6, 2012
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N.K. test-fired short-range missile last week: source
North Korea last week test-fired one short-range missile off its west coast a day after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak presided over a meeting of security ministers, a government source said Thursday. North Korea fired a surface-to-ship missile into the Yellow Sea on Sept. 27 and the launch could be related to the security ministers' meeting, the source said on the condition of anonymity. "T
Oct. 4, 2012
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North Korea’s mineral exports jump 33-fold over past decade
North Korea’s exports of mineral resources recorded a 33-fold jump over the past decade with China remaining the biggest importer of the North’s iron ore and coal, a report showed.North Korea’s mineral exports stood at a meager $50 million in 2001, accounting for 7.8 percent of its total exports, according to the report by Seoul’s Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency.The mineral exports soared to $243 million in 2005 and $1.65 billion in 2011, accounting for 59.4 percent of the North’s to
Oct. 3, 2012
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U.S. awaits goodwill signs from N. Korea: State Dept.
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The United States government is still waiting for assurance from North Korea that it is serious about denuclearization, an official said Tuesday.“We are urging restraint, we are calling for the DPRK (North Korea) to take steps to reassure the international community that it is serious about working with us on the denuclearization agenda,” Victoria Nuland, spokeswoman for the State Department, said at a press briefing.She was responding to North Korea’s renewed threats
Oct. 3, 2012
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‘N. Korea’s aged population to double in 40 years’
North Korea’s population of citizens aged 60 or over will double in the next 40 years, a U.N. agency forecast in a new report released Wednesday.The number in the age group will rise by almost two fold from 3.321 million people this year to 6.128 million in 2050, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimated in the report, “Ageing in the Twenty-First Century.”The report expected that the rise will push up the share of aged citizens in the country’s entire population from 13.5 percent to 2
Oct. 3, 2012
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N. Korea unveils late leader’s new statue
North Korea unveiled a new giant statue of its late leader Kim Jong-il on Tuesday at a ceremony held in front of thousands of cheering soldiers, state television showed.The official Korean Central News Agency said the event at the army’s Unit 10215 was attended by senior military and party officials, including parliamentary head Kim Yong-nam, often regarded as a ceremonial head of state.State television footage showed huge balloons with banners floating alongside the bronze statue of the late le
Oct. 3, 2012
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N.K. ups propaganda to sway Seoul election
Election-related coverage in state media jumps 3-fold from five years agoNorth Korea appears to be revving up efforts to influence South Korea’s presidential election through propaganda and possibly provocations in anticipation of a new Seoul government more favorable to its interests.Some experts say escalated inter-Korean tension could fan voter anxiety against a female candidate without military experience while others argue the North will no longer be a factor as voters are mature enough to
Oct. 3, 2012
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U.S. awaits goodwill signs from N. Korea: State Dept.
The United States government is still waiting for an assurance from North Korea that it is serious about denuclearization, an official said Tuesday."We are urging restraint, we are calling for the DPRK (North Korea) to take steps to reassure the international community that it is serious about working with us on the denuclearization agenda," Victoria Nuland, spokeswoman for the State Department, s
Oct. 3, 2012
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At U.N. speech, N. Korean diplomat threatens nuke war on peninsula
A senior North Korean diplomat on Monday warned of a nuclear war on the peninsula, saying it has become the most dangerous zone in the world.Addressing a U.N. General Assembly session under way here, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Pak Kil-yon put the blame on South Korea‘s conservative government of Lee Myung-bak for “the worst” inter-Korean ties.“Since taking office, the current South Korean government led to the worst situations in North-South relations by making all inter-Korean agreement
Oct. 2, 2012
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Kim congratulates 63rd anniversary of Chinese gov 't
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un Monday sent a congratulatory message to Chinese President Hu Jintao on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the foundation of the Chinese government, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported. "We, on behalf of the Workers' Party of Korea and the government and people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,extend a warm congratulations and
Oct. 1, 2012
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Defense Minister warns of unexpected provocations by N. Korea
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin Monday called on South Korean soldiers to prepare for North Korea provoking in other areas than the disputed sea border in the Yellow Sea."North Korea may provoke in a way which we cannot expect, although they are currently focusing on waters (in the Yellow Sea)," Kim told soldiers at a naval command in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.Kim was referring to r
Oct. 1, 2012
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N. Korea refuses to take back remains of its soldiers: lawmaker
South Korea has yet to return more than 600 sets of remains of North Korean soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War amid Pyongyang refusing to accept them, a lawmaker said Monday.South Korea has 614 sets of remains of North Korean soldiers retrieved since 2000, according to figures provided by the Defense Ministry to Rep. Chung Hee-soo of the ruling Saenuri Party.The ministry has excavated 7
Oct. 1, 2012
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Pyongyang blames Seoul for 'touch-and-go' situation on West Sea border
North Korea accused South Korea on Saturday of creating a "touch-and-go" situation along the tense WestSea border, warning that it would retaliate if the South continues to try to keep its "illegal" borderline there.North Korea has threatened unspecified military actions since South Korea's Navy fired warning shots to drive away several North Korean fishing boats that violated the West Sea border,
Sept. 29, 2012
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N. Korea denounces U.S. efforts to end North-Myanmar ties
North Korea denounced on Friday the U.S.'s recent calls on Myanmar to end the Southeast Asian country's ties with the communist North. "After first demanding suspension of military ties, the U.S. now came to openly press Myanmar to end relations with us, branding us as a 'bad friend,'" the North's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said in a dialogue reported by the state-run (North) Korean Centra
Sept. 28, 2012
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N. Korean leader’s aunt ill: reports
Kim Kyong-hui, the aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is reportedly ill and has checked into a hospital in Singapore.Various sources and news media in China and Japan reported that Kim may be in seriously poor health as she has not appeared at events or meetings in the communist state for more than a month.Kim, a secretary of the Worker’s Party, has been playing a key role in mentoring her nephew since he took control of North Korea in December 2011 after his father Kim Jong-il passed away
Sept. 28, 2012
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N. Korean, U.S. envoys hold informal meeting in China: Pyongyang official
A North Korean nuclear envoy said Friday she held an informal meeting with her U.S. counterparts on the sidelines of a security conference here, where long-standing tensions over the North's nuclear ambition top the agenda.Choe Son-hui, the North's deputy chief envoy to the six-party talks, told Yonhap News Agency she met with U.S. representatives on Thursday evening during the two-day Northeast A
Sept. 28, 2012
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Sex workers want anti-sex trade laws scrapped
Workers in the sex industry called Wednesday for the scrapping or revision of anti-sex trafficking laws, saying it restricts their right of sexual autonomy.South Korea has banned the sex trade since two pertinent laws went into effect in 2004, dealing a serious blow to the industry.“Part of the anti-sex trafficking laws about those who sell sex is against the Constitution,” a sex worker said in a news conference in Seoul hosted by their trade association, Hanteo. The clause limits sex workers’ r
Sept. 26, 2012
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DUP lawmaker summoned over nomination scandal
A lawmaker from the main opposition party appeared before Busan prosecutors on Wednesday for questioning over allegations that he bribed his way into parliament.Rep. Choi Dong-ik of the Democratic United Party (DUP) is suspected of giving a total of 70 million won ($62,389) to former DUP lawmaker Jang Hyang-sook over three different occasions between March and April of this year, prosecutors said.The money was allegedly given in return for her help in securing a proportional representative ticke
Sept. 26, 2012
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Navy hosts Asia-Pacific submarine conference
The Navy said Wednesday it is hosting an international conference on submarine operations for the first time.Officials from 19 submarine-operating nations, such as the United States, China, Russia and Britain, are attending the 12th Asia-Pacific Submarine Conference that got under way Wednesday in Busan and at the Jinhae naval base on the southern coast for a three-day run, the Navy said.Japan also sent a five-member delegation to the meeting, it said.It is the first time South Korea’s Navy has
Sept. 26, 2012