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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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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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Samsung expected to introduce new Exynos processor in next Galaxy series
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US Air Force blames power loss, weather for F-16 crash in S. Korea in May 2023
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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N. Korea revs up diplomacy to solidify power of young leader: analyst
After an apparent completion of the hurried power transition to young leader Kim Jong-un recently, North Korea is revving up its diplomacy with China and Southeast Asian nations to solidify the standing of the new leader, an analyst said Sunday. Kim, who is believed to be in his late 20s, took the helm of North Korea about six months ago, following the death of his father and longtime ruler Kim Jo
June 17, 2012
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North Korea names new strategic rocket commander
North Korea reportedly appointed Kim Rok-gyom, a two-star army general, as the commander of its strategic rocket unit ahead of its ruling Worker’s Party’s representatives’ meeting in April.During the party conference, Kim, along with other military leaders loyal to the North’s fledgling leader Kim Jong-un, was picked as a member of the party’s Central Military Commission. Since the death of longtime strongman Kim Jong-il last December, the commission has emerged as the country’s core military po
June 14, 2012
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U.S. raises concerns with China over alleged missile ties with N. Korea
The United States government said Wednesday it has conveyed worries to China over its alleged missile cooperation with North Korea."I will say that we have raised our own concerns with China about allegations that Chinese entities have assisted the DPRK (North Korea) missile program," Victoria Nuland, spokeswoman for the State Department, said at a press briefing.She said the U.S. took issue with
June 14, 2012
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China conducts river-crossing drill on N.K. border
DANDONG, China (Yonhap News) -- More than 100 Chinese soldiers took part in a river-crossing exercise on its Yalu River border with North Korea Tuesday, renewing speculation the Chinese military is preparing to defend against any influx of North Korean refugees following possible regime collapse in Pyongyang.Uniformed soldiers wearing orange life vests could be seen building and rebuilding about a dozen pontoon bridges at various points along the Yalu River, which separates China and North Korea
June 13, 2012
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Western coastal area plagued by drought
North Korea’s western coastal area has been seriously affected by lingering drought that started in late April, its official media reported, citing the lowest precipitation in a century.In a dispatch from Pyongyang on Tuesday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that 1 to 5 mm of rainfall has been reported in some parts of Pyongyang City, South Phyongan Province and North and South Hwanghae provinces since April, the lowest for Pyongyang City in 105 years.“There was little rainfall in the
June 13, 2012
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‘U.S. overlooked China shipment of missile vehicles to N. Korea’
China shipped missile launch vehicles to North Korea last year in breach of U.N. resolutions, but was never rebuked because the U.S. did not want to embarrass Beijing, a Japanese newspaper said Wednesday.The report, based on Japanese government sources, is the most strident of recent claims that China has been involved in helping to arm its wayward ally after earlier allegations Beijing supplied technology.Four giant trucks capable of transporting and launching ballistic missiles were exported b
June 13, 2012
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N. Korea says western coastal area plagued by severe drought
North Korea's western coastal area has been seriously affected by lingering drought that started in late April, its official media reported, citing the lowest precipitation in a century.In a dispatch from Pyongyang on Tuesday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that 1 to 5 mm of rainfall has been reported in some parts of Pyongyang City, South Phyongan Province and North and South Hwanghae
June 13, 2012
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Millions of N. Koreans face food shortages: U.N.
Millions of North Koreans suffer chronic food shortages and dire health care, leaving one in three young children stunted, the United Nations says.Some 16 million people ― two-thirds of the population ― depend on the state rationing system and suffer varying degrees of chronic food insecurity, six UN agencies operating inside the North say in a report released Tuesday.About one in three children aged under five are stunted ― too short for their age ― because of malnutrition, it says. The health
June 12, 2012
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Detainees meet with S. Korean consuls in China
Korean consuls met with four South Korean activists detained in Dandong, China, on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said. Kim Young-hwan and three other activists for North Korean human rights have been held on charges of “damaging national security” since late March. The ministry identified the three as Yoo Jae-gil, 43, Kang Shin-sam, 41, and Lee Sang-yong, 31. Kim, 48, had his first meeting with Shenyang-based South Korean consuls on April 26. According to Seoul officials, the other three refused
June 11, 2012
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Korea, U.S. discuss detained activists
South Korean and U.S. officials discussed Monday how to deal with China’s detention of four South Korean activists for North Korean human rights, the Foreign Ministry said.Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, met with Seoul’s top nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam and Kim Soo-kwon, the ministry’s director-general of Korea peace regime.The government and civic activists are campaigning for the freedom of Kim Young-hwan and three other activists who have been in Chinese cu
June 11, 2012
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S. Korea warns of retaliation against N. Korea command
South Korea's military warned Monday it would immediately retaliate against North Korea's "core command forces" for any attack, after a series of threats from the communist state.Seoul's armed forces held an unscheduled readiness drill Monday due to a "series of peculiar activities", a defence ministry spokesman said.Cross-border tension has been high since the North's military on June 4 threatene
June 11, 2012
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U.N. body warns N. Korea against GPS disruptions
A U.N. body on telecommunications has reportedly sent a warning to North Korea against its jamming of satellite traffic navigation signals in the South.Kyodo News reported on Sunday that the International Telecommunication Union delivered a warning message to the communist state telling it to stop using electromagnetic waves to disrupt Global Positioning System signals.In a meeting with the Japanese press, ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Toure talked about the warning.Pyongyang has stopped jammin
June 10, 2012
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N. Korea’s Foreign Ministry again rules out nuclear test
North Korea said Saturday that it has no immediate plans to conduct a third nuclear test.The North’s latest announcement made through a statement issued by its foreign ministry spokesman came amid growing international concern about a possible nuclear test following April’s failed rocket launch.“(South Korea) seeks to rattle the nerves of the DPRK (North Korea) in a bid to cause it to conduct a nuclear test, though such a thing is not under plan at present, and to take such strong retaliatory me
June 10, 2012
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Kim Jong-un’s late mother made public in video clip
The late mother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was unveiled in a video on Sunday in the latest twist to the communist state’s campaign to idolize the young commander and cement his fledgling leadership. The 90-minute film, titled “The Mother of Great Military First Chosun,” contains a sketch of the living years of Ko Young-hui. It showed her watching a little Kim draw a picture, receiving shooting training and cleaning a field jumper owned by his deceased father, Kim Jong-il, in the 1980s or
June 10, 2012
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N. Koreans jailed for trying to steal Ukraine rocket tech
MOSCOW (Yonhap News) ― Two North Korean nationals were sentenced to eight year prison terms after being caught trying to steal secret rocket technology from the Ukraine, local sources said Saturday.Sources said the North Koreans identified as Ryu Song-chul and Lee Tae-kil were arrested for spying in July after they tried to steal classified technology from the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Dnipropetrovsk. The sentence was handed down by a Ukrainian court late last month.Yuzhnoye’s Dnipropetrovsk bur
June 10, 2012
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N. Korea again rules out nuclear test
North Korea said Saturday that it has no immediate plan to conduct a third nuclear test.The North's latest announcement made through a statement issued by its foreign ministry spokesman came amid growing international concern about its possible nuclear test following April's failed rocket launch."(South Korea) seeks to rattle the nerves of the DPRK (North Korea) in a bid to cause it to conduct a n
June 10, 2012
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N. Koreans convicted of trying to steal rocket technology from Ukraine
Two North Korean nationals were sentenced to eight year prison terms after being caught trying to steal secret rocket technology from the Ukraine, local sources said Saturday.Sources said the North Koreans identified as Ryu Song-chul and Lee Tae-kil were arrested for spying in July after they tried to steal classified technology from the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Dnipropetrovsk. The sentence was h
June 9, 2012
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Seoul accuses N. Korea of ‘crossing the line’
South Korea accused North Korea on Friday of “crossing the line” with its recent threats and insults, and pressed the impoverished country to start repayments for past food aid.The Unification Ministry, in charge of cross-border affairs, said the North should immediately halt threats and slander against the South’s conservative President Lee Myung-bak.“Such threats are crossing the line the two Koreas must keep in their relations,” said spokesman Kim Hyung-suk.The North has for months heaped ins
June 8, 2012
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49 N. Korean athletes to compete in London Olympics
North Korea will field 49 athletes in 11 sports in the upcoming Olympic Games in London, the country's official news agency reported Friday. Thirty-five female and 14 male athletes have so far qualified for the July 27 through Aug. 12 games in women's football, marathon, table tennis, wrestling and weight lifting, the (North) Korean Central News Agency said. The weight lifters and wrestlers ar
June 8, 2012
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Foreigners to get visa-free entry into N. Korea zone
North Korea announced Thursday that foreigners would be allowed visa-free access to a new economic zone near its west coast, along with tax breaks.North Korea and China are jointly developing the Hwanggumphyong and Wihwado zone on two islands in the estuary of the Yalu River that marks their border. Ground was broken last December.“Foreigners and vehicles may enter or leave the zone through the designated route without visa upon presentation of passports or other equivalent pass,” said Pyongyang
June 8, 2012