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Ex-president Moon recalls in memoir NK leader voiced will not to use nukes
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North Korea marks founder anniversary after botched rocket
A North Korean choir sings during a concert in Pyongyang on Monday April 16, 2012 to commemorate 100 years since the birth of Kim Il Sung. (AP)North Korea celebrated the 100th anniversary today of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, two days after the regime was embarrassed by the disintegration of a long-range rocket that was meant to demonstrate its power.State television broadcast a militar
April 17, 2012
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UN strongly condemns NKorea rocket launch
The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's rocket launch Monday, announcing it will impose new sanctions and warning of further action if Pyongyang conducts another launch or a new nuclear test.Acting swiftly, the 15-member council, including North Korea's closest ally China, adopted a presidential statement underscoring its united opposition to Friday's launch _ which violated U.N
April 17, 2012
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UN strongly condemns NKorea rocket launch
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's rocket launch Monday, announcing it will impose new sanctions and warning of further action if Pyongyang conducts another launch or a new nuclear test.U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice (left) reads the presidential statement after days of closed-door consultations in response to DPRK's April 13 launch, in New York
April 17, 2012
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North Korean leader relies on legacy of his grandfather
An aura of strong leadership was hardly sensed when North Korea’s young head of state Kim Jong-un delivered his first public speech on Sunday to mark the centennial of the birth of the communist state’s founder Kim Il-sung.In stark contrast to the autocratic image of his late father Kim Jong-il, the fledgling leader, thought to be in his late 20s, looked down and fidgeted while reading the script in an unenthusiastic, monotonous voice.Although the speech went smoothly given his lack of experienc
April 16, 2012
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UNSC statement to condemn N. Korea
China, Russia oppose additional sanctions on Pyongyang: reportsThe U.N. Security Council was set to issue a presidential statement in Washington D.C. on Monday to condemn North Korea’s rocket launch and discourage further provocations, a South Korean government official said in Seoul.The presidential statement was expected to condemn the launch, reiterate that it violated U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874 and demand that the North not conduct any further launches. News reports from Washingto
April 16, 2012
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N. Korea’s missiles, nuclear arms put itself greater danger: Lee
U.S., China agree on draft presidential statement condemning rocket launch: reportPresident Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea to drop its pursuit of missiles and nuclear weapons, and open up to the outside world, saying Monday that ending its bad behavior would guarantee a better future for the impoverished communist nation.The appeal came days after North Korea launched a long-range rocket Friday. Though the rocket exploded soon after takeoff, the launch drew international condemnation as it viol
April 16, 2012
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Defector urges N.K. leader to dismantle prison camps
PARIS (Yonhap News) ― A North Korean defector has sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urging him to dismantle the country’s prison camps and free its inmates.Kim Tae-jin, a human rights activist in Seoul who defected from the North, conveyed the letter to the North Korean representative office in Paris Sunday through the office’s mail box. Kim is in Paris at the invitation of the French Amnesty International office. Officials of the North Korean representative office were not immedi
April 16, 2012
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UNSC likely to issue presidential statement on N.K.
The U.N. Security Council, which convened in Washington immediately after North Korea’s failed rocket launch on Friday, may release a presidential statement condemning the launch and discouraging further provocations from the North, sources said Sunday.The Security Council’s meeting result could be either a resolution, or a presidential statement or press remarks. A resolution needs a unanimous agreement from the five permanent members including China and Russia; a presidential statement needs a
April 15, 2012
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North Korean leader Kim vows to enhance army-first policy
In his first public speech, N.K. leader says will follow his late father’s stepsNorth Korea’s new leader Kim Jong-un spoke publicly for the first time in Pyongyang Sunday, vowing to enhance his father’s “military first” policy during celebrations to mark the centenary of the nation’s founder Kim Il-sung.Aired live through the Korean Central Broadcasting Station on Sunday morning, the 20-minute speech was occasionally applauded by tens of thousands of people gathered in the Kim Il-sung Square in
April 15, 2012
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Little progress in recovering N.K. rocket fragments
The navy made little progress in recovering North Korean rocket debris on its third straight day of attempts Sunday, officials said.About 10 South Korean navy vessels were searching international waters of the West Sea off the country’s west coast, but did not find anything presumed to be rocket fragments, a military official said.The official said the recovery operation could take time as there is much floating waste in the area.“No major progress has been made in recovering” any debris, said a
April 15, 2012
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S. Koreans launch anti-North leaflets
South Korean activists launched leaflets across the border to the North Sunday criticising the Kim dynasty on the day the communist state marks the centenary of the birth of its founding leader.Ten activists in the Imjingak park near the border sent 10 helium balloons containing 200,000 leaflets that denounce the ruling Kim family for staging a costly rocket launch while its people starve, an AFP reporter saw.In the week-long lead up to the April 15 centenary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, which c
April 15, 2012
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China calls for restraint over N.K. launch
U.S. cancels food aid; envoy seeks united front to prevent further provocationsChina has reissued its appeal for restraint on the sides of the United States and South Korea over North Korea’s failed rocket launch.The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement Sunday, appealing for all sides to “remain calm and exercise restraint.” The ministry said Sunday that Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi talked with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan.
April 15, 2012
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North Korea shows off new missile
North Korea on Sunday unveiled what appeared to be a new missile at a military parade in Pyongyang.North Korean military vehicles carrying rockets participate in a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate 100 years since the birth of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung on Sunday. (AP-Yonhap News)The missile, displayed during celebrations for the centennial of the birth of la
April 15, 2012
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N. Korea's Kim Jong-Un delivers first televised speech
North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-Un has delivered his first ever televised public speech during a major military parade to mark the centenary of the birth of his grandfather, state TV showed Sunday."I offer the purest respect and the greatest honour to great comrades Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il," he told cheering crowds, referring to his late grandfather and deceased father.Jong-Un, clad in black
April 15, 2012
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Japan voices fears over N. Korea nuke test
TOKYO (AFP) - A senior Japanese defence official Saturday urged "crisis-management measures" ahead of a possible nuclear test by North Korea after its humiliating failure to launch a rocket.The launch was supposed to be the centrepiece of weekend commemorations marking the centenary of the birth of North Korean founding leader Kim Il-Sung, and helping to formalise a new cult of personality around
April 14, 2012
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N. Korea gives school uniforms to mark founder's birth
North Korea is giving new uniforms to all schoolchildren to mark the centenary of the birth of its late founder Kim Il-sung, the country's official media reported Saturday.The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said uniforms will be provided to all primary and secondary schoolchildren and students attending universities. Kim Il-sung's birthday falls on Sunday and is considered the
April 14, 2012
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N. Korea appoints new members to defense commission
North Korea appointed new members to the country's top military commission, the country's mediareported Saturday, in a move widely seen as an attempt to solidify Kim Jung-un's control over the country.The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Choe Rong-hae, the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Korea People's Army Gen. Kim Won Hong were electedto the National
April 14, 2012
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Obama: N. Korea not very good at rocket launches
WASHINGTON (AP)- President Barack Obama says North Korea's failed rocket launch shows the country is wasting money on rockets that "don't work" while its people starve.Obama told a television interviewer that the North Koreans have been trying to launch missiles like this for over a decade now, and they don't seem to be real good at it.Still, he called the failed launch Friday an area of deep co
April 14, 2012
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UN deplores N. Korea rocket launch
UNITED NATIONS (AP)-The U.N. Security Council deplored North Korea's rocket launch on Friday, saying it violates two council resolutions but stopped short of imposing any new sanctions against the reclusive Asian nation. The U.N.'s most powerful body said in a brief press statement after a closed meeting that members agreed to continue consultations "on an appropriate response in accordance with i
April 14, 2012
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N. Korea supreme leader leads mass rally
PYONGYANG (AFP) -- North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-Un on Friday led a mass rally for his late father and grandfather following the country's failed rocket launch.The defiant launch drew condemnation from world leaders who described it as a "provocative" act that threatened regional security, despite Pyongyang insisting it was intended to put a satellite into orbit for peaceful purposes.But Jong-
April 13, 2012