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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Russia, China won't accept N. Korea's nuclear, missile strategy
The leaders of Russia and China have agreed that they will not accept North Korea's nuclear and missile strategy, but they reaffirmed their opposition to a possible deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in South Korea, according to their joint statement Monday. The statement was issued after Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping last Saturday in Beijing. Last week, North Korea claimed it successfully test-launched an intermediate-range b
June 27, 2016
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U.S. lawmakers call for resuming talks with N. Korea to recover
U.S. House lawmakers have introduced a resolution calling for resuming talks with North Korea to uncover and bring home the remains of thousands of American soldiers who went missing during the Korean War from the communist nation.Three Korean War veterans in the House -- Reps. Charles Rangel (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI) and Sam Johnson (R-TX) -- introduced the resolution Friday on the eve of the 66th anniversary of the war's outbreak, saying the remains of at least 5,300 Americans are believed t
June 27, 2016
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High quality counterfeit U.S. notes circulating in N. Korea: sources
High quality U.S. counterfeit notes are circulating in North Korea, raising speculation that the reclusive country may be manufacturing them and handing them off to unsuspecting visitors, sources in Hong Kong said Sunday.Sources who are familiar with the North said a Hong Kong businessmen who visited Pyongyang recently tried to deposit a $100 note with a local bank but was told that it was a counterfeit bill.The entrepreneur, who was not identified, claimed he got the bill just as he was checkin
June 26, 2016
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North Korea erecting more statues of dead leaders: report
North Korea is continuing to erect new statues of its dead leaders as part of the country's effort to strengthen a cult around the ruling Kim dynasty that has controlled the communist country for nearly seven decades, a U.S.-based news report said Sunday.According to Radio Free Asia, the North is moving to place new statues of the country's founder Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-il in front of the country's national defense college and a museum dedicated to the two Kims in Pyongyang.Statues ho
June 26, 2016
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North Korean leader's next move after Musudan launch drawing attention
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's next move after the recent "successful" Musudan missile launch is drawing keen attention as it could help the outside world gauge the future direction of the reclusive country, Pyongyang watchers in the South said Sunday.Observers said the actions Kim takes will be of critical importance as they could fuel confrontations or allow all sides to take stock of the current situation and try to diffuse tensions.Last week, the country claimed it successfully launched a
June 26, 2016
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N. Korea's nuclear envoy returns home after 6-day visit to Beijing
A North Korean nuclear envoy returned home on Saturday after a six-day visit to Beijing where she declared that the North has no intention of returning to the negotiating table on its nuclear weapons program. Choe Son-hui, deputy director for North American affairs at North Korea's foreign ministry and the North's deputy chief nuclear envoy, was seen arriving at the Beijing airport earlier in the day. Choe made no comments upon her arrival at the airport and entered the departure gate for diplom
June 25, 2016
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Latest test reveals N. Korean missile capable of flying 3,500 km: military
North Korea's latest test of its Musudan mid-range missile indicates that the country is capable of firing a missile with a range of 3,500 kilometers, South Korea's military officials said Friday.In the latest test fire of the intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) which the North calls the Hwasong-10, one of the two that were launched soared to an altitude exceeding 1,000 km and flew some 400 km before hitting the East Sea.The North launched the missiles on Wednesday near Wonsan on their e
June 24, 2016
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THAAD seen as capable of intercepting N.K. mid-range missile: defense minister
The advanced U.S. missile defense system THAAD is believed to be capable of intercepting North Korea's intermediate-range ballistic missiles if it is deployed in South Korea, Seoul's defense chief said Friday.North Korea claimed Thursday that it has succeeded in test-firing its mid-range missile, boasting of its capacity to hit U.S. forces in the Pacific region. "The deployment of THAAD will help South Korea's move to counter (the North's missile threats)," Defense Minister Han Min-koo told repo
June 24, 2016
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U.N. office to unveil report on N. Korea's pretrial detention this year
The U.N. office on North Korea's human rights in Seoul plans to unveil a report on the issue of Pyongyang's pretrial detention this year to highlight the reclusive country's serious rights violations, its head said Friday.Signe Poulsen, a representative of the office, told a forum that the U.N. will "highlight important shortcomings in the legal and institutional infrastructure that governs pretrial detention and make recommendations for concrete changes to protect the rights of detainees." The
June 24, 2016
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Ruling, opposition parties condemn N. Korea's missile launch
South Korea's ruling and opposition parties on Friday expressed concerns over Pyongyang's latest launch of missiles and called on the communist country to put its priority on improving the livelihood of its people instead of making threats against the world.On Wednesday, North Korea fired off what is believed to be two Musudan mid-range missiles from near the city of Wonsan on its eastern coast. The latest launches follow four failed launches involving the Musudan missile since April. "The safet
June 24, 2016
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U.N. Security Council strongly condemns N. Korea's missile test
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday adopted a press statement strongly condemning North Korea's latest missile tests, saying they contribute to the communist nation's development of nuclear weapons delivery systems."The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the most recent ballistic missile launches," the council said in the statement issued a day after it held an emergency meeting to discuss the North's launches of two Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday.Th
June 24, 2016
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U.S. nuclear envoy did not meet with N.K. negotiator in Beijing: State Department
The U.S. envoy for North Korea's nuclear program did not meet bilaterally with a nuclear negotiator from Pyongyang on the sidelines of an international security forum held in Beijing this week, the State Department said Thursday.Amb. Sung Kim's trip to Beijing was a focus of media attention due to the possibility of him meeting with Choe Son-hui, deputy director for North American affairs at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, and the North's deputy chief envoy for the six-party nuclear talks.Both a
June 24, 2016
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N. Korea's Musudan missile far from reliable weapon: U.S. expert
North Korea's Musudan or Hwasong-10 intermediate-range ballistic missile put in an impressive performance in its sixth test after five failures, but the missile is far from a reliable weapon, a top U.S. missile expert said Thursday.John Schilling, an aerospace engineer with expertise in North Korea's missile program, warned, however, that the North's experiment with the Musudan missile could help its intercontinental ballistic missiles, such as the KN-08 and KN-14, reach operational status earli
June 24, 2016
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U.N. aviation agency voices 'grave concerns' over N.K.'s GPS jamming
A U.N. aviation agency has expressed "grave concerns" over North Korea's attempts to jam GPS signals in the South and decided to send a letter to Pyongyang to warn against such activity that could cause serious safety problems, the foreign ministry said Thursday."The International Civil Aviation Organization held the 208th board meeting in Montreal, Canada, from May 16-June 17 and adopted the decision to send a warning to the North with regard to the GPS disruption issue," the ministry said in a
June 23, 2016
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N.K. claims success in ballistic missile test
North Korea on Thursday claimed its intermediate-range ballistic missile soared as high as 1,400 kilometers during Wednesday’s test, with its leader Kim Jong-un boasting the country now has the “overall, practical” ability to strike U.S. military bases throughout the Pacific. State media said the missile, formally Hwasong-10, or better known as Musudan, climbed 1,413.6 kilometers before falling into the “exact target area” in the sea 400 kilometers away. The experiment, the sixth involving the
June 23, 2016
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N.K. parliamentary meeting to reaffirm N.K. leader's one-man rule
South Korea said Thursday that North Korea's upcoming parliamentary meeting will be used as a venue to reassert its leader Kim Jong-un's one-man rule and give him another new title as the head of state.Next Wednesday, North Korea plans to convene a major meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly in a follow-up to the party congress in May, an event aimed at helping reaffirm the leader's unfettered hold on power. (Yonhap)Seoul's unification ministry said that the communist country is likely to con
June 23, 2016
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N. Korean nuclear envoy 'pleased' with launch of mid-range
A North Korean nuclear envoy on Thursday said she was "very pleased" with the North's test-launch of two intermediate-range ballistic missiles a day earlier, claiming that Pyongyang successfully developed a delivery vehicle to counter any nuclear attacks from the United States.Choe Son-hui, deputy director for North American affairs at North Korea's foreign ministry and the North's deputy chief nuclear envoy, made the remarks during a brief press meeting in front of the North Korean Embassy in B
June 23, 2016
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N. Korea's 'misbehavior' to have unbearable costs
South Korea's foreign minister warned North Korea Thursday of "unbearable costs" for its nuclear weapons development as the communist country carried out further tests of its ballistic missile technology.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se issued the warning a day after the North fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles off its east coast in a show of defiance against international sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear and missile programs."As long as North Korea continues to defy the non-prol
June 23, 2016
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Defectors group to file complaint over court hearing on N.K. restaurant staff
An association of North Korean defectors said Thursday it will file a complaint against local lawyers over a recent court hearing on the legality of Seoul's protection of 12 North Korean waitresses who defected to the South in April.The association, comprised of some 20 North Korean defectors groups, plans to register a complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, seeking a probe into the lawyers for violating the National Security Law.On Tuesday, a closed-door session opened a
June 23, 2016
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N.K. to face more isolation, sanctions if they engage in
South Korea's defense minister on Thursday warned that North Korea will face deeper isolation and self-destruction if it continues to engage in provocative acts, such as the latest launching of mid-range missiles.On Wednesday, North Korea fired off what is believed to be two Musudan intermediate-range missiles from its east coast, the fifth and sixth time that Pyongyang has launched the missiles since April."If North Korea continues to carry out provocations, it will face a complete isolation an
June 23, 2016