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Historical documents show Japan's role in sex slaves: Kyodo
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[Newsmaker] Leader of drug-trafficking ring gets 9-year prison term in appeals trial

The Seoul High Court on Sunday sentenced the leader of South Korea's largest drug-trafficking syndicate to nine years in prison for distributing about 730,000 doses of methamphetamine smuggled from Taiwan.The 63-year-old leader, identified by his surname, Yoon, and an accomplice, surnamed Woo, 53, were charged with distributing 22 kilograms of methamphetamine. That amount was part of a total of 112 kg of methamphetamine smuggled by a Taiwanese crime ring in July and August last year. Woo was sen

N. Korea says it has conducted 'very important test' at satellite launching site

North Korea said Sunday that it has conducted a "very important test" at its western satellite launching site, saying that the test's results will alter its "strategic position" going forward.The claim came days after news reports that the North's Sohae satellite launching station, also known as Donchang-ri site, had shown signs that could suggest the communist nation is preparing for a missile engine test.The site has been used to launch satellite-carrying long-range rockets

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North Korea
Historical documents show Japan's role in sex slaves: Kyodo

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's army during World War II asked the government to provide one sex slave for every 70 soldiers, according to historical documents reviewed by Kyodo News service that highlight the state role in the so-called "comfort women" system. The 23 documents were gathered by Japan's Cabinet Secretariat between April 2017 and March 2019, including 13 classified dispatches from the Japanese consulates in China to the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo dating back to 1938, according to K

Today
Foreign Affairs
Trump warns N. Korea not to interfere with his reelection bid

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Saturday he doesn't think North Korea will engage in hostile acts and interfere with the upcoming US presidential election, an apparent warning that the communist nation shouldn't undertake provocations that could hurt his reelection chances."I'd be surprised if North Korea acted hostilely," Trump was quoted as telling reporters at the White House. "He knows I have an election coming up. I don't think he wants to interfere with that. Bu

Today
North Korea
North Korea says US denuclearization talks 'out of negotiation table'

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- North Korea on Saturday said denuclearization talks with the United States were "out of the negotiation table," while slamming European UN Security Council members who had recently denounced its "provocative" ballistic missile launches.The statement from North Korea's ambassador to the UN Kim Song came after Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom on Wednesday condemned North Korea's "continued testing of ballistic missile

Today
North Korea
Wartime documents show Japan‘s role in recruiting comfort women: Kyodo

Wartime documents showed the Japanese government was involved in forcing Korean women to serve as “comfort women” at Japan’s military brothels during World War II, Kyodo News reported Friday. The Japanese army asked that there be one comfort woman for every 70 soldiers, Kyodo reported, citing the documents collected by the Cabinet Secretariat between April 2017 and March 2019.The documents indicate that the Japanese military played an active role in recuiting women, Kanto Gakui

Dec 7, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Moon, Trump agree on need to maintain dialogue momentum over N. Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump agreed Saturday that it‘s necessary to maintain dialogue momentum between Washington and Pyongyang, Cheong Wa Dae said, amid growing worries about the future of the Korea peace process.During half-hour phone talks, they also agreed that the recent situations on the Korean Peninsula are “severe” and “dialogue momentum should be maintained to achieve prompt results from denuclearization negotiations,” ac

Dec 7, 2019
North Korea
Pet-caused fires on rise in Seoul: data

The number of fires caused by pets is on the rise, data showed Saturday, raising the need for pet owners to take precautionary measures.A total of 31 reported fires in Seoul in the January-September period were accidentally caused by pets, according to the data from the Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters.This marks a sharp rise from 19 cases in 2018, seven cases in 2017 and eight cases in 2016. The figures for the three years cover the January-December period. 　Except for one ca

Dec 7, 2019
Social affairs
Swine fever-infected wild boars on steady rise in S. Korea

The number of wild boars infected with the deadly African swine fevervirus has been continuously increasing in South Korea despite a two-month hiatus from local farms, data showed Saturday.　The total number of wild boars infected with the virus here has reached 41 since the first such case was reported in October, according to local quarantine authorities.　On Saturday, the National Institute of Environmental Research confirmed two new cases in Cheorwon, a town near the border with North K

Dec 7, 2019
Social affairs
Parliamentary speaker plans to put budget bill on review despite partisan clash

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang vowed Friday to put the pending government budget proposal for 2020 on review next week even amid a continuing partisan clash. "Speaker Moon decided that he would not to sit out (the chance to convene) a plenary National Assembly meeting on Monday and Tuesday as the end of the current regular parliamentary session is a few days ahead," parliamentary spokesperson Han Min-soo told reporters. "Moon disclosed his plan to hold the plenary me

Dec 6, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Political parties to withdraw filibuster, postpone fast-track bills

Major political parties on Friday reached a tentative agreement to normalize parliament through the withdrawal of the main opposition party's filibuster and the postponement of contested fast-track bills.The floor leaders of the ruling Democratic Party, main opposition Liberty Korea Party and minor opposition Bareunmirae Party reached a consensus and are set to finalize and soon announce the details at a meeting led by the National Assembly speaker, according to party officials.Under the agreeme

Dec 6, 2019
Politics
US flies more surveillance planes over Korean Peninsula: aviation tracker

The United States flew two more surveillance aircraft around the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Friday, on apparent missions to monitor North Korea amid concerns over Pyongyang's additional missile tests.The US Air Force's RC-135S Cobra Ball aircraft was spotted flying over the East Sea at 31,000 feet, Aircraft Spots said on its Twitter account, without providing further details.As one of America's major intelligence-gathering assets, the aircraft collects data related to missile lau

Dec 6, 2019
Defense
International Criminal Court says it has no jurisdiction over NK leader

The International Criminal Court said Thursday that it has no jurisdiction over North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un.In 2016, leaders of nongovernmental organizations NK Watch and Lawyers for Human Rights and Unification of Korea filed a complaint against Kim with the ICC, holding him responsible for human rights violations in the North. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in its annual Report on Preliminary Examination Activities issued Thursday that the alleged crimes referred to the ICC were

Dec 6, 2019
North Korea
North Korea again designated as food-deficit nation by FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization has once again designated North Korea as a food-deficit country in need of external aid. The UN agency also announced a weak outlook for food security in North Korea. In its latest report released Wednesday, FAO included North Korea on its list of 42 countries that need external assistance in food resources, according to Voice of America, a US-based news outlet, on Friday. North Korea is expected to experience food shortages and an economic slump, said

Dec 6, 2019
North Korea
Seoul says US, N. Korea appear to remain apart in nuclear negotiations

The United States and North Korea appear to remain apart in their nuclear negotiations, Seoul's unification ministry said Friday, following a senior North Korean official's warning that Pyongyang could resume insults against US President Donald Trump.On Thursday, North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui issued a statement slamming Trump for hinting at the possibility of using military force against Pyongyang and referring to leader Kim Jong-un as "rocket man" for the first

Dec 6, 2019
North Korea

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