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Robert King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, has canceled his trip to South Korea, diplomatic sources said Sunday. Multiple sources said King, who had been scheduled to arrive ...
Updated : 2013.05.19 21:02
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An independent U.N. body’s investigation into North Korea’s human rights abuses will provide the first look into problems in a country during peacetime, rather than during conflict, a senior South Ko...
Updated : 2013.05.19 21:02
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Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok speaks during a news briefing on Saturday. (Yonhap News) North Korea fired what appeared to be four short-range guided missiles into the East Sea over the wee...
Updated : 2013.05.19 18:42
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North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, a Seoul military official said, a day after firing three short-range guided missiles off the Korean Peninsula's east coast. North...
Updated : 2013.05.19 18:02
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Kim Hyung-suk, spokesman for the unification ministry, speaks during a press conference on Sunday. (Yonhap News) South Korea on Sunday condemned North Korea's recent series of provocations and urged...
Updated : 2013.05.19 14:42
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North Korea slammed South Korea on Saturday for making critical comments on a Japanese official’s recent visit to Pyongyang, calling it an “unprecedented precipitancy.” Isao Lijima, an adviser to...
Updated : 2013.05.19 09:26
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North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, the South Korea's Ministry of Defense confirmed. North Korean leader Kim Jong-u...
Updated : 2013.05.18 16:34
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North Korea on Saturday denounced a possible move by the United States to test fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) later in the month, calling it a serious military provocation. The Ro...
Updated : 2013.05.18 15:49
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North Korea could have as many as 200 mobile missile launchers, a report showed Friday, nearly double the number previously estimated by Seoul authorities. According to the report submitted to the U...
Updated : 2013.05.17 11:14
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Faced with Japan's unexpected move to engage North Korea this week, U.S. officials have notably emphasized the importance of staying close with regional powers in dealing with the nuclear-armed commu...
Updated : 2013.05.17 10:52
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South Korea on Thursday expressed regret over the North’s reproach of its offer of talks but remained steadfast in prioritizing dialogue as the means to resolve their dispute over the stalled Gaeseon...
Updated : 2013.05.16 15:54
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(Yonhap News) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has two daughters, a Korean newspaper claimed on Thursday, citing an unnamed source. Ri Sol-ju, Kim’s wife, gave birth to his second child last Decemb...
Updated : 2013.05.16 14:58
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The government is assessing the conditions of local companies involved in North Korean ventures outside of an inter-Korean industrial complex that were forced to pull out of the country due to strain...
Updated : 2013.05.16 09:42
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North Korea on Wednesday virtually turned down a South Korean proposal for talks to return raw materials and finished products from a suspended inter-Korean industrial complex to South Korea, critici...
Updated : 2013.05.15 21:46
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The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights will visit Seoul early next week for a four-day trip that includes talks with South Korean officials, a diplomatic source said Wednesday. Ambassa...
Updated : 2013.05.15 20:51
