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Seoul may not accept the North's proposal to hold a joint event for the 13th anniversary of a landmark reconciliatory inter-Korean agreement, a government official said Friday. "It's not an easy decision," the government official told Yonhap News Agency. "A lot of South Koreans may have to...
Updated : 2013.05.24 15:40
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South Korea is not considering easing or lifting sanctions imposed on Pyongyang after the sinking of one of the South's warships in 2010 that effectively put the kibosh on most cross-border exchanges, official sources said Friday.Seoul announced the so-called May 24 measures after a two-mo...
Updated : 2013.05.24 11:29
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North Korea on Wednesday proposed hosting a joint event to commemorate the 2000 inter-Korean summit in what Seoul officials regard as the latest peace offensive to divide the government and civilian sector in the South. The South Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaratio...
Updated : 2013.05.23 20:28
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North Korea may be able to deploy its new multiple rocket launchers within this year after test-firing short range missiles over the weekend, a senior Seoul official said Thursday. North Korea fired six rounds of short-range rockets from its east coast for three days from Saturday, putting...
Updated : 2013.05.23 20:22
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China gave prior notice to the United States on a high-profile North Korean envoy's trip this week to Beijing, according to a U.S. official Wednesday. The notification was seen as unusual for China, which has traditionally kept mum on its top-level diplomatic exchanges with its communist a...
Updated : 2013.05.23 09:17
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Choe Ryong-hae, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s special envoy to China, is one of his most trusted aides with close family ties to the ruling dynasty.The 63-year-old civilian-turned-general came to prominence in April last year when he took the helm of the General Political Bureau, a po...
Updated : 2013.05.22 20:53
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The Unification Ministry is at odds with companies running plants in Gaeseong after allegations that it rejected Pyongyang’s offer to allow their access to the suspended industrial park to retrieve their goods. A total of 243 employees from 103 businesses submitted a request to cross the ...
Updated : 2013.05.22 20:52
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Former North Korean armed forces minister Kim Kyok-sik has been posted as chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army, a media report monitored in Seoul said Wednesday.The appointment was ...
Updated : 2013.05.22 20:52
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday sent a special envoy to Beijing in an apparent effort to mend fences with its ally ahead of China’s summits next month with the U.S. and South Korea.Choe ...
Updated : 2013.05.22 11:35
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The Pentagon on Monday appeared to play down North Korea’s six short-range projectile launches over the past three days, describing tensions on the Korean Peninsula as relatively low.Pentagon spokesman George Little acknowledged U.S. concerns that the launches could be construed that way ...
Updated : 2013.05.21 20:19
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The Pentagon sought Monday to play down a stream of North Korean short-range missile launches, saying tensions on the peninsula are low compared with "a few months ago."The U.S. military also announced a plan to test-fire a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile this week, a move...
Updated : 2013.05.21 09:20
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North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into the East Sea Monday for the third consecutive day, drawing sharp criticism from Seoul for increasing military tensions again on the peninsula.The North’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, a propaganda agency, claimed the ...
Updated : 2013.05.20 21:01
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North Korea fired another short-range missile into the East Sea on Monday, marking the third straight day of launches, South Korea's defense ministry said."North Korea again launched what appears to be a KN-02 short-range missile," said a ministry official. "We are closely watching the mov...
Updated : 2013.05.20 16:20
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North Korea has yet to finish developing 300-millimeter-caliber multiple rocket launchers, South Korea's defense ministry said Monday, following the North's provocative launches of missiles and artillery shells over the weekend. North Korea fired a short-range projectile into the East Sea ...
Updated : 2013.05.20 15:44
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South Korea's unification minister called on North Korea Monday to drop provocative actions and come to the bargaining table to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula.The North fired a short-range missile into the East Sea on Sunday, a day after shooting three short-range projectiles, pre...
Updated : 2013.05.20 14:04
