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12 North Korea Warplanes Fly In Apparent Drill Formation: Seoul Military
Twelve North Korean military planes flew in formation in an apparent drill Thursday, South Korea's military said, adding that it had scrambled 30 fighter jets in response.
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North, South Korea Check Work To Ease Tension In "Milestone" Step
North and South Korean officials inspected work to ease tension on their militarised border today, checking on the demolition of bunkers and probing for secret tunnels, despite scant progress on persuading the North to give up nuclear arms.
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North Korea Says It Will Not Discuss Nuclear Arms In Talks With South Korea
North Korea said on Tuesday it would not discuss its nuclear weapons in coming talks with Seoul because they were aimed only at the United States, not its "brethren" in South Korea.
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South Korea Seizes Hong Kong Flagged Vessel For Transferring Oil To North Korea
South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil to North Korea in defiance of international sanctions, a foreign ministry official said on Friday.
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South Korea Likely To Get 'Liberal Face' As President
The liberal politician expected to succeed disgraced Park Geun-hye as South Korea's next president could significantly soften Seoul's stance towards North Korea and possibly delay deployment of a US missile-defence system that has enraged China.
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North Korea Blames US For Pushing Peninsula To 'Point Of Explosion'
North Korea today accused the United States of pushing the Korean Peninsula to "the point of explosion" after it dispatched two huge bombers in a show of force against Pyongyang.
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North Korea Lays New Landmines Near Border Truce Village - Report
North Korea has laid landmines in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas, the South's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, as tension rose on the divided peninsula after the start of annual US-South Korean military exercises.
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North Korea Brands Diplomat Who Defected From Britain Embassy Sex Criminal, 'Human Scum'
North Korean state media today accused a diplomat who defected from Britain to South Korea of fleeing to escape punishment for a variety of crimes, including child rape, for which Pyongyang had sought to extradite him.
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North Korea Diplomat Who Defected Was Among Country's Trusted Elite
A privileged background and powerful connections with the ruling elite back in Pyongyang appear to have provided the springboard for North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-Ho's successful defection to South Korea, analysts said Thursday.
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N. Korea Says It's Been Practicing To Blow Up S. Korean Airports
North Korea said Wednesday that it had been practicing to blow up South Korean ports and airports with nuclear warheads during its most recent ballistic missile launches, the latest sign of Pyongyang's anger over attempts to contain it.
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Good Morning, North Korea! Defector Preaches Dangers Of Cult Worship
For an hour each day, Kim Chung-seong, a defector from North Korea and a Christian missionary, takes to the microphone in a small Seoul studio.
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Experts Sceptical Over North Korean Hydrogen-Bomb Claim
Nuclear experts cast doubt today on North Korea's claimed first successful test of a miniaturised hydrogen bomb, saying the detected seismic activity suggested a less powerful device.
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North Korea Wants Part of Any Deal with Japan on 'Comfort Women'
North Korea has insisted it should be included in any deal reached between South Korea and Japan over Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II.
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US and South Korea begin joint Naval exercises
The United States and South Korea began naval exercises on Sunday that were meant as a warning to North Korea for recent provocations, including last week's deadly artillery attack on a island populated by South Koreans in the Yellow Sea. At the same time, China stepped up its diplomatic efforts to cool tempers in the region, with a senior envoy ho...
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12 North Korea Warplanes Fly In Apparent Drill Formation: Seoul Military
Twelve North Korean military planes flew in formation in an apparent drill Thursday, South Korea's military said, adding that it had scrambled 30 fighter jets in response.
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North, South Korea Check Work To Ease Tension In "Milestone" Step
North and South Korean officials inspected work to ease tension on their militarised border today, checking on the demolition of bunkers and probing for secret tunnels, despite scant progress on persuading the North to give up nuclear arms.
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North Korea Says It Will Not Discuss Nuclear Arms In Talks With South Korea
North Korea said on Tuesday it would not discuss its nuclear weapons in coming talks with Seoul because they were aimed only at the United States, not its "brethren" in South Korea.
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South Korea Seizes Hong Kong Flagged Vessel For Transferring Oil To North Korea
South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil to North Korea in defiance of international sanctions, a foreign ministry official said on Friday.
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South Korea Likely To Get 'Liberal Face' As President
The liberal politician expected to succeed disgraced Park Geun-hye as South Korea's next president could significantly soften Seoul's stance towards North Korea and possibly delay deployment of a US missile-defence system that has enraged China.
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North Korea Blames US For Pushing Peninsula To 'Point Of Explosion'
North Korea today accused the United States of pushing the Korean Peninsula to "the point of explosion" after it dispatched two huge bombers in a show of force against Pyongyang.
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North Korea Lays New Landmines Near Border Truce Village - Report
North Korea has laid landmines in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas, the South's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, as tension rose on the divided peninsula after the start of annual US-South Korean military exercises.
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North Korea Brands Diplomat Who Defected From Britain Embassy Sex Criminal, 'Human Scum'
North Korean state media today accused a diplomat who defected from Britain to South Korea of fleeing to escape punishment for a variety of crimes, including child rape, for which Pyongyang had sought to extradite him.
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North Korea Diplomat Who Defected Was Among Country's Trusted Elite
A privileged background and powerful connections with the ruling elite back in Pyongyang appear to have provided the springboard for North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-Ho's successful defection to South Korea, analysts said Thursday.
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N. Korea Says It's Been Practicing To Blow Up S. Korean Airports
North Korea said Wednesday that it had been practicing to blow up South Korean ports and airports with nuclear warheads during its most recent ballistic missile launches, the latest sign of Pyongyang's anger over attempts to contain it.
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Good Morning, North Korea! Defector Preaches Dangers Of Cult Worship
For an hour each day, Kim Chung-seong, a defector from North Korea and a Christian missionary, takes to the microphone in a small Seoul studio.
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Experts Sceptical Over North Korean Hydrogen-Bomb Claim
Nuclear experts cast doubt today on North Korea's claimed first successful test of a miniaturised hydrogen bomb, saying the detected seismic activity suggested a less powerful device.
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North Korea Wants Part of Any Deal with Japan on 'Comfort Women'
North Korea has insisted it should be included in any deal reached between South Korea and Japan over Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II.
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US and South Korea begin joint Naval exercises
The United States and South Korea began naval exercises on Sunday that were meant as a warning to North Korea for recent provocations, including last week's deadly artillery attack on a island populated by South Koreans in the Yellow Sea. At the same time, China stepped up its diplomatic efforts to cool tempers in the region, with a senior envoy ho...
